Wade, Thomas

Thomas Wade was born on 11 April 1896. He was one of five children, all born in the village of Tixover, Northamptonshire. Father Charlie was born not far away in South Luffenham but mother Mary Ann came from Berkshire. Thomas, his elder brother Harry, born 1893 and elder sister Alice Mary born 1894 moved with… Read More

Knipe, Leonard Nichols

Leonard Nichols was born 1899 in Bourne. His early years were spent on his paternal grandfather’s farm, Top of Northorpe, Thurlby, near Bourne. Father Jesse, who worked on the farm and mother Elizabeth had two more children there. In 1908 the family left the farm and came to live in Stamford at 19 Alexandra Terrace.… Read More

Kent, Walter Harold

The Kent family of six boys and one girl came to Stamford between 1901 and 1911 to live at 7 Alexandra Terrace. Father, as an experienced engine fitter probably worked in one of the busy engineering works in Stamford. The three elder boys were all old enough to serve in WW I but records only… Read More

Kent, Leonard Alderman

Kent, John William

Doughty, Edward Philip

Edward was born on 11 September 1896 in Stamford. He lived in the village of Little Casterton at 11 The Street with father Edward a groom/coachman, mother Susan, older sisters Christine and Gertrude and brother Thomas. In 1905 another boy, Cecil, was born but shortly afterwards father Edward died. He was only in his mid-forties… Read More

Doughty, Thomas

Thomas was born on 11 February 1898 in Stamford. He was the younger brother of Christine, Gertrude and Edward Philip, the family of Susan and Edward Doughty of 11 The Street, Little Casterton. After the birth of baby brother Cecil and the death of Edward, his father, Thomas moved to Stamford with his mother and… Read More