Bailey, Charles Herbert Charles Herbert Bailey In 1911 Charles aged 14 was living in 13 Bath Row Stamford. His father James was a blacksmith and he was an errand boy. He had three brothers. He enlisted in December 1915 and joined the 4th Battalion Lincolnshire regiment. He was only 5ft 3inches tall and weighed 117 lbs. In January… Read More
Bates, Walter Charles Henry Walter Charles Henry Bates – 70 Scotgate In 1911 Walter was an 11 year old schoolboy living (or lodging) with a widow, Mary Ann Saunders at 70 Scotgate. There were 2 other men both chauffeurs living there. A possible connection between Mrs Saunders and Walter is that her husband had been a groom and Walter’s… Read More
Blades, Charles W Charles was born in Stamford in 1897 and in 1911 his family were living at 14 St Leonard’s Street (now demolished), Stamford. His parents were David and Kate Mary (nee Dales ) Blades. 14 year old Charles was the eldest of seven children (5 sons and 2 daughters, who were all still living at home.… Read More
Baker, Frederick Frederick Baker– 44 East Street Frederick’s parents, Edwin and Ellen, must have married when they were about 16 or 17yrs old. They had 10 children of whom 8 were alive in 1911. Their eldest surviving son, Amos, was born in 1875 and Frederick, the youngest of the family, was born in 1896. Both his parents… Read More
Bates, Hewson Hewson Bates In 1911 Hewson aged 14 was living in Stamford at 7 Albert Road. He was born in 1897 in Hornsey, Middlesex. He lived with his parents, Sidney and Mary Bates and sister Clarissa. His father was a furnishing manager. Hewson was employed as a solicitor’s office boy. In 1901 he was living with… Read More
Blades, Albert F Albert was born in Stamford in 1898. He was a year younger than his brother Charles and in 1911 he was at school. Albert mobilised into the Machine Gun Corps in 1917. His military service records have not been found. The ‘ UK, WW1 Service Medal and Award Rolls’ record that he gained the Victory… Read More
Branston, John John Branston was born in 1899 in Oakham, his mother Ada’s home town. The family lived in Collyweston in 1901 and father Richard was an agricultural worker. Later he became a gamekeeper on the Burghley estate and John and his older sister Ellen moved with their parents to a cottage in The Maltings, Burghley Park.… Read More
Brown, Arthur Fred Arthur Fred Brown Arthur Fred Brown was born in 1900 and lived with his parents Fred (born South Luffenham) and Maria (born Walpole St Peter) and three sisters in The Maltings in Burghley Park where the four children were all born. His father worked on the estate as a shepherd and later, a butcher.Arthur was… Read More
Baker, Arthur Nugent Arthur Nugent Baker In 1911 Arthur was 16 years old. He was born in Stamford in 1895. His parents were Nugent & Gertrude (nee Chapman) Baker. His father was a tailor’s cutter. Arthur was an ironmonger’s assistant. His brother, Charles, was a tailor’s apprentice following in his father’s footsteps. The family lived at 17 Adelaide… Read More
Baxter, Arthur Ewart Arthur Ewart Baxter – 46 High Street Arthur Ewart Baxter was born in Stamford in April 1894 to parents Jesse Baxter, a labourer in the Iron Foundry who was born in Thornaugh, and his wife, Salome, a Cornish woman. They lived at 6 Milner’s Row but had moved to 46 High Street by 1911. At… Read More