1813 - 18th Sep 1880
Second son of Robert Stokes and his wife Martha Frances nee Barker (both q.v.). Inherited a quarter share in the proceeds of the sale of the lease of Abbey Court pen in St Andrew, Jamaica, and 33 enslaved people on the death of his father in 1819. Moved with his widowed mother and elder brother Robert Stokes junior (q.v.) to Britain where they lived in Chelsea. Emigrated to New Zealand in 1840. Owned 30,000 acres in New Zealand jointly with his brother Robert Stokes by the time of his death in 1880. Both John and his brother had returned to London, both died at 1 Clanricarde Gardens, London.
Familysearch.org, New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records [database online]. Will of Robert Stokes senior PROB 11/1623. Fully sourced article on Robert Stokes junior in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Stokes_(politician) [accessed 16/12/2016].
We are grateful to James Hodsdon for his assistance with compiling this entry.
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Absentee?
Transatlantic
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Occupation
Surgeon
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The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:
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02/02/1819 [SD] - → Legatee
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Nephew → Aunt
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First Cousins
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Nephew → Aunt
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Son → Father
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Son → Mother
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Brothers
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Wellington, New Zealand
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Chelsea, London, Middlesex, London, England
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1 Clanricarde Gardens, Bayswater, London, Middlesex, London, England
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1774 - 1832
Head driver on Great Valley estate in Hanover, Jamaica. Executed by hanging following Sam Sharpe's War.
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2024
CITING THIS RECORD:
'John Milbourne Stokes', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/2146650523 [accessed 3rd December 2024].
