Sismore, Fred Fred was Charles’ 12 year old brother in 1911, he was born in Stamford in 1898 and was at school in 1911. Fred followed his brother into the Lincolnshire Regiment. Private Fred Sismore (8335) enlisted in 1915 in Stamford into the 1st Battalion, later he was transferred to the 6th Battalion. He disembarked in France… Read More
Stubbs, Isaac Isaac Stubbs Isaac was the son of Thomas and Alice Stubbs who lived at 5 Bath Row. Thomas was an iron dresser. They had had 9 children but only five were alive in 1911. Thomas 17, Florence 15, Isaac 10, Arthur 6 and George 3. The house contained 3 rooms. They had previously lived at… Read More
Tomblin, Edward Edward Tomblin Edward, born in Stamford in January 1899 was the son of Edward and Alice. His father was a bookbinder. In 1911 he was living at 13 Southview Terrace, New Cross Road with his parents, his brother Arthur a grocer’s assistant aged 20 and sister Louie, aged 18, a milliner. The family were living… Read More
Skellett, Herbert Herbert was born in Whissendine, Rutland in the summer of 1898 and lived in Ashwell near Oakham with father Charles Henry (farm waggoner), mother Elizabeth and two lodgers. Just before 1911, father became publican of the Sun and Railway Inn at the corner of Church Street and Wothorpe Road and the family moved to Stamford.… Read More
Sturman, Bernard (Musson) The Mussons – 3 Burrell’s Court (Living at 31 Foundry Road by 1916) The Musson family lived at 3 Burrell’s Court in 1901 and were still there in 1911. Septimus Musson, the Head of the household, was one of a large family from Rippingale – as his name suggests he was the 7th son and… Read More
Tomms, James Thomas James Thomas Tomms James, born in 1895, was one of five children of father James Berry and mother Mary Ann, all born in Coventry, Warwickshire. James Berry had worked for a cycle-manufacturer in Coventry where the family lived at 3 Gosford Terrace. Moving to Stamford he went to work at Kitson’s Empire Lighting company in… Read More
Smith, Edwin Roslin Edward Roslin Smith – 73 Casterton Road Edward Roslin Smith came from an army background. His father Stephen was born in Wixford, Warwickshire and after a short period as a gardener joined the 2nd Battalion of the West Yorkshire Regiment. He had served in India, Gibraltar and the West Coast of Africa before he married… Read More
Swanson, Claude Claud Swanson Claud Swanson was born in July 1899, he was the son of William , a stereotyper and compositor on a newspaper and Catherine. In 1911 he had two brothers, Lewis aged 6 and Cyril 3 and two sisters Rene 12 and Doris 9. In 1901 they lived at number 8 Cecil Terrace and… Read More
Toon, John T John T Toon– 9 Priory Buildings, Brazenose Lane John’s parents, Charles and Jane Toon (nee Hill), were married in 1890 and had 7 children of whom 4 had died before 1901. Charles was a furnace tenter at an iron foundry in 1901 and a furnace-man in the foundry of the agricultural implement works in 1911.… Read More
Smith, Alfred Leopold Alfred Leopold Smith– 3 Brazenose Cottages Alfred’s parents were not local. Harry, his father came from Derby and his mother, Violet was born in Notting Hill. By the time they were in their early 20s they had settled in Stamford. Harry’s occupation in 1901 was a fitter of engines but by 1911 he was working… Read More