Ellis, Sidney James Christopher Sidney James Christopher Ellis – 11 Maiden Lane Sidney Ellis’ parents came from Devon where his grandfather was a gold & silversmith but Sidney was born in Battersea when his father was working there as a jeweller’s assistant. Presumably his father came to Stamford to set up his own business sometime in the early 20th… Read More
Woodcock, Lawrence Lawrence Woodcock – 10 Maiden Lane Lawrence Woodcock was born in Uppingham in 1896. His father, George, was a bread and biscuit maker on Adderley Street. Lawrence did not grow up in Stamford and probably just came to work there. In 1911 he was a butcher’s assistant to Dean Swift who had his butcher’s shop… Read More