Clark, Thomas

Thomas Joseph Clarke was born in 1897 in Stamford. His father, Henry, came from London and married Margaret, the daughter of William & Margaret Cummins of St Peter’s St in 1896. Thomas was the eldest of 7 children who were all born and grew up in Stamford but Bernard died before 1911 and the 2… Read More

Brooks, Harold

Harold was born 1895 in Alford, Lincolnshire. He lived there in West Street with his older sister Ethel, mother Harriet and father John, a cyclemaker and repairer. All four were born in North Lincolnshire but in the summer of 1901 Harriet died. This signalled the break-up of the family. Ethel went to work away from… Read More

Carr, (George) Sidney

George Sidney & William Harry Carr – 2 North Street In 1911 Sidney & Harry Carr were living with their widowed mother and family at 2 Northgate. There were 8 children in the family, all born in Stamford. Sidney aged 13 years and Harry aged 10 years were at school as were 2 younger sisters.… Read More

Clark, Herbert

Herbert Clark – 27 East Street By 1911 Edwin and Elizabeth Clark, Herbert’s parents, had had 13 children of whom only 7 were alive. Of those, 6 of them were living in 4 rooms with their parents at 27 East St. Elizabeth was born in Harrowby, near Grantham, but all the rest of the family… Read More

Alderman, William

In 1911 William Alderman was 13years old, still at school and living at 11 Torkington Street with his parents, 2 elder brothers and his grandmother.… Read More

Banks, Sidney Fred

Sidney Fred Banks Sidney, born in Kirkby-le-Thorpe in 1899, was at school in 1911. He and elder brother Charles Henry lived with father James (an oil engine fitter) and mother Emma Jane at 8 Wothorpe Road. Another brother and sister were born there and when Sidney got a job as a ‘vanman’ he moved to… Read More

Betts, Jack

Jack Betts In 1911 Jack was 11 years old. He was born in 1900 in Stamford. He lived with his parents John & Rachel (nee Dickins) Betts at 32 Adelaide Street (now rebuilt). His father was a fettler at an ironfoundry making agricultural implements. Jack was the second child of 3. They were all still… Read More

Andrews, James

James and George Andrews and Herbert Jackson – 3 Rock Road These 3 boys, James 14years, George 11 years and Herbert 16 years were living together with Mr and Mrs Andrews and 3 other members of the Andrews family – 8 of them in 4 rooms. Their lives were bound up together before and probably… Read More

Bannister, Douglas

Douglas was born in 1897 in Beckingham, Lincolnshire. In 1911 he was living in Stamford at the home of his uncle and aunt, William and Margaret (nee Seels) Scotney at 13 Wharf Road. His aunt was his mother’s sister who was born in Newark, Lincolnshire. His Uncle William was a hotel bus driver. He was… Read More

Stamford Boys

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