Hannah THOMPSON

4th Jun 18181,2 - 11th Oct 19051,3,4,5,6,7,8

Living on own means10

Life History

4th Jun 1818	Born in Yorkshire.1,2
2nd Apr 1872	Licence obtained for marriage to Oliver Day STOKES in London Diocese.11 "Appeared personally Oliver Day Stokes Esquire a Major in the 107th Regiment of Militia of the Parish of Torquay in the County of Devon a widower and prayed a Licence for the solemnisation of Matrimony in the Parish of St George Hanover Square in the County of Middlesex between him and Hannah Thompson of the said Parish of St George, a widow ... ... "
3rd Apr 1872	Married Oliver Day STOKES in St George Hanover Square.1,17
3rd Apr 1881	Recorded in census in Cheltenham (Lansdown House).2 Oliver D Stokes - Head - Married - 69 - J.P., Major Kerry Militia Retired, half-pay Madras N.S. - born Co Kerry Ireland Hannah Stokes - Wife - 60 - born Yorkshire, Anna J Stokes - Daughter - 30 - born Tralee Ireland Elizabeth May Stokes - Daughter - 23 - born Farnham Emily Kathleen Stokes - Daughter - 21 - born Kerry Ireland Staff x 3
5th Apr 1891	Recorded in census in Cheltenham (Lansdown House).9 Oliver D Stokes - Head - Married - 80 - Living on own means, - born Ireland Hannah Stokes Wife - 72 - born York Anna J Stokes - Daughter - 40 - born Ireland Staff x 4
17th Mar 1897	Death of Oliver Day STOKES in Cheltenham.1,12,13,14,15,16
31st Mar 1901	Occupation Living on own means.10
31st Mar 1901	Recorded in census in Cheltenham (Lansdown House).10 Hannah Stokes - Head - Widow - 82 - Living on own means - born Yorkshire Nurse x 1 Staff x 3
11th Oct 1905	Died in Cheltenham (Lansdown House).1,3,4,5,6,7,8 From :- Cheltenham Looker-On :- Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette :- Cheltenham Chronicle :- Gloucester Journal :- "October 11th, at Lansdown House, Cheltenham, HANNAH, widow of the late MAJOR OIVER DAY STOKES, aged 87 years"
5th Dec 1905	Probate in Gloucester.4 of Lansdown House, Cheltenham, widow Executors :- Rev Charles Robert Gamson, clerk Rowland Ticehurst, solicitor

Sources

1. India Office Records - Biography - Oliver Day Stokes
- http://indiafamily.bl.uk
2. Census 1881 Cheltenham RG11/2574, F38, P39 (Oliver Day Stokes)
- RG11/2574, F38, P39
3. BMD Death Index - Hannah Stokes
- 1905, Q4, Hannah Stokes, Cheltenham, 6a, 274
4. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration - 1905 - Hannah Stokes
- http://www.ancestry.co.uk
5. Cheltenham Looker-On - Deaths - Hannah Stokes
- Cheltenham Looker-On, Saturday 14 October 1905
6. Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Deaths - Hannah Stokes
- Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette, Thursday 19 October 1905
7. Cheltenham Chronicle - Deaths - Hannah Stokes
- Cheltenham Chronicle, Saturday 14 October 1905
8. Gloucester Journal - Deaths - Hannah Stokes
- Gloucester Journal, Saturday 21 October 1905
9. Census 1891 Cheltenham RG12/2046, F113, P37 (Oliver Day Stokes)
- RG12/2046, F113, P37
10. Census 1901 Cheltenham RG13/2466, F70, P32 (Hannah Stokes)
- RG13/2466, F70, P32
11. London and Surrey, England, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1597-1921 - Oliver Day Stokes and Hannah Thompson - 1872
- http://www.ancestry.co.uk
12. BMD Death Index - Oliver Day Stokes
- 1897, Q1, Oliver Day Stokes, Cheltenham, 6a, 324
13. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration - 1897 - Oliver Day Stokes
- http://www.ancestry.co.uk
14. London Daily News - Deaths - Oliver Day Stokes
- London Daily News, Monday 22 March 1897
15. Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette - Deaths - Oliver Day Stokes
- Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette. Thursday 25 March 1897
16. Cheltenham Looker-On - Deaths - Oliver Day Stokes
- Cheltenham Looker-On, Saturday 20 March 1897
17. BMD Marriage Index - Oliver Day Stokes
- 1872, Q2, Oliver Day Stokes, St George Hanover Square, 1a, 539