Smith, Owen Acton Owen Acton Smith – 6 Hope’s Terrace Owen Acton Smith was born in in 1895. In 1901 he was living in Eccleshall, Sheffield. His father Robert was a gardener, born in Wales. By 1911 he was living in 6 Hope Terrace Stamford. Ten people lived in this 4 roomed house. His father was employed as… Read More
Tanner, Sidney Joseph Sydney Joseph Tanner – 10 Broad Street Sydney Tanner was born in Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire in 1899 but grew up at 10 Broad Street where his family had 4 rooms presumably above the premises of Hart & Son Seed Merchants. His father, Joseph, was a gardener and in 1911 his older brother Arthur (21 years)… Read More
Wade, Bertram Bertram Wade – 9 North Street Joseph Newman Wade, the boys’ father, was a groom. He was born in Stamford but had lived elsewhere returning to the town in 1891 or 1892. He had 3 children with his first wife – Gladys born 1890, Mary Kate born 1891 and Harold W E born 1892 but… Read More
Smith, James Bertie James Bertie Smith – 6 Hope’s Terrace James Bertie Smith was born in Chapel en le Frith in April 1897. His parents were Robert Owen Acton and Julia Smith (nee Newbon). In 1901 they lived in Eccleshall, Sheffield where Robert was a gardener. In the 1911 census the family were living at 6 Hope Terrace… Read More
Taylor, Charles Charles Taylor Born in Stamford in the summer of 1898, Charles Taylor lived with Charles and Emily Taylor at 1 Lumbys Terrace. In 1901 they were recorded as his father (a farm labourer) and mother, both from the Morton, Bourne area of Lincolnshire. The household also included their daughter Mary born in 1880 and her… Read More
Wade, Thomas Thomas Wade was born on 11 April 1896. He was one of five children, all born in the village of Tixover, Northamptonshire. Father Charlie was born not far away in South Luffenham but mother Mary Ann came from Berkshire. Thomas, his elder brother Harry, born 1893 and elder sister Alice Mary born 1894 moved with… Read More
Springthorpe, Lionel Lionel Roland Springthorpe Lionel, born in August 1895 at Tinwell was the son of Charles and Kate Springthorpe, Charles was a flour miller, farmer and corn merchant. In 1901 they were living at 1 Rutland Place, Tinwell Road and by 1911 the family had moved to 64 Tinwell Road. Lionel had two sisters Eveline and… Read More
Taylor, George George Taylor George was born in Castle Bytham, the son of John & Sarah Taylor. He had 2 elder brothers who were born in Pinchbeck and a younger brother who was born in Ryhall where the family were living in 1901 at Tally Ho Cottage. His father was an Agricultural Implement Fitter. In 1911, not… Read More
Stangar, Robert Robert Stanger or Stangar Robert was born in Stamford in 1896 was working as an errand boy in 1911 as well as helping his father, Arthur, in his painting and decorating business. Robert and his younger brother and sister lived with father and mother, Sarah, at 5 High Street St Martins. Two older siblings had… Read More
Thorold, William William was born in the summer of 1896 in Bourne, Lincolnshire. He lived there at 12 Stanley Street with his parents William(fitter) and Elizabeth (dressmaker), brother Albert, 14 (sodawater factory worker) and younger sister Louisa. In 1902 another daughter, Marjory, was born and after that the family moved to 6 Doughty Street, Stamford. Albert stayed in… Read More