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Richard Stokes 1843–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 JUL 1843

Birth Location: Payneham

Death Date: 6 JUL 1924

Death Location: Murwillumbah, Tweed Shire, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Richard Stokes

Mother: Harriet Cowell

Spouse(s): Lydia Maddy

Children(s): Charles Stokes, Edith Stokes, Ernest Stokes, Frank Stokes, Frederick Stokes, George Stokes, Henry Stokes, Louisa Stokes, Lydia Stokes, Richard Stokes, Thomas Stokes, Violet Stokes

The story of Richard Stokes began in 1843 in Payneham. Richard Stokes married Lydia Marie Maddy, and had children including Charles Sylvester Stokes, Edith Kate Amelia Stokes, Ernest Leslie Stokes, Frank Donald Maddy Stokes, Frederick James Stokes, George Robert Stokes, Henry Walter Stokes, Louisa Mary Jane Stokes, Lydia Christina Stokes, Richard Lewis Stokes, Thomas William Stokes, Violet Irene Ruby Ann May Stokes. Richard Stokes passed away in 1924 in Murwillumbah, Tweed Shire, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Stokes began in 1843 in Payneham.
  • Richard Stokes married Lydia Marie Maddy, and had children including Charles Sylvester Stokes, Edith Kate Amelia Stokes, Ernest Leslie Stokes, Frank Donald Maddy Stokes, Frederick James Stokes, George Robert Stokes, Henry Walter Stokes, Louisa Mary Jane Stokes, Lydia Christina Stokes, Richard Lewis Stokes, Thomas William Stokes, Violet Irene Ruby Ann May Stokes.
  • Richard Stokes passed away in 1924 in Murwillumbah, Tweed Shire, New South Wales, Australia.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Stokes's Ancestors

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Richard Stokes
1843–1924
Birth Place: Payneham
Parents
Richard Stokes
1808–1886
Bethersden, Kent, England
Harriet Cowell
1806–1867
Bethersden, Kent, England
Grandparents
William (Stokes) 3GGF
1781–1859
Aldington, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Amelia (Heffell Heathfield) 3GGM
1781–1860
Effield, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
William Stoakes
1756–1841
Frances Tamkin
1763–1803
Thomas Heathfield
1752–1827
Amelia Trollope
1756–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Stoakes
1725–1796
Mary Wanstal
1733–1781
Samuel Tampkin
1729–1788
Sarah Adams
1738–1804
Thomas Heathfield
1726–1797
Mary Vine
1735–1810
Thomas Trollope
1718–1775
Amelia Page
1732–1769

Richard Stokes's Descendants

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Richard Stokes (14 JUL 1843–6 JUL 1924) m. Lydia (Marie) Maddy (11 JUL 1864–13 MAY 1918)
  1. 1. Charles (Sylvester) Stokes 1888–1917
  2. 2. Edith (Kate Amelia) Stokes 1893–1971 m. Henry (George) Henwood 1884–1950
    1. 1. Donald (Frederick) Henwood 1930–2021 m. Maureen (Margaret) Buckmaster 1935–1981
  3. 3. Ernest (Leslie) Stokes 1902–1980
  4. 4. Frank (Donald Maddy) Stokes 1899–1969 m. Margaret (O) Keefe 1894–1967
  5. 5. Frederick (James) Stokes 1896–1983
  6. 6. George (Robert) Stokes 1895–1959 m. Margaret (Ethel) Turner 1896–1941 m. Edith (May) O'Keefe 1904–1974
    1. 1. Owen (Robert) Stokes 1947–1997
    2. 2. Clarence (Robert) Stokes 1933–2022
    3. 3. Eunice (Barbara) Stokes 1938–2009 m. Michael ('Mitch') Diggens 1930–2010
  7. 7. Henry (Walter) Stokes 1890–1976 m. Mary (Ann Matilda Blanche) Taylor 1893–1977
    1. 1. Violet (Isabel) Stokes 1913–1989
    2. 2. Frederick (Thomas (Tom)) Stokes 1918–1998 m. Nancy (Emily) McKinnon 1921–2011
    3. 3. Lawrence (Walter Meredith 'Mick') Stokes 1915–1999
    4. 4. Shirley (Rae) Stokes 1934–2005
    5. 5. Henry (Walter "Harry") Stokes 1921–2001 m. Ethel (Myrtle) Quinn 1922–
    6. 6. Edna (Alma) Stokes 1917–2014 m. Allan (John) Quick 1923–1982
      1. 1. John (Allan) Quick 1946–2014
  8. 8. Louisa (Mary Jane) Stokes 1884–1973 m. Arthur (John) Madden 1882–1946
    1. 1. Cecil (John) Madden 1913–2012 m. Lillian (Mary) KEEN 1899–1953 m. Hazel HAUPT 1918–1999 m. Jessie Dalrymple 1913–2005
      1. 1. Donald (Campbell) MADDEN 1935–1982
      2. 2. Jessma (Lillian) Maddern 1947–2023 m. Ronald Eichmann 1936–1996
  9. 9. Lydia (Christina) Stokes 1887–1974
  10. 10. Richard (Lewis) Stokes 1883–1946
  11. 11. Thomas (William) Stokes 1892–1989
  12. 12. Violet (Irene Ruby Ann May) Stokes 1905–2007 m. Harold (Frederick) Grant 1891–1945 m. William (Edward) Kelly 1903–1971
    1. 1. Peter (Herbert Frederick) Grant 1926–1994

Richard Stokes's Timeline

2 Records

1843
14 JUL 1843
Birth of Richard Stokes in Payneham
Payneham
1924
6 JUL 1924
Age 81
Death of Richard Stokes in Murwillumbah, Tweed Shire, New South Wales, Australia
Murwillumbah, Tweed Shire, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 JUL 1843
    Event Place: Payneham
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [3] Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 JUL 1924
    Event Place: Murwillumbah, Tweed Shire, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Murwillumbah, Tweed Shire, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

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