Percy and Charles Robert’s father, Robert Farbon, was born in Morton, Lincs and their mother Louise in Camden Town but all their children were born in Stamford. In 1911 Robert was a Clothier’s Assistant for an Outfitter. The 3 children, Percy 13 years, Charles Robert 11 years and Albert Edward 8 years were all at… Read More


Burghley Lane, Stamford

William Freshwater William born in Stamford in 1900, lived with his father William, (a railway guard) and mother Dorothy Kate in the Newtown cottages by Stamford East station in Water Street. In 1911 he was still at school and the family had moved to 9 Burghley Lane. His father was an invalid and there were… Read More


Percy and Charles Robert’s father, Robert Farbon, was born in Morton, Lincs and their mother Louise in Camden Town but all their children were born in Stamford. In 1911 Robert was a Clothier’s Assistant for an Outfitter. The 3 children, Percy 13 years, Charles Robert 11 years and Albert Edward 8 years were all at… Read More


23 Water Street, Stamford

John William Fryer John  was born in Stamford in 1897, the third child of John Henry (a groom and horseman) and Annie (see photo) of 17 High Street Street, St. Martin’s. In 1911 Annie was living at 23 Water Street with 6 children but John Henry was in Rauceby Asylum with mental illness. Discharged after… Read More


Arthur Stephen Farrow– 31 Scotgate Stephen Farrow, Arthur Stephen’s father, was born in Crowland and started his working life as page to the Rector of Crowland. He had, however, travelled around the country before he returned to Lincolnshire. He became an ironmonger’s assistant in Leicestershire; married in Nottinghamshire; lived in Frome, Somerset, worked as an… Read More


38 and 39 North Street, Stamford

Arthur Seth Footitt – 39 North St Joseph Footitt (the father of John Henry & Arthur Seth) was born in Gosberton, Lincs in 1863: his wife Eliza in Stamford in 1860. They moved around a good deal living in Gelston, Hough-on-the-Hill, Grantham and Newark before 1911. In that time they had had 12 children although… Read More


11 All Saints Place

Frank Featherstone was born in 1897 and lived firstly at 2 Tinwell Villas and then the family moved to 11 All Saints Place. His father was a butcher (the shop remained a butcher’s until the 1990’s). He had occupied the premises from 1870. He had a sister Gladys. He served in the Machine Gun Corps… Read More


15 Cornstall Buildings, St Leonard's Street

Leonard was born in Stamford in 1897 and in 1911 he was 13 and living with his family at 15 Cornstall Buildings off St Leonard’s Street. His parents were James Richard and Elizabeth Jane (nee Francis) Feetham. His father was born in Lutton, Lincolnshire and mother was born in Thurlby. Eight of their children (4… Read More


15 Cornstall Buildings, St Leonard's Street

James was Leonard’s younger brother and was born in 1899 in Ketton, Rutland. In 1911 he was 12 years old and like Leonard he was attending school. He was mobilised into the 2nd Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment in 1918. This is recorded in ‘Stamford and the Great War’, and from an ‘Ancestry.co.uk’ family tree, information of… Read More


9 Southview Terrace, Stamford

Harold was the eldest son of William and Lizzie Fishpool. William was a printer and in 1911 he had two brothers Frank aged 6 and Albert 4 and the family lived at 9 Southview Terrace, a 5 roomed house off New Cross Road. Harold joined the Home service soon after war was declared in November… Read More