Bradbury, James Frederick and James Bradbury – 9 Foundry Road Frederick and James Bradbury were the 2 eldest sons of James and Emma Bradbury. They had 3 sisters and a brother. All of them were born in Stamford and had probably lived at 9 Foundry Road all their lives. Their father was a labourer in the brewing… Read More
Camm, Hubert St George Hubert St. George Camm In 1911 Hubert was 14 and attending school. He was born in Stamford in 1896. His parents were James and Annie (nee Jackson) Camm. They lived in St George’s Rectory overlooking St George’s Church where father was the vicar. Hubert was the youngest of 5 siblings. His eldest brother, Norman, was… Read More
Clark, Thomas Thomas Joseph Clarke was born in 1897 in Stamford. His father, Henry, came from London and married Margaret, the daughter of William & Margaret Cummins of St Peter’s St in 1896. Thomas was the eldest of 7 children who were all born and grew up in Stamford but Bernard died before 1911 and the 2… Read More
Branston, Ernest William Ernest William Branston Ernest William was the only child of John Thomas and Ada Branston. Neither of his parents came from the Stamford area and it’s not known when he moved to the town. He was born in Uffington in 1894 but in 1901 the family was living in Buckinghamshire. At some time between 1901… Read More
Cant, Frederick Charles Frederick Charles Cant Frederick was born in April 1895 and was the only child of Charles and Caroline Cant. In 1901 they lived at 4 Stanley Street but by 1911 they were living at 4 All Saints Place. After leaving school, he was a grocer’s apprentice. He joined the Royal Horse Artillery and later transferred… Read More
Clark, Herbert Herbert Clark – 27 East Street By 1911 Edwin and Elizabeth Clark, Herbert’s parents, had had 13 children of whom only 7 were alive. Of those, 6 of them were living in 4 rooms with their parents at 27 East St. Elizabeth was born in Harrowby, near Grantham, but all the rest of the family… Read More
Braybrook, Noel Noel Braybrook Noel Braybrook was born in Stamford in 1896 to William and Elizabeth Braybrook of 7 Stanley Street. His father was a railway signalman and he had four older brothers, George, Ernest William, Harold, Francis and a sister Mildred Annie. SeeFrancis Braybrook for a family photograph. Noel worked for Cutting Brothers as a moulder.On May… Read More
Carpenter, Clifford John Clifford was born in 1900, he was the son of John and Annie Carpenter. He had two younger sisters in 1911 – Ivy 10 and Dorothy 9. They lived at 19 Stanley Street. His father John was a bricklayer and tThey had moved here from 2 Bridgwater Terrace in Cemetery Road. Clifford joined the RAF… Read More
Bussingham, John Edmund John Edmund Bussingham John was the son of Charles and Annie Bussingham and he was born in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire in April 1897. Charles was a dairyman and cow keeper and in 1911 the family lived at Emlyn’s House, Emlyn’s Fields. He had three brothers – Walter 17, George aged 14, Arthur 5 months and also… Read More
Braybrook, Francis Francis Braybrook Francis Braybrook was born in Stamford in 1897. His parents were William and Elizabeth Braybrook of 7 Stanley Street. Francis’s father was a railway signalman and he had four brothers – George, Ernest William, Harold, and Noel. Before the war, Francis has worked as an errand boy. He enlisted with the 4th Battalion,… Read More