Waumsley, Wilfred Wilfred was the youngest son of George and Maria Waumsley. In 1911 he was aged 14, living at 3 Jubilee Villas (16 Vine Street) with his brother Horace aged 20 and his sister Annie aged 22. The eldest boy George had left home and his father George died in 1910 at a London hospital. George… Read More
Woodward, Thomas Leonard Thomas Leonard Woodward In 1911 Thomas was living with his father and mother and seven of his ten siblings at 13 St. Peter’s Street. In 1901 his father was a shoemaker and by 1911 he was a labourer at the Agricultural machinery works. Thomas enlisted with the Northumberland Fusiliers in February 1917 and was wounded… Read More
Walker, Percy Albert, Charlie, Joe and Percy Walker – 4 Elm Street James Walker married Sarah Elizabeth Toon in 1883. He worked at one of the breweries and they spent most of their married life at 8 Hope’s Terrace. They had 1 child before their marriage and 15 more afterwards. 11 of the children survived infancy but… Read More
Webb, Frances George Francis George Webb was born in 1895 in Great Paxton Huntingdonshire. In 1901 he was living there with Martha his widowed mother, two brothers Harry 21 and Walter 13 and two sisters Maude 9 and Emily 3. By 1911 he was living at 30 Queen’s Walk with his brother in law, Percy Glitherow and his… Read More
Wootton, Thomas Herbert Thomas Herbert Wootton Thomas was born in Stamford in 1898 and was Harry’s younger brother. He lived with father Thomas Charles, mother Beatrice Helena and his four brothers and sisters (Harry, Marjorie, Dorothy and Albert) at 17 Burghley Lane. In 1911 he was still at school. There is no record of war service and the… Read More
Wade, Newman Roy Newman Roy Wade – 9 North Street Joseph Newman Wade, the boys’ father, was a groom. He was born in Stamford but had lived elsewhere returning to the town in 1891 or 1892. He had 3 children with his first wife – Gladys born 1890, Mary Kate born 1891 and Harold W E born 1892… Read More
Wade, Bertram Bertram Wade – 9 North Street Joseph Newman Wade, the boys’ father, was a groom. He was born in Stamford but had lived elsewhere returning to the town in 1891 or 1892. He had 3 children with his first wife – Gladys born 1890, Mary Kate born 1891 and Harold W E born 1892 but… Read More
Wade, Thomas Thomas Wade was born on 11 April 1896. He was one of five children, all born in the village of Tixover, Northamptonshire. Father Charlie was born not far away in South Luffenham but mother Mary Ann came from Berkshire. Thomas, his elder brother Harry, born 1893 and elder sister Alice Mary born 1894 moved with… Read More
Wallis, Charles Samuel Charles Samuel Wallis Charles Samuel Wallis was born in October 1898 in Southwick, Northamptonshire. His parents were William Henry from Water Newton, a labourer and Mary Jane from Yarwell, Northamptonshire. In 1901 they were living at 16 Protection Place, in Scotgate – the worst slum in Stamford. He had two sisters and a brother but… Read More
Wright, George George Wright was born in 1896 in Barton Seagrave, Northamtonshire. His father, also George was a horsekeeper who came from Barnsley in Yorkshire and his mother Lucy was born in Wigsthorpe, Leicestershire. The family lived at 31 West Side Street, Great Addington, Cheshire, in 1901. Having moved house several times, they finally came to Stamford… Read More