Hi all I am researching my sister-in-law's tree in addition to my own (and a few others!). There are quite a lot of 'island names' in her tree so I'm going to stick with one at a time or we'll be here all week! First of all, the other names - GANAWAY, DENNESS, TREVETT, COUSINS (married into this family). David HOLBROOK was born abt 1850 either in Shalfleet or Porchfield (I've just been confused by a new entry on Ancestry - I had Shalfleet from the census). He married Jane GANAWAY (b. 1851 Carisbrooke) in 1871. Now for their many children. I have gleaned much of this information from a book about Porchfield that many of you may know (and photographs!) and have followed up this information through the censuses, adding a few children and refining a few names along the way. All dates are 'abt'. Charles HOLBROOK Emma HOLBROOK (this may be the same person as Miriam, below) Annie HOLBROOK (b. 1872 Carisbrooke) Alfred David HOLBROOK (b. 1874 Shalfleet) Eliza Amy HOLBROOK (b. 1877 Carisbrooke) Rachael Ada Caroline HOLBROOK (b. 1879 Carisbrooke - I had her as Ada C from the census and the new names came today from another tree on Ancestry) Fanny G HOLBROOK (b. 1883 Shalfleet) David A HOLBROOK (b. 1885 Shalfleet) Mildred Amelia H HOLBROOK (b. 1886 Shalfleet - this is my sister-in-law's great-grandmother) Frederick T HOLBROOK (b. 1888 Carisbrooke) Archelaus H H HOLBROOK (b. 1890 Carisbrooke - apparently a bit of a character - the tree I found today said Archelans but I'm going with the book as he featured a lot) Percy John D HOLBROOK (b. 1891 Carisbrooke) Hilda C HOLBROOK (b. 1893 Carisbrooke) Miriam Emma E E HOLBROOK (b. 1897 Carisbrooke). The book said that there were so many years between David and Jane's eldest daughter and their youngest, who the book named as Emma. On the census, the person who was the right age was Miriam E E E. On the tree I found today, she was listed as Miriam Emma which leads me to think my guess might have been right. Going back up the line, David HOLBROOK's parents were David HOLBROOK (b. 1826 Godshill, d. 1905) and Ann DENNESS (b. 1828 Carisbrooke). Their other children were: Charles (1853); Eliza Ann (1856); Rachel Marine (1860); Caroline A (1864); and Fanny L (1868). I haven't got any further back than David and Ann as yet. Mildred Amelia H HOLBROOK (from the long list) was my sister-in-law's great-grandmother. She married Edward James TREVETT (b. abt Oct 1880 Charlton Marshall, Dorset). Their daughter Doris Irene TREVETT (1909 - 1990) married Wallace James COUSINS (1908 - 1993). Phew! If anyone is researching this line or if any of this rings any bells with anyone, I'd be most interested to hear from them. I've not looked at this for some months (it's good to leave a branch alone for a while and come back to it afresh I always think). P

P, You can check the BMD years from the IoW FHS site: http://www.isle-of-wight-fhs.co.uk/ I looked at HOLBROOK, Archelaus, Henry, Hugh, he was regitered in 1889. Bob Hills