Researching Graham Stokes
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 12646 people with the Stokes surname? In that year Stokes was ranked number 319 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Graham means "warlike" and is of Anglo-Saxon origin.
Records of Graham Stokes on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Graham Stokes and the Stokes Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 18517 people with the Stokes surname in the UK? Stokes is now ranked number 291 for popularity in the UK. |
Stokes Family History Databases
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Stokes Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 82033 people with the Stokes surname in the USA? Stokes is ranked number 130 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Stokes Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Graham Stokes. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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Graham Stokes (cricketer)
Graham Stokes (22 March 1858 – 19 December 1921) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club in the early 1880s.
Stokes was born at Greenwich in Kent, the son of Henry Graham Stokes, Proctor to the Admiralty and solicitor, and his wife Elizabeth Sewell. He made his first-class debut for Kent against Surrey in 1880. He made three further first-class appearances in 1851, against Derbyshire, Lancashire, and Surrey. Stokes scored 39 runs in his four matches, with a top score of 27.
Outside of cricket he worked as a solicitor. He died at Blackheath, in London on 19 December 1921. His brothers Frederick and Lennard both played international rugby union for England, as well as also playing first-class cricket for Kent.
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