In the 1871 census 60 Paradise Street, Rotherhithe, Surrey
Head James J. Stokes, age 31, solicitor, born Worfield, Shropshire
Wife Agnes Stokes, age 31, born Rotherhithe, Surrey
Son James J. Stokes, age 5, born Rotherhithe
Son Adrian B. Stokes, age 4, born Rotherhithe
Son Michael S. Stokes, age 2 born Rotherhithe
Daughter Agnes M. Stokes, age 8 months born Rotherhithe
A governess and 2 servants

In the 1891 census 21 South Hill Park, Springfield, Beckenham, Kent
Head James J. Stokes, age 51, solicitor, employer, born Roughton, Shropshire
Wife Agnes Stokes, age 51, born Rotherhithe
Son John James Stokes, single, age 25, land agent and surveyor, employer, born Rotherhithe
Son Adrian B Stokes, single, age 24, solicitor, born Rotherhithe
Daughter Agnes M Stokes, single, age 20, born Rotherhithe
Daughter Lucy M Stokes, single, age 18, born Rotherhithe
Son Francis H Stokes, age 14, scholar, born Rotherhithe
Daughter Ellen D Stokes, age 9, scholar, born Rotherhithe
Visitor Sarah A Abrams, widow, age 51, living on her own means, born Rotherhithe
3 servants