Sharpe, William Robert William Robert Sharpe In 1901 William Robert born in April 1895 was living with his family at 6a Cemetery Road. He was the son of Thomas and Harriet Ellen. Thomas was listed as a cowkeeper and milk seller. In 1911 his father was a farmer and dairyman, living at 97 Cemetery Road. He had a… Read More
Steele, William Edward William Edward Steele was born in Stamford in 1897 and in 1911 he lived with his mother and stepfather at 17 Stanley Street. He worked as a telegraph messenger and his stepfather Albert Hardy was a compositor. His father had served as a Warrant Officer in the Indian Army. William was a member of St… Read More
Thorold, William William was born in the summer of 1896 in Bourne, Lincolnshire. He lived there at 12 Stanley Street with his parents William(fitter) and Elizabeth (dressmaker), brother Albert, 14 (sodawater factory worker) and younger sister Louisa. In 1902 another daughter, Marjory, was born and after that the family moved to 6 Doughty Street, Stamford. Albert stayed in… Read More
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
Sheffield, John Francis John Francis Sheffield Francis was the third son of Thomas and Susan Sheffield, born in July 1899. In 1901 he was living at 29 St. Peter’s Street with his parents and two older brothers Harry aged 17 and Percy 11 and two sisters Jane 15 and Margaret 13. Thomas was a grocer. By 1911 just… Read More
Steele, James Herbert James Herbert Steele James Herbert Steele was born in Calcutta, India in 1900, where his father was a Warrant Officer in the Indian Army. By 1901, his father had died and he had returned to England with his mother Elizabeth and was living with his grandparents William and Maria French and brother William Edward at… Read More
Thrift, Edward Edward Thrift – 8 Eight Acres Edward Cecil Thrift was born on 14th Feb 1897 and baptised at St Michael’s Church on 24th Feb. His early years were spent with his mother, grandmother and extended family at 18 East St In 1911 he was living at 8 Eight Acres with his mother Ellen (née Thrift),… Read More
Shelvey, Montague Wann Montague in 1911 was 11 – he was born in Stamford in 1900. He was the elder son of Walter Edward and Emily (nee Weldon) Shelvey . His father, a maltster, was born in Stamford, his mother in Ryhall, Rutland. His only sibling was Walter Cecil, aged 6 and the family lived at 51 St… Read More
Sturgess, Horace Horace Sturgess was born on 12th July 1898 in Skeffington, Leicestershire. His father Charles was born in Skeffington and worked as a coachman, his mother Elizabeth was from Leicester. Horace and three siblings, Marguerite, Charles and Cecil lived in Skeffington until 1906 when the family moved to 15 Church Lane, St Martin’s, Stamford where a… Read More
Thurrell, Frank Cecil Frank Cecil Thurrell Frank was born in Stamford on 24th July 1900 and was the youngest of 8 children of Edward (a foundry worker) and May Elizabeth. In 1911 only Frank, a scholar, and his elder sister Agnes remained at home with their parents in 15 Lumbys Terrace. In 1916 he enlisted as Territorial 71355… Read More