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
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
Carter, Arthur David Arthur was 15 in 1911, he was born in 1895 in Swineshead, Lincolnshire. His parents were Harry and Susannah (nee Burton) Carter. They were both born in Norfolk. His father was a blacksmith in an agricultural implements works. The family lived at 10 Gas Street (now demolished). Arthur was an ironmonger’s errand boy. In 1901… Read More
Carter, William Cyril William was born in July 1896 at Woodhall Spa. His father Robert was a police sergeant and the family moved frequently. His mother was Araminta Kate and he had an older sister, Lucy and two brothers Robert aged 17 in 1911 and Leslie aged 5. Lucy aged 19 was not at home. The family were… Read More
Cartman, Richard William Richard William & Arthur John Cartman – 6 Elm Street In 1911 6 Elm Street had 7 rooms; a large property compared to others in the vicinity. Richard William, an errand boy for at a dyer’s aged 16 years, and Arthur John, an errand boy for a fishmonger aged 15 years, were living there with… Read More
Cartman, Arthur John Richard William & Arthur John Cartman – 6 Elm Street In 1911 6 Elm Street had 7 rooms; a large property compared to others in the vicinity. Richard William, an errand boy for at a dyer’s aged 16 years, and Arthur John, an errand boy for a fishmonger aged 15 years, were living there with… Read More
Chamberlain, Joseph William Joseph was born in 1900 in Stamford, Lincolnshire. His parents were John & Caroline (nee Barwell) Chamberlain and in 1901 they were living at 3 Ladysmith Cottages, Empingham Road, Stamford, where his father was a limestone quarryman. In 1911, Joseph was 11 and the family were living at 12 St George’s Square, Stamford. His father… Read More
Chapman, Edward Edward Chapman – The Infirmary In 1911 there were 45 patients in Stamford Infirmary. 8 of them were born in Swinstead, a small village between Stamford and Bourne, so it is likely that there had been an outbreak of serious disease there. Edward Chapman, a carpenter on an estate, aged 15 was one of them.… Read More
Cunnington, Archie Archie Cunnington was born 1895 and was possibly related to the Cunnington family who were prosperous tenant farmers on the Burghley estate. He was an apprentice plumber in 1911, one of two lodgers living with the Short family, Eliza and Edward (a labourer in the gasworks) and their three children at 5 Belle Vue Terrace,… Read More