Deer, John Dowley

John Dowley Deer – 48 High Street John Dowley Deer was the second youngest in a family of 14 children. One child died young but in 1901 the rest of the family were all living at 6 Vine Street. William, his father and the 2 eldest boys were bootmakers. By 1911 William was the proprietor… Read More

Dubery, Ernest

In 1911 Ernest was 13 years old. He was born in Coventry in 1898. His parents were Richard Austin and Agnes Jane (nee Bailey) Dubery. His father was an engineer’s fitter. Ernest was a brewer’s clerk. He lived with his parents and elder sister Lillie at 8 Priory Road, Stamford. In 1901 the family had… Read More

Dennis, Robert

Robert Dennis – 6 and 7 School Terrace, North Street Robert Dennis was born on 15th Dec 1896 at 4 East Street and baptised in St Michael’s Church. In 1901 his mother worked as a rabbit skinner and stripper at the Skin Factory (near Billings Buildings, High Street). There had been 6 children but 2… Read More

Desborough, John William

Robert And John William Desborough Robert aged 11, the son of James and Ada was living at 6 White Swan Yard, Scotgate in 1911. He had a brother John William 13 and three sisters Selina 7 Edna 5 and Hilda 2. James was an engine fitter and both boys were still at school. The family… Read More

Dunn, Ernest Henry

Ernest Henry was born 1894 in Stamford. He lived with his father Charles H, an engineer/fitter and mother Fanny at 1 Albert Cottages, New Street. There were four older boys in the family, all born in Stamford, the eldest of whom had left home by 1901. William, aged 17 in 1901, left home before 1911… Read More

Desborough, Robert

Dobbs, Albert

Albert Dobbs Albert Dobbs was born in July 1896 and in 1901 the family lived in 9 Church Court, St. Martin’s. By 1911 they had moved to Bath Row. Albert was the son of Eugene and Eliza Dobbs and he had 3 brothers, Henry 18, Douglas 11 and Roy 6 and also a sister Elsie… Read More

Dobbs, Douglas

Douglas Dobbs Douglas Dobbs, born on August 22nd 1899 and was the son of Eugene and Eliza Dobbs living at 23 Bath Row. In 1911 he had three siblings, two older brothers Henry 18, Albert 14 and a younger brother Roy aged 6. He also had a sister Elsie aged 6. His father Eugene was… Read More

Dalton, Ernest Sisson

Ernest was born in 1896 in Stamford. In 1911 he was 14 and was living with his widowed mother Ann Jane Dalton at 24 St Paul’s Street. She was living on her ‘private means’. His father, Henry Dalton, had died in Stamford in 1908. In 1901 Ernest had been living at 3 St Paul’s Street… Read More

Dodman, Cyril Ernest

CYRIL ERNEST DODMAN In 1911, Cyril aged 15, was living with his parents Walter and Sarah and sister Norah Evelyn aged 13 at 6 All Saints’ Street. His father had a leather and grinding shop. Walter had previously worked as a printer, compositor living at 41 St Leonard’s Street. Cyril was a solicitor’s clerk working… Read More