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Early Origins of the Storey family

The surname Storey was first found in Northumberland where they were said to be descended from an ancient line of Viking settlers of knightly degree and with episcopal rank. Roughly translated from the Viking records the name means "dweller by large and rough water". They moved north into Renfrewshire, Scotland and acquired considerable estates. In Scotland, William Storie was a charter witness in Dundee in 1281. Walter Stori was canon of Aberdeen in 1320 and Adam Story was one of 'burgenses rure manentes in Aberdeen, 1317. 1

A few years later, in England, the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 revealed Thomas Storre; Johannes Storre; and Roger Storre as all holding lands there at that time. "Storey is still among the most familiar of Yorkshire names, but it has become, of necessity, mixed with Storer, which also is well established in that county." 2

The variant Stary dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 where the original name Stari was recorded in Suffolk. 3 Later, John Starie was recorded in the Subsidy Rolls for Worcestershire in 1275. In this case, the name may from the Old Norse name Stari, which was a nickname from stari, meaning "starling." 4

Early History of the Storey family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Storey research. Another 166 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1468, 1477, 1503, 1504, 1545, 1554, 1569, 1571, 1576, 1603, 1642, 1664, 1670, 1691, 1698, 1700, 1701, 1706, 1721, 1742, 1789, 1790, 1795, 1805, 1807, 1809, 1811, 1815, 1834, 1859, 1860 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Storey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Storey Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Storie, Storey, Sturye, De Stury, Storrie, Story and many more.

Early Notables of the Storey family

Notable amongst the family name during their early history was

  • Edward Story or Storey (died 1503), English priest, Bishop of Carlisle, 1468-1477, and Bishop of Chichester, 1477-1503; and Blessed John Story (or Storey) (1504-1571), English Roman Catholic martyr. H...

Storey World Ranking

In the United States, the name Storey is the 2,190th most popular surname with an estimated 14,922 people with that name. 5 However, in New Zealand, the name Storey is ranked the 803rd most popular surname with an estimated 910 people with that name. 6 And in the United Kingdom, the name Storey is the 510th popular surname with an estimated 12,736 people with that name. 7

Ireland Migration of the Storey family to Ireland

Some of the Storey family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 78 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

United States Storey migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Storey Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • William Storey, aged 23, who arrived in New England aboard the ship "John & Dorothy", bound for Boston, Massachusetts in 1637 8
  • Jonas Storey, who arrived in Maryland in 1664 8
  • John Storey, who arrived in Maryland in 1668 8
  • Robert Storey, who landed in Maryland in 1674 8
  • James Storey, who settled in Maryland in 1684
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Storey Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Robert Storey, who settled in Georgia in 1734
  • George Storey, aged 20, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1776 8
  • Alexander Storey, who landed in America in 1795 8
Storey Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Ann Storey, aged 16, who landed in New York, NY in 1803 8
  • Ben Storey, aged 18, who landed in New York, NY in 1803 8
  • Elizabeth Storey, aged 47, who arrived in New York, NY in 1803 8
  • Benjamin Storey, aged 33, who arrived in New York in 1812 8
  • Andrew Storey, aged 33, who arrived in New York in 1812 8
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Canada Storey migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Storey Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Benjamin Storey, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1750
Storey Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Henry Storey, aged 27, a labourer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Cupid" in 1834
  • William Storey, who settled in St. John's, Newfoundland in 1843 9
  • Ms. Ellen Storey, aged 24 who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Lillias" departing from the port of Dublin, Ireland but died on Grosse Isle in September 1847 10
  • Mr. William Storey, aged 1 who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Aberdeen" departing 1st May 1847 from Liverpool, England; the ship arrived on 13th June 1847 but he died on board 11
  • Mr. William Storey who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Araminta" departing 1st May 1847 from Liverpool, England; the ship arrived on 20th June 1847 but he died on board 11
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Australia Storey migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Storey Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Thomas Storey, British convict who was convicted in Shropshire, England for life, transported aboard the "Calcutta" in February 1803, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 12
  • Mr. John Storey, British Convict who was convicted in Middlesex, England for 14 years, transported aboard the "Earl St Vincent" on 6th April 1820, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 13
  • Mr. Samuel Storey, British Convict who was convicted in Surrey, England for life , transported aboard the "Commodore Hayes" in April 1823, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 14
  • William Storey, English convict from Lancaster, who was transported aboard the "Albion" on May 29, 1828, settling in New South Wales, Australia 15
  • Mr. William Storey, (b. 1810), aged 18, English convict who was convicted in Lancaster, Lancashire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Eliza" on 25th June 1828, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, he died aboard the ship in 1828 16
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

New Zealand Storey migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Storey Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Leonard Storey, who landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1843
  • Mr. Charles J. Storey, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Kenilworth" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 2nd May 1857 17
  • Mr. William Storey, (b. 1842), aged 21, British farm labourer travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Lancashire Witch" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 13th October 1863 17
  • Walter Storey, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Annie Wilson" in 1863
  • Mrs. Ann Storey, (b. 1839), aged 27, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship 'Mermaid' arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 5th January 1867 17
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

West Indies Storey migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 18
Storey Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century
  • Elizabeth Storey, who settled in Jamaica in 1694

Contemporary Notables of the name Storey (post 1700) +

  • Marcus Lorenzo Storey (b. 1982), American soccer forward
  • Edward Farris Storey (1829-1860), American settler, eponym of Storey County, Nevada
  • Awvee Storey (b. 1977), American professional NBA basketball player
  • William Benson Storey Jr. (1857-1940), the fifteenth president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
  • George B. Storey, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1940, 1944, 1948; Chair of Tazewell County Republican Party, 1950 19
  • Garnet V. Storey, American Democratic Party politician, Mayor of Carl Junction, Missouri, 1948-49 19
  • E. A. Storey, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Geneva, 1897 19
  • Cecil Storey, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940 19
  • Bob Storey, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas, 1972 19
  • Bert J. Storey (1880-1958), American Republican politician, Member of Michigan State House of Representatives from Ionia County, 1939-50; Member of Michigan State Senate 25th District, 1955-58 19
  • ... (Another 24 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Air New Zealand Flight 901
  • Miss Phyllis May Storey (1921-1979), New Zealander passenger, from Mt. Wellington, East Auckland, New Zealand aboard the Air New Zealand Flight 901 for an Antarctic sightseeing flight when it flew into Mount Erebus; she died in the crash 20
Halifax Explosion
  • Mrs. Jeanie  Storey (1866-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who survived the Halifax Explosion (1917) but later died due to injuries 21
HMS Prince of Wales
  • Mr. J Storey, British Able Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 22
  • Mr. Storey, British Air Mechanician, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 22
RMS Titanic
  • Mr. Thomas Storey (d. 1912), aged 51, English Third Class passenger from Liverpool, Merseyside who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking and was recovered by CS Mackay-Bennett 23
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  12. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 25th November 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/calcutta
  13. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 10th September 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/earl-st-vincent
  14. Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 4th March 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/commodore-hayes
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  16. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 17th February 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/eliza
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