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Evelyn James Story                           1866-1944
Evelyn was born about 1866, the son of Joseph Story, and Caroline Sophia Kenneth Reid, at Bingfield, Crossdoney, Co Cavan, Ireland.
Hilda Grenside Hooper                      1868-1953
Hilda was born about 1868, the daughter of Richard Brinsley Hooper and Anne Katrine Thorold, at Plymouth, Devon.
I have identified the following children.
  Mary Josephine Born abt 1898   Ireland Married William McGowan
George Frederick Evelyn Born 25 Feb 1900   Ireland KIA 25 July 1941
Richard James Born abt 1901   Ireland KIA 30 Aug 1922
Margery Lilian Born abt 1901   Ireland Married Gilbert Alan Story

Birth of Parents
Evelyn James Story b: abt 1866         Bingfield, Crossdoney, Co Cavan, Ireland
son of Joseph Story, Esquire, of Bingfield, Co. Cavan, Ireland and Caroline Sophia Kenneth Reid

Hilda Grenside Hooper b: abt 1868               Plymouth, Devonshire       1869 2Q Plymouth 5b 244
daughter of Richard Brinsley Hooper and Anne Katrine Thorold

Marriage
29 Apr 1897
Evelyn James Story
Hilda Grenside Hooper
Christ Church, Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire       1897 2Q Barton Regis 6a 223

The Times, Wednesday, May 5, 1897                      Marriages
  STORY : Hooper - On the 29th April, at Christ Church, Clifton, Bristol, Evelyn James Story, of Errington, Co. Tyrone, son of the late Joseph Story, Esq., of Bingfield, Co. Cavan, to Hilda Grenside, eldest daughter of the late Brinsley Hooper, Esq., of Pembroke-road, Clifton.

Children
Mary Josephine Story b: abt 1898               Kilskeery, Co. Tyrone, N. Ireland
daughter of Evelyn James Story and Hilda Grenside Hooper
George Frederick Evelyn Story b: 25 Feb 1900               Kilskeery, Co. Tyrone, N. Ireland
son of Evelyn James Story and Hilda Grenside Hooper       KIA 25 July 1941
Richard James Story b: abt 1901               Kilskeery, Co. Tyrone, N. Ireland
son of Evelyn James Story and Hilda Grenside Hooper       KIA 30 Aug 1922
Margery Lilian Story b: abt 1901               Kilskeery, Co. Tyrone, N. Ireland
daughter of Evelyn James Story and Hilda Grenside Hooper

1911 Census RG14-(25) 3 April 1911 Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire
5 Pembroke Road   (12 Rooms)
Hilda Grenside Story (Wife)
Josephine (Dau)
George (Son)
Richard (Son)
Margery (Dau)
Gertrude Pine Coffin (Visitor)
Plus 2 Servants
Age 41
Age 12
Age 11
Age 9
Age 9
Age 13

School
School
School
School
School
Plymouth
Kilskeery
Kilskeery
Kilskeery
Kilskeery
Londonderry
Devon
Co. Tyrone
Co. Tyrone
Co. Tyrone
Co. Tyrone
abt 1868
abt 1898
abt 1899
abt 1901
abt 1901
abt 1897
Hilda had Four children, and all are still living.
Death
2nd Lieut. Richard James Story Died 30 Aug 1922, Age 21,       Dublin, Ireland

The Times, Tuesday, Sep 5, 1922                         Death
  STORY - On the 30th August, killed in Dublin by gunshot, Richard James Story, 2nd Lieut., 2/King's Shropshire L. I., son of Evelyn James Story, Esq., D.L., Co. Tyrone, of Yeomans, Wrington, Somerset.
Read the details of his death

Death
Major George Frederick Evelyn Story Died 25 July 1941, Age 41,       Buckinghamshire

The Times, Friday, Aug 8, 1941                         Death
ON ACTIVE SERVICE
  STORY - In July 1941, Died of wounds, Major George Frederick Evelyn Story, King's Own Royal Regiment, of Courtlands, Nightingales Lane, Chalfont, St. Giles, the beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. Evelyn Story, of Hythe, Kent, and of Co. Tyrone, aged 41.

IN Memory of
MAJOR
GEORGE FREDERICK EVELYN STORY


Royal Engineers
8th Bn. King's Own Royal Regiment
Who Died Age 41
ON 25 July 1941

REMEMBERED WITH HONOUR
BROOKWOOD MEMORIAL
Pirbright, Surrey, U.K.

COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION
Llandudno   10 Dec 1941                         Probate
STORY, George Frederick Evelyn, of Courtlands, Nightingales-lane, Chalfont, St. Giles, Buckinghamshire, died 25 July 1941, on war service, Probate Llandudno, 10 December, to Charles King Mill, brewer.
  Effects £3,830 6s. 7d.

Death
Evelyn James Story Died 24 Apr 1944, Age 78,       Cumberland       1944 2Q Border 10b 529

The Times, Wednesday, Apr 26, 1944                         Death
  STORY - On April 24, 1944, Suddenly, at Morton Cottage, Carlisle, Evelyn James Story, D.L., J.P., of Swerdling, Hillcrest Road, Hythe, Kent.
CARLISLE   26 Jun 1944                         Probate
STORY, Evelyn James, of Morton Cottage, Morton, near Carlisle, died 24 April 1944, Probate, Carlisle, 26 June, to Mary Josephine McGowan (Wife of William McGowan), and Margery Lilian Story (Wife of Gilbert Alan Story).   Effects £14,807 9s. 10d.
Death
Hilda Grenside (Hooper) Story Died 4 May 1953, Age 84,       Kent       1953 2Q Folkestone 5b 482

The Times, Tuesday, May 5, 1953                         Death
  STORY - On May 4, 1953, at Stepway House, Hythe, Kent, peacefully, in her 85th year, Hilda Grenside, widow of Evelyn James Story, D.L., J.P., formerly of Errington, Kilskerry, co. Tyrone, N. Ireland.   Cremation private, no flowers, no mourning, no letters, please.

CARLISLE   6 Aug 1953                         Probate
STORY, Hilda Grenside, of Stepway House, Church Hill, Hythe, Kent, widow, died 4 May 1953, Probate, Carlisle, 6 August, to National Provincial Bank Limited.
  Effects £7,958 2s. 10d.