William Frederick Clayton STOREY

1861 - 1917  (56 years)

• Name	William Frederick Clayton STOREY
  Birth	20 Jun 1861	St Johns Wood, London, England, UK
  Gender	Male
  Census	1871	Morden Hall, Morden, Surrey, England, UK
  	1871 census for Morden Hall, Morden Surrey RG number: RG10 Piece: 854 Folio: 89 Page: 11 Student at school: STOREY, Frederick W C Pupil M 10 1861 Middlesex
  Census	1891	2 Lind St, Ryde, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England, UK
  	1891 census for 2, Lind Street, Ryde Isle of Wight, Hampshire RG number: RG12 Piece: 891 Folio: 84 Page: 8 In house headed of William WILTSHIRE JR, am Head Married M 33 1858 Tailor Frederick W C STOREY, Visitor Married M 29 1862 Actor & Scenic Artist Lilian M I STOREY, Visitor Married F 21 1870 Actress Holloway Middlesex
  Census	1901	5 Old Quebec St, Marylebone, London, England, UK
  	1901 census for 5, Old Quebec Street, St Marylebone London RG number: RG13 Piece: 110 Folio: 20 Page: 31 Elizabeth BUSBY, Head Widow F 51 1850 Owner Of House London Lillian STOREY, Daughter Married F 28 1873 Independent Upper Holloway Beatrice WHEATMAN, Daughter Married F 25 1876 Actress Blackburn Lancashire Frederick STOREY, Son-In-Law Married M 40 1861 Actor St Johns Wood Gus WHEATMAN, Son-In-Law Married M 47 1854 Actor Sheffield Yorkshire Minnie CARPENTER, Servant Single F 24 1877 Domestic Servant Paddington Green
  Census	1911	74 King's Rd, St Pancras N W, London, England, UK
  	1911 census for 74 King's Road St Pancras N W, London: RG number: RG14 Piece: 722 Reference: RG14PN722 RG78PN25 RD9 SD3 ED12 SN173 Frederick STOREY, head married for 21 years, aged 49, actor, born 1862 Parish N K London Lilian STOREY, Wife aged 41 (one child, living), actress, born 1870 Holloway London A. Maitland STAPLEY, boarder, single 38 1873 Actor Stamford Hill London Harritt WOODWARD, servant, single F 29 1882 General Servant Domestic St Pancras London
  Occupation	Actor, dancer, comedian, scene painter
  	http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0832461/
  Death	4 Dec 1917	Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire, England, UK
  	England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription First name(s) FREDERICK W C STOREY Gender Male Birth year 1861 Age 56 Death quarter 4 Death year 1917 District Shipston on Stour County Warwickshire Volume 6D Page 810
  Probate	18 Mar 1920	Worcestershire
  	England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1861-1941 Name: William Fredrick Clayton Storey Probate Date: 18 Mar 1920 Death Date: 4 Dec 1917 Death Place: Worcestershire, England Registry: Worcester Source Information: Ancestry.com. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1861-1941 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Transcript: STOREY William Fredrick Clayton of Sleepy Hollow Blockley Worcestershire actor manager died 4 December 1917 Probate Worcester 18 March to Lilian Margaret Thorley Holmes spinster*. Effects 667 pounds 12 shillings 9 pence This suggests they never married even though they were together from about 1890 and claimed to be married.
  Notes	Fred first married in 1882 to a lass who had not yet turned 15. See entry below. That suggests the girl was pregnant but that is not confirmed. Ancestry trees that feature Flora Bessie Constance Clitherow do not have a child for her either. However, by 1891, Fred and Flora were not together and she is thereafter married or co-habiting with one Walter Granville. That fits with the newspaper article https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66931964 which tells of the mutual parting of Fred Storey and his young bride. Also by 1891, Fred is with Lilian Holmes and she is described as his wife. Fred Storey was baptised William Frederick Clayton but seems to have reversed first two Christian names. Probate entry show he left his estate to Lilian Margaret Thorley Holmes, spinster, which suggest the pair were never married even though they were together from about 1890. 18 May 1882 Parish Church (South) Sunderland, Durham, England No. 496 - May 18th 1882, William Frederick Clayton Storey, 21yrs, Bachelor, Comedian, Residence, Foyle Street, Father's Name William Fitch Storey, Wine-Merchant - Flora Bessie Constance Clitherow, 14?yrs, Spinster, Residence Foyle Street, Father William Clitherow, Comedian. Witnesses, Elizabeth Ann Clitherow (mother) and Maude Butler(?). THE D'OYLY CARTE OPERA COMPANY Fred Storey (1891-92) Born London 20 Jun 1861, died Blockley, Worcestershire 4 Dec 1917 Fred Storey made his first appearance on stage in 1877 at the Prince of Wales's Theatre, as a boy in To Parents and Guardians. After several seasons touring and in London in comedy, light opera, and pantomime, Story earned a reputation as an eccentric dancer, making his mark in the pantomime Mother Goose. He tried his hand, and failed, at theatrical management in the provinces, then tried a new career as a scene painter for Indiana (comic opera, Avenue, 1886) and was a success. He often returned to the stage, however, and spent a few years with the Gaiety Company in Miss Esmeralda (1887-88), and Ruy Blas (1889), as well as appearing on a Gaiety tour of Australia in 1890. Storey's only engagement with the D'Oyly Carte came at the Savoy late in the run of The Nautch Girl. He replaced Frank Wyatt as Baboo Curree from December 1891 until the opera closed the following month. He would later go on to a successful appearance as Rip Van Winkle in the ballet of that name at the Alhambra in 1900, painting most of the scenery for that production as well. After that he did more scene painting, some pantomime work, and appeared in a number of straight plays. His last appearances in London were at the Royalty as the title character in Rip Van Winkle and as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice, for which he also painted the scenery (both February 1908). Source: http://www.gilbertandsullivanarchive.org/whowaswho/S/StoreyFred.htm
  Person ID	I6692	Warren Nunn's family tree
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2019

  
  

  Father	William Fitch STOREY,   b. 1 May 1832, St James, Westminster, London, England, UK d. 18 Jun 1887, Wandsworth, London, England, UK (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Edith Da COSTA,   b. Abt 1839, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies d. 1 Aug 1921, 1a Lower Park Rd, Hastings, Sussex, England, UK (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	4 Sep 1860	London, England, UK
  	England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915 Name: William Fitch Storey to Edith Da Costa Registration Year: 1860 Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep Registration district: Marylebone Volume: 1a Page: 858
  Family ID	F635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Flora Bessie Constance CLITHEROW,   b. 11 Nov 1867, 47 Granby St, Leicestershire, England, UK d. UNKNOWN
  Marriage	18 May 1882	Parish Church, Sunderland, Durham, England, UK
  	England & Wales, Marriage Indexes.
  Family ID	F2052	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Lilian Margaret Thorley HOLMES,   b. Apr 1870, Holloway, London, England, UK d. Apr 1931, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK (Age 61 years)
  Children	1. Sylvia Lilian STOREY,   b. 4 Oct 1889, London, England, UK d. 20 Jul 1947, London, England, UK (Age 57 years)
  Family ID	F1973	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2026

  
  

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