Isle of Wight, England Genealogy

England Isle of Wight

Guide to Isle of Wight ancestry, family history and genealogy parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

County Information
The Isle of Wight was formerly part of Hampshire until 1890 when it became an independent administrative county.

The county covers the largest island of England situated off the south coast of Hampshire and is separated from the mainland by what is known as the Solent.

Parishes
See a list of the parishes of the Isle of Wight with links to articles. Use an interactive map to find jurisdictions for each parish in the Isle of Wight.

Civil Districts
List of Isle of Wight Civil Registration Districts

Websites

 * http://www.isle-of-wight-fhs.co.uk/ A wonderful web site for births, marriages and deaths on the Isle of Wight.
 * Hampshire Record Office

To view a further list of web sites and/or web pages for the Isle of Wight and many of its parishes, visit FHLFavorites.info.

Probate Jurisdictions
Before 1858, every town and parish in the Isle of Wight was under the probate jurisdiction of several ecclesiastical courts. To read more about probate records and see a list of Hampshire towns and parishes and the probate courts that had jurisdiction over them, go to Hampshire Probate Records.