Islanders Reunited

Mr Clark search

Friday, June 7, 2013

ISLANDERS REUNITED From Peter and Mary French, 16 Cotman Road, Colchester, Essex CO3 4QL:
WE are searching for Mr Clark, an old workmate who we last saw in the Seventies or Eighties.

Beauty pageant picture sought

Friday, May 31, 2013

LETTERS From Mrs Mary Bairstow, 2A Atkins Road, Applecross, Western Australia, e-mail: mbairsto@bigpond.net.au
CAN you help to track down a photo from a past Shanklin Regatta?

Seeking the Terrey family

Friday, May 24, 2013

ISLANDER REUNITEDFrom the Rev Philip Cook, The Manse, South Street, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2LE: I AM seeking information on the family of Frances Eleanor Terrey, nee Clarke, (1857-1930) of 12 Ann’s Hill Road, Gosport, and her daughter and family, Mrs Norman Webb, of that same address, pre Second World War.

Looking for relatives

Friday, May 24, 2013

ISLANDERS REUNITED From Joan Dutton, 14 Corsair Circuit, Bray Park, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. E-mail jljdutton@bigpond.com
I AM the daughter of William Edward Wyatt, born in Newport in 1904.

Arreton link to Titanic steward

Friday, May 17, 2013

ISLANDERS REUNITED From Angela Millington, Chichester, West Sussex:
MY name is Angela Millington and my maiden name was Hill.

Searching for details of bands

Thursday, March 28, 2013

ISLANDERS REUNITED From Derek Stephens, 69 Forest Road, Winford, IW PO36 0JZ. Tel: 01983 862377. e-mail: delboyds@talktalk.net
I AM an archivist for Shanklin Theatre and am presently compiling a complete list of all the entertainment that has happened at the theatre since its re-opening in 1933.

Looking for aunt Sheila

Friday, February 15, 2013

ISLANDERS REUNITED From Colin Day, Essex, cday275@btinternet.com:
I WOULD like to contact my aunt, whose maiden name was Sheila Day.

Seeking descendants

Friday, February 8, 2013

ISLANDERS REUNITED From Mrs E. Roberts, 3 Hamble Avenue, Blackwater, Camberley, Surrey GU17 0HP:
I AM trying to trace any descendants of Henry and Mary James (nee Kelly), born in 1881 and 1882 respectively, in Camberwell, London. Henry died in the First World War in 1917.

Hunt for the Reeds

Friday, January 11, 2013

ISLANDERS REUNITED From Ken Thomas, Llys Afon, Llawrynys, Bontnewydd, Gwynedd, North Wales LL54 7UN:
I’M trying to contact Mr and Mrs Michael Reed (or Read). I stayed with them at 19 St Paul’s Crescent, Shanklin, and the house name at the time was Junicol.

Search for 1920s’ cabbie

Friday, October 19, 2012

ISLANDERS REUNITED From Peter Few, Bognor Regis, peterfew@yahoo.co.uk:
I AM trying to find descendants of Louis or Lewis Dallimore, who was a taxi driver on the Island in the 1920s.

What is history of flats?

Friday, October 12, 2012

ISLANDER REUNITEDFrom John Stroud, Monte paraiso Calle 3, Casa No. 23, Sitio de Calahonda, Mijas Costa 29649, Malaga, Spain:
I SPENT the war years and some time after living in the big house called Wellwood that is now flats and called Wellwood Glade, at the top of Quarr Hill, Binstead.

Cooper relatives

Friday, October 12, 2012

ISLANDER REUNITEDFrom Elizabeth Barton, Australia, e-mail elizabeth@barton property.net.au:
I AM searching for relatives of my grandfather, Percy Frederick Cooper, of 6 Bellmead Street, Newport, with a view to corresponding or meeting them in person in May 2013.

Memories of Harry

Friday, October 12, 2012

ISLANDER REUNITEDFrom Esther Webb,  Australia, e-mail estherwebb@bigpond.com:
I AM interested in finding out more about Harry Orchard. 

Pearce family

Friday, October 12, 2012

ISLANDER REUNITEDFrom Diane Allan, New Zealand, e-mail dianeal@xtra.co.n:
I AM hoping to find if there are any members of the Pearce family on the IW, who are related to William Pearce, born in  1887 to James William and Alice Pearce.

In search of mum’s family

Friday, October 12, 2012

ISLANDERS REUNITED From Arthur Ralph Kelleway, 6 Karen Avenue, Drayton, Portsmouth, PO6 2HR:
I AM searching for members of my late mother’s family, who lived at 32 Royal Exchange, Newport.

Arethusa information sought

Friday, October 5, 2012

ISLANDERS REUNITED From Roland Tom Sawyer, secretary and founder, HMS Arethusa Association, 6 Sycamore Close, Slingsby, YORK YO62 4BG. Telephone: 01653 628171
IN 2015, we hope to arrange a reunion of HMS Arethusa Association on the IW.

Searching for Wendy

Friday, September 14, 2012

ISLANDERS REUNITED From Mark Anthony John Dyckhoff, 35 York Hill Crescent, Spennymoor, Co Durham, DL16 6SU:
I AM trying to trace Wendy J. Head (nee Isom),who was last known to be living at 2 Nightingale Cottages, West Street, Ryde.

Calling all comrades

Friday, September 7, 2012

ISLANDERS REUNITED From Ken Wilson, Widnes, Cheshire:
ALL ranks from RAF, WAAF and WRAF or next of kin who served at RAF St Eval are invited to join the RAF St Eval Coastal Command Association.

Where were Victorian family?

Friday, August 31, 2012

ISLANDERS REUNITEDFrom Barbara Avery, New Zealand,e-mail barbwynnatlarge@hotmail.com:
I AM struggling to find a family who lived on the IW in the late 1800s by the name of George and Charlotte White (nee Avery), who were married in 1872 at St Michael’s Church in Ryde.

Looking for Lorraine

Friday, August 31, 2012

ISLANDERS REUNITED From Eamonn Fahy, County Clare, Ireland:
I WENT to school in Galway in Ireland with a lovely girl from the IW called Lorraine Shore (or Shaw).

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