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.
Original publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- funeral, Mercury (Hobart), 8 November 1937, p 9
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Stokell, George Patterson (husband)
- Stokell, Constance Isobel (daughter)
- Hogg, Elsie Margaret (daughter)
- Stokell, George Henry (son)
- Hogg, Walter (son-in-law)
- Stokell, Annie (mother-in-law)
- Stokell, William (father-in-law)
- Mercer, Annie Margaret (sister-in-law)
- Stokell, Henry Aungle (brother-in-law)
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 19 July 2025.
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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