Parish, Ernest Cecil 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
Proctor, Thomas Ernest 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
Park, Jonathan Cyril 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
Pugh, James William 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
Parker, Frederick Eustace 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
Parsons, Stanley George 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
Patrick, Edward Henry Edward Henry Patrick – 23 Elm Street Ted was born in 1895, the second son of John and Mary Ann Patrick of Frisby`s Building (now under the Scotgate car park). Ted was one of 10 children, 5 of whom died in infancy. Ted’s father, John, worked at Hunt’s Brewery on Water Street but in July… Read More
Pell, Victor Victor Pell In 1911 Victor was living at 9 St Peter’s Hill with his parents Thomas and Kate, brother Edward aged 10 and sister Winifred aged 11. In 1901 they had lived at 59 East Street. His father was a self- employed baker. No military records were found – he may have been exempt from… Read More
Plowman, Charles Leslie Charles Leslie Plowman– 49 Scotgate Charles Leslie was born in Peterborough at the end of 1899 but had moved to Stamford before he was two years old and grew up in the town. His father, John Tom Plowman, was a groom. In 1901 they were living at 23 Broad St. In 1911 Charles Leslie was… Read More
Plowright, Percy Edward Percy was born in Stamford in 1897. In 1911 he was 13 and was living with his parents Thomas and Katherine Plowright (nee Leeton) at 15 St Paul’s Street, Stamford. His father was a printer. Percy was the youngest of four surviving children. Ethel Kate (23) and Violet Eunice (21) were dressmakers. Florence Mabel(19) was… Read More