Hi Angela This is a tasty little puzzle :-) I see what you mean about VARCOE being a Cornish name. Looking at Ann and Alfred's entry in the 1871 census it suggests that Ann was born in Ryde, IoW in 1839. There's no sign of any VARCOEs in earlier census returns (only did a quick search) so two possible things spring to mind... Perhaps Ann had a previous marriage to a VARCOE whilst off the island. This appears unlikely because they usually put both the maiden and married name on the index in these cases. Or perhaps she changed her surname for some reason - if you look at the IoW FHS births index for the 1830s (http://www.isle-of-wight-fhs.co.uk/ ) there are a couple of Ann with surnames starting with V (e.g. VAN NYVEL). Have you got a copy of Ann and Alfred's marriage certificate? It might throw some light on the puzzle? Have you got copies of the census returns for this family? If not let me know and I'll send you the images. Kate in a wet and windy Devon, UK (well it is Bank Holiday Monday) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Mason Sent: 25 May 2008 18:02 To: FHS, massages Subject: [IoW] VARCOE Hello, I am tracing an Annie/Ann VARCOE born around 1833 Ryde who married in 1863 All Saints Newchurch an Alfred GREGORY born 1831 Does anyone have any information on Annie/Ann. I have found the name VARCOE in Cornwall but not on the Island in 1841 or 1851 Thank You Angela in Gloucestershire ************************************** You can contact the Isle of Wight List Administrator by emailing: [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hope this is of some help. Lesley Birth. GREGORY, Alfred, Thomas, Henry 1864 mother VARCOE Ryde R24/P37 Marriage GREGORY, Alfred 1863 All Saints, Newchurch COE27.3/127 VARCOE, Annie -----Original Message----- From: Paul Mason Hello, I am tracing an Annie/Ann VARCOE born around 1833 Ryde who married in 1863 All Saints Newchurch an Alfred GREGORY born 1831 Does anyone have any information on Annie/Ann. I have found the name VARCOE in Cornwall but not on the Island in 1841 or 1851 Thank You Angela in Gloucestershire

Hi Estelle Well as a starting point you could look at the IOW Family History Society website as they have all the Birthsd Marriages and Deaths on the island in a searchable database http://www.isle-of-wight-fhs.co.uk/bmd/start.htm I can see your brother's birth registered Eddie Erik ERIKSSON for 1951. Kate on a rainy bank holiday in Devon, UK -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: 25 May 2008 19:46 To: [email protected] Subject: [IoW] Eriksson - Barton - Pan Farm: 1949-52 and a "lost" boat Hi all; I'm looking for more information about my ERIKSSON side's brief stay in England. My parents (Erik & Katri) arrived in England at the Isle of Wight about 1949/50 on a private ketch called "Estelle" (poss.abt.45ft). I was abt one yr old and there was one other family on this boat with 3 daughters (Karita (3 yrs), Bertel (17yrs), and Berrit (18yrs). One of the daughters married a fellow by the name of "Charlie" on the Isle of Wight. We stayed in Newport (where my brother was born), at Pan Farm (family name BARTON) until 1952. I'm looking for any information anyone might have on a Joanna Barton (born in 1940's) and also on what happened to the "Estelle". I was told it was sold to a dentist on the Isle of Wight (where would I start to look?? :-0::). As you can see, I don't have too much to go on! Any ideas or assistance to get me in the right search direction would be appreciated! Thanks so much; Estelle (Eriksson) Whittaker Deep River, Ontario Canada ************************************** You can contact the Isle of Wight List Administrator by emailing: [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello, I have a Martha HOLLIS who married in 1779 a John CAWS born 1758 in my tree Is this of interest to anyone who is tracing their HOLLIS tree. Angela

Hello, I am tracing an Annie/Ann VARCOE born around 1833 Ryde who married in 1863 All Saints Newchurch an Alfred GREGORY born 1831 Does anyone have any information on Annie/Ann. I have found the name VARCOE in Cornwall but not on the Island in 1841 or 1851 Thank You Angela in Gloucestershire

I'm probably not doing this replying thing right but here goes. Mary, Do you have any more info on James Hollis who married Elizabeth Pinhorn? I have a "spare" James Hollis born 1784 in Northwood son of William and Martha. I can't find anything else out about him yet. His dates would fit for an 1816 marriage. If this is "your" James it would open up a new line for me. Dear Cynthia, & Steve and Lyn, I will add a small contribution to the Hollis discussion - it may or may not help. In the 1881 census my great grandmother Elizabeth Duffield (nee Pinhorn) was listed as lodging with John Hollis, Master Mariner, and his wife. This John Hollis may well have been the son of James Hollis and Elizabeth Pinhorn both of Northwood who married 13th June 1816 and thus related to "my" Elizabeth. I believe Hollis was a well known IOW name. So there are a couple of pieces for your jigsaw!! Happy hunting Mary Legge

I'm not sure if I've got the hang of replying properly, if not can someone please put me right. Susan, Johnston William George was my wife, Lynn's, gg-grandfather so we have info on his descendants. I can send our tree as a gedcom if you like to mail direct, or I can write up the info here. Whichever you prefer. Thanks for the Abraham info. That's new to me. Steve I have William George HOLLIS m 1879 St Mary's Carisbroke to Julia (Mary) DOWLING b 1858 in Christchurch, Hants. The DOWLING family moved to Yarmouth IoW soon after her birth, later Newport and Cowes. Children Lily HOLLIS bc 1885 - 90 m ABRAHAM daughters Olive ABRAHAM and Joyce ABRAHAM born in 1920s, Henry HOLLIS bc 1892 died 1962/3 in Portsmouth who did not marry. From census possibly other children Albert Edward b 1883 and Johnston William George b 1879, although family members have no recollection of these! On the other side of my tree I have Ann HOLLIS bc 1703 d 1775 wife of John LOVE of Bembridge/ Brading area 1708- 1756. Any connections very welcome! Susan Johnstone

Hi all; I'm looking for more information about my ERIKSSON side's brief stay in England. My parents (Erik & Katri) arrived in England at the Isle of Wight about 1949/50 on a private ketch called "Estelle" (poss.abt.45ft). I was abt one yr old and there was one other family on this boat with 3 daughters (Karita (3 yrs), Bertel (17yrs), and Berrit (18yrs). One of the daughters married a fellow by the name of "Charlie" on the Isle of Wight. We stayed in Newport (where my brother was born), at Pan Farm (family name BARTON) until 1952. I'm looking for any information anyone might have on a Joanna Barton (born in 1940's) and also on what happened to the "Estelle". I was told it was sold to a dentist on the Isle of Wight (where would I start to look?? :-0::). As you can see, I don't have too much to go on! Any ideas or assistance to get me in the right search direction would be appreciated! Thanks so much; Estelle (Eriksson) Whittaker Deep River, Ontario Canada

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These are the HOLLIS entries which are on my tree from various parts of the Island, my main interests are the HOLLIS-CLARKE branches. I haven't looked at this side for year's so need to update my files. Angela in Australia James HOLLIS b 1824 Newport + Elizabeth BARRY , married 1848 All Saints Newchurch ----------------------------- Elizabeth Kemp HOLLIS b ? married 1847 Godshill , Benjamin MEARMAN --------------------------- George Champion HOLLIS b ? married 1853 Godshill, Adelaide MEARMAN --------------------------- Thomas HOLLIS b ? married 1844 Godshill Jane MEARMAN ----------------------------- Henry HOLLIS married Diana CLARKE 1735 Shalfleet ---------------------------- John HOLLIS married Sarah CLARKE 1747 Northwood ------------------- One of my direct ancestors was Mary Clarke HOLLIS b 1721 Cowes who married Francis CLARKE 1746 Northwood ( not sure where she got her middle name) her parents were Robert HOLLIS and Jane LACEY who also had a son Robert HOLLIS b Northwood 1712, Sarah Sherrin HOLLIS b 1716 Northwood and a John HOLLIS b Northwood 1714 who married Francis CLARKES sister Mary CLARKE 1747 Newport ( just to keep it in the family) Angela Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig. All mail scanned with AVAST 2008 No trees were killed in the sending of this message, but a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced

I can throw may hat in to the ring with a few HOLLIS connections from Northwood but will have to dig them out of my notes. They were fond of marrying first cousins and in-laws ! Angela in Australia

I have William George HOLLIS m 1879 St Mary's Carisbroke to Julia (Mary) DOWLING b 1858 in Christchurch, Hants. The DOWLING family moved to Yarmouth IoW soon after her birth, later Newport and Cowes. Children Lily HOLLIS bc 1885 - 90 m ABRAHAM daughters Olive ABRAHAM and Joyce ABRAHAM born in 1920s, Henry HOLLIS bc 1892 died 1962/3 in Portsmouth who did not marry. From census possibly other children Albert Edward b 1883 and Johnston William George b 1879, although family members have no recollection of these! On the other side of my tree I have Ann HOLLIS bc 1703 d 1775 wife of John LOVE of Bembridge/ Brading area 1708- 1756. Any connections very welcome! Susan Johnstone My name is Steve Harrison and my wife is Lynn (formerly Hollis). We > have recently turned our family researches to Lynn's family who were > primarily Northwood Hollises. As we are quite new to this we would > welcome any guidance or information from the seasoned researchers out > there. We have established the tree back to Daniel Hollis 1795 - 1850 > and possibly William Hollis as his father. > > If anyone out there could spare the time to drop us a line about > extending our research we would both be very grateful. We have joined > the IOW FHS and hope to be able to contribute to research of the island families. > > Many thanks. > > Steve & Lynn

July 1859 A daring burglary during the night of Sunday last at Dedner Dairy, the burglars after satiating their appetites with delicious cream, cold pork and home brew beer , solaced themselves with a pipe of tobacco and made their escape by one door as the occupier Mr STACKS,was entering through another. The remains of his larder being carried off with them. Suspicion fell on the local military and 2 members of the 50th Regiment were taken into custody. INQUEST in to the death of George JACKSON , a labourer age 62. Killed in consequence of a quantity of marl falling upon him in the previous Thursday afternoon while he was engaged in a pit. Verdict ' accidental death' coroner recommended steps be taken to prevent similar from happening again. FIRE - Fire broke out at Heasley Farm, in the parish of Arreton about 3am on Monday morning, resulting in the loss of 2 hay ricks of 50-60 tons. A despatch was sent off to Newport for the assistance of the local fire brigade, they reached the farm at 7am but the whole farm and barns were destroyed. The occupiers Messrs JACOBS are insured but the cause of the fire still remains a mystery. John HARDNELL, an itinerant cleaner of hats , charged by Jane WILSON, a young woman with whom he had been cohabited with for 10 years, with threatening to cut her throat with a razor, because she refused to live with him any longer on account of his drunken habits. Prisoner pleaded ignorance on account of being drunk and promised to leave the Island directly and not molest the woman again. Court ordered he be discharged. July 1867 William BRADING a mariner, assault on John DARCH , a labourer of Newchurch. Dismissed due to lack of evidence. Fanny FALLICK, an 'unfortunate', charged with drunk and disorderly and using indecent language. As defendant had previously been convicted for same was sent to prison for 14 days. William URRY ( what a charmer , of West Cowes , joiner. Charged with having threatened and ill treated his wife. Complainant deposed that her husband came home at 2 or 3 o'clock on Thursday am in a state of intoxication, with a large stick in his hand, which he held over her and her 2 children's heads where they slept. He struck her and turned her in to the street. It was stormy and she got wet through. He always threatened her and said he would murder her, he often turned her out of doors. Defendant could give no reason. Bound to keep the peace 20/ and to find 2 sureties in 10/ each to keep the peace till the quarter sessions. He then became boisterous and was taken below. Anthony COSTER and Fred LLOYD , 2 little boys aged about 7 years, of East Cowes, charged with theft of peas from a garden and with trampling the garden upon fleeing. Fined 1s for the offence and 6d in costs. Henry BRETT age 13 and his brother William BRETT age 17 , both of East Cowes, charged with stealing apples. Fined 2s and 5d for the offence and 7s 6d in costs or 7 days in prison John BRETT , labourer , remanded from the previous Saturday, charged with wilfully damaging 21 various prize roses the property of Mr Smith committed to trial at Winchester quarter sessions in October next, bail allowed 40/ and to find 2 sureties in 20/ each MR TENNYSON - there was some annoyance re an article which appeared in one of the London papers is copied below . 'It is unfortunately a fact that Mr Tennyson's residence in the IoW was rendered unpleasant by the obtrusive attentions of the 'Lion Hunters' who hung on to his palings, peeped through his gates, and fairly crammed Freshwater Church on a Sunday in the hope of seeing how a poet laureate said his prayers. Mr TENNYSON was fairly run to earth' Charles RICHARDS ( who makes William URRY look like a saint) charged with threatening the life of Mary Ann his wife, who lives at St Johns Place , Ryde. It appears her husband came home about 12 o'clock Wed night last in the company of two men who were drunk. He wanted supper got for them swearing that he would make his friends comfortable. She had been to work all day and had gone to bed with her 7 children when he came in, she told him, it was a great shame to call her up at such an hour after she had been hard at work all day. He then swore at her, dragged her out of bed, and tried to pitch her down the stairs, swearing all the time that he would stick her in the neck with a knife. Her hands were black from the blows he gave her, and she still suffered pain in the side, she had to get up the next morning at 5 o'clock. He often threatened to cut her throat and also the children's. She feared for her life. Bound 30/ and 2 sureties in 15/each or in default to appear at Winchester Sessions. Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig. All mail scanned with AVAST 2008 No trees were killed in the sending of this message, but a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced

Dear Cynthia, & Steve and Lyn, I will add a small contribution to the Hollis discussion - it may or may not help. In the 1881 census my great grandmother Elizabeth Duffield (nee Pinhorn) was listed as lodging with John Hollis, Master Mariner, and his wife. This John Hollis may well have been the son of James Hollis and Elizabeth Pinhorn both of Northwood who married 13th June 1816 and thus related to "my" Elizabeth. I believe Hollis was a well known IOW name. So there are a couple of pieces for your jigsaw!! Happy hunting Mary Legge

Info I have is: Daniel HOLLIS' daughter Mary Ann HOLLIS married John ATTRILL in Northwood, 1856. Also, a William J. HOLLIS (brother of Mary Ann?) married Ann ATTRILL (John's ATTRILL's sister) in Northwood, 1843. Alan Cynthia Warn wrote: > Would you have a Mary Ann HOLLIS b 1823 Northwood who married a John Attrill > in your tree? Her mother is Ann UNKNOWN HOLLIS b. 1793 Hunts IOW, husband > unknown at this time. Ann also had a son named Daniel John b. 1841 b, Hunts > IOW. > Cynthia Warn > New York > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of S HARRISON > Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 2:07 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [IoW] New list member researching Northwood Hollises > > Hello everyone > > My name is Steve Harrison and my wife is Lynn (formerly Hollis). We have > recently turned our family researches to Lynn's family who were primarily > Northwood Hollises. As we are quite new to this we would welcome any > guidance or information from the seasoned researchers out there. We have > established the tree back to Daniel Hollis 1795 - 1850 and possibly William > Hollis as his father. > > If anyone out there could spare the time to drop us a line about extending > our research we would both be very grateful. We have joined the IOW FHS and > hope to be able to contribute to research of the island families. > > Many thanks. > > Steve & Lynn -- Alan Summerfield Germany http://www.alan-summerfield.de

Daniel HOLLIS' daughter Mary Ann HOLLIS married John ATTRILL in Northwood, 1856. Also, a William J. HOLLIS (brother of Mary Ann?) married Ann ATTRILL (John's ATTRILL's sister) in Northwood, 1843. http://alan-summerfield.de/gen/ATTRILL/tree.html Alan Cynthia Warn wrote: > Would you have a Mary Ann HOLLIS b 1823 Northwood who married a John Attrill > in your tree? Her mother is Ann UNKNOWN HOLLIS b. 1793 Hunts IOW, husband > unknown at this time. Ann also had a son named Daniel John b. 1841 b, Hunts > IOW. > Cynthia Warn > New York > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of S HARRISON > Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 2:07 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [IoW] New list member researching Northwood Hollises > > Hello everyone > > My name is Steve Harrison and my wife is Lynn (formerly Hollis). We have > recently turned our family researches to Lynn's family who were primarily > Northwood Hollises. As we are quite new to this we would welcome any > guidance or information from the seasoned researchers out there. We have > established the tree back to Daniel Hollis 1795 - 1850 and possibly William > Hollis as his father. > > If anyone out there could spare the time to drop us a line about extending > our research we would both be very grateful. We have joined the IOW FHS and > hope to be able to contribute to research of the island families. > > Many thanks. > > Steve & Lynn -- Alan Summerfield Germany http://www.alan-summerfield.de

Hello everyone My name is Steve Harrison and my wife is Lynn (formerly Hollis). We have recently turned our family researches to Lynn's family who were primarily Northwood Hollises. As we are quite new to this we would welcome any guidance or information from the seasoned researchers out there. We have established the tree back to Daniel Hollis 1795 - 1850 and possibly William Hollis as his father. If anyone out there could spare the time to drop us a line about extending our research we would both be very grateful. We have joined the IOW FHS and hope to be able to contribute to research of the island families. Many thanks. Steve & Lynn

Must have been half asleep when I sent the DAISH email in to the list. I should have said Ruth DAISH and all her children were indexed under the surname WOODS. If anyone is related to this family I don't mind having a look in the NSW records. Angela

Could someone please do a Look Up for me at the Record Office Card Index Please contact me offline for information. Thank you Evelyn from a cool Sydney

Would you have a Mary Ann HOLLIS b 1823 Northwood who married a John Attrill in your tree? Her mother is Ann UNKNOWN HOLLIS b. 1793 Hunts IOW, husband unknown at this time. Ann also had a son named Daniel John b. 1841 b, Hunts IOW. Cynthia Warn New York -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of S HARRISON Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 2:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [IoW] New list member researching Northwood Hollises Hello everyone My name is Steve Harrison and my wife is Lynn (formerly Hollis). We have recently turned our family researches to Lynn's family who were primarily Northwood Hollises. As we are quite new to this we would welcome any guidance or information from the seasoned researchers out there. We have established the tree back to Daniel Hollis 1795 - 1850 and possibly William Hollis as his father. If anyone out there could spare the time to drop us a line about extending our research we would both be very grateful. We have joined the IOW FHS and hope to be able to contribute to research of the island families. Many thanks. Steve & Lynn ************************************** You can contact the Isle of Wight List Administrator by emailing: [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message