Abbott, James Edward James Edward Abbott In 1911 James Edward aged 14 was living at Castle Cottage 8 Sheepmarket with his parents, Thomas and Georgina, brother Norman aged 6 and sister Ivy Louise aged 12. His father was a land agent’s estate clerk. He was 19 when he enlisted with the Territorials in October 1915 in the East… Read More
Baldock, Herbert Herbert Baldock was born in Stamford in 1896 and lived at 12 Church Lane, St Martin’s with his father David, a railway engineer and mother Selina. He was the fourth child of seven, all born in Stamford, Selina’s home town. In 1911 he was working as a junior clerk in an office in Stamford. In… Read More
Bellamy, Alfred Victor Alfred was born in Stamford in 1898. In 1901 he was living at 10 St. Leonard’s Street, Stamford with his parents William Herbert and Elizabeth (nee Bemrose ) Bellamy and his five sisters aged from 16 to 10., Alfred was then only 3. His father, who was born in Oundle, Northants, was a master baker… Read More
Blake, Herbert Herbert Blake Herbert, born in 1898 was the son of George William and Caroline Blake. There were eleven children in the family and he was the third of the five boys in the family. His father was listed as a self-employed chandler and Herbert was aged thirteen and still at school. In 1911 the family… Read More
Ablewhite, George Henry George Henry Ablewhite George was born on 20 Sep 1898 in Boston, Lincolnshire where he lived with father Henry Reuben (a gardener), mother Charlotte, elder sister Bertha and baby Gladys in Boston until the early 1900s. The family then moved to the house at 2 Park Lane, Stamford. Two of Henry’s fellow-gardeners Sam aged 57… Read More
Banks, Charles Henry Charles Henry Banks Charles was born in 1898 at Kirkby-le-Thorpe. The family moved from Kirkby-le-Thorpe (father’s birthplace) to Stamford (mother’s birthplace) whilst Charles was still at school. With his parents and younger brother Sidney Fred he lived first at 6 High Street St Martins then 8 Wothorpe Road where siblings Evelyn and James were born.… Read More
Bentley, Harold Edwin Harold Edwin Bentley Harold, born in October 1898, was the son of Edwin, a mercantile clerk and Lillian May Bentley. Both parents came from Staffordshire and Harold was born in Wolverhampton . The family were living in Fryer Street, Standen, Staffordshire in 1901 but moved away shortly afterwards, as his sister Hilda was born in… Read More
Bloodworth, Thomas Thomas Bloodworth – 17a High Street Thomas’ parents were Francis Bloodworth and Eliza nee Handford and he had a considerably older brother and sister. None of Thomas’ family were born in Stamford and he himself was born in Little Casterton however at the time of the 1901 census he and his parents were living at… Read More
Wallis, Charles Samuel Charles Samuel Wallis Charles Samuel Wallis was born in October 1898 in Southwick, Northamptonshire. His parents were William Henry from Water Newton, a labourer and Mary Jane from Yarwell, Northamptonshire. In 1901 they were living at 16 Protection Place, in Scotgate – the worst slum in Stamford. He had two sisters and a brother but… Read More
Wright, George George Wright was born in 1896 in Barton Seagrave, Northamtonshire. His father, also George was a horsekeeper who came from Barnsley in Yorkshire and his mother Lucy was born in Wigsthorpe, Leicestershire. The family lived at 31 West Side Street, Great Addington, Cheshire, in 1901. Having moved house several times, they finally came to Stamford… Read More