CFHS code : AG202
Parish : St Andrew the Great
Inscription : To the Dear Memory of GEORGE STOREY b Jan 24 1861 d Dec 6 1910 also his wife ELLEN d Oct 24 1952 in her 90th year
Monument : Pillar/Kerb stones/Urn
Above information from Cambridge Family History Society Survey
Lat Lon : 52.20295, 0.13644861 – click here for location
Monument
This tall column with large draped urn stands half way between the west wall and the west path nearly opposite where the path that runs from the centre circle through the parish of Andrew the Great. It is usually hidden behind vegetation.
Inscription
To the Dear Memory of GEORGE STOREY born Jan 24 1861 died Dec 6 1910
Ever in our thoughts
Also his wife ELLEN died Oct 24 1952 in her 90th year
George Storey (24 January 1861 – 6 December 1910)
George was born in Royston and was the son of plumber James Storey (1834-1882) and Eliza (née Kimpton). In 1871 the family were living at 2 Castle Row, Cambridge. George also trained as a painter and decorator and married Ellen (Nellie) Easton on 11 February 1886 at St. Ann’s Church, Nottingham. George was living at Mill Road when they got married and the couple had six children: Mabel (1886-1973), Lillie (1887-1972), Daisy (1891-), George (1894-), Constance (1894-1978) and Nellie (1899-). The family lived at 96a Mill Road and George ran various businesses. In March 1905 he was summonsed for keeping a dog without a license and was fined 7s, 6d.
George died at home of Bright’s disease (aslso known as nephritis – a disease of the kidneys). His obituary in the Cambridge Independent Press noted ‘the last phase of the illness was very brief as he was out as recently as November 26th. For many years, Mr Storey was actively engaged in building operations, chiefly in the Romsey Town district. Later he conducted an ironmonger, painter and paperhangers’ buisness at 258 Mill road and in more recent years traded as a cycle agent, first at 96a Mill Road, and afterwards at 92 Mill Road. He had lived in the Romsey Town district for about 25 years. Mr Storey had been a member of the LIberal ‘400’ for many yeas. He was the first treasurer of the Cambrige Ratepayers’ Assocaiton, a member of the original Committee of the Mammoth Show, and also a member of the Wanderers’ Cycle Club and National Skating Association. He leaves a widow, five daughters and one son. Mrs Storey is head of the toy and fancy business at 96a Mill Road and 96 Regent Street and her eldest daughters are well-known as founders of the first Cambridge Ladies’ Cycling Club and conductors of dancing classes in the town.’
His funeral was held on 10 December at Mill Road Cemetery, and the service was conducted by Rev. Norman, the Vicar of St. Barnabas’ Church.
Ellen (Nellie) Storey (née Easton) (7 February 1863 – 24 October 1952)
Nellie was born in London and was baptised at St. Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch on 24 May 1863. She was the daughter of confectioner James Easton and his wife Mary Ann. Aged 18, she was working as a general servant in St. Pancras for the Bundy family. The toy company she ran was called ‘The London Toy and Fancy Bazaar’. In 1939 she was living by herself at 91 Chesterton Place, and died there aged 89 years old. The house was sold at auction in January 1952 and was described as ‘well situated freehold residence,….overlooking the River and Jesus Green. Ground floor vacant, first floor let as Unfurnished flat. Good garden and garade space at rear’.
Sources:
Ancestry
Newspaper archives
by Claire Martinsen
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