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George Edward Stokes 1895–1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jun 1895

Birth Location: Ohingaiti, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Death Date: 3 May 1975

Death Location: Dunedin, New Zealand

Father: Thomas Stokes

Mother: Winifred Jones

Spouse(s): Marjorie Stokes, Elsie WATERHOUSE

Children(s): Winifred Williams, Gerald Stokes, Betty Stokes, Jack Stokes, Edward Stokes*, Alan STOKES, Joyce Stokes

In 1895, George Edward Stokes entered the world in Ohingaiti, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand, born to Thomas James Stokes And Winifred Mary Jones. In 1938, George Edward Stokes resided in Christchurch North, Canterbury, New Zealand. George Edward Stokes married Elsie May Waterhouse, Marjorie Rosa Stokes, and had children including Alan Leslie Stokes, Betty Hiro Stokes, Edward George Stokes, Gerald Ethelbert Stokes, Jack Raymond Stokes, Joyce Lillian Stokes, Winifred Jean Williams. George Edward Stokes passed away in 1975 in Dunedin, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1895, George Edward Stokes entered the world in Ohingaiti, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand, born to Thomas James Stokes And Winifred Mary Jones.
  • In 1938, George Edward Stokes resided in Christchurch North, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  • George Edward Stokes married Elsie May Waterhouse, Marjorie Rosa Stokes, and had children including Alan Leslie Stokes, Betty Hiro Stokes, Edward George Stokes, Gerald Ethelbert Stokes, Jack Raymond Stokes, Joyce Lillian Stokes, Winifred Jean Williams.
  • George Edward Stokes passed away in 1975 in Dunedin, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Stokes's Ancestors

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George Stokes
1895–1975
Birth Place: Ohingaiti, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Parents
Thomas James Stokes
1870–1933
Gateshead, Durham
Winifred (Mary) Jones
1871–1957
Wellington, New Zealand
Grandparents
Edward Stokes
1843–1893
Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Maria (Ellen) Brown
1845–1911
Antrim, Northern Ireland
George Jones
1846–1922
Romford, Essex, England
Emma Hollis
1852–1926
St George Hanover Square, London
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Brown
1811–
Mary Davidson
1810–1876
Samuel Jones
1813–1893
Mary Frances
1823–1874
Joseph Hollis
1829–1918
Ann Plant
1828–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jones
1786–1838
Frances Brent
1790–1856
Samuel Francis
1797–1891
Sarah Garnham
1807–1848
Joseph Hollis
1802–1869
Mary Bourne
1806–1885
James Plant
1800–
Sarah Wilkins
1786–1849

George Stokes's Descendants

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George (Edward) Stokes (25 Jun 1895–3 May 1975) m. Marjorie (Rosa) Stokes (19 Dec 1915–3 September 1993) m. Elsie (May) WATERHOUSE (25 Oct 1894–9 Jan 1935)
  1. 1. Winifred (Jean) Williams 1918– m. Ronald (Hubert) Cruthers 1917–2000
  2. 2. Gerald (Ethelbert) Stokes 1943–2003
  3. 3. Betty (Hiro) Stokes 1921–1995
  4. 4. Jack (Raymond) Stokes 1922–1986 m. Gladys Ackroyd 1923–2009 m. Yvonne (Grace) Lawrence 1941–2012
    1. 1. Brian (William Stokes) TWIN 1946–2022
    2. 2. Raymond (John) Stokes 1950–1997
    3. 3. Beverley (Ann) Henry 1951–1986
  5. 5. Edward (George) Stokes* 1919–1970 m. Iria (Taite) Stokes 1928–1968 m. Mavis Rintoul 1921–2011 m. Muriel (Francis) Averis 1920–2004
  6. 6. Alan (Leslie) STOKES 1924–1948 m. Melva (Justine LE) LIEVRE 1922–2012
  7. 7. Joyce (Lillian) Stokes 1926–2004 m. Ronald (Ernest) Ryan 1922–1980

George Stokes's Timeline

3 Records

1895
25 Jun 1895
Birth of George Edward Stokes in Ohingaiti, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Ohingaiti, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
1938
1938
Age 43
George Edward Stokes resided here in Christchurch North, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch North, Canterbury, New Zealand
1975
3 May 1975
Age 80
Death of George Edward Stokes in Dunedin, New Zealand
Dunedin, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1895
    Event Place: Ohingaiti, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, CIVIL Registration Birth Index, Department of Internal Affairs; New Zealand; New Zealand, Registration Birth Index, 1840-1901

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Christchurch North, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1938

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1975
    Event Place: Dunedin, New Zealand

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