Fishpool, Harold Harold was the eldest son of William and Lizzie Fishpool. William was a printer and in 1911 he had two brothers Frank aged 6 and Albert 4 and the family lived at 9 Southview Terrace, a 5 roomed house off New Cross Road. Harold joined the Home service soon after war was declared in November… Read More
Goodacre, Harry Harry Goodacre – 7 North Street Harry Goodacre was born in Basford, Nottinghamshire and was living at Knighton Leicestershire in 1901. In 1911 he was 12 years old and living with his younger sister and brother and his parents at 7 North Street. At that time his father was working as a bricklayer at an… Read More
Gutteridge, Arthur Henry Arthur Henry Gutteridge was born in October 1894 in Donington, Lincolnshire. He was the second child of John, an agricultural machine fitter, and his wife Emma. The family lived in Donington, father John’s birthplace where three more children were born although two died in infancy. The family then moved to Stamford, where baby Bethany was… Read More
Flanders, John Newton John Newton Flanders – 52 Scotgate John Newton Flanders was born in Essex and in 1901 his father was a Head Gardener in Warwickshire. Sometime between 1902 and 1905 they moved to Stamford and lived at 52 Scotgate which was to be John’s address for the rest of his life. In 1911, he was 16… Read More
Goodley, Harold Ernest Harold was the son of George and Eliza Goodley. In 1911 he had three sisters, Alice 25, Edith 18, Dorothy 6 and two brothers Albert 23 and Walter 25. In 1901 they were living at 1 Brownlow Terrace and by 1911 they had moved to 25 St Mary’s Street, a large house with 9 rooms.… Read More
Flecknor, Arthur Arthur Flecknor Arthur was one of 9 children born to Alfred and Elizabeth Flecknor. In 1901 they lived in 1 Castle Buildings and were at 1 Castle Street in 1911. His father was born in Brigstock and employed as a sawyer working for a timber merchant. Elizabeth was born in Stamford and all the children… Read More
Goodwin, Harry In 1901 Harry was one year old, he was born in 1900 in Moddershall, Stone, Staffordshire. On the 1901 Census he was living at 75 Lower Moddershall with his parents Henry Goodwin and Alice Mary Goodwin (nee Horwood). His father was born in Burslem, Staffordshire and his mother in Long Sutton , Lincolnshire. His father… Read More
Guyler, William Henry William, born in March 1897 in Leicester andwas the son of Wallace and Louisa Guyler. In 1911 he had two sisters Gladys May aged 16 and Doris Gertrude aged 10 and the family were living at 10 Princes Road. His father Wallace was clerk at a lighting company –probably Kitsons. He attended Stamford School and… Read More
Eames, Lawrence Henry Arthur William Eames Arthur was born on January 13th 1898. He was the son of Harry, a wood sawyer and Alice. They had moved here from Watford. He had 2 brothers Laurence Henry aged 12 and Harry 3 and 3 sisters Olive Mary 10, Gladys Ethel 6 and Ivy 2 He enlisted soon after the… Read More
Footitt, Arthur Seth Arthur Seth Footitt – 39 North St Joseph Footitt (the father of John Henry & Arthur Seth) was born in Gosberton, Lincs in 1863: his wife Eliza in Stamford in 1860. They moved around a good deal living in Gelston, Hough-on-the-Hill, Grantham and Newark before 1911. In that time they had had 12 children although… Read More