Horton George Stamp WW1

Early Life In 1881 Horton George Stamp’s grandfather George (a nurseryman from Exeter) and grandmother Elizabeth Stamp were living in Cross Cottage, Bishopsteignton with their fifteen year old son George (Horton’s father) who was a scholar. They also had...

George Ambrose Warren WW1

Early Life 160645 Chief Yeoman of Signals George Ambrose Warren of the Royal Navy was born on 30th December 1875 to James (a porter, born in Crediton, Devon)  and Emma Warren (born in Bishopsteignton). He married Jessie G. Lamacroft in 1908 who was born in...

John Walling WW1

Early Life John Walling is currently a bit of an enigma as regards his link with Bishopsteignton and his family. His birthplace was Bovey Tracey and his residence at the time of his death is recorded as Newton Abbot. [1] There is a Walling family in the 1911 census...

William Taylor WW1

Early Life There is only a little information about William’s family and currently his link  with Bishopsteignton is yet to be fully discovered. He is believed to have been born in 1893 in Kingsteignton, Devon. William’s parents were George and...

Thomas Warren-Swettenham WW1

Early Life Thomas Robert Eaton Wybault Warren-Swettenham was born on 10th October 1867 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. His parents were Robert and Amelia Marion Warren-Swettenham and the family home was Swettenham Hall, Congleton, Cheshire. He studied at Cheltenham...