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Bessie Rowena Stokell (1846–1937)

Mrs. George Stokell, third daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Reeves, of Hobart, died at Campbell Town yesterday.

Mrs. Stokell was born, in Hobart, and married Dr. George Stokell, who practised at Campbell Town for several years. Dr. Stokell died in 1878. Mrs. Stokell leaves one son and two daughters, Mr. George Stokell, of Campbell Town, Mrs. W. E. Hogg, of Abbott St., Launceston, and Miss Constance Stokell. Messrs. Thomas Hogg, of Devonport, and Kenneth Hogg, of Launceston, are grandsons. She is survived by a sister, Mrs. F. H. Nankivelle, of Campbell Town.

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Additional Resources

  • funeral, Mercury (Hobart), 8 November 1937, p 9

Citation details

'Stokell, Bessie Rowena (1846–1937)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/stokell-bessie-rowena-22795/text32267, accessed 6 October 2024.

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Life Summary [details]

Alternative Names
  • Reeves, Bessie Rowena
Birth

27 September, 1846
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Death

4 November, 1937 (aged 91)
Campbell Town, Tasmania, Australia

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