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Robert Stokes (b. ~1765 no clues where he was from) married Susanna Judd (bap. 24 Jun 1764 in Great Canfield), daughter of John and Susanna Judd, on 20 Apr 1784 at her parish of St Mary, Great Canfield.
Robert and Susanna Stokes had five children:
- Jane Stokes bap. 29 Aug 1784 in Great Canfield
- John Stokes bap. 5 Nov 1786 in Great Canfield
- William Stokes bap. 8 Nov 1789 in Great Canfield
- Joseph Stokes bap. 25 Sep 1792 in Great Canfield
- James Stokes bap. 28 Aug 1796 in Little Canfield
Robert Stokes died, aged around 75, in 1840 S Quarter in DUNMOW UNION Volume 12 Page 52, and was buried on 11 Aug 1840 in Great Dunmow.
In 1841, the widowed Susan Stokes (78) was living with her son-in-law and daughter, John and Jane Byatt, in Hickeys Lane, Little Canfield.
Susan Stokes died in 1852 M Quarter in DUNMOW UNION Volume 04A Page 218 was buried, on 1 Mar 1852, at All Saints, Little Canfield. The GRO death registration over estimated her age to 94, but she'll have been 88.