Potter, Leslie Cartwright Leslie Potter, born in December 1899, was the son of John Edward Cartwright Potter and his wife Hannah. John Cartwright was a master printer and the printing works were in Gas lane. In 1901 he was living with his parents, brother George and sister Mabel at 58 High Street and by 1911 they were living… Read More
Powley, Cecil Thomas Cecil Thomas Powley Cecil Thomas was born in Spilsby, Lincolnshire in 1898. His father Thomas was a Railway Porter and the family had moved quite a few times before they came to Stamford in 1911. He had three sisters Daisy, Alice and Florence. By 1911 father had died, leaving his mother Sarah a widow. She was… Read More
Parish, Ernest Cecil Ernest Cecil Parrish – 63 High Street Ernest was born in Stamford in July 1896 and his baptism is recorded in the Stamford Circuit Register in August 1896. His father had previously been in business as a Gents Clothier at 16 High Street but as Ernest grew up the business had moved to 63 High… Read More
Proctor, Thomas Ernest Thomas was born on September 10th 1896 in Stamford. In 1901 the family lived at 5 Vine Street where his father Jacob was a baker and pork butcher. His mother was Rose Ada and he had a brother John Henry and sister Beatrice. In 1911 the family had moved to 27 Bentley Street. There they… Read More
Park, Jonathan Cyril Jonathan Cyril Park Jonathan was born in Stamford in 1894, he was the son of Samuel and Florence. Samuel was a Post Office supervisor. In 1911 the family lived at 6 Emlyn Street and Jonathan had three sisters – Florence Stella aged 17, a schoolteacher; Evelyn Grace aged 15 and Hilda Nellie aged 6. Jonathan… Read More
Pugh, James William James William Pugh was born in Oakham on 28th October 1894 and was the eldest of six children – his parents wereThomas, an ironworks labourer and Catherine. Three children died before the family came to live at 8 Church Court, Stamford in 1900. Father worked at Blackstones Engineering Works and on leaving school James William… Read More
Palmer, Ernest William Ernest was the eldest son of Ernest Lansford and Henrietta Palmer. His father had travelled round the country and Ernest was born in Carisbrooke on the Isle of Wight. His brother Roland was born in Stourport, Worcestershire and the youngest child Bertram was born in Stamford. They lived in Northfields in 1901 at 1 St… Read More
Palmer, Roland Kenneth Roland was the second son of Ernest Lansford and Henrietta Palmer. His father had travelled round the country and Ernest his older brother was born in Carisbrooke on the Isle of Wight. Roland was born in Stourport, Worcestershire and the youngest child Bertram was born in Stamford. Thefamily lived in Northfields in 1901 at 1… Read More
Pepper, Robert Henry Robert Henry Pepper was born in and lived with parents Robert and Margaret, younger brother Percy Cecil and two sisters in The Cottage, the gamekeeper’s cottage at the Pilsgate end of Burghley Park where all the children were born. Father Robert was a gamekeeper on the estate like his father before him. An assistant gamekeeper… Read More
Pepper, Percy Cecil Percy Cecil Pepper was born in 1898 and lived with his family in the gamekeeper’s cottage in Burghley Park. Like his elder brother Robert, he was at school in 1911 and there is no record of him serving in WWI. He lived in Burghley Park in The Cottage all his life, following his father and… Read More