William Phillips married Hannah Gregory who was born in Colchester, Essex on 23rd October 1813 at Boldre church. Comyn's notebooks show the couple lived in Beaulieu Rails where the property now called The Saeter is sited. (When William died in January 1868, Hannah and the family were living in Sheep Wash, between East End and Norleywood).

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John Phillips was born to William and Hannah in 1822, the fifth of their fourteen children. He was christened at Boldre church by the Rev Charles Shrubb on 19th March 1826 when he was four years old.

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In 1841 the census list William, a farmer, and Hannah living with 8 children at East End. John, aged 19, has left the family home and appears to have moved to Tiptoe and is working as a shoe maker. Records show he was still a shoemaker there in 1851, lodging with the Bucket family in Arnewood.

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John married Sarah Pack on Christmas Day 1852 in Alvestoke church. Sarah was the daughter of Joseph Pack and Lydia Phillips (it is uncertain if she is related to John but that may explain how the couple met). Born in Christchurch Sarah and her family had moved to Fareham

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John and Sarah settled in Fareham with John continuing to work as a shoe maker. Records show they had 8 children together over 20 years.

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​John was buried by the Rev John Bartlett Burt at the chapel on 10th July 1873. ​

The epitaph is a verse from a hymn written in 1707 by Isaac Watts.​​​​​​​

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After John's death the censuses show Sarah remained in the Fareham area in 1881 and was in Portsea in 1891. In both she is still shown as married with her husband's occupation given as lunatic asylum attendant and seaman; however in both cases these have been crossed out.

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NEEDS WORK NOT CONVINCED THE RED TEXT IS THE SAME JOHN PHILLIPS - RATHER THE SON OF CHARLES PHILLIPS A HORDLE SHOEMAKER? CONNECTION TO E BOLDRE?

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By 1901, aged 65, Sarah is  living alone in East Boldre.​