John Storr (abt. 1811 - 1861)

Born about 1811 in Danby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Elizabeth (Pouton) Storr — married 5 Dec 1837 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 8 Feb 1861 at about age 50 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

John Storr was born in Yorkshire, England.

This profile is part of the Whitby, Yorkshire One Place Study.

Census & other records confirm John was born John Storr around 1811 Danby, Yorkshire.

The marriage of John Storr & Elizabeth Pouton was conducted on 5 December 1837 Whitby, Yorkshire. Father of bride & groom noted as George Pouton & William Storr. ^[1][2]

A fisherman with wife Elizabeth in 1841 living in Tate Hill, Whitby, Yorkshire. ^[3][4]

With wife Elizabeth & daughter Mary in 1851 living in Tate Hill, Whitby, Yorkshire. He worked as a fisherman. ^[5][6]

John Storr Head M 39 Danby, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth Storr Wife F 43 Danby, Yorkshire, England

Mary Storr Daughter F 6 Danby, Yorkshire, England

As coxswain of Whitby Lifeboat he died following its 'upsetting' on 8 February 1861.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Memorial Inscripton reads: Erected In Remembrance Of JOHN STORR, Coxswain Who was drowned with eleven others by the upsetting of the lifeboat at Whitby February 8th 1861 And interred here April 28th 1861 Aged (5)0 years

Greater love hath no man than this
That a Man lay down his life for his friend

Also, ELIZABETH His Wife Who died July 18th 1877 Aged 70 Years .^[10]

John died on 9 February 1861 in Yorkshire, England and his estate passed probate on 12 June 1861 in Yorkshire, England.^[11]

In 1863 a memorial was erected in St Mary's Church, Whitby, in memory of the twelve fishermen who perished on 9 February 1861, when the lifeboat they were crewing capsized.

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”—St. John xv. 13.
Sacred to the memory of John Storr, coxswain, aged 50 years, Christopher Collins, aged 28 years, John Dixon, aged 55 years, Isaac Dobson, aged 35 years, Robert Harland, aged 42 years, Robert Leadley, aged 42 years. Matthew Leadley, aged 37 years, George Martin, aged 25 years, John Philpot, aged 44 years, William Storr, aged 45 years, William Tyerman, aged 27 years, William Walker, aged 53 years, who. with Henry Freeman, the only survivor, were the crew of the Whitby lifeboat on the 9th of February, 1861. Whitby Gazette - Saturday 22 August 1863, British Newspaper Archive

Research Notes

This is the only baptism I've found, but it's Whitby, not Danby: John, son of William Storr and Barbara Storr, was born on 25 Jan and baptised on 4 February 1811 in Whitby: St Mary, Yorkshire, England.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:66GT-Q7PK : 17 February 2022), John Storr, 1837.
2. ↑ Marriage: "North Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1937"
   North Riding Record Office; Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for North Yorkshire; Reference: PR/WH 1/31
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 62237 #2572632 (accessed 25 December 2023)
   John Storr (26) marriage to Elizabeth Ponton on 5 Dec 1837 in Whitby: St Mary, Yorkshire, England.
3. ↑ England Census, 1841: Class: HO107; Piece: 1265; Book: 13; Civil Parish: Whitby; County: Yorkshire; Enumeration District: 1; Folio: 11; Page: 16; Line: 24; GSU roll: 464236
4. ↑ 1841 Census: "1841 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 1265; Book: 13; Civil Parish: Whitby; County: Yorkshire; Enumeration District: 1; Folio: 11; Page: 16; Line: 24; GSU roll: 464236
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8978 #11947877 (accessed 25 December 2023)
   John Storr (30) in Whitby registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in Yorkshire, England.
5. ↑ England Census, 1851: Class: HO107; Piece: 2374; Folio: 243; Page: 38; GSU roll: 87660-87662
6. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 2374; Folio: 243; Page: 38; GSU roll: 87660-87662; ED, institution, or vessel: 2a; Household schedule number: 187
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8860 #11196432 (accessed 25 December 2023)
   John Storr (39) head of household in Whitby registration district in Yorkshire, England. Born in Danby, Yorkshire, England.
7. ↑ Ancestry.com. UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current:https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203970657/john-storr
8. ↑ GRO Death Index, John Storr, Whitby Vol. 9d, Page 265 q June 1861 age 50.
9. ↑ http://whitbylifeboat.co.uk/1861_remembrance_anniversary.php
10. ↑ Ancestry.com. UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current:https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203970657/john-storr
11. ↑ Probate: "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
    Original data: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1904 #701642 (accessed 25 December 2023)
    John Storr probate on 12 Jun 1861 in Yorkshire, England. Died 9 Feb 1861 in Yorkshire, England.
12. ↑ Baptism: "North Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1558-1812"
    North Riding Record Office; Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for North Yorkshire; Reference: PR/WH 1/10
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 62228 #2531867 (accessed 25 December 2023)
    John Storr baptism on 4 Feb 1811 (born 25 Jan), son of William Storr & Barbara Storr, in Whitby: St Mary, Yorkshire, England.