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