The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Eleanor Novis [Postlethwaite]
Generation No. 1
  1. Eleanor Novis [Postlethwaite] She was born 1738 at Lewes, Sussex, daughter of Samuell and Anne Postlethwaite; christened 12th Nov 1738 at Lw.AllSainys, Lewes, Sussex; died 1782; buried 22nd Mar 1782 at St. Michael, Lewes, Sussex
  She married William Rowland Novis on 5th Aug 1768 at St. John-under-the-Castle, Lewes, Sussex, Archdeaconry of Lewes Licence granted 3 Aug 1768. He was born 1742 at Lewes, Sussex; christened 24th Jul 1742 at Lewes, Sussex; died 1801; buried 8th Oct 1801 at St. Michael, Lewes, Sussex. They had the following children:
2 iWilliam who was born 28th May 1770 at Lewes, Sussex; christened 28th May 1770 St. Michael, Lewes, Sussex
3 iiJames who was born 1772 at Lewes, Sussex; christened 3rd Jan 1773 St. Michael, Lewes, Sussex; died 25th Apr 1839, aged 65 years; buried 26th Apr 1839 Lewes, Sussex
  iiiElizabeth who was born 1776 at Lewes, Sussex; christened 13th Oct 1776 St. Michael, Lewes, Sussex
4 ivEleanor who was born 5th Oct 1780 at Lewes, Sussex; christened 11th Nov 1781 St. Michael, Lewes, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. William Novis was the son of William Rowland Novis and Eleanor Novis [Postlethwaite]. He was born 28th May 1770 at Lewes, Sussex; christened 28th May 1770 at St. Michael, Lewes, Sussex
  He married Frances Bartholomew on 20th Nov 1791 at St. Michael, Lewes, Sussex. She was born 1769; died Apr 1857 at Lewes, Sussex, aged 88 years; buried 28th Apr 1857 at St. Michael, Lewes, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iHarriett who was born 30th Sep 1796 at Lewes, Sussex; christened 13th Nov 1796 St. Michael, Lewes, Sussex
  iiLucy who was born 12th Oct 1798 at Lewes, Sussex; christened 11th Nov 1798 St. Michael, Lewes, Sussex; died Jul 1801, aged 2 years; buried 10th Jul 1801 Lewes, Sussex
5 iiiThomas who was born 22nd Feb 1800 at Lewes, Sussex; christened 11th May 1800 St. Michael, Lewes, Sussex
  ivJames who was born 15th Nov 1801 at Lewes, Sussex; christened 3rd Jan 1802 St. Michael, Lewes, Sussex
  vElizabeth Frances who was born 1803 at Lewes, Sussex; christened 8th Apr 1803 St. Michael, Lewes, Sussex
  viJohn who was born 16th Dec 1806 at Lewes, Sussex; christened 8th Feb 1807 St. Michael, Lewes, Sussex
  viiEdward who was born 19th Jul 1809 at Lewes, Sussex; christened 20th Aug 1809 St. Michael, Lewes, Sussex; died Jan 1810, aged 5 months; buried 25th Jan 1810 Lewes, Sussex
  viiiEdmund who was born 1st Nov 1810 at Lewes, Sussex; christened 9th Dec 1810 St. Michael, Lewes, Sussex
  ixBenjamin Bartholomew who was born 18th Nov 1812 at Lewes, Sussex; christened 20th Dec 1812 St. Michael, Lewes, Sussex
   
  3. James Novis was the son of William Rowland Novis and Eleanor Novis [Postlethwaite]. He was born 1772 at Lewes, Sussex; christened 3rd Jan 1773 at St. Michael, Lewes, Sussex; died 25th Apr 1839, aged 65 years; buried 26th Apr 1839 at St. Michael, Lewes, Sussex
  He married Mary Funnell on 31st May 1801 at Piddinghoe, Sussex. She was born 1780 at Piddinghoe, Sussex; christened 26th Mar 1780 at Piddinghoe, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJames who was born 1803 at Newhaven, Sussex; christened 15th May 1803 Newhaven, Sussex
  iiMary Ann who was born 1805 at Newhaven, Sussex; christened 29th Dec 1805 Newhaven, Sussex
6 iiiWilliam who was born 1808 at Newhaven, Sussex; christened 15th Aug 1808 Newhaven, Sussex
  ivElizabeth who was born 1812 at Newhaven, Sussex; christened 10th May 1812 Newhaven, Sussex
7 vThomas who was born 1816 at Newhaven, Sussex; christened 28th Jan 1816 Newhaven, Sussex; died Apr to June 1889 Newhaven, Sussex
8 viHenry who was born 1819 at Newhaven, Sussex; christened 21st Nov 1819 Newhaven, Sussex; died 1865, aged 46 years; buried 7th Sep 1865 Lewes, Sussex
   
  4. Eleanor Lewer [Novis] was the daughter of William Rowland Novis and Eleanor Novis [Postlethwaite]. She was born 5th Oct 1780 at Lewes, Sussex; christened 11th Nov 1781 at St. Michael, Lewes, Sussex
  She married John Lewer on 7th May 1808 at St. John-under-the-Castle, Lewes, Sussex. He was born c 1784
   
Generation No. 3
  5. Thomas Novis was the son of William Novis and Frances Novis [Bartholomew]. He was born 22nd Feb 1800 at Lewes, Sussex; christened 11th May 1800 at St. Michael, Lewes, Sussex
  He married Susanna Chriss on 2nd Feb 1826 at St. Anne, Lewes, Sussex. She was born c 1800
   
  6. William Novis, bricklayer was the son of James Novis and Mary Novis [Funnell]. He was born 1808 at Newhaven, Sussex; christened 15th Aug 1808 at Newhaven, Sussex
  iWilliam who was born 1830 at Newhaven, Sussex; christened 21st Nov 1830 Newhaven, Sussex
  iiJames who was born 1832 at Newhaven, Sussex; christened 16th Dec 1832 Newhaven, Sussex
  iiiThomas who was born 1835 at Newhaven, Sussex; christened 8th Feb 1835 Newhaven, Sussex
9 ivHenry who was born 1837 at Newhaven, Sussex; christened 24th Aug 1837 Newhaven, Sussex
  vMary who was born 1840 at Newhaven, Sussex; christened 15th Mar 1840 Newhaven, Sussex
  viElizabeth who was born 1842 at Newhaven, Sussex; christened 10th Jul 1842 Newhaven, Sussex
  viiCharles who was born 1845 at Newhaven, Sussex; christened 2nd Mar 1845 Newhaven, Sussex
  viiiJane who was born 1846 at Newhaven, Sussex; christened 16th Nov 1846 Newhaven, Sussex
  ixSusan who was born 1846 at Newhaven, Sussex; christened 16th Nov 1846 Newhaven, Sussex
   
  7. Thomas Novis, bricklayer was the son of James Novis and Mary Novis [Funnell]. He was born 1816 at Newhaven, Sussex; christened 28th Jan 1816 at Newhaven, Sussex; died Apr to June 1889 at Newhaven, Sussex, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1889 Q2
  He married Sophia Novis [Pratt] on Apr to June 1838, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1838 Q2. She was born 1819 at Newhaven, Sussex; died 1892 at Newhaven, Sussex, aged 75 years. They had the following children:
  iJohn who was born 1841 at Newhaven, Sussex; christened 19th Sep 1842 Newhaven, Sussex
  iiThomas James who was born 1843 at Newhaven, Sussex; christened 26th Mar 1843 Newhaven, Sussex
  iiiStephen who was born 1844 at Newhaven, Sussex; christened 1844 Newhaven, Sussex
  ivSophia Jane who was born 1846 at Newhaven, Sussex; christened 2nd Aug 1846 Newhaven, Sussex
  vCatherine who was born 1848 at Newhaven, Sussex; christened 6th Aug 1848 Newhaven, Sussex
  viWilliam who was born 1850 at Newhaven, Sussex; christened 3rd Mar 1851 Newhaven, Sussex
  viiPeter who was born 1852 at Newhaven, Sussex; christened 22nd Aug 1852 Newhaven, Sussex
  viiiJames who was born 1854 at Newhaven, Sussex; christened 3rd Dec 1854 Newhaven, Sussex
  ixMary Ann who was born 1856 at Newhaven, Sussex; christened 9th Nov 1856 Newhaven, Sussex
  xEsther who was born 1859 at Newhaven, Sussex; christened 6th Nov 1859 Newhaven, Sussex
  xiEllen who was born 1861 at Newhaven, Sussex; christened 13th Aug 1861 Newhaven, Sussex
   
  8. Henry Novis, bricklayer was the son of James Novis and Mary Novis [Funnell]. He was born 1819 at Newhaven, Sussex; christened 21st Nov 1819 at Newhaven, Sussex; died 1865, aged 46 years; buried 7th Sep 1865 at St. Michael, Lewes, Sussex
  He married Jane Pratt on 31st Oct 1841 at Newhaven, Sussex. She was born c 1820 at Newhaven, Sussex; died Apr to June 1885 at Newhaven, Sussex, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1885 Q2. They had the following children:
10 iStephen who was born 1844 at Newhaven, Sussex
  iiHenry who was born 1846 at Newhaven, Sussex
  iiiJohn who was born 1849 at Newhaven, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  9. Henry Novis was the son of William Novis, bricklayer and Elizabeth Novis [Marten]. He was born 1837 at Newhaven, Sussex; christened 24th Aug 1837 at Newhaven, Sussex
  He married Kitty Brooker on 28th May 1866 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex. She was born 1836 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 7th Feb 1836 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex, daughter of Henry (labourer) & Harriet Brooker. They had the following children:
  iHenry who was born 9th Aug 1868 at Newhaven, Sussex; died 1924
11 iiWilliam who was born 24th Jun 1872 at Newhaven, Sussex
  iiiAnnie who was born 21st Mar 1874 at Newhaven, Sussex; died 29th Mar 1874 Newhaven, Sussex
12 ivElizabeth who was born 20th Mar 1875 at Newhaven, Sussex; died 6th Jul 1960
   
  10. Stephen Novis was the son of Henry Novis, bricklayer and Jane Novis [Pratt]. He was born 1844 at Newhaven, Sussex
  He married Mary Jane on c 1865. She was born c 1845. They had the following children:
  iStephen John who was born 1869 at Newhaven, Sussex
  iiEllen who was born 1873 at Newhaven, Sussex
  iiiJames William who was born 1874 at Newhaven, Sussex
  ivJane who was born 1876 at Newhaven, Sussex
  vFrederick who was born 1882 at Newhaven, Sussex
   
Generation No. 5
  11. William Novis was the son of Henry Novis and Kitty Novis [Brooker]. He was born 24th Jun 1872 at Newhaven, Sussex
  He married Mary Wheeler on c 1895. She was born c 1875
   
  12. Elizabeth Harriott [Novis] was the daughter of Henry Novis and Kitty Novis [Brooker]. She was born 20th Mar 1875 at Newhaven, Sussex; died 6th Jul 1960
  She married David Harriott on 9th Dec 1894 at Newhaven, Sussex. He was born 23rd Jan 1872 at South Heighton, Sussex, son of Arthur David Harriott and Rhoda Coates
   

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