Vincent Novello

Novello and his wife, Mary Sabilla (née Hehl), had eleven children. Five of his daughters survived to adulthood, four of them gifted singers.

Mary Victoria Cowden Clarke (née Novello) (1809–1898), was a literary scholar and writer. She married the author (and friend of Keats) Charles Cowden Clarke, edited The Musical Times for four years and compiled one of the first concordances of Shakespeare.

Joseph Alfred Novello (1810–1896), singer, music publisher, founded The Musical Times in 1844, retired in 1866 and sold off his stake in Novello & Co.

Cecilia Serle (née Novello) (1812-1890) was an actress and singer, a pupil of the singing teacher Mrs. Blaine Hunt. She achieved early success on the stage but retired in 1836 when she married Thomas James Serle, a playwright, actor, novelist, and editor of a London weekly newspaper.

Edward Petre Novello (1813-1836) showed promise as a painter but died young. He painted the family portrait, The Novello Family around 1830, and a portrait of Clara Novello in 1833. They are now at the National Portrait Gallery.

Emma Aloysia Novello (1814–c. 1880), painter.

Sidney Vincent Novello (1816–1820)

Clara Anastasia Novello (1818–1908), was a soprano, one of the best-known vocalists in opera and oratorio, and on the concert stage, from 1833 onward. In 1843 she married Count Gigliucci, but after a few years returned to her profession, retiring in 1860. Charles Lamb wrote a poem (To Clara N.) in her praise.

Julia Harriet Novello (born and died 1820)

Mary Sabilla Novello (1821–1904), singer, teacher of singing and translator.

Florence Novello (1822- c.1832). In Edward's family portrait The Novello Family, Florence is pictured in a white dress with her back to the viewer

Charles Arthur Novello (born and died 1824)