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From: A McMURTRY <>
Subject: Att Jennifer GIBBS re CLARKE /BROWN
Date: Sat, 07 Feb 1998 17:53:52 +1100


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> > Have many connections with most old I.W. names. Only Clarke was Alexander
> > who married an Elizabeth Pittis and had a school in Newport I.W. (Census
> > records of 1851 are very informative.)
> > Do have Brown collaterals and many HOLLIS direct ancestors. Also Jacobs who
> > migrated to S.A. Who or what are you looking for?
> > Yours Jennifer
> Dear Jennifer,
Mail is still bouncing.. please contact me.
> Some HOLLIS data recieved from a lady in South Australia.
>
> 1737 Baptism Northwood
> John HOLLIS son of William and Miriam HOLLIS
>
> 1760 Brading Banns
> William HOLLIS bachelor of this parish St Helens and Mary Kingsell
> spinster 16/3/1760
>
> 1813 IGI
> Harry KINGSWELL = Miriam HOLLIS Northwood 7/10/1813
>
> 1861
> Fanny COTTON born 1861 = 1885 Vetnor, Henry William HOLLIS
>
> 1894
> Percy HARVEY age 22 Born 1870 son of Alfred COOMBES = Kate HOLLIS age 22
> spinster , daughter of Isaac HOLLIS of Ryde.
>
> ON MY LINE -
> John HOLLIS = Mary CLARKE 26/7/1747 Newport
>
> Francis CLARKE born 1721 died 1817 Cowes = Mary HOLLIS 13/2/1790 in
> Cowes Had five children. One of which - Thomas CLARKE = Ann JACOBS and
> had 15 children.
>
> Sarah CLARKE b 1692 Cowes = 26/7/1747 west Cowes John HOLLIS .. she had
> a sister Diana CLARKE b? who married 28/5/1735 in Shalfleet Henry HOLLIS
>
> Mary CLARKE b 1721 Northwood = 26/7/1747 Newport John HOLLIS , her
> brother Francis CLARKE b 1721 married 1747 Northwood, Mary HOLLIS.
> John and Mary HOLLIS were the children of Robert Hollis.
>
> Walter CLARKE = 1690 Mary BROWN in West Cowes.
>
> Rebecca CLARKE B 1781 Cowes =12/12/1802 Thomas SWAINSTON. Witnesses
> were William HOLLIS , Martha HOLLIS, William JONES / John WHEELER
>
> I came across a reference to your family but at date your Clarke's are
> not related to mine. A gentelman in Croydon England put together the
> Clarke family history and collected all Clarkes including those not
> related. Your it seems would appear in this group. I cannot understand
> his entry it is on page 262 . His address is Peter Clarke, 132 Croydon
> Road, Croydon England, CRO 4PG he may be able to enlighten you and I
> know he would be interested in your details to add to his collection.
> The details read Alexander CLARKE b 1789 = Elizabeth PITTES of
> Carisbrooke on 8/11/1814 in Newport she was born 1792. Alexander died
> 20/10/1852 in Newport and Elizabeth died 24/8/1873 in Newport age 81.
> There are no other details but underneath in a note it says Elizabeth
> Clarke widow left her estate to Jane HOLLIS neice of Thomas HOLLIS.
>
> In 1841 Census your family appear at Cornmarket , Newport
> Alexander Clarke age 53 School Master
> Elizabeth Clarke age 50
>
> Hope this is of some help. I will go through some more files.. Angela
> If you are interested in any of the above families let me know.

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