Hi Bonchurch is part of Ventnor in the south east corner of the island whilst Northwood is on the outskirts of Cowes on the west side of the River Medina some ten miles apart. Horsebridge Hill runs parallel with the River Medina. Hope this helps. Beki -----Original Message----- From: Martin Willcocks [mailto:martinwill2@comcast.net] Sent: 19 April 2004 03:25 To: ISLE-OF-WIGHT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [IoW] Olive M Phillips 1901 Hi All: Thanks to Dave Peach, who did several lookups in response to my last two requests on this list, we seem to have pieced together this PHILLIPS family somewhat better. There is still room for additional information to wrap up the loose ends, however. In 1871 the SMITH family looks like: George SMITH H M 40 Confectioner b. Wimbledon, Surrey Jane " W M 44 b. Gosport, Hants Rosa J " D U 14 Teacher b. Portsmouth Eliza A " D - 13 Scholar b. Portsmouth Emily " D - 11 " b. Portsmouth Sarah A " D - 9 " b. Portsmouth William G " S - 3 b. Portsmouth In 1881, before Sarah married Louis Squire WILLCOCKS in 1888, the family was George SMITH Head M Male 50 Wimbledon, Surrey, England Confectioner Jane SMITH Wife M Female 54 Gosport, Hampshire, England Rosa J. SMITH Daur U Female 24 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Milliner Emily SMITH Daur U Female 21 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Plain Needlewoman Sarah A. SMITH Daur U Female 18 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Straw Bonnets William J. SMITH Son Male 13 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Scholar Rosa E. A. PHILLIPS Grand Daur Female 1 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England Eliza A SMITH is no longer in the nest, but has married Frederick Michael PHILLIPS: Dec Qtr 1878, Portsea, 2b, 850 Frederick Michael PHILLIPS to Eliza Ann SMITH 1891 Frederick W(M?)PHILLIPS H M 41 Convict Prison Warder b. Harding Heath, Southampton Eliza A " W M 32 b. Southsea, Hants Rose E. L. " D - 11 b. Southsea Kate " D - 10 b. Southsea Frederick G " S - 8 b. Northwood, IOW Arthur " S - 6 b. Northwood, IOW Lillie B " D - 5 b. Northwood, IOW Gladys E " D - 2 b. Northwood, IOW Rosa J SMITH Visitor U 34 b. Landport, Portsmouth So Rosa SMITH, Eliza's sister, is off visiting her in Horsebridge Hill, Northwood, IOW. Presumably close to Bonchurch? Does anyone know? I haven't been able to find Bonchurch on a map of IOW. Regards Martin Willcocks Taylorsville, UT, USA.