Dawson, Sydney Cyril

Sydney Cyril Dawson Sydney was the son of Joseph and Mary Dawson. He was born in 1898 in Thurlby where the family were living in Crown Lane in 1901. Joseph and Mary had 9 children but 3 died. In 1911 Joseph was a widower, living with Frances Florence aged 27, George aged 20 and Lucy… Read More

Doughty, Edward Philip

Edward was born on 11 September 1896 in Stamford. He lived in the village of Little Casterton at 11 The Street with father Edward a groom/coachman, mother Susan, older sisters Christine and Gertrude and brother Thomas. In 1905 another boy, Cecil, was born but shortly afterwards father Edward died. He was only in his mid-forties… Read More

Day, John

John born in Stamford on 27th January 1895 was the son of Mary Ann Day. They lived with Mary’s parents, William, a Great Northern railway platelayer and Jane, who was born in Deeping St. James, Lincolnshire. Jane gave birth to 17 children, 9 of whom died in infancy. In 1905 Mary, aged 39, married… Read More

Doughty, Thomas

Thomas was born on 11 February 1898 in Stamford. He was the younger brother of Christine, Gertrude and Edward Philip, the family of Susan and Edward Doughty of 11 The Street, Little Casterton. After the birth of baby brother Cecil and the death of Edward, his father, Thomas moved to Stamford with his mother and… Read More

Duff, John

John Duff John wasa born in Stamford in 1900 and lived at 10 Newtown with father Thomas, an implement painter, and mother Caroline. John was the eldest of four sons, all born in Stamford and all still at school in 1911. No service record has been found for John but he was a lifelong resident… Read More

Dixon, Walter

Walter Dixon In 1911 Walter was living with his parents John and Francis Dixon at 15a Austin Street. In 1901 he had lived at 3 Austin Friars. He had two brothers Albert born in 1900 and Joseph born in 1902 and a sister Gladys born in 1904. His father was employed as a woodchopper at… Read More

Stamford Boys

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