Background
Gervis was born to William Streatfeild and Janet Venn and was the eldest sister of Noel Streatfeild.
Gervis was born to William Streatfeild and Janet Venn and was the eldest sister of Noel Streatfeild.
There, she also attended the Hastings and Street Leonard"s Colleges and Laleham school in Eastbourne.
After the war she became an art teacher and by the 1920s got married and moved to Dorset where she was busy with art and illustrations. She also known for her other book illustrations such as The Buttercup Farm Family, The Pole Star Family, The Saucy Jane Family and The Very Big Secret.