A Storey Story--John Storey and Ann Robinson

The Heugh Lighthouse
The Headland
Hartlepool, England

     I recently noticed that I have nothing current written about my paternal great great great grandparents, John Storey and Ann Robinson of Hartlepool, England.  New documents are now available on line and through Ancestry giving me the knowledge to try to begin completing their story.  I have also seen several family charts on Ancestry that have been helpful.   

     

Church of Saint Mary's
Thirsk, England

     John, the son of Edward Story and Lucy Metcalfe, was baptized on January 23, 1825 in the Thirsk Parish Church, County of York, England.  This record lists Story as the spelling of the surname. Edward's occupation at this time was a weaver.  

     The family continued to grow with the birth of another son, Thomas, in 1827 and daughter, Elizabeth in 1830.  Both born in Thirsk.  The next child, William, was born in 1838 in Hartlepool, Durham County, England.

1857 Ordinance Map showing the location of Chapel Street

     On the 1841 England census, the Story Family is enumerated on Chapel Street, on the Headland, Hartlepool, Durham County, England. 

Edward Story, male, age 40, fishmonger, not born in Durham County.

Lucy Story, female, age 40, not born in Durham County

John Story, male, age 15, blacksmith apprentice, not born in Durham County.

Elizabeth Story, female, age 11, not born in Durham County.

Thos Story, male, age 13, not born in Durham County.

Edward Story, male, age 3, born in Durham County.

Ann Metcalf, female, age 2, not born in Durham County.--relation of Ann Story?

     On September 30, 1849, twenty-four year old John Storey married twenty-two year old Ann Robinson in Saint Hilda's Church on The Headland, Hartlepool.  John is now employed as a blacksmith and is literate, writing his name and this is the first time I have seen it spelled Storey.  Both father's of the newly married couple are fishermen.

     Ann Robinson, daughter of George Robinson and Elizabeth Pounder was baptized on December 30, 1827.  George Robinson's occupation was a fisherman.  I remember decades ago, when my UK friend emailed me information about this branch and mentioning that "dyed in the wool" Hartlepudlians were part of my lineage. 💖

  

1851 England Census
Hartlepool, England

1857 Ordinance map showing location 
of York Place

York Place--located on The Headland behind The Wall.

John Storey, Head, Married, age 26, Boiler Smith, Born Yorkshire, Thirsk 

Ann Storey, Wife, Married, age 26, Born Durham, Hartlepool

James Storey, Son, age 1, Born Durham, Hartlepool

1861 England Census
 St Hilda's Ecclesiastical District

Hartlepool, England

1857 Ordinance map showing location 
of Burdon's Passage

A passage in Old Hartlepool

Burdon's Passage--an narrow opening between buildings next to the Town Wall, allowing passage.  Many were named for shopkeepers at the opening of the passage.

John Storey, Head, Married, age 36, engine smith, York, Thirsk

Ann Storey, Wife, Married, age 34, charwoman, Durham, Hartlepool

Mary Ann Storey, Daughter, age 8, Durham, Hartlepool--my paternal great great Grandmother

Edward Storey, Son, 2 months, Durham, Hartlepool

Elizabeth Storey, Daughter, age 2, Durham, Hartlepool

Ann works as a charwoman.  She would work part time cleaning homes or places of work and return home afterwards.

Son, James Storey is absent from the report.  Is he deceased or apprenticed out?  

Two sons did die during the 1860's.    William Storey died May 13, 1866 at age 15 months.  Edward Storey died July 7, 1867 at age 6 years.  Both are buried at Hartlepool Old Cemetery

Of Interest:  Enumerated above John and Ann Storey is Ann's mother who remarried and her two half sisters.

1871 England Census
Hartlepool, England

 7 Burdon's Passage

Elizabeth Pounder, Head, Widow, age 65, born Durham, Hartlepool.

John Storey, Head, Male, Married, age 46, Engine Smith at Works, born York, Thirsk.

Ann Storey, Wife, Married, age 44, born Durham, Hartlepool.

Elizabeth Storey, Daughter, single, age 17, born Dunham, Hartlepool.

Elizabeth Pounder is Ann's mother.  Two years after her husband's death, Elizabeth married a cousin, Matthew Pounder.  Her name changes--Elizabeth Pounder (maiden) to Elizabeth Robinson (married name) to Elizabeth Pounder (second marriage).  

1881 England Census
Hartlepool, England

7 Burdon's Passage

John Storey, Head, Married, age 54, Blacksmith, Thirsk York.

Ann Storey, Wife, Married, age 54, Hartlepool Dunham.

     On October 13, 1884, Fifty-eight year old Ann Robinson Storey died at her home, 7 Burdon's Passage, Hartlepool, Durham County, England.  Ann was buried in the Old Hartlepool Cemetery now known as Spion Kop Municipal Cemetery.

1891 England Census
Civil Parish of Seaton Carew,
Municipal Borough of West Hartlepool,
Ecclesiastical District of St Aidans
 England

67 Hill Street

West Hartlepool

James Moore, Head, married, age 33, occ. cement works labourer, b. Durham, West H Pool

Elizth Moore, Wife, married, age 33, b. Durham, West H Pool

Margt Moore, daughter, single, age 13, occ. scholar, b. Durham, West H Pool

Thomas Moore, son, single, age 8, b. Durham, West H Pool 

John Moore, son, single, age 6,  b. Durham, West H Pool    

John Storey, lodger, widower, age 66, occupation blacksmith, b. York Thirsk   

John is living with his married daughter Elizabeth Storey Moore.  His other daughter and my paternal great great grandmother, Mary Ann Storey Hughes is living several houses away at 61 Hill Street.

     On July 30, 1897, seventy-two year old John Storey died at the

he Workhouse at Throston of paralysis.  The Workhouse was a hospital.  His daughter was present at her father's death.  John was buried in the Old Hartlepool Cemetery now known as Spion Kop Municipal Cemetery.

     

Known Children of John Storey and Ann Robinson:

1. James Storey.  Born 1850 Hartlepool, England; Died 1880 Hartlepool.
2. Mary Ann Storey.  Born May 18, 1852 Hartlepool, England; Died March 14, 1935 West Hartlepool, England; Married George Henry Hughes. (my paternal great great grandparents)
3. Elizabeth Storey.  Born 1856 Hartlepool; Died 1858 Hartlepool.
4. Elizabeth Storey.  Born January 1859 Hartlepool; Died July 1916 West Hartlepool; Married James Moore.
5. Edward Storey.  Born 1861 Hartlepool; Died 1867 Hartlepool.
6. William Storey.  Born 1865 Hartlepool; Died 1866 Hartlepool.

                                                                                      

 The Family of John Storey and Ann Robinson--The Linda Hughes Hiser Homepage, 2003

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