Family of Henry STOKES and Dorothy WILLS

Husband:	Henry STOKES (1764-1841)
Wife:	Dorothy WILLS (1778?-aft1851)
Children:	Thomas Arthur STOKES (b.1803, bur.1875)
	William STOKES (1806-1888)
	Louisa STOKES (1808-1851?)
	Richard Sutton STOKES (1813-1886)
	Matilda STOKES (bap.1817)
Marriage	1 Nov 1801	Poole, Dorset
Census (family)	1841

Additional Information

Census (family)

Bay Hog Lane Fish Seller (Ref: HO107/294/10/F14p23 )

Husband: Henry STOKES

Name:	Henry STOKES
Sex:	Male
Father:	Unknown STOKES ( - )
Mother:	-
Birth	1764	??
Occupation (1)	1786 (age 21-22)	-; Sojourner
Occupation (2)	16 Sep 1788 (age 23-24)	-
Death	19 Mar 1841 (age 76-77)
Occupation (3)	24 Mar 1859 (age 94-95)	Tidewaiter

Additional Information

Occupation (1)	Not of the parish in Poole
Occupation (2)	Listed as a fisherman in a Bastardy Bond

Wife: Dorothy WILLS

Name:	Dorothy WILLS
Sex:	Female
Father:	-
Mother:	-
Birth	1778 (app)	Poole, Dorset
Census	1851 (age 72)	Liverpool
Death	aft 1851 (age 72-73)

Additional Information

Census

Toxteth Park Stated as Mother-in-Law to Andrew McClean (who is a widower)

Child 1: Thomas Arthur STOKES

Name:	Thomas Arthur STOKES
Sex:	Male
Spouse 1:	Anne CORBIN (1803?-1858)
Spouse 2:	Susan MUSSLEWHITE (b.1831?, bur.1905)
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.

Child 2: William STOKES

Name:	William STOKES
Sex:	Male
Birth	1 Nov 1806	Poole, Dorset
Death	1888 (age 82)	Poole, Dorset

Child 3: Louisa STOKES

Name:	Louisa STOKES
Sex:	Female
Spouse:	Andrew MCCLEAN (1800?-aft1851)
Birth	10 Nov 1808	Poole, Dorset
Death	1851 (app) (age 42-43)

Child 4: Richard Sutton STOKES

	Richard Sutton STOKES

Name:	Richard Sutton STOKES
Sex:	Male
Spouse:	Mary Ann PERRY (1819-1878)
Birth	11 Aug 1813	Poole, Dorset
Baptism	11 Aug 1813 (age 0)	Poole, Dorset
Occupation	1861 (age 47)	Lightkeeper & Fisherman
Death	4 Mar 1886 (age 72)	North Haven
Burial		Brownsea Island, Poole, Dorset

Additional Information

Burial

St. Mary's

Child 5: Matilda STOKES

	Matilda STOKES		Spouse: Samuel SAUNDERS

Name:	Matilda STOKES
Sex:	Female
Spouse:	Samuel SAUNDERS ( - )
Baptism	29 Jan 1817	Poole, Dorset

Note on Husband: Henry STOKES (1)

1786. Henry didn't sign his name on his marriage certificate.

Note on Husband: Henry STOKES (2)

18 Jan 1807 received the "Sacrement of the lords supper" in St. James Church, Poole.

Note on Husband: Henry STOKES (3)

18 Jan 1807 Henry Stokes was providing a "Customs Oath". Therefore presumably worked for Customs

 

Lived in "Brownsea".

 

Did not sign own name

Note on Husband: Henry STOKES (4)

Married in the same year as first wife's death.

Note on Husband: Henry STOKES (5)

In 1821 appeared in government "Pensions, Allowances, and Compensations" list. This was effectively a Profit and Loss account for Great Britain.

 

The entry reads:

 

Henry Stokes. Boatman. 10 years service. £20 annual allowance.

 

Interestingly his father in law William Stanley appears about him with an allowance of £20 annually for 12 years service.

Note on Husband: Henry STOKES (6)

30 October 1834

 

 

Conviction: Fine of Henry Stokes

 

Def: H Stokes of Poole, Fisherman

 

Witness: James Bristowe, Gentleman, Water Bailiff of Poole

Conviction: That on the 27th October 1834 defendant dredged in Poole waters and took 500 Oysters contrary to prohibition of the Mayor and to the Bye-laws.

 

Fine: 40 Shillings

 

J.P. Robert Slade, Mayor

Note on Wife: Dorothy WILLS

Born in Dorset

Note on Child 1: Thomas Arthur STOKES (1)

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

Note on Child 1: Thomas Arthur STOKES (2)

- Worked for Lord Londesborough

- worked for Benjamin Heywood

Note on Child 1: 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 Child 1: 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: William STOKES

"later joined the Preventive Service and then the coast guard"

Note on Child 4: Richard Sutton STOKES (1)

Coxswain of the lifeboat Manley Wood

Note on Child 4: Richard Sutton STOKES (2)

Awarded Silver Medal by RNLI

Note on Child 4: Richard Sutton STOKES (3)

Found facing down dead in the snow

Note on Child 4: Richard Sutton STOKES (4)

Buried on Brownsea Island. The RNLI stood over his grave and fired flares to mark his passing.

 

"Richard Sutton Stokes died in 1886 and is buried in the churchyard of St. Mary's, on Browsea Island. He was the first coxswain of the lifeboat "Manley Wood" and is credited with saving 72 lives."

Note on Child 5: Matilda STOKES

Married in the presence of Richard Stokes