John Stokes b. 1 August 1811

Also known as John Lort Stokes
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John Lort Stokes was a sketcher, surveyor, explorer and naval officer. In 1837-43 he took part in the survey of the coastline of northern Australia. Stokes found and named Port Darwin and the Albert River in northern Australia. A giant sea serpent, Hydrus stokesii, was named after him.
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sketcher, surveyor, explorer and naval officer, son of Henry Stokes and Anne, née Phillips, was born on 1 August 1811 at Scotchwell, the family home near Haverfordwest, Wales.

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Bolton, G.CNote: DAA biographer
Date written:
1992
Last updated:
2011

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Alternative names
  • John Lort Stokes
  • John Lort Stokes
Arrivals
  • 1837
  • 1837
Related people
  • Gould, John (associate of)
  • Wilson, James Armstrong (associate of)
  • King, P. P. (associate of)
  • Fitzmaurice, (associate of)
  • Stokes, Henry (child of)
  • Stokes, Anne (child of)
  • Marlay, Fanny Jane (spouse of)
  • Stokes, Fanny (parent of)
  • French, Louisa (spouse of)
  • Marlay, E. S. G. (relative of)
  • Gore, (associate of)
  • Gould, John (associate of)
  • Wilson, James Armstrong (associate of)
  • FitzRoy, Robert (associate of)
  • King, P. P. (associate of)
  • Fitzmaurice, (associate of)
  • Stokes, Henry (child of)
  • Stokes, Anne (child of)
  • Marlay, Fanny Jane (spouse of)
  • Stokes, Fanny (parent of)
  • French, Louisa (spouse of)
  • Marlay, E. S. G. (relative of)
  • Gore, (associate of)
Related collections
  • National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, England, UK (collected in)
Field Changes
Biography
Initial contributors
  • Bolton, G.CNote: DAA biographer
  • Bolton, G.C Note: DAA biographer
Date modified April 10, 2011, 10:40 p.m. April 10, 2011, 10:40 p.m.