Elizabeth Nash or Naish was born in Chipping Norton in 1758. She was one of eight children.
She married Thomas Stokes in 1781 in Chipping Norton, and together they had nine children between 1782 and 1804. All but their first children William were christened in Churchill. They were: William, Mary, Elizabeth, Thomas, Sarah, Phabe (Phoebe?), Ann, Jno. and Isaac.
