Desborough, John William Robert And John William Desborough Robert aged 11, the son of James and Ada was living at 6 White Swan Yard, Scotgate in 1911. He had a brother John William 13 and three sisters Selina 7 Edna 5 and Hilda 2. James was an engine fitter and both boys were still at school. The family… Read More
Dunn, Ernest Henry Ernest Henry was born 1894 in Stamford. He lived with his father Charles H, an engineer/fitter and mother Fanny at 1 Albert Cottages, New Street. There were four older boys in the family, all born in Stamford, the eldest of whom had left home by 1901. William, aged 17 in 1901, left home before 1911… Read More
Desborough, Robert Robert And John William Desborough Robert aged 11, the son of James and Ada was living at 6 White Swan Yard, Scotgate in 1911. He had a brother John William 13 and three sisters Selina 7 Edna 5 and Hilda 2. James was an engine fitter and both boys were still at school. The family… Read More
Dobbs, Albert Albert Dobbs Albert Dobbs was born in July 1896 and in 1901 the family lived in 9 Church Court, St. Martin’s. By 1911 they had moved to Bath Row. Albert was the son of Eugene and Eliza Dobbs and he had 3 brothers, Henry 18, Douglas 11 and Roy 6 and also a sister Elsie… Read More
Dobbs, Douglas Douglas Dobbs Douglas Dobbs, born on August 22nd 1899 and was the son of Eugene and Eliza Dobbs living at 23 Bath Row. In 1911 he had three siblings, two older brothers Henry 18, Albert 14 and a younger brother Roy aged 6. He also had a sister Elsie aged 6. His father Eugene was… Read More
Dalton, Ernest Sisson Ernest was born in 1896 in Stamford. In 1911 he was 14 and was living with his widowed mother Ann Jane Dalton at 24 St Paul’s Street. She was living on her ‘private means’. His father, Henry Dalton, had died in Stamford in 1908. In 1901 Ernest had been living at 3 St Paul’s Street… Read More
Dodman, Cyril Ernest CYRIL ERNEST DODMAN In 1911, Cyril aged 15, was living with his parents Walter and Sarah and sister Norah Evelyn aged 13 at 6 All Saints’ Street. His father had a leather and grinding shop. Walter had previously worked as a printer, compositor living at 41 St Leonard’s Street. Cyril was a solicitor’s clerk working… Read More
Dalton, Henry Edward Henry Edward, born in 1898, was the son of Edward and Helen Dalton. His father was a butcher and auctioneer and had a shop at 17 St Mary’s Street. All the family were born in Stamford and Henry was an only child. There are no military records and he may have been exempt as he… Read More
Dodman, Henry Charles Henry Charles Dodman Henry was born in Stamford in 1900 and was still at school in 1911. He lived with his mother Eleanor who came from Louth, Lincolnshire, his father Charles Frederick and two siblings at 14 High Street, St. Martin’s. The family had a bootmaking business there. Although underage, he enlisted in the infantry… Read More
Davies, John Evan John Davies from Carmarthenshire married Charlotte Bertha Baines from Ketton and all their children including John Evan were born in the Stamford area. John Evan was born on 30th May 1897 and his baptism is recorded in Stamford Methodist Circuit Register on 13th October that year. He grew up at The Sawyers’ Arms, 67 Casterton… Read More