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 with sons William and George where the property now called The Saeter is sited.

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John Phillips was born to William and Hannah in 1822. 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. He may have moved to Tiptoe and worked as a shoe maker. Records show a John Phillips 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 Lydia is related to John but that might explain how the couple met).

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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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NOT CONVINCED THE RED TEXT IS THE RIGHT JOHN PHILLIPS - POSSIBLY THE SON OF CHARLES PHILLIPS A HORDLE SHOEMAKER? THERE DON'T APPEAR TO BE ANY ALTERNATIVES BORN IN 1822.

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