 William Storey |
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WILLIAM STOREY William was born in Nafferton, in 1842, the son of Francis and Eliza Storey. William worked at labouring on local farms until he was 21, when he left the village with the other emigrants, on the voyage to New Zealand. So far, no family connections have been made with the others, so no clue is obtained as to why William went with them, on his own, aged 21. Whatever the reason, it was a very brave thing to do, and as they left England, they must have wondered if they would ever see their families again. William somehow acquired work as at tailor; perhaps serving an apprenticeship in New Zealand? A few years after arriving, on 10th February, 1869, he married Mary Ann Martin, at Christchurch. The family moved to Temuka in South Canterbury, where William bought 40 acres of land on the Pleasant Valley, the Crown Grant given 20 September, 1869. William Martin, their first son arrived in December of that year. A son was born to them again, in 1878, though we are not sure of the name. The couple had a daughter named Rose Eva, who died at a year old, on October 13th 1880. She was found dead in bed. A further daughter was also named Rose Eva, and she grew up to marry William McIntosh on 20 April 1905. His parents were George Forbes McIntosh and Catherine nee Matheson. (Altogether, 8 children were born to William and Mary Ann) In South Canterbury Extracts of Freeholders in 1882, William is listed with a property of 75 acres, valued at £1,390. Not bad for a young lad from Nafferton. Sadly, Mary Ann died on 2nd September, 1884, of haematemesis (vomiting blood), leaving William to bring up their remaining children, alone. In 1886, another daughter, Maude Alice also died, aged 3 years and 4 months. Mary Ann is buried Temuka Cemetery, along with Rose Eva and Maud Alice. By 1903, William’s business was operating under the name of William Storey & Co. Tailors. William married for a second time, to Elizabeth Wright, and they went on to have two children, one of these being Percy Wright Storey. William died on 4th July 1919, of cancer of the tongue and is buried in Temuka cemetery, also. Percy died in October 1975, in Christchurch, aged 78. He was a former South Canterbury All Black. In 1915 he enlisted for the first world war and served in France. After a period of convalescence for a war injury, he was selected to play for the New Zealand Army team, which won a tournament between all the Allied teams then stationed in the United Kingdom. Upon his return to New Zealand, he went to live in Timaru, and played for the Zingari club. In 1920, he played the first of his 12 games for New Zealand, against Auckland. He was the second highest points scorer. He played for Zingari from 1920 to 1924. In 1921 he captained the team which won every match in the senior competition to take the Skinner cup. A shoulder injury prevented him from continuing his career, but after a move to Christchurch, he became a Canterbury selector and a member of the management committee in the 1940’s. He was a New Zealand selector in 1944. He lived in Christchurch until his death, leaving a wife and daughter, Pat Strachan and her children, Sharon, Lyn and Michael Strachan. Francis Edwin, a son from William’s first marriage, commtted suicide in February 1911. He has grandchildren still living in New Zealand. Often, another member of the family would follow the emigrants out to the new land of opportunity. The following records were traced, which one would assume to be the brother of William, if you recall the names of his parents - Francis and Eliza. I have yet to follow this one up in parish records for Nafferton, but I put it here for your interest (yes I did notice the discrepancies in the woman’s surname). Frederick Storey married Elizabeth Dunn on 24 Oct 1883 at the Presbyterian Church by Rev David Gordon His parents were Francis Storey and Elizabeth nee Barker her parents were Thomas Dunn and Janet nee McAtamy witnesses were Thomas Dunn and M Stewart Dunn Frederick Storey died 1922 was born at Nafferton in Yorkshire and arrived in NZ in 1878 and settled at Temuka (this is just south of Geraldine). He came to Christchurch after marrying and took over the Hotel opposite the Railway Station then known as 'Storey's' He let the hotel and opened Storey's Motor Garage. He was a member of the Drainage Board, President of the Bowling Club and a prominent Mason. He took a keen interest in Public Affairs. He married a daughter of Thomas Quin of Stumps Farm Temuka and he died 30 Dec 1922 he had a son Stewart and a daughter Flossie. And another obituary, worth a mention - must be another member of the family? Mr L J Story, a former Timaru cabinet-maker who supplied furniture for the 1952 visit to the city of Her Majesty the Queen and Prince Philip, died suddenly shortly before Christmas. He was 68. Mr Story was a prominent member of the cabinet-making trade in Timaru for many years. he retired in 1956. He learned the craft at Temuka, and later worked in it in Timaru before establishing his own business. Mr Story was born at Orari. He served with the New Zealand Division on Gallipoli in the First World War, holding the rank of sergeant-major. Mr Story was interested in angling and shooting, and was a member of the Timaru Trotting Club and the South Canterbury Jockey Club. He is survived by his wife and three daughters.
PERCY STOREY, New Zealand All Black & William’s son Many thanks go to Patsy McMillan, of New Zealand (a gem) for her wonderful assistance and also to Sue Tansley, William Storey’s g grandaughter, a recent acquaintance, for her contribution |
