Kirby, Herbert

Herbert Kirby – Oats & Musson, High Street Oats and Musson was a new department store and in 1911 many employees lived on the premises including Herbert Kirby’s parents who were porter and housekeeper respectively. They were the only married couple and Herbert the only schoolboy. Herbert was born in Stamford in 1898 and grew… Read More

Kisbee, Frederick William

Frederick William Kisbee– 1 Lindum Cottages Frederick was born in 1900 in Stamford and was the son of Frederick and Mary Jane Kisbee. In 1901 they lived at 9 St John’s Terrace not far from Lindum Cottages. In 1911, he had two sisters Mary Elizabeth aged 8 and Catherine Mary aged 4. They lived at… Read More

Knighton, Cecil

Cecil James Frederick Knighten, born in 1895 was the son of Charles and Kate Knighten and lived at 2 Belgrave Terrace with his three brothers and three sisters. His father was a Linotype compositor, working for the Stamford Mercury. All the children were born in Stamford. In 1911 both he and his brother Charles, aged… Read More

Knighton, Bert

Bertie Knighten, born in 1900 was the son of Charles and Kate Knighten and lived at 2 Belgrave Terrace with his three brothers and three sisters. His father was a Linotype compositor, working for the Stamford Mercury. All the children were born in Stamford. In 1911 his two elder brothers Cecil and Charles, aged 18,… Read More

Knipe, Leonard Nichols

Leonard Nichols was born 1899 in Bourne. His early years were spent on his paternal grandfather’s farm, Top of Northorpe, Thurlby, near Bourne. Father Jesse, who worked on the farm and mother Elizabeth had two more children there. In 1908 the family left the farm and came to live in Stamford at 19 Alexandra Terrace.… Read More

Kent, Leonard Alderman

The Kent family of six boys and one girl came to Stamford between 1901 and 1911 to live at 7 Alexandra Terrace. Father, as an experienced engine fitter probably worked in one of the busy engineering works in Stamford. The three elder boys were all old enough to serve in WW I but records only… Read More

Kent, John William

Kent, Alfred John

Alfred was born in Stamford in 1896, in 1911 he was 15 and living at 4 St Leonard’s Street with his mother Emma Elizabeth (nee Berry ) Kent , his sister Annie Catherine (22) and a domestic servant, Clara Jane Perrins (24). His mother was born in Creeting St Mary, Suffolk. In 1911 she was… Read More

Kettle, Walter

Walter Kettle Walter was born in Bourne Lincolnshire in 1896. His parents were William & Sophia (nee Faulkner) Kettle. His father was a cottager in South Bourne Fen and later a farmer in Austerby Bourne. In 1901 he was at home with his parents, older brother and younger sister. In 1907 his brother Joseph had… Read More

King, William John

William John King , born in 1897 in Whissonsett, Norfolk and in 1911 he was living with his uncle and aunt, William and Annie Chapman and cousin Reggie Robert Chapman at 21 Bentley Street. His uncle was a fish dealer and he was an errand boy, his parents were possibly Leonard George and Louisa King.… Read More