James Stockley

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☨ James Stockley
Profession	zoo director
Personal details
Born	1914 Stoke-on-Trent in United Kingdom

Dead	1973-05-31 in South Africa


Spouse(s)	1945 - 1973 Marjorie Stockley

Residence
Country	South Africa

Locations
Title	director 1968-1973
Location	at Natal Zoo Lion Park in South Africa

Title	director 1951-1968
Location	at Chipperfield's Circus in United Kingdom

Biography details

James Stockley , zoo director in South Africa

Stockley was born * 1914 in Stoke-on-Trent United Kingdom dead 1973-05-31 , in South Africa

Married 1945 to Marjorie Stockley born 1916-12-12 in United Kingdom .

James married Marjorie Suzanne Phyllis Chipperfield, on 15 December 1945, at Blaby, Leicestershire. As part of Chipperfield's circus he kept the post-war show on the road, running. His daughter Carol Elizabeth was christened, at Bristol, in 1950. He was the director of Chipperfield's by 1951, when its headquarters were at Down farm, Stockbridge, In the 1970s, when Chipperfield's circus returned from South Africa, Jim Stockley and his wife Marjorie remained there, running the Natalion Lion Park and Game Reserve. James died on 31 May 1973, at the age of 57, following a blow to his chest during the inoculation of a gnu. He was the father of Jane, Carol, James (Jim) junior and Maryann

Family

Total: 2 children

Jane Boswell.
Jim Stockley. Born: 1953.

James Stockley is mentioned on 3 other person pagesBrian Boswell, James Stockley, Marjorie Chipperfield,

James Stockley is mentioned on 2 location pagesBrian Boswells Circus, Chipperfield's Circus,

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). director James Stockley in South Africa. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 26 April 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=625. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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