Marjorie Stockley

From the list of elephant persons Family: Chipperfield

 ☨ Marjorie Stockley 
Profession circus director, and equestrian
Personal details
Born 1916-12-12 in United Kingdom

Dead 1975-12-11 Cape Town in South Africa


Spouse(s) 1945 - 1973 James Stockley

Residence
Country United Kingdom

Locations
Title owner 1948-
Location at Chipperfield's Circus in United Kingdom

Title director 1939-1955
Location at Chipperfield's Circus in United Kingdom

Biography details

Marjorie Suzanne Phyllis Chipperfield , circus director, and equestrian in United Kingdom

Chipperfield was born * 1916-12-12 in United Kingdom dead 1975-12-11 Cape Town, in South Africa , daughter of director Dick Chipperfield Sr. and director Maud Chipperfield

⚭ Married 1945 to James Stockley born 1914 Stoke-on-Trent in United Kingdom .

Marjorie Chipperfield performed as Equestrienne, contortionist and equilibrist. Marjorie Suzanne Phyllis, the younger daughter of Richard Chipperfield was born 12 December 1916. She was the fifth generation of the famous family, sister of Dick, Maude, Jimmy and John.

In 1948 she became joint proprietor of Chipperfield's Circus with brothers Richard, James and John Chipperfield. Her elephant ballet was presented at the Kelvin Hall circus, Glasgow in 1948 and 1949. She was the director of Chipperfield's circus in 1951, when their headquarters were at Down farm, Stockbridge, Hampshire, and later when the winterquarters moved to Heythrop, Oxfordshire. She looked after the family's wild animal reserve in South Africa until the death of Jimmy Stockley in 1973. She died 11 December 1975, in Cape Town, South Africa. Her daughter Jane Stockley married Brian Boswell.

Children


Total: 2 children

  1. Jane Boswell.
  2. Jim Stockley. Born: 1953-06-24.

Siblings

Siblings through the father Dick Chipperfield Sr. (1875-04-08 -- 1959-05-08):

  1. Richard Chipperfield Born 1904-09-21 Dead: † 1988-03-03
  2. James Chipperfield Born 1912 Dead: † 1990
  3. John Chipperfield Born 1921-09-07 Dead: † 1978-11-13
  4. Maude Chipperfield Born 1909
  5. Thomas Chipperfield Born 1906 Dead: † 1908-04-05

Marjorie Stockleys ancestral Ahnentafel:

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Marjorie Stockley
Born: 1916-12-12

Father:
Richard Chipperfield

Born: 1875-04-08
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Paternal Grandfather:
James Chipperfield

Born: 1848-10-04
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Paternal Great-grandfather:
James Chipperfield
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Elizabeth Jones
Paternal Grandmother:
Mary Jones

Born: 1844
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Mother:
Emily Seaton

Born: 1883-08-16
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Marjorie Stockley is mentioned on 2 other person pagesJames Stockley,  John Chipperfield,  

Marjorie Stockley is mentioned on 1 location pagesChipperfield's Circus,  

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2026). director, and equestrian Marjorie Suzanne Phyllis Chipperfield in United Kingdom. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 13 February 2026 at https://www.elephant.se/person.php?id=624. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

  • Jim Stockley, South Africa

Selected publications

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Categories director,equestrian | circus | Chipperfield\'s Circus | Chipperfield family | Born 1916 | Dead 1975 | People from United Kingdom


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