Greenwood, George Henry Alfred William Greenwood In 1911 Alfred lived in 15 Sheepmarket with his father Alfred James and his mother Eliza . Alfred James was a foreman and he was a grocer’s errand boy. He had 2 brothers Walter aged 10 , George aged 7and a sister Susan. All three boys would go to war. Alfred was… Read More
Featherstone, Frank Frank Featherstone was born in 1897 and lived firstly at 2 Tinwell Villas and then the family moved to 11 All Saints Place. His father was a butcher (the shop remained a butcher’s until the 1990’s). He had occupied the premises from 1870. He had a sister Gladys. He served in the Machine Gun Corps… Read More
Gilbert, Reginald Reginald was born in January 1900 , the son of William and Sarah Gilbert. In 1901 they lived at 40 Woodview in Bourne and William was a cycle fitter. By 1911 they had moved to 5 Stanley Street with William now was working as a motor engineer for Cuttings and Reginald had a younger sister… Read More
Cook, Charles Raymond Charles Raymond Cook – 34 Broad Street Charles Raymond Cook was born in Stamford in 1897. He had a younger brother Redvers born in 1900 and 5 older siblings, all of them born in Stamford. His father John Horn Cook was a builder and contractor. In 1911, 5 of the children were living with their… Read More
Deacon, Arthur John William and Arthur Deacon– 8 Rock Road John William and Arthur Deacon were both born in Castle Bytham but grew up living in Stamford on Rock Road. Their parents had 3 children who died young but 5 surviving of whom 4 were living with them at 8 Rock Road in 1911. Both the boys… Read More
Drake, Reginald Arthur Reginald Arthur Drake – 46b North Street Reginald Alfred was born in Derby in 1895 but lived in Stamford from at least 1900 so must have gone to school here. His father, Henry, originated from Rutland and his mother, Margaret, from Bedfordshire. His two elder brothers, Harold and Edgar, were both born in Fulham and his… Read More
Cooke, Arthur Arthur Cooke Arthur was born in Peterborough in 1898 and lived in Kettering at 123 St Saviours Road with his father William (a bricklayer’s labourer), mother Emma and baby sister Beatrice. A schoolboy in 1911, at the time of the census he was staying temporarily with his paternal grandparents, William and Mary Cooke, at 13… Read More
Deer, John Dowley John Dowley Deer – 48 High Street John Dowley Deer was the second youngest in a family of 14 children. One child died young but in 1901 the rest of the family were all living at 6 Vine Street. William, his father and the 2 eldest boys were bootmakers. By 1911 William was the proprietor… Read More
Dubery, Ernest In 1911 Ernest was 13 years old. He was born in Coventry in 1898. His parents were Richard Austin and Agnes Jane (nee Bailey) Dubery. His father was an engineer’s fitter. Ernest was a brewer’s clerk. He lived with his parents and elder sister Lillie at 8 Priory Road, Stamford. In 1901 the family had… Read More
Cooper, Robert Sydney Robert Sydney Cooper In 1911 Robert, born in Stamford in 1897, was living at 53 Cemetery Road (Radcliffe Road) with his parents Robert and Mary Jane. The family had moved there from 3 Victoria Cottages. His father was a carter for a builder and he worked as an errand boy for a boot maker. During… Read More