Family of Thomas Arthur STOKES and Anne CORBIN

Husband:	Thomas Arthur STOKES (b.1803, bur.1875)
Wife:	Anne CORBIN (1803?-1858)
Children:	Ann Isabella STOKES (1823-1880)
	Isabella Elizabeth STOKES (1824- )
	Thomas Arthur Henry STOKES (1830- )
	Eliza Matilda STOKES (1832- )
	Richard STOKES (1833-1885)
	Jane Louisa STOKES (1827- )
Marriage	12 Mar 1822	Studland, Dorset

Husband: Thomas Arthur STOKES

Name:	Thomas Arthur STOKES
Sex:	Male
Father:	Henry STOKES (1764-1841)
Mother:	Dorothy WILLS (1778?-aft1851)
Birth	9 Jul 1803
Occupation (1)	11 Aug 1830 (age 27)	Preventine Service
Jail	1832 (age 29)	Poole
Occupation (2)	18 Feb 1851 (age 47)	Mariner
Census	1851 (age 47)	Hamworthy, Poole
Burial	22 Aug 1875	Hamworthy, Poole

Additional Information

Jail	Found guilty of Smuggling whilst working for the Customs and Excise. £100 fine or 12 months in prison
Census	7 Lower Hamworthy
Burial	Various members of his family were mourners at his funeral. Thomas (his oldest son), and various unnamed children. Samuel and RIchard Stokes his brother was also mentioned.

Wife: Anne CORBIN

Name:	Anne CORBIN
Sex:	Female
Father:	-
Mother:	-
Birth	1803 (est)
Census (1)	1841 (age 38)
Census (2)	1851 (age 47)	Hamworthy, Poole
Death	22 Mar 1858 (age 54)
Burial	22 Mar 1858 (age 54)

Additional Information

Census (1)	Church Steet Wife of Seaman (crossed out) Ref: HO107/294/10/F18p32
Census (2)	7 Lower Hamworthy Born Longham?

Child 1: Ann Isabella STOKES

Name:	Ann Isabella STOKES
Sex:	Female
Spouse:	John MEDWAY (1824?-1863)
Birth	26 Feb 1823	Branksea
Baptism		St. James, Poole, Dorset
Christening	26 Feb 1823 (age 0)
Census (1)	1841 (age 18)
Census (2)	1851 (age 28)	Hamworthy, Poole
Census (3)	1871 (age 47)	Hamworthy, Poole
Death	1880 (age 56)	Hamworthy, Poole
Burial	8 Jan 1880	St. Michael's, Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset

Additional Information

Census (1)	Church Steet Called Anne
Census (2)	16 Lower Hamworthy
Census (3)	22 Ham Street School Mistress

Child 2: Isabella Elizabeth STOKES

Name:	Isabella Elizabeth STOKES
Sex:	Female
Spouse:	James Low KEMBER (1821- )
Birth	12 Sep 1824	Poole, Dorset
Census	1841 (age 16)

Additional Information

Census

Church Steet

Child 3: Thomas Arthur Henry STOKES

Name:	Thomas Arthur Henry STOKES
Sex:	Male
Spouse:	Mary ? (1831?- )
Birth	11 Aug 1830	Branksea
Baptism
Christening	11 Aug 1830 (age 0)	Poole, Dorset
Census (1)	1841 (age 10)
Census (2)	1851 (age 20)	Hamworthy, Poole

Additional Information

Census (1)	Church Steet
Census (2)	7 Lower Hamworthy

Child 4: Eliza Matilda STOKES

Name:	Eliza Matilda STOKES
Sex:	Female
Birth	1832	Poole, Dorset
Census (1)	1841 (age 8)
Census (2)	1851 (age 18)	Hamworthy, Poole

Additional Information

Census (1)	Church Street
Census (2)	7 Lower Hamworthy

Child 5: Richard STOKES

Name:	Richard STOKES
Sex:	Male
Birth	14 Nov 1833
Baptism
Christening	14 Nov 1833 (age 0)	Poole, Dorset
Census (1)	1841 (age 8)
Census (2)	1851 (age 18)	Hamworthy, Poole
Death	1885 (age 51)	Poole, Dorset

Additional Information

Census (1)	Church Street
Census (2)	7 Lower Hamworthy
Death	St James

Child 6: Jane Louisa STOKES

Name:	Jane Louisa STOKES
Sex:	Female
Birth	1 Jan 1827	Poole, Dorset

Note on Husband: Thomas Arthur STOKES (1)

In 1832 was convicted of smuggling despite working for the Customs & Excise

Note on Husband: Thomas Arthur STOKES (2)

- Worked for Lord Londesborough

- worked for Benjamin Heywood

Note on Husband: Thomas Arthur STOKES (3)

1875 - Buried in St. Michaels, Hamworthy with wife. Stories passed down to Eilleen McMullen were:

 

1. When his wife died "he had another woman on his knee"

 

2. That a "boom swung round hit him on the head and killed him".

 

3. That he was a very bad man which is why they gave him a grave so that he couldn't get out (look at the grave :) )!!!

Note on Husband: Thomas Arthur STOKES (4)

Was killed in the Solent whilst captain of a ship. The ship (Mistletoe) was struck by Queen Victoria's vessel (Alberta) with her onboard.

 

The vessel struck the mistletoe and "reversed" out. As it did this the Mistletoe sank. Rigging fell on Thomas and killed him.

 

There was a national enquiry and the family were paid off.

Note on Child 3: Thomas Arthur Henry STOKES

Master of the 'William Pitt', the 'Ann & Elizabeth', and the 'Crystal', all of Poole, various years

Note on Child 4: Eliza Matilda STOKES

Witness of sister's (Isabella Elizabeth's marriage)