Thomas STOKES was born 1796/7 and christened on 31 Jan 1797 at Churchill in Oxfordshire. He was a stone mason.
He was the fourth of nine children.
He married Martha MORTIMER on St George's Day, 23 April, 1816 in Bicester, where they were both then living. James BLINKER, Martha's brother-in-law (husband of sister Judith) was a witness to the marriage.
They had 10 children between 1816 and 1840. They were all christened in Churchill except their first child, Thomas, who was christened in Bicester as was the custom. They were: Thomas, William, James, twins John and Hannah, Jesse, Ann, William, Helen and Jane.
Thomas died some time between 1851 and 1861 when his wife Martha was listed as a widow.
Possible GRO death certificates (consistent with his reported census ages) include:
STOKES, THOMAS, 64 Q3 1854 NOTTINGHAM 07B 145
STOKES, THOMAS, 65, Q3 1855 BINGHAM UNION 07B 165
STOKES, THOMAS, 67, Q3 1857 KINGS NORTON 06C 254
Other information
The Thomas STOKES that died in 1862 was an infant living in Chipping Norton, but buried in Churchill.
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Date
Age*
Event
Place
31 Jan 1796
4
Churchill, Oxfordshire
frm 1796 to 1860
5
Churchill, Oxfordshire
8 May 1797
5
8 Jun 1799
8
Churchill, Oxfordshire
24 May 1800
8
Churchill, Oxfordshire
23 Apr 1816
24
Bicester, Oxfordshire
22 Nov 1816
25
Bicester, Oxfordshire
22 Nov 1816
25
Bicester, Oxfordshire
Feb 1817
25
24 Oct 1819
28
Churchill, Oxfordshire
3 Mar 1822
30
Churchill, Oxfordshire
24 Jun 1824
33
Churchill, Oxfordshire
24 Jun 1824
33
Churchill, Oxfordshire
1 Oct 1824
33
Churchill, Oxfordshire
10 Aug 1825
34
Churchill, Oxfordshire
26 Feb 1826
34
Churchill, Oxfordshire
29 Mar 1829
37
Churchill, Oxfordshire
15 Feb 1831
39
Churchill, Oxfordshire
4 Dec 1831
40
Churchill, Oxfordshire
btw 1834 and 1835
43
Churchill, Oxfordshire
1840
49
Occupation: Stonemason 
18
22 Mar 1840
48
Churchill, Oxfordshire
2 Sep 1840
49
Hempsted, Gloucestershire
7 Jun 1841
50
Churchill Village, Churchill, Oxfordshire
7 Jun 1841
49
Occupation: Stonemason 
23
Churchill, Oxfordshire
10 Oct 1842
51
Churchill, Oxfordshire
22 Apr 1848
56
Churchill, Oxfordshire
30 Mar 1851
60
Churchill, Oxfordshire
9 Apr 1855
63
Churchill, Oxfordshire
1856
65
Camden, New South Wales, Australia
21 Nov 1857
66
Churchill, Oxfordshire
Apr 1860
68
22 Apr 1860
68
Churchill, Oxfordshire
22 Oct 1869
78
Churchill, Oxfordshire
1877
86
Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
17 Apr 1885
93
Broadway, Worcestershire
19 Aug 1887
96
Calitzdorp, Western Cape, South Africa
15 Jan 1894
102
Calitzdorp, Western Cape, South Africa
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