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
Granter, Cyril Cyril Granter was born in 1899 in Stamford and lived with father Stuart, an engine driver, and mother Elizabeth at 11 Church Court, St Martin’s. The family had lived in Peterborough and Cyril’s elder brother was also a railway employee. An elder sister still lived at home, but little is known of this family otherwise.… Read More
Halford, John Joseph John Halford, born in 1900, was the son of Elizabeth Halford, a widow. He lived at 2 Red Lion Street in 1911. His mother had a fish and chip shop. He had three older brothers, Samuel Henry, a postman, Arthur, a compositor. Harry, and a sister Martha. John was too young to serve in the… Read More
Eayres, Willie Ireson Willie Ireson Eayrs – 8 High Street Willie was born on 9th February 1898, the son of Joseph Eayrs and Annie Duncombe who married in 1895. When he was 3 years old they were living at Queen Anne’s Cottage, 5 Recreation Road but the family business T & J Eayrs (grocery and coal merchant) at… Read More
Gray, John Parnwell John Parnwell Gray, born in 1898, was the younger son of Charles Gray, an Iron Merchant , who had a very successful business in town. He was Mayor in 1900 and he would lose both of his sons in the war. In 1911 the family were living at 1 St Mary’s Hill, Charles Shortland Gray… Read More
Edinborough, Edwin Edwin Drake Edinborough – 31 Broad Street William Edinborough and Emma Drake married in Stamford in 1886 and lived for a number of years at 8 Chapel Yard off North Street. William worked as a County Court Bailiff and furniture restorer. In 1911 they had 5 children, all living with them at 31 Broad Street.… Read More
Fountain, Cecil Cecil Thomas Fountain Cecil, born in 1895, was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Fountain, Thomas was an Iron Merchant and the family lived at 1 Emlyn Street, a substantial house with eight rooms. In 1911 he had four brothers William aged 19, Herbert aged 10, John aged 6 and Ernest aged 2. Cecil enlisted… Read More
Greaves, George Frederick George Frederick Greaves – 52 North Street George Frederick Greaves was the only child of John Joseph and Elizabeth (Lizzie) Greaves living in 3 rooms at 52 North Street. In 1901 they were living at 12 Tenter Lane and the census said all three were born in Stamford however the 1911 census form was completed… Read More