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| Name | STOKES – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 30th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 463 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 4th October 1824 / 15 years / Scunderbad East Indies Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Fresh / Blue / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 1 year 8 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 49 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 28th November 1848 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Jersey Channel Islands |
| Pension Districts | 1848 Channel Islands 1849 Birmingham 1849 Falkland Islands 1857 1st Liverpool 1857 Londonderry 1861-1881 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem Increased to 1/3d per diem for 8 years 6 months service to Enrolled Force Western Australia |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 10th November 1860 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PALMERSTON 11th February 1861 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1809 Lewisham Kent England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | STOKES Thomas Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Caroline Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | O’NEIL Ellen c1819 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 11th July 1838 Sunderland Durham England |
| Children by 1st Wife
| Sarah B 4th July 1839 Belfast Antrim Ireland D 1840 aged 7 months Newry Ireland William B 21st April 1841 Innisfallen Kerry Ireland. D Limerick aged 4 years John B 7th January 1843 Galway Galway Ireland D 4th December 1871 Western Australia bur Urch Street Cemetery Geraldton Western Australia Ellen B 6th June 1844 Loughrea Galway Ireland D 1849 Birmingham Warwickshire England Louisa B 23rd March 1848 Sunderland Durham England M GIBSON Frederick 1864 Geraldton Western Australia D 18th September 1901 age 53 Western Australia bur Urch Street Cemetery Western Australia Henry B 11th June 1850 Falkland Islands M FLETCHER Maria Cecilia 14th February 1874 Perth Western Australia D 11th July 1927 Perth Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia James B 22nd September 1852 Falkland Islands M McMULLEN Mary Ann 18th May 1877 Western Australia D 17th July 1927 Geraldton Western Australia bur Urch Street Cemetery now Apex Park Geraldton Western Australia Evalina B 25th March 1854 Falkland Islands D 17th May 1854 Falkland Islands Elizabeth B 22nd November 1856 Port Stanley Falkland Islands M BERINGER Edmund August 1896 Geraldton Western Australia D 28th September 1952 Geraldton Western Australia bur Methodist Section Utakarra Cemetery Geraldton Western Australia Mary B 28th October 1859 Londonderry Ireland M ARUNDEL Edward Geraldton Western Australia D 29th April 1921 West Perth Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Thomas B 5th July 1865 Greenough Western Australia M BAKER Jane 1888 Geraldton Western Australia D 1st March 1930 Bunbury Western Australia bur Methodist Section Bunbury Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | O’NEIL James Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Granted Greenough Lots G3 and G4 both of 10 acres |
| Occupation after Arrival | In the Falklands he was described as a gun maker. In his son James’ obituary it said he was an armourer. Farmer at Greenough |
| Newspaper Articles | Sunday Times Sunday 8th May 1921 – page 1 West Australian Wednesday 13th July 1927 – page 1 Geraldton Guardian (WA: 1906-1928) Tuesday 19th July 1927 – page 2 Sunday Times Sunday 9th March 1930 – page 1 Geraldton Guardian (WA: 1929-1947) Thursday 20th June 1940 – page 2 Geraldton Guardian (WA: 1948-1950) Tuesday 21st November 1950 – page 5 The West Australian 1st October 1952 – page 27 Sunday Times Sunday 16 June 1912 page 22 Death of a Prince Imperial – Perth Man’s recollections. (Edward Arundel, husband of Mary Stokes, recounts events during the Zulu Wars) |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 16th May 1881 Geraldton Western Australia Urch Street Cemetery now Apex Park Geraldton Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 18th November 1878 Geraldton Western Australia Urch Street Cemetery now Apex Park Geraldton Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 William Stokes, 463, Private, 30th Regt, depot, Location Enniskillen & Mullingar. WO12/4604In 1847 thirty married Chelsea Pensioners went to the Falkland Island with thirty kit houses to form a permanent garrison and Police force. They were offered similar terms for the Enrolled Guard coming to WA. However in 1857 disillusioned with their inability to provide adequately for their families William and Ellen Stokes together with another 6 of the remaining pensioners returned to the UK at the Government’s expense. Much of the information regarding the BMDs of the Stokes children is sourced from FH Broomhall’s “Veterans” pp B266 & 267, family Bible of Mr A. Armstrong. |