Rachel Davis

Baptised 24 December 1815, Faringdon, to James and Elizabeth Davis.

Buried Holy Trinity, Witney, 7 July 1875 Ruth Huckwell of West End age 57

Baptism on FMP, 4th April 1790, gives parents first names. (Source Gloucestershire Baptisms, GFHS)

Possibly married to Sarah before Ruth. There is a recorded burial of a Sarah Harman 41 at Witney St Mary on on 10th August 1836, only 3 months before Charles married Ruth.

Previously married

Marriage 20 Jul 1869 Parish: St Andrew, Bethnal Green,Tower Hamlets, Middlesex

Elizabeth Reeves Noyes ....... Full Age address as groom Father Name: William Noyes Deceased

Charles Henry Harman Publican. Full Age groom address Vicroria Place, Father Name: Charles Harman Deceased

both signed Witnesses William Noyes and Frances Noyes

In 1851 census with mother Ruth and brothers and sisters: Elizabeth, Thomas, William, George, Mary

First wife possibly Mary Ann Page:

Mary A in 1871 Cranworth, Norfolk , 1881 Litton, Norfolk. They are listed as “ Litton, & Cranworth Norfolk,”

Births Sep 1848 Page Mary Ann Elizabeth Thetford 13 301 ???

Pos marriage

Marriages Jun 1869

HARFORD Marian St. Geo. H. Sq. 1a 569

HARMAN George * St. Geo. H. Sq. 1a 569

PAGE Mary Ann* St Geo Han Sq 1a 569

Rowley Conway Grenville H St Geo H Sq 1a 569

Lived in Chelsea at least until 1901. I presume he was a widow at this stage.

He married Sarah Ann Woodrow in Camberwell 1903 and moved to Llandilofawr in Carmarthenshire by 1911 where a James Woodrow, aged 79, was also living.

1903 *2nd Marriage George Edward Harman Spouse: Sarah Ann Woodrow Father: Charles Henry Harman Birth: year Marriage: date -

city, Surrey, Father James Samuel Woodrow

Baptised 2nd March 1845

Possibly married a Mary Ann Ball or a Mary Ann Gardner in 1872 (both married at same time). Possibly lived in Witney all his life and had several children. Think his middle name was James but there was also a Thomas Bramby Harman born in Witney around the same time. None of the censuses show a middle name. Need some more confirmation on his life.

“There is a family tradition that the Sandells descended from a Norman knight, John de Sandell, who came over with William the Conqueror. Joseph was a school master who founded a school in Oxford which closed only in 1975. Joseph died in 1866 and Leah then brought her young family to Hackney.” — Frank Middlemiss’s online notes

Hadajsah “married John Jones, a builder, in 1878, and hence was always known as "Auntie Jones". In 1881, they were living in Lower Clapton. From 1905 she lived first at Southwall Road, Deal, and finally at de Burgh Hill, Dover”

- Frank Middlemiss’s online notes

Keturah “was an energetic, determined woman of incisive personality. After her husband’s death she remained at 8, Tudor Road for two years until Donald was married, but in 1923 moved to 17, Sandringham Road, Leyton, immediately opposite Kate and Tom. I stayed with her there for some time in 1926 while my mother was in hospital. She later paid for my music lessons at the Metropolitan Academy of Music in Leytonstone.

She continued right up to 1928 to spend most of the summer at Beach Crest, as she and her husband had done. During 1929 she was too ill to travel and Beach Crest was hardly used by anybody that year. She usually had a maid at Beach Crest. A notable one during the 20s was Hilda Spicer, who also came back with her to Leyton. The Spicers were a big family of fisher folk who lived at 11, Golden Street, Deal. Hilda's elder sister Irma Spicer was at one time a particular friend of Edward Thomas Middlemiss.”

Frank Middlemiss’s online notes

On her death she was living at 17 Sandringham Road and left £1838 7s to Donald Boyd Bearman according to probate records.

Kezia “was born at Headington, near Oxford. In 1911, she married a Thomas Coles and they lived in Newbridge, Monmouthshire. Sadly, before they had been married long, he had an accident. I was told that he walked in the dark into a machine - I think it was a lawn mower - and suffered injuries from which he died. Auntie Kiz, as she was always called, spent the rest of her life in domestic jobs and lodgings. According to the 1881 and 1901 censuses, she was living with the Bearmans at 8, Tudor Road on both these dates. She had a room in our house at Canterbury Road, Leyton, for a time, when I was a small child. In her last years she had rooms in Granville Road, Walthamstow.

“Like most of her sisters, she was a woman of forceful personality and strong opinions, fiercely conservative in her views. Like so many people originating in the 19th century, and like some characters in Dickens, she had a special dread of having to go into the workhouse. In 1934, when for some illness she had to spend some time in St. Margaret's Hospital, Epping, we had to be very careful that she did not find out that it had formerly been the workhouse. For some reason she always seemed particularly fond of me. In February 1941 it was reported that she was using her precious ration coupons to buy extra food ready for my next leave.”

Frank Middlemiss wrote in his family notes online

Frank Middlemiss wrote in his online notes: Clara “was the only one of Joseph and Leah's children who was not given a biblical name. As they already had a Kezia, named after one of the daughters of Job, they intended to call their youngest after another of Job's daughters, Keren-Happuch, but when they arrived at the font neither of them could remember the name. So, quite on the spur of the moment, looking at his daughter's typical Sandell red hair, Joseph decided to call her Clara Bright. Clara Sandell later, as a young woman, emigrated, quite alone, to Canada and then the USA. There she married three successive husbands, of whom the last was a wealthy orange grower at Anaheim, California. She died in California in 1952.”

I have not been able to find any evidence of middle name Bright or of 3 husbands, however the meaning of the name Clara is taken to be bright so possibly the story got mixed up over the years.

Emigrated 1st July 1911 to Halifax, Canada, on board the ship Carthaginian. When Clara crossed from Canada to US in 1912 she apparently had 25 dollars in her possesion and was described as being 5'5" tall, fair complexion, brown hair and green eyes.

Death record of Clara Long online at vitals.rootsweb.ancestry.com confirms her identity with mother’s maiden Davis, father Sandell and birth date of 26th Sept 1863.

Clara can be seen in the 1920 census in Los Angeles as widow Tagg. The following year she married William J. Long. From the time of her crossing the Canada - US border in 1912 when she gave her age as 38 (48), 1920 census 45 (56) Clara understated her age. In her death record she is recorded as being the widow of William Tagg (her first marriage) but the dates were at least correct.

Marriage 16.11.1847 St Martin Oxford

William Higgins full age bachelor of this parish Attorneys Clerk son of William a farmer

Esther Davis "Under Age" spinster of this parish daughter of James a labourer

witnesses James Davis who made his mark and Hephzibar Davis.

1851 the family were in Bethnal Green, one daughter Mary E.

1861 the family were 2 Tower cottages Dartford Kent with 4 children

George William of the "Laurels" Eastwood-road Rayleigh Essex, £6014 2s 6d to Robert Beale builder.

William NOIES,NOY, was the son of William NOYES Elizabeth Reeves, they were Married 6 Dec 1815 Mary Magdalen oxford

William Noyes to Elizabeth Reeves,

They had another son John Noyes bap as Norris 2 aug 1816 St Mary Magdalen oxford (I have had this checked out)John marriage

Married 3 July 1837 St Andrews Headington,

John Noyse, bachelor, labourer, under age,wrote his name his father was William noyes a labourer

To Mary Ann Tagg under age spinsster,made her mark X her father was hosler witnesses Ann Wheeler made her mark X ,William day John Noyes died 3 July age 35 King St Oxford.

Could not find the family in census?, This Looks like the NOYES,! as some of them had REEVES as second name, everything else fits.

Reeves 1851 Census England Middlesex Shoreditch St Leonard HO107/1534/60/37 Kingsland Road " Bell and Crown "

William Reeves Noyes & family moved to London between March 23, 1850 when he gave up the Crown Inn at St, St Martin’s Oxford & 12 August 1850 when William Reeves [Noyes] took over The Bell and Crown, Kingsland Road, Shoreditch Middlesex under the name of William Reeves, I have proof from three newspaper reports.

Death Dec 1852 Noyes William Shoreditch 1c 100

William & Rachael had another daughter, Elizabeth Reeves Noyes Bap 29 Sep 1844 St Peter in the East,

She married on the 20 Jul 1869 at St Andrew, Bethnal Green County: Middlesex, to Charles Henry Harman Publican Full Age

his father was Charles Harman Deceased. Witnesses William Noyes and Frances Noyes

In 1881 they had three daughters & one son & were living a 19 Pensoms Gardens Census Place Oxford St Clement, Oxford, RG11 Piece / Folio 1498 / 102 Pg 34

married at St Phillip's Bethnal Green on 25th Feb 1856.

Charles Brooks 28 bachelor. Carver and Guilder, address Whitmore Road, father George Lee Brooks, brassfounder.

Rachel Noyes 34 widow, 10 Pounds Buildings, father James Labourer,

Witnesses Edwin Brooks and Hepzibah Beale. all signed.

Mother Rachel Davis b. 1820 and William Noyes b. 1818. However, adding her parents breaks the tree - due to a lot of intermarriages, so it is not shown here.

Lois Rachel was Charles’s second wife. His first was Sophia Humphreys.

Because his son Augustus married Rachel’s sister Ann Brooks, and this will not display properly on the tree, Charles is in the tree twice.

View Charles’ other life here

Married Louisa Blomfield in 1888. Record in Ancestry. Possibly had child Ellen Louise in 1891, but need to check record in ancestry.

Birth record not found for Edmond, but several records in censuses

Possibly married in 1902 Oxford to Rosa Harman (probably his cousin) or Alice Jane Joyce

Slight disparity between christening record and freebmd birth record. Christening record puts birth date as 6 Dec 1887. Freebmd has 1884.

Marriage 20 Jul 1869 Parish: St Andrew, Bethnal Green,Tower Hamlets, Middlesex

Elizabeth Reeves Noyes ....... Full Age address as groom Father Name: William Noyes Deceased

Charles Henry Harman Publican. Full Age groom address Vicroria Place, Father Name: Charles Harman Deceased

both signed Witnesses William Noyes and Frances Noyes

In 1851 census with mother Ruth and brothers and sisters: Elizabeth, Thomas, William, George, Mary

Possibly born Harriet Elizabeth marrying Walter James Fenn in Oxford and settling in West Ham. Scant proof, though - just speculation from freebmd and blind census search.

Marriage 04 Dec 1865 Parish: St Paul, Shadwell Surrey

Eunice Noyes Age 18 Spouse John Henry Jenkins a Widower Age 45 Rigger,

Father Name William Noyes groom's Father William John Jenkins cabinet maker

Witnesses Rachel Brooks her mark X and Hepzibah Beale

Then married John’s son from previous marriage in 1872. It is possible John snr. died in 1869 Islington, although difficult to prove. Which case all Eunice’s children were from her second marriage.

Two entries are the same person.

Baptism 1873 Hammersmith on FamilySearch

Census search for 1901 has Harriet M Jenkins living with Francis Wm, born 1872 and son Alexander W born 1900.

1911 shows 10 children born, 7 alive 3 died.

Baptized 1st Nov 1883 with William Charles and Rachel

Married Joe John Lloyd 1909, marriage on Ancestry

Married Frederick Skidmore 1915, he was born 1892

Marriage 30 Jul 1873 Parish: St Matthew, Bethnal Green County: Middlesex Borough: Tower Hamlets.

Frances Noyes Spouse Name: James William Jenkins Spouse Age Full Gentleman! living at Grove House Cambridge Heath Bethnal Green

Spouse Father Name: John Henry Jenkins master Mariner, Father William Noyes licensed vitular

Witnesses for Frances were; E Machin and H Beale

Married 07 Sep 1872 St James the Less, Bethnal Green County: Middlesex Borough: Tower Hamlets

William Noyes cabinet maker Full Age Amelia Yeates Spouse

bride's father William Yeates Plasterer, groom's Father William Noyes Publican WITNESSES J NOYES & ? YEATS

Father William, according to marriage certificate.

Her sister Ann Elizabeth married James Noyes, her husband’s brother, five weeks later.

1881 census has her born in 1855. 1860 census appears to show her born in 1850 with sister Elizabeth, born in 1846, Charlotte born in 1848 and mother Elizabeth born in 1827 with father William born in 1825 - if this is right family.

Married Harry Mitchell in 1892

Married Margaret Crutchlow in 1907 Bethnal Green, two children record in 1915 and 17, William A and George A. There is a marriage record on Ancestry.

Possibly married Annie N Salmon in 1911 Hackney, who could well have been his cousin. They had at least one child Alfred P Noyes.

Possibly married Frederick Still in 1914 Camberwell

Possibly married James W Andrews in 1913 Islington

Married 17 Oct 1872 St James the Less, Bethnal Green Middlesex James Noyes Plasterer Full Age Spouse Name: Ann YEATS Father, groom William Noyes LIC Vitualr bride' Father William Yeates Plasterer,

witnesses WILLIAM NOYES & ANN BROOKES

Went to Australia with in 1912 with children and grandchildren:

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NOYES James 1853 M 1912 London Australia Sydney Ship name: Narrung [James Senior ]

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NOYES ARTH 33 SEP 1912 NARRUNG B 854 003

NOYES HERBT 36 SEP 1912 NARRUNG B 854 004

NOYES JAS 39 SEP 1912 NARRUNG B 854 004 [James Junior ]

[ it is odd that James Senior isn’t on both list! Yet his son‘s are ]

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ARTHUR HENRY Noyes & Elizabeth Louisa Davis

NOYES Arthur H 1879 M 1912 London Australia Sydney ^ Narrung

NOYES E 1880 F 1913 London Australia Sydney ^

NOYES Doris 1909 F 1913 London Australia Sydney ^

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NOYES James 1853 M 1912 London Australia Sydney () Ship name: Narrung [James Davis Father age 59]

[James Davis Children from 1911 census]

NOYES Annie 1879 F 1913 London Australia Sydney ()

NOYES Ernest 1884 M 1913 London Australia Sydney ()

NOYES Ethel 1886 F 1913 London Australia Sydney ()

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Herbert John Noyes & Louisa Adams, Family +

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NOYES Herbert 1876 M 1912 London Australia Sydney +

NOYES Herbt 1900 M 1914 London Australia Sydney +

NOYES Len 1904 M 1914 London Australia Sydney +

NOYES Louisa 1872 F 1914 London Australia Sydney +

NOYES Louisa 1902 F 1914 London Australia Sydney +

NOYES Arthur 1906 M 1914 London Australia Sydney +

Index to Unassisted Inward Passenger Lists to Victoria 1852-1923

Family Name First Name Age Month Year Ship Port Fiche Page

NOYES ARTHUR 8 MAR 1914 NORSEMAN B 891 015

NOYES HERBT 14 MAR 1914 NORSEMAN B 891 015

NOYES LEN 10 MAR 1914 NORSEMAN B 891 015

NOYES LOUISA 12 MAR 1914 NORSEMAN B 891 015

NOYES LOUISA MRS 42 MAR 1914 NORSEMAN B 891 015

------------------------------------------------------------- JAMES WILLIAM Noyes & Nellie Eleanor Augustus Rayner **

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NOYES Jas Wm Unknow M 1912 London Australia Sydney**

NOYES Nellie Unkno F 1912 London Australia Sydney**

NOYES Sydney A Unkn M 1912 London Australia Sydney**

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Family Name First Name Age Month Year Ship Port Fiche Page

NOYES J WM 41 APR 1912 ORAMA B 845 018

NOYES NELLIE MRS 36 APR 1912 ORAMA B 845 018

NOYES SYDNEY A 8 APR 1912 ORAMA B 845 018

Died age 86, late of Ryde. Sydney Morning Herald 29 Jun 1960

1891 census Arthur H Noyes 21 London Bethnal Green London Bethnal Green Plasterer

Died 6 Sep 1963 aged 64 at Torquay, England, late of Epping. Sydney Morning Herald 14 Sep 1963.

Emigrated to Australia

Died age 82, late of Artarmon. Sydney Morning Herald 27 July 1961

1901 census index Arthur H Noyes 21 London Bethnal Green London Bethnal Green Plasterer

went to Australia

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NOYES James 1853 M 1912 London Australia Sydney Ship name: Narrung [James Senior ]

--------------------------------------- Index to Unassisted Inward Passenger Lists to Victoria 1852-1923

NOYES ARTH 33 SEP 1912 NARRUNG B 854 003

NOYES HERBT 36 SEP 1912 NARRUNG B 854 004

NOYES JAS 39 SEP 1912 NARRUNG B 854 004 [James Junior ]

[ it is odd that James Senior isn’t on both list! Yet his son‘s are ]

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find my past index. not found in Unassisted Inward Passenger Lists to Victoria 1852-1923

ARTHUR HENRY Noyes & Elizabeth Louisa Davis

NOYES Arthur H 1879 M 1912 London Australia Sydney ^ Narrung

NOYES E 1880 F 1913 London Australia Sydney ^

NOYES Doris 1909 F 1913 London Australia Sydney ^

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on find my past index. not found in Unassisted Inward Passenger Lists to Victoria 1852-1923

NOYES James 1853 M 1912 London Australia Sydney () Ship name: Narrung [James Davis Father age 59]

[James Davis Children from 1911 census]

NOYES Annie 1879 F 1913 London Australia Sydney ()

NOYES Ernest 1884 M 1913 London Australia Sydney ()

NOYES Ethel 1886 F 1913 London Australia Sydney ()

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Herbert John Noyes & Louisa Adams, Family +

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NOYES Herbert 1876 M 1912 London Australia Sydney +

NOYES Herbt 1900 M 1914 London Australia Sydney +

NOYES Len 1904 M 1914 London Australia Sydney +

NOYES Louisa 1872 F 1914 London Australia Sydney +

NOYES Louisa 1902 F 1914 London Australia Sydney +

NOYES Arthur 1906 M 1914 London Australia Sydney +

Index to Unassisted Inward Passenger Lists to Victoria 1852-1923

Family Name First Name Age Month Year Ship Port Fiche Page

NOYES ARTHUR 8 MAR 1914 NORSEMAN B 891 015

NOYES HERBT 14 MAR 1914 NORSEMAN B 891 015

NOYES LEN 10 MAR 1914 NORSEMAN B 891 015

NOYES LOUISA 12 MAR 1914 NORSEMAN B 891 015

NOYES LOUISA MRS 42 MAR 1914 NORSEMAN B 891 015

------------------------------------------------------------- JAMES WILLIAM Noyes & Nellie Eleanor Augustus Rayner **

find my past index

NOYES Jas Wm Unknow M 1912 London Australia Sydney**

NOYES Nellie Unkno F 1912 London Australia Sydney**

NOYES Sydney A Unkn M 1912 London Australia Sydney**

Index to Unassisted Inward Passenger Lists to Victoria 1852-1923

Family Name First Name Age Month Year Ship Port Fiche Page

NOYES J WM 41 APR 1912 ORAMA B 845 018

NOYES NELLIE MRS 36 APR 1912 ORAMA B 845 018

NOYES SYDNEY A 8 APR 1912 ORAMA B 845 018

Death late of Lane Cove. Sydney Morning Herald 24 Sep 1974

Ann Brooks age 18 married Augustus Salmon age 20 on the 02 Jan 1876 Walthamstow, Essex

groom's father's Charles Salmon bride's father's Charles Brooks *

*Charles Salmon a widower married Rachael Lois Noyes [d of William]

Charles Brooks married Rachael Davis Noyes [widow of William]

Found a baptism record, showing mother as Sophia. Freebmd has a marriage in 1851 Shoreditch between Charles and Sophia Humphreys. Ancestry has marriage as 4th March in Haggerston St Mary. Charles was a cabinet maker aand his father Frederick was a solicitor. Her father, Charles was also a solicitor

There are 6 possible children to Maud in freebmd, two in same month - possibly twins. Need some confirmation on these.

Eight Cooks born between 1914 and 1938 with Salmon as mother’s maiden name. Need some confirmation but it is likely that she had at least two children