Anthony Story1

#20275, (1840 - 1929)
FatherAnthony Story1 (1814 - 1891)
MotherMary Partridge1 (c 1819 - )
RelationshipGreat-grandson of Samuel Fernee
Extended Family
ChartsSamuel Fernee & Mary Harris - collapsible 6 generation descendant chart
Inscription on back:
Your Affectionate Brother
July /77

Children of Anthony Story and Emma Empy
BirthAnthony Story was born in 1840 in Hoxton, Middlesex.1,2
 
(with Parents) 1841 CensusAnthony appeared on the 1841 Census of Tower Hamlets, St Leonard's Shoreditch, Middlesex in the household of his parents. He was 16 months old and born in the county.3 
(with Parents) 1851 CensusAnthony appeared on the 1851 Census of St Mary's Hornsey, Middlesex with his parents. He was 11, a scholar, and born in Hoxton.4 
(with Parents) 1861 CensusAnthony appeared on the 1861 Census of Hornsey, Middlesex with his parents. He was 21, a Solicitors General Clerk, and was born in Hoxton.1 
MarriageHe married Emma Empy on 29 Aug 1865 in St Pancras, Middlesex.
Details from the certificate: Anthony Story Junr, full age, bachelor, Law Clerk, residence Argyle Street, father Anthony Story, cabinet maker;
Emma Empy, full age, spinster, Argyle Street, father William Empy, dead;
They were married in the parish church by Registrar's Certificate and the witnesses were Charles Burton and Elizabeth Story.5 
Note.Anthony, a Solicitor's Clerk, & Emma Story of 12 Mansfield Road, Kentish Town had three children baptised 10 October 1869 in St Mary's Hornsey: William Anthony (born 1866), Charles Ernest (1867) and Arthur John (1869.)6 
1871 CensusAnthony and Emma Story appeared on the 1871 Census of St Pancras, Middlesex, at Oak Village. Anthony was 31, a Solicitors Clerk, and was born in Hoxton. Emma was 26 and born in Islington. Their children were Wm A (4), Chas E (3), and Arthur J (18 months). The children were all born in St Pancras.7 
1881 CensusAnthony and Emma appeared on the 1881 Census of St Pancras, Middlesex, at 34 Oak Village. Anthony was 41, a Solicitors Managing Clerk, and was born in Hoxton. Emma was 36 and born in Islington. Their children were William A (14, house agents clerk), Charles W (13), Arthur J (11), Alice M (9), Frederick P (7), Cecil C (6), Emmie S (3), and Richard W (1.)8 
1891 CensusAnthony and Emma appeared on the 1891 Census of St Pancras, Middlesex, at 34 Oak Village. Anthony was 51, employed as a Solicitors Clerk, and born in Hoxton. Emma was 46 and born in Islington. Their family included Alice M (19), Cecil C (16, apprentice brass finisher), Emma S (13), Richard W (11), Florance A (8), Rosa M (6), and Herbert E (2.)9 
Photograph10
Anthony Story and his wife
date unknown
Research Note The photographer Frederick James Staples was in business at 279 High Street from 1883 to 1906 [http://www.photolondon.org.uk/]
From a cursory online search, the dress appears to be from the 1890s. I would gladly be corrected on this. 
1901 CensusAnthony and Emma appeared on the 1901 Census of St Pancras, Middlesex, at 34 Oak Village. Anthony was 61, working at home on his own account as an Estate Manager, and was born in Hoxton. Emma was 56 and born in Islington. Their children with them were Alice May (29, domestic help), Richard W (21, chaise sadler), Florance A (18, typist & shorthand writer), Rosa Maud (16), and Herbert E (12.)11 
1911 CensusAnthony and Emma appeared on the 1911 Census of London, at 34 Oak Village. Anthony was 71, an estate manager & employer, birthplace Hoxton. Emma was 66, birthplace Islington. They had been married 45 years and Emma was the mother of 11 children, 10 of whom were still living. With them were daughters Alice May (39) and Rosa Maud (26, typist.)12 
(Next-of-kin) CEFAnthony Story was listed as next-of-kin on the Canadian Expeditionary Force attestation papers of Richard Wallace Story on 1 Feb 1916. He was recorded as father Anthony Story of 34 Oak Village, London NW, England.13
(Widowed) DeathHis wife Emma died on 2 Aug 1926.14,15  
WillAnthony Story wrote a will dated 20 Jul 1928. Excerpts follow:
Appointed executors daughter Florence Annie Thompson, wife of Philip Thompson, of 67 Tremaine Road Anerley and Henry Charles Hatt, solicitor's clerk
Legacies:
To Executor Henry Charles Hatt £200
To son William Anthony £500; if not living, then to his wife Pheme £100 and his daughter Elsie Minnie Churches £100
To son Arthur John £500; if not living, then to his sons Herbert E and Arthur Wellington £200 each at age 21
To Gertie, wife of Arthur John, £100
To son Cecil Carlon £200 and gold watch and chain
To son Frederick Paul £400; if not living, then to his wife Clara £100 and his daughter Viola £300
To son Richard Wallace £400; if not living, then divided among his children Frederick, Reggie, and Alice at age 21
To son Herbert Ewart Story (otherwise known as J B Strong) £400 paid in annual £100 instalments
To daughter Florence Annie Thompson £500; if not living, then divided among her four children at age 21
To children of Florence Annie Thompson: Philip, Leslie, Dennis, and Joan £50
To daughter Rosa Maud Story £200
To Dr Barnardo's Homes Stepney £10
To Home for Motherless Children at Ealing £10
To grandson Harold Charles Foan £25
To Minnie Story wife of Cecil Carlon Story £20
To friend Rev Henry le Pla of Acton London £100
To daughter Florence Annie Thompson all real estate if any and the residue of personal estate
If any of the beneficiaries living abroad cannot be found within one year, their legacy will fall into residue
If any dispute or unpleasantness occurs, the legacy to be reduced to £100 or if less than £100 then cancelled.16 
DeathAnthony died on 15 Aug 1929.17,18
 
ProbateHis estate was proved on 12 Sep 1929 in London. Entry from the probate calendar:

STORY Anthony of 34 Oak Village Gospel Oak and care of Westminster Bank Limited St. James-square both in Middlesex died 15 August 1929 at The Woodlands Nursing Home Crouch End Hill Middlesex. Probate London 12 September to Florence Annie Thompson (wife of Philip Thompson) and Henry Charles Hatt clerk. Effects £7277 10s 3d.18
 
Last Edited31 Mar 2015

Citations

  1. 1861 Census for England & Wales, RG9/792 folio 135 page 20.
  2. FreeBMD. Anthony Story, Mar Q 1840, Shoreditch RD.
  3. 1841 Census for England & Wales, HO107/708/1 folio 6.
  4. 1851 Census for England & Wales, HO107/1702 folio 198 page 23 [eccles dist St Michael's].
  5. Marriages of the parish of St Pancras, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Anthony Story & Emma Empy, 1865, #282.
  6. Baptisms of St Mary Hornsey, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. 1869, #1339, 1340 & 1341.
  7. 1871 Census for England & Wales, RG10/256 folio 26.
  8. 1881 Census for England & Wales, RG11/219 folio 70.
  9. 1891 Census for England & Wales, RG12/137 folio 87.
  10. E-mails from Terry Carroll to J Kolthammer.
  11. 1901 Census for England & Wales, RG13/155 folio 34.
  12. 1911 Census for England & Wales, RD 9 SD 4 ED 17 Schedule 150.
  13. Canadian Expeditionary Force Attestation Papers & Enlistment Forms. Library and Archives Canada, (http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/020110_e.html), online images, Richard Wallace Story, Regimental Number 644527.
  14. GRO Indexes to Deaths, images viewed at Ancestry. Emma Story, age 82, Sep Q 1926, Hackney RD.
  15. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858-1966. Images viewed at Ancestry.com. Emma Story, 1926.
  16. Will of Anthony Story of Gospel Oak, Middlesex, 20 July 1928, proved in the Principal Probate Registry, 12 September 1929.
  17. FreeBMD. Anthony Story, age 89, Sep Q 1929, Edmonton RD.
  18. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858-1966. Images viewed at Ancestry.com. Anthony Story, 1929.
  19. Baptisms of Kentish Town, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Alice May Story, 1871, #312.
  20. Baptisms of St Andrew Haverstock Hill, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Frederick Paul Story, 1873, #747.
  21. Baptisms of St Andrew Haverstock Hill, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Cecil Carlon Story, 1875, #999.
  22. Baptisms of St Andrew Haverstock Hill, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Emmie Sophie Story, 1877, #1580.
  23. Baptisms of St Andrew Haverstock Hill, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Richard Wallace Story, 1880, #2342.
  24. Baptisms of St Andrew Haverstock Hill, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Florence Annie Story, 1883, #2878.
  25. Baptisms of St Andrew Haverstock Hill, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Rosa Maud Story, 1885, #181.
  26. Baptisms of St Andrew Haverstock Hill, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Herbert Ewart Story, 1888, #1330.