I finally ordered the birth certificate for my g-g-grandfather George William GLASSCODINE to find out the exact address where he was born - all I had from the censuses was "Yarmouth, Isle of Wight". Guess what it says for "where born" and "residence of informant" - Yarmouth! Well, that's a lot of help! I suppose it does give me his exact date of birth (7th Aug 1856) but apart from that, a complete waste of money.
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How big was Yarmouth, Isle of Wight? If its like other places I have which don't have exact addresses, there would have been one main street with most houses on it.
Annoying I know. I have a lot of ancestors who have vague addresses.~ with love from Little Nell~Chowns, Dunt, Emms, Mealing, Purvey & Smoothy
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The modern google map just shows a few roads. Maybe if you look at the census there might be some clues mentioning a pub or grand house that will enable you to get a slightly better idea about where in Yarmouth.
Alternatively, its possible a later cert for the family might have a more exact address - though that could be another £7 wasted!~ with love from Little Nell~Chowns, Dunt, Emms, Mealing, Purvey & Smoothy
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Might be worth getting one of the IOW members to look at the parish records for Yarmouth to see if there's a baptism. It's not a massive place even now really, so I'm sure it will be easy enough to find out which Church he'd have been baptised in.Daphne
Looking for Northey, Goodfellow, Jobes, Heal, Lilburn, Curry, Gay, Carpenter, Johns, Harris, Vigus from Cornwall, Somerset, Durham, Northumberland, Cumberland, USA, Australia.
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Could I suggest you contact the IOW RO and ask them if they would be good enough to look up his baptism for you. I have asked them before to look for something for me and they are very good. The Yarmouth church is St James, by the way.Wendy
PLEASE SCAN AT 300-600 DPI FOR RESTORATION PURPOSES. THANK YOU!
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Name = GLASSCODINE Year = 1856
If this helps from IoW BMD's
Name Approximate
Date of birth Other Surname(s) District Reference
1 GLASSCODINE, George, William 1856 VIDGEN Calbourne Ca7/P15
Information Crown Copyright from The National Archives of the United Kingdom
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The Local FHS might have access to land records which might tell you something?
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