George married Rachel Carey c1814. They travelled 'steerage' which meant they and their six children were accommodated on the deck of the sailing ship. After landing at Fremantle, they rowed up the Swan River and landed at Spring Street. George Stokes bought a block of land in Murray Street where the Seven Day Adventist Church (near Havelock St) for two shillings and six pence. He had Perth Lots H16, M7, Y11 in 1833/1834. Three of his sons, John, Carey and William became farmers on the Greenough Flats just south of Geraldton. George and Rachel lived in Murray Street until their deaths. Rachel died 22 July 1870 and George died 22 July 1872 at East Perth. They are both buried in the East Perth Cemetery, and their headstone, although broken, still lies in the grounds.