1 Tinwell Road, Stamford

At the time of the census in 1891 and also in 1901 the Pond family lived at No 11 Rutland Villas on the south side of Tinwell Road. By 1911 they had moved just to the east of the Villas to 1 Tinwell Road. In 1911 the family consisted of parents, Harry and Annie Eliza;… Read More


3 Kings Road, Stamford

John Percival Potter John was the son of Edwin Percival and Mary Eliza Potter. He was the only son and was born in  1897. He had four sisters by 1911 – Geraldine Maria aged 14, Dorothy Clare12, Kathleen Beatrice 11 and Vera Isabel aged six. All the children were born in Stamford. In 1901 the… Read More


24 St Marys Street, Stamford

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


Bath Row

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


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


27 Bentley Street, Stamford

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


6 Emlyn Street, Stamford

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


Church Court, Church Street, St Martins, Stamford

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


Frederick Eustace Parker – 2 St Stephen’s Villas By the time Frederick Eustace Parker was born in 1894, his family were well-established traders in St Mary’s Street. His grandfather Thomas King Parker had a saddler’s shop at 32 St Mary’s Street and this is where his father, Frederick King Parker, started work. However Frederick King… Read More


Zebra Cottages

Stanley George Parsons Stanley was born in the Stamford area in early 1900 but was living in Empingham in 1901 so it’s not known exactly when he moved into the town. His mother Elizabeth Emily née Judson was also born in Stamford but his father George, a bricklayer, came from Mansfield. In 1911 they were… Read More