Family of Thomas Arthur STOKES and Susan MUSSLEWHITE

Husband:	Thomas Arthur STOKES (b.1803, bur.1875)
Wife:	Susan MUSSLEWHITE (b.1831?, bur.1905)
Children:	Ursuline STOKES (1860?- )
	Emma Jane STOKES (1861?- )
	Alfred Thomas STOKES (1862?- )
	Ellen Elizabeth STOKES (1864-1871)
	Sarah STOKES (1866?-1911)
	Vera STOKES (1870?- )
Marriage	24 Mar 1859	St. James, Poole, Dorset
Census (family) (1)	1861	Hamworthy, Poole
Census (family) (2)	1871	Hamworthy, Poole

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Census (family) (1)	Ham Street
Census (family) (2)	Ham Street

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

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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: Susan MUSSLEWHITE

Name:	Susan MUSSLEWHITE
Sex:	Female
Father:	Thomas MUPELWHITE (1801?- )
Mother:	Susan ? (1806?-aft1871)
Birth	1831 (app)
Census	1881 (age 50)	Hamworthy, Poole
Burial	29 Nov 1905	St. Michael's, Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset

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Census

18 Ham Street Dress Maker

Child 1: Ursuline STOKES

Name:	Ursuline STOKES
Sex:	Female
Spouse:	William GERRARD ( - )
Birth	1860 (app)	Lymington, Hampshire
Census (1)	1861 (age 1)	Hamworthy, Poole
Census (2)	1881 (age 21)	Hamworthy, Poole

Additional Information

Census (1)	Ham Street Birth place listed as Lymington, Hampshire
Census (2)	18 Ham Street ? Keeper

Child 2: Emma Jane STOKES

Name:	Emma Jane STOKES
Sex:	Female
Spouse 1:	William Henry LANGFORD ( - )
Spouse 2:	Frank John BACON (1864?- )
Birth	1861 (app)	Poole, Dorset
Occupation		Tailoress
Census	1881 (age 18 (!))	Hamworthy, Poole

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Census

18 Ham Street Tailoress

Child 3: Alfred Thomas STOKES

Name:	Alfred Thomas STOKES
Sex:	Male
Birth	1862 (app)	Hamworthy, Poole
Occupation		Apprentice Coach Builder
Census (1)	1871 (age 8)	Hamworthy, Poole
Census (2)	1881 (age 18)	Hamworthy, Poole

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Census (1)	Ham Street
Census (2)	18 Ham Street Apprentice to Coach Builder

Child 4: Ellen Elizabeth STOKES

Name:	Ellen Elizabeth STOKES
Sex:	Female
Birth	1864	Hamworthy, Poole
Census	1871 (age 7)	Hamworthy, Poole
Death	1871 (age 6-7)	Poole, Dorset

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Census

Ham Street

Child 5: Sarah STOKES

Name:	Sarah STOKES
Sex:	Female
Spouse:	Frank John BACON (1864?- )
Birth	1866 (app)	Hamworthy, Poole
Census (1)	1871 (age 5)	Hamworthy, Poole
Census (2)	1881 (age 15)	Hamworthy, Poole
Death	1911 (age 44-45)	Poole, Dorset

Additional Information

Census (1)	Ham Street
Census (2)	18 Ham Street

Child 6: Vera STOKES

Name:	Vera STOKES
Sex:	Female
Spouse:	George Henry COLE ( - )
Birth	1870 (app)	Hamworthy, Poole
Census	1881 (age 11)

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 2: Emma Jane STOKES

In 1911 census living with her brother in law Frank John Bacon and his family