Davies, John Evan

John Davies from Carmarthenshire married Charlotte Bertha Baines from Ketton and all their children including John Evan were born in the Stamford area. John Evan was born on 30th May 1897 and his baptism is recorded in Stamford Methodist Circuit Register on 13th October that year. He grew up at The Sawyers’ Arms, 67 Casterton… Read More

Dorman, Walter

Walter Dorman Walter was born 1900 in Stamford to mother, Elizabeth and father Walter, a labourer in Phillips’ brewery. In 1901 he was the youngest of seven children living with his family at 5/6 Phillip’s Yard, accommodation leased by Joseph Phillips for workers in his brewery next-door in Water Street. I n 1908 his father… Read More

Dawson, Sydney Cyril

Sydney Cyril Dawson Sydney was the son of Joseph and Mary Dawson. He was born in 1898 in Thurlby where the family were living in Crown Lane in 1901. Joseph and Mary had 9 children but 3 died. In 1911 Joseph was a widower, living with Frances Florence aged 27, George aged 20 and Lucy… Read More

Doughty, Edward Philip

Edward was born on 11 September 1896 in Stamford. He lived in the village of Little Casterton at 11 The Street with father Edward a groom/coachman, mother Susan, older sisters Christine and Gertrude and brother Thomas. In 1905 another boy, Cecil, was born but shortly afterwards father Edward died. He was only in his mid-forties… Read More

Duff, John

John Duff John wasa born in Stamford in 1900 and lived at 10 Newtown with father Thomas, an implement painter, and mother Caroline. John was the eldest of four sons, all born in Stamford and all still at school in 1911. No service record has been found for John but he was a lifelong resident… Read More

Dixon, Walter

Walter Dixon In 1911 Walter was living with his parents John and Francis Dixon at 15a Austin Street. In 1901 he had lived at 3 Austin Friars. He had two brothers Albert born in 1900 and Joseph born in 1902 and a sister Gladys born in 1904. His father was employed as a woodchopper at… Read More

Stamford Boys

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