The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Ann Novis [Stevenson]
Generation No. 1
  1. Ann Novis [Stevenson] She was born 1831 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 4th Oct 1831 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex; died 29th Oct 1871 at Maresfield, Sussex
  iMary Ann who was born July to Sep 1850 at Maresfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1850 Q3 Vol 7 Page 540
  She married Trayton Novis, farm labourer on 25th Dec 1850 at Staplefield, Sussex. He was born 1825 at Framfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Oct 1825 at St. Thomas à Becket's Church, Framfield, Sussex; died 25th Feb 1914 at Strood Union Workhouse, Kent, aged 89 years. They had the following children:
  iTrayton who was born Jan to Mar 1852 at Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1852 Q2 Vol 2b Page 101; died 13th Nov 1868 Lewes, Sussex, aged 17 years
2 iiFrances Harriet who was born Apr to June 1854 at Framfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1854 Q2 Vol 2b Page 105
3 iiiGeorge who was born 1855 at Framfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1856 Q1 Vol 2b Page 97; died 8th Dec 1910 Brighton, Sussex
4 ivThomas who was born 24th Aug 1856 at Framfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1857 Q3 Vol 2b Page 96; christened 5th Oct 1857 Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, christened as Tom; died 2nd Sep 1895 Hove, Sussex, cause of death: TB
  vHarry who was born Oct to Dec 1859 at Framfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1859 Q4 Vol 2b Page 101
5 viDaniel who was born 4th Apr 1861 at Lewes, Sussex, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1861 Q2 Vol 2b Page 145; christened 12th May 1861 St. Michael, Lewes, Sussex; died 1918 London, aged 56 years
6 viiJohn who was born July to Sep 1862 at Lewes, Sussex, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1862 Q3 Vol 2b Page 139; christened 7th Dec 1862 All Saints, Lewes, Sussex; died 1899 Shoreditch, London
7 viiiAnnie Maria who was born July to Sep 1864 at Lewes, Sussex, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1864 Q3 Vol 2b Page 155; christened 9th Oct 1864 All Saints, Lewes, Sussex
  ixSelina Elizabeth who was born 28th Jan 1866 at Lewes, Sussex; died Mar 1866 Lewes, Sussex
8 xSelina Henrietta who was born 18th Jun 1868 at Lewes, Sussex, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1868 Q3 Vol 2b Page 156
9 xiLouisa Jane who was born 10th Jan 1870 at Lewes, Sussex, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1870 Q1 Vol 2b Page 181; died 1951 Kent, aged 81 years
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Frances Harriet Jones [Novis] was the daughter of Trayton Novis, farm labourer and Ann Novis [Stevenson]. She was born Apr to June 1854 at Framfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1854 Q2 Vol 2b Page 105
  She married George Jones on 1st Apr 1872 at Register Office, Brighton, Sussex. He was born 1852
   
  3. George Novis, butcher was the son of Trayton Novis, farm labourer and Ann Novis [Stevenson]. He was born 1855 at Framfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1856 Q1 Vol 2b Page 97; died 8th Dec 1910 at Brighton, Sussex
  He married Mary Anne Turner on 7th May 1876 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent. She was born Jan to Mar 1857 at Isfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1857 Q1 Vol 2b Page 103; christened 15th Mar 1857 at St. Margaret's Church, Isfield, Sussex, daughter of Benjamin Turner (labourer) and Harriet Turner; died 1901 at Brighton, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iGeorge Henry who was born 1877 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiAubrey who was born 1879 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiiArthur who was born Nov 1880 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  ivEthel who was born 1883 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  vPercival who was born 1884 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died 1891
  viBeatrice who was born 1885 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  viiRose who was born 1887 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  viiiNellie who was born 1888 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  ixGeorge who was born 1889 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  xStanton who was born 1890 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  xiBertha who was born 1894 at Brighton, Sussex
   
  4. Thomas Novis, master butcher was the son of Trayton Novis, farm labourer and Ann Novis [Stevenson]. He was born 24th Aug 1856 at Framfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1857 Q3 Vol 2b Page 96; christened 5th Oct 1857 at Holy Cross Church, Uckfield, Sussex, christened as Tom; died 2nd Sep 1895 at 83 Wordsworth Street, Hove, Sussex, cause of death: TB
10 iWilliam Oliver Tolhurst who was born 11th May 1873 at Thornham, Kent; died 1965 Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  He married Emily Tolhurst on 30th Jun 1877 at Thornham, Kent. She was born 29th Nov 1853 at Thornham, Kent; christened 14th May 1854 at St Mary's Church, Thornham, Kent; died 22nd Jan 1936 at Sandhill, Pembury, Kent. They had the following children:
11 iThomas who was born 27th Dec 1877 at 2 Ely Lane, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died 27th Dec 1951 Canada
12 iiFrederick who was born 5th Sep 1879 at 2 Ely Lane, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  iiiViolet who was born 4th Aug 1881 at 33 Holden Park Road, Southborough, Kent
13 ivDaisy who was born 25th May 1883 at 33 Holden Park Road, Southborough, Kent; died 1950 Southborough, Kent
  vGeorge who was born 20th Oct 1884 at 33 Holden Park Road, Southborough, Kent; christened 20th Nov 1887 St. Thomas' Church, Southborough, Kent; died 11th Oct 1906 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, cause of death: TB
14 viJesse who was born 22nd Sep 1885 at 16 Rochdale Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 20th Nov 1887 St. Thomas' Church, Southborough, Kent; died May 1913; buried 31st May 1913
15 viiHerbert who was born 7th Sep 1887 at 16 Rochdale Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 20th Nov 1887 St. Thomas' Church, Southborough, Kent; died 22nd Feb 1977 Tunbridge Wells, Kent
16 viiiCharley who was born 24th Nov 1888 at 16 Rochdale Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died 7th Aug 1952 Tunbridge Wells, Kent; buried 11th Aug 1952 Tunbridge Wells, Kent
17 ixOliver who was born 21st Jul 1889 at 16 Rochdale Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died 1972 Sussex
  xFrank who was born 25th Feb 1892 at 83 Wordsworth Street, Hove, Sussex; died 1895 Hove, Sussex, cause of death: TB
  xiJohn Henry who was born 11th Jun 1893 at 83 Wordsworth Street, Hove, Sussex; died 1894 Hove, Sussex, cause of death: TB
18 xiiMay who was born 27th Aug 1895 at 83 Wordsworth Street, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died 1986
   
  5. Daniel Novis, butcher was the son of Trayton Novis, farm labourer and Ann Novis [Stevenson]. He was born 4th Apr 1861 at Lewes, Sussex, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1861 Q2 Vol 2b Page 145; christened 12th May 1861 at St. Michael, Lewes, Sussex; died 1918 at London, aged 56 years
  He married Amelia Agnes Mitton on 17th Feb 1884 at Spitalfields, London. She was born 1866 at New Delhi, India
   
  6. John Novis was the son of Trayton Novis, farm labourer and Ann Novis [Stevenson]. He was born July to Sep 1862 at Lewes, Sussex, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1862 Q3 Vol 2b Page 139; christened 7th Dec 1862 at All Saints, Lewes, Sussex; died 1899 at Shoreditch, London
  iArthur John who was born 1886 at Camberwell, London; died 9th Jun 1918 France, Air Mechanic First Class; killed in action; buried after 9th Jun 1918 France
  He married Elizabeth Payne on 14th Feb 1886 at Camberwell, London. She was born 1863 at Strood. They had the following children:
  iDaniel who was born 1890 at Shoreditch, London
  iiFlorence who was born 1892 at Shoreditch, London
19 iiiWilliam Thomas who was born 5th Nov 1894 at Shoreditch, London; died July to Sep 1967, aged 73 years
  ivEmma Ada who was born 1896 at Shoreditch, London
   
  7. Annie Maria Wenban [Novis] was the daughter of Trayton Novis, farm labourer and Ann Novis [Stevenson]. She was born July to Sep 1864 at Lewes, Sussex, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1864 Q3 Vol 2b Page 155; christened 9th Oct 1864 at All Saints, Lewes, Sussex
  She married George Wenban on 1884 at St. Giles, Middlesex. He was born 1864 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent. They had the following children:
  iAnnie who was born 1885 at St Martin in the Field, London
  iiGeorge who was born 1886 at St Martin in the Field, London
   
  8. Selina Henrietta Ash [Novis] was the daughter of Trayton Novis, farm labourer and Ann Novis [Stevenson]. She was born 18th Jun 1868 at Lewes, Sussex, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1868 Q3 Vol 2b Page 156
  She married Frederick Ash on c 1890. He was born 1865 at St Pancras, London; died 1917
   
  9. Louisa Jane Payne [Novis] was the daughter of Trayton Novis, farm labourer and Ann Novis [Stevenson]. She was born 10th Jan 1870 at Lewes, Sussex, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1870 Q1 Vol 2b Page 181; died 1951 at Frindsbury, Strood, Kent, aged 81 years
  She married Henry Payne on 1890 at Frindsbury, Strood, Kent. He was born 1866 at Frindsbury, Strood, Kent. They had the following children:
  iGeorge Henry Trayton who was born 1891 at Frindsbury, Strood, Kent
  iiJane Louisa who was born 1893 at Frindsbury, Strood, Kent
  iiiSelina Henrietta who was born 1895 at Frindsbury, Strood, Kent
  ivFrederick William who was born 1897 at Frindsbury, Strood, Kent
  vArthur who was born 1899 at Frindsbury, Strood, Kent
   
Generation No. 3
  10. William Oliver Tolhurst Novis was the son of Thomas Novis, master butcher and Emily Novis [Tolhurst]. He was born 11th May 1873 at Thornham, Kent; died 1965 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  He married Minnie Beatrice Margaret Miller on 1905 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent. She was born 1877; died 1947 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   
  11. Thomas Novis was the son of Thomas Novis, master butcher and Emily Novis [Tolhurst]. He was born 27th Dec 1877 at 2 Ely Lane, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; emigrated 1913 to Canada; died 27th Dec 1951 at Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
  He married Flora Maud Scott on May 1904. She was born 1st Apr 1877 at Sussex; emigrated 1913 to Canada; died 11th Nov 1968 at Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
   
  12. Frederick Novis was the son of Thomas Novis, master butcher and Emily Novis [Tolhurst]. He was born 5th Sep 1879 at 2 Ely Lane, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; emigrated 1900 to Canada
  He married Fanny Brewer on 1903. She was born May 1880 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; emigrated 1900 to Canada. They had the following children:
  iRuby Grace who was born 1910 at Saskatchewan, Canada
  iiHilda who was born 1919 at Saskatchewan, Canada
   
  13. Daisy Rowswell [Novis] was the daughter of Thomas Novis, master butcher and Emily Novis [Tolhurst]. She was born 25th May 1883 at 33 Holden Park Road, Southborough, Kent; died 1950 at Southborough, Kent
  She married Ernest Rowswell on 1901. He was born 1875 at Islington, London
   
  14. Jesse Novis, groom was the son of Thomas Novis, master butcher and Emily Novis [Tolhurst]. He was born 22nd Sep 1885 at 16 Rochdale Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 20th Nov 1887 at St. Thomas' Church, Southborough, Kent; died May 1913; buried 31st May 1913
  He married Emily Oxley on 1st Aug 1910 at St Matthew's Church, Southborough, Kent. She was born 1888 at Southborough, Kent, daughter of Edward and Matilda Oxley
   
  15. Herbert Novis was the son of Thomas Novis, master butcher and Emily Novis [Tolhurst]. He was born 7th Sep 1887 at 16 Rochdale Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; christened 20th Nov 1887 at St. Thomas' Church, Southborough, Kent; died 22nd Feb 1977 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  He married (1) Jean Card on 1st Aug 1910 at Register Office, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. She was born 19th Aug 1888 at 20 Garden Street, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, daughter of Edward Thomas and Helen Card; died 2nd May 1920 at Holly Bank Stables, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, cause of death: TB
  He married (2) Florence Ellen Wyborn on 1st Aug 1925 at Forest Row, Sussex. She was born 13th Aug 1900 at Southborough, Kent; died 27th May 1995 at Rusthall, Kent
   
  16. Charley Novis, painter, decorator and amateur artist was the son of Thomas Novis, master butcher and Emily Novis [Tolhurst]. He was born 24th Nov 1888 at 16 Rochdale Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died 7th Aug 1952 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; buried 11th Aug 1952 at Tunbridge Wells Cemetery, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
  He married Ellen Ivy Netley on 1918 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent. She was born 1889 at Throwley, Devon, daughter of Harry and annie Netley; died 5th Feb 1952 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   
  17. Oliver Novis was the son of Thomas Novis, master butcher and Emily Novis [Tolhurst]. He was born 21st Jul 1889 at 16 Rochdale Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died 1972 at Sussex
  He married Florence Muriel Netley on 1919 at Lewisham, London. She was born 1899 at North Bovey, Devon, daughter of Harry and annie Netley; died Jan 1927 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent; buried 14th Jan 1927 at Tunbridge Wells Cemetery, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. They had the following children:
  iBarbara who was born 1920
  iiKenneth who was born 1922; died 1955
   
  18. May Hutchins [Novis] was the daughter of Thomas Novis, master butcher and Emily Novis [Tolhurst]. She was born 27th Aug 1895 at 83 Wordsworth Street, Tunbridge Wells, Kent; died 1986 at Stevenage New Town
  She married Percy Frederick Hutchins on 1918 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent. He was born 1888 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
   
  19. William Thomas Novis, metal worker was the son of John Novis and Elizabeth Novis [Payne]. He was born 5th Nov 1894 at Shoreditch, London; died July to Sep 1967, registered at Waltham Forest District, London, ref: 1967 Q3 Vol 5e Page 306, aged 73 years
  He married Emily Sarah Isaacs on 1912 at Islington, London. She was born 19th Aug 1895 at Hackney, London; died 1st Jan 1978 at Leyton
   

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