Person:Whitley Stokes (3)

Whitley Stokes, CSI (Companion, Order of the Star of India) (1877), CIE (Companion, Order of the Indian Empire) (1879), FBA (Fellow, British Academy) , hon LLD Dublin and Edinburgh, hon DCL (Doctor of Civil Law) Oxford, hon fell of Jesus Coll Oxford, Barrister-at-law, Inner Temple 1855, reported to High Court, Madras, and actg Administrator-Gen 1863-64, Sec to Gov-Gen 1877-82, Pres Indian Law Commn 1879, author and translator, was born 1830, educated at Trin Coll Dublin, married 1st 1865, Mary Bazeley, daughter of Col. Bazeley, Bengal Arty. Whitley married 2nd 1884, Elizabeth Temple, daughter of William Temple, and died 13apr1909 (Burke's Irish family reocrds).

Whitley STOKES was born 1830 in Dublin, Ireland and died 1909 in London (Stokes family website). Whitley (born abt 1830) died 2nd qtr. 1909 at Kensington, London (death register index). Whitley was born 28feb1830 and died 13apr1909 (Latter Day Saints submission). Whitley was born 28feb1830 in Dublin and died 13apr1909 at 15 Grenville Place, Kensington, London (Dictionary of National Biography). He married 1. Mary Bazely (d. 1884) He married 2. Elizabeth Temple 4th qtr1884 at Kensington, London (bmd). Whitley lived in Grenville Place, London and was invested as a companion, Order of the Star of India and of the Indian Empire (thepeerage). Whitley was born 28feb1830 in Dublin. He studied law at Trinity College. In 1851 he became a student at the Inner Temple, practised as a lawyer in London 1855.1862 and then went to India. In 1865 he married Mary Bazely, had 3 sons and 2 daughters. In 1882 he left India for London. In 1884 he married Elizabeth Temple (who died 1901). He died 13apr1909 in London (Documents of Ireland). “His personality was attractive though in later years somewhat eccentric and those who knew him were always impressed by the sweetness of his voice and his great charm of manner“ (the Times newspaper). Unlike his father and grandfather, Whitley Stokes (1830-1909) was not a physician, but followed his father's interest in Irish society and Celtic studies. He was also an eminent lawyer, who spent over twenty years in India, and wrote several reference works on Indian law. He is best known for his works on Irish language and old Irish glosses.

There are 3 questionable children of Whitley and Mary Eliza: ?M Frank STOKES (information from M. Serjeantson). ?M Adrian STOKES was born 25nov1873, son of Whitley and Mary Eliza (IGI, from India Office Ecclesiastical returns, Bengal presidency) ?M William Henry STOKES, Adm. at Pembroke (college?) oct1893, eldest (!) son of Whitley (B.A., Trinity College Dublin 1852) LLD, barrister-at-law of 15 Grenville Place, London. William Henry was born 28may1874 at Simla, educated at Haileybury, Matric. Michs. 1893, B.A. 1897. He went abroad and had a ranch, according to Rev. Adrian Stokes (from Alumni Cantabrigienses, compiled by J. A. Venn (1951)). William Henry was born 28may1874, son of Whitley and Mary Eliza (Latter Day Saints). The date clashes with the more credible birthdate of Adrian.

1.   Burke's Irish family records.