Greetings listers. Herewith my first posting to this list. I am tracing the family movements of my GG Uncle, John William Newark JACOMBS, and his family, over the period of 1875 (or perhaps a little earlier) through to 1954 (or perhaps later, but that's part of the search!). If I can tell you what I know, perhaps SKS can suggest ways to fill in the gaps. John William Newark JACOMBS, born in Islington in Nov 1827, married Frances Sarah BECKINGSALE, born in Fovant, Wiltshire, in November 1875 in Newport, Isle of Wight. The movements of each of them prior to the marriage are unknown. John was a minister of the church, and soon after their first child was born (and very soon died) in Newport, they moved to Shepton Mallet, Somerset, where John was the Chaplain at H.M Prison. They stayed there until at least April 1891, when they are recorded in the census at Shepton Mallet. By November 1891, John and Frances (Fanny) are back at Newport, and John dies aged 63. Fanny lives there until she dies in September 1922. Two of their children migrate to Canada (Cyril John Thatcher JACOMBS and Marcus Hanbury Lisle JACOMBS). Both live into their seventies and die without marrying. One son (Robin Edgar N.) studies at St John's Hall College in London (as per 1901 census), but appears not to take Holy Orders (in 1927 he is not listed in the Crockfords register of clerics). He dies in late 1954 in Newport. VERY little is known of his movements between 1901 and 1954. One daughter (Gladys Sarah) marries a minister of the church (Leonard VAN VESTRANT) in 1913 in London, and they both disappear off the map. The other daughter (Dorothea Fanny) marries Charles B. POTTINGER in 1914 on the Isle of Wight, and they both disappear off the map. My questions are: Does anyone have any details of the reasons why John William Newark JACOMBS and Fanny Sarah BECKINGSALE came to Newport prior to their marriage in 1875, since they came from very different parts of England? Could SKS possible look up an 1871 census to see if they were there then? Does anyone have any details of the POTTINGER family after 1914? Does anyone know of the career of Robin Edgar JACOMBS up to his death in 1954? What, if any, sources might I use to locate possible clues for these folks on the Isle of Wight? Many thanks for your kind consideration. Regards, Phil Jacombs Sydney, Australia