STORM AND COMPANY
FISHING AND SEAFARING ECONOMY
Travelling forward from 1700 to the 1800s the economy of Robin Hood's Bay changed from fishing to seafaring. This can be seen within this family history illustration where the main occupation has changed from fishing to shipping within the span of a total of 5 generations.
| 1st Generation | 2nd Generation | 3rd Generation | Gemerations 4,5 and 6 | 7th Generation | ||
| James Helm>>>> | Mary Helm | MASTER MARINERS | ||||
| m1711 John Helm >>>>> (big fish boat owner) |
Elizabeth Helm | |||||
| Edward Storm>>>> | m1733 JAMES STORM (big fish boat owner) |
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> | Ben Tindale Robinson (& shipowner)
b1826 Jonathan Storm Skerry b1824 Jacob Storm (& shipowner) b 1837 |
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| Elizabeth Reachey m 1670 William Storm>> |
Jacob Storm>>> (fisherman) m 1704 Ruth Richardson |
Andrw Storm (big fish boat owner) m 1732 Rebecca Rickinson |
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> | William Storm ( & shipowner) b 1847 | ||
| William Storm>>> (fisherman) m 1695 |
Mathew Storm (fisherman) m 1742 |
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> | William Coultas Storm (& shipowner)
b1835 Jonathan Skerry Storm b 1830 |
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| Thomas Storm>>> | Mary Storm | Elizabeth Storm | ||||
| Robin Hood's Bay from the Landing, c1785 by Frank Nicholson | ||||
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| Frank Nicholson 1753-1844, "father of English
water-colour", belonged to Pickering and spent the years 1783-1792 in Whitby, where the scenery drew him from portraiture to landscape. |