Parish records and registers

Find parish records on the Isle of Wight

We keep old church records for many towns and villages on the Island. These include:

  • Baptisms (when someone was christened)
  • Marriages
  • Burials (when someone was buried)

You can use these records to learn about your family history or local history.

How the records are organised

  • early records had baptisms, marriages, and burials were combined in one volume (book)
  • from 1754, marriages were kept in a separate books
  • from 1812, baptisms and burials were also kept in their own books
  • the layout changed again in 1837 to the format we use today

How to view these records

  • look at the list of parishes below to see what records we have, select the name of the appropriate parish in the list below
  • check the Personal Names Index in our Record Office searchroom. It lists names from 1539 to 1900
  • the majority of the original parish registers have been microfilmed. Book a visit if you want to use our microfilm printer to consult the registers or print copies of actual entries
  • contact us to ask us for help if you're looking for something specific

Please note The catalogues are prefaced by a class-list for parish records, which shows topics under which the records are arranged. Not all types of records survive for all churches. These catalogues will be updated as we receive new deposits at the Record Office. If the records you are interested in are not listed for your particular parish, contact us.

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Isle of Wight parish registers

Each PDF register includes the approximate dates covered for:

  • christenings (C)
  • marriages (M)
  • burials (B)

Example: Arreton – C: 1653–1968 | M: 1653–1966 | B: 1653–1966

Parish registers by area

Island parishes A to Q:

Island parishes R to Z:

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