Stubbs, Isaac Isaac Stubbs Isaac was the son of Thomas and Alice Stubbs who lived at 5 Bath Row. Thomas was an iron dresser. They had had 9 children but only five were alive in 1911. Thomas 17, Florence 15, Isaac 10, Arthur 6 and George 3. The house contained 3 rooms. They had previously lived at… Read More
Tomms, James Thomas James Thomas Tomms James, born in 1895, was one of five children of father James Berry and mother Mary Ann, all born in Coventry, Warwickshire. James Berry had worked for a cycle-manufacturer in Coventry where the family lived at 3 Gosford Terrace. Moving to Stamford he went to work at Kitson’s Empire Lighting company in… Read More
Sismore, Charles Thomas Charles was born in 1895 in Stamford. In 1911 he was living at 5 and 6 Laxton’s Court off St Leonard’s Street with his parents Charles and Mary Jane (nee Groom) Sismore and his 5 brothers and 6 sisters. Charles was the eldest at 16 years old, all the family were born in Stamford. His… Read More
Sturman, Bernard (Musson) The Mussons – 3 Burrell’s Court (Living at 31 Foundry Road by 1916) The Musson family lived at 3 Burrell’s Court in 1901 and were still there in 1911. Septimus Musson, the Head of the household, was one of a large family from Rippingale – as his name suggests he was the 7th son and… Read More
Toon, John T John T Toon– 9 Priory Buildings, Brazenose Lane John’s parents, Charles and Jane Toon (nee Hill), were married in 1890 and had 7 children of whom 4 had died before 1901. Charles was a furnace tenter at an iron foundry in 1901 and a furnace-man in the foundry of the agricultural implement works in 1911.… Read More
Sismore, Fred Fred was Charles’ 12 year old brother in 1911, he was born in Stamford in 1898 and was at school in 1911. Fred followed his brother into the Lincolnshire Regiment. Private Fred Sismore (8335) enlisted in 1915 in Stamford into the 1st Battalion, later he was transferred to the 6th Battalion. He disembarked in France… Read More
Swanson, Claude Claud Swanson Claud Swanson was born in July 1899, he was the son of William , a stereotyper and compositor on a newspaper and Catherine. In 1911 he had two brothers, Lewis aged 6 and Cyril 3 and two sisters Rene 12 and Doris 9. In 1901 they lived at number 8 Cecil Terrace and… Read More
Town, Frederick William Frederick William Town was born in October 1898 in Grantham and lived in Little Gonerby, Grantham with his four elder siblings until 1911. The family were originally from Nottinghamshire, the older children were all born in Balderstone. Fred’s father Harry was a foreman maltster and he and mother Sarah brought Fred to live in 7… Read More
Skellett, Herbert Herbert was born in Whissendine, Rutland in the summer of 1898 and lived in Ashwell near Oakham with father Charles Henry (farm waggoner), mother Elizabeth and two lodgers. Just before 1911, father became publican of the Sun and Railway Inn at the corner of Church Street and Wothorpe Road and the family moved to Stamford.… Read More
Sykes, John Neville John Neville Sykes John was the son of John and Alice Sykes. He was born in 1897 in Liverpool. He had an older brother Alan Lucas aged 25 in 1911, who was a post office clerk. The family lived at 4 Tinwell Road in 1901, moving along the road to number 8 by 1911. This… Read More