Alice, the daughter of George Jackson Russell, married Isaac Mills (b1850) master mariner. >
STORM AND COMPANY
PORTRAIT GALLERY p3
A little story - some time ago the daughter of Alice Russell, Alice Russell Mills, showed a photograph of old Captain Skerry to 'Fran' Storm and asked where the photo was taken. The captain was standing in front of a cottage with railings. Fran searched high and low over many years but couldn't place them. One day in BELMONT PLACE he showed the photo to an old friend and asked "Where are these ----- railings? "Why! You are leaning on them", was the reply! And so he was.
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<Jonathan commanded the Whitby Transport Ceres
in the Napoleonic Wars, and became one of
the principal shipowners in Robin Hood's Bay at the
height of its 19th century prosperity. Alice, the daughter of George Jackson Russell, married Isaac Mills (b1850) master mariner. > |
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| JONATHAN SKERRY (1771-1860) | ALICE RUSSELL, born about 1854 |
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<Richardson, Master Mariner, brother-in-law- of Jacob, buried at Nicholayev, Ukraine, after an accident aboard ship. Oliver (1878-1956), fisherman, was the son of Thomas Smith Storm (1833-1928) and Rebecca Moorsom (1838-1928). A photo taken in the 1940s, probably.> |
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| RICHARDSON PEARSON (1855-1894) See his many voyages listed here | OLIVER STORM (1878-1956) |
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Matthew was Secretary of the Robin Hood's Bay Insurance Association and with links to Turnbulls who launched the SS Matthew Bedlington in 1882 > |  |
| The Unknown Fisherman | Matthew Bedlington (1818-1898) | |
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Barton GRAINGER was born in Robin Hood's Bay, the son of George and Isabella (nee Barton).As a baby in arms he was taken to the opening of the Crystal Palace. The family moved to West Hartlepool when Barton was aged 4. He became a butcher and had interests in property. For 25 years he was a member of the town council and elected Alderman in 1895. An active member of the Wesley Church, he sang in the choir and later became choirmaster of Musgrave Street Wesley Church. |  |
| Alderman Barton Grainger 1851-1937 | Barton's butcher shop |
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<Lewis Raphael RICKINSON 1883-1945, Engineer
Commander RN, died in action WW2. As the 1st Engineer on Endurance he
took part in Shackleton's expedition and subsequently
awarded the Silver Polar Medal. He was the grandson of
John Bedlington Rickinson 1809-1866. John RICKINSON 1853-1937,architect, taken about 1900 at The Grange, Thorpe Lane. Lewis Raphael was his cousin once removed>. |
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<Emma BEALL 1857-1897 of Holderness who married
John RICKINSON 1853-1937 in 1879. Here is John blowing the horn at Whitby Penny Hedge; a custom dating back to the time of King Henry 2 >. |
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<<Eric STORM, AM., 1896-2000 of Cremorne, NSW,
Australia on a visit to England in the 1980s. Eric was
the grandson of harbourmaster James Storm born Robin
Hood's Bay 1815. Eric was created a member of the Order of Australia for service to the community through a trust that donated generously to charities in New Guinea and Australia. In an obituary dated 26th February 2000 the Sydney Morning Herald described Eric as a "legend in Sydney business for his astute knowledge of the markets and for his unshakeable integrity". Jacob Storm's son Richard 1864-1953 became a farmer. Here he is at work in Stainsacre.>> |
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| Lorna May Greenwell nee Hunter 1916-1943 |
Captain William McBriar Greenwell 1909-1967 |
Kenneth McBriar Greenwell | ||
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| The daughter of John Hunter and Mary Hannah nee Clark of Robin Hood's Bay. |
Lorna's husband, "Bill", serving in the British 125th Anti Tank Regiment in 1939. |
Their son in the uniform of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police graduating in 1962. Ken can trace his descent back through some 7 generations of Clarks, Thomsons and Graingers of Robin Hood's Bay. |
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Matthew Peacock 1831-1909, master mariner, son of
Matthew and Hannah nee Salton, and his wife Alice
1834-1915 nee Middleton of Hawsker. Matthew was Master
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