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parents alfred and lucy vinyard---

my dad---frank herbert vinyard---dob 7 feb 1917-----was in st johns childrens home--ipswich--then shipped off to manchester in 1924----any info on why--how long etc really appreciated

marina kiser---nee vinyard

Not sure how anyone is going to be able to answer your question...maybe there are records at the home??

other threads
http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1331848

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/general_chat/thread/1327669?d=asc

There are a few bits mentioned about the home if you google

His mum died in 1922 so maybe that's why he was put into the first home

Name: Lucy Vinyard
Birth Date: abt 1877
Date of Registration: Sep 1922
Age at Death: 45
Registration District: Ipswich
Inferred County: Suffolk
Volume: 4a
Page: 793

at the corner of Bloomfield Street, stood the St John's children's home. This must have been the saddest place in the parish. It was actually the Ipswich Poor Law Union workhouse for pauper children.

it also looks as thought Alfred Remarried

May Webster/Alfred Vinyard Jan-Feb-Mar 1932 Ipswich

Looks like Lucy had a son pre marriage

1901 England Census about Alfred Vinyard
Name: Alfred Vinyard
Age: 28
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1873
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Spouse: Lucy Vinyard
Birth Place: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Civil Parish: St Clement
County/Island: Suffolk
Country: England
Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Household Members:
Name Age
Alfred Vinyard 28
Lucy Vinyard 23
Alfred Dithon 5
James Vinyard 3
Grace O Vinyard 1

Name: Alfred Edward Ditohn
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1896
Registration District: Ipswich
Inferred County: Suffolk
Volume: 4a
Page: 927


Name: Alfred Vinyard
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1897
Registration District: Ipswich
Inferred County: Suffolk
Volume Number: 4a
Page Number: 1531
Records on Page:
Name
Lucy Ditohn
Alfred Vinyard

Her name more likely dyton

Name: Lucy Isabella Dyton
Date of Registration: Apr-May-Jun 1877
Registration District: Ipswich
Inferred County: Suffolk
Volume: 4a
Page: 663


Slightly diff spelling on franks birth

Name: Frank H Vinyard
Mother's Maiden Surname: Dighton
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1917
Registration District: Ipswich
Inferred County: Suffolk
Volume Number: 4a
Page Number: 1686

Alfred took the surname Vinyard

Name: Alfred E Vinyard
Birth Date: abt 1897
Date of Registration: Mar 1959
Age at Death: 62
Registration District: Ipswich
Inferred County: Suffolk
Volume: 4b
Page: 1106

Not sure why you are repeating what has been posted on the other threads Shirley

Because I haven't looked at any other threads Jax

Was a waste of my time posting the links then

Sorry . I thought the other refs were for the home rather than family info . I didn't double check .

You didn't waste your time. .I wasted mine :-(

Marina

Not sure what you didn't understand as per your private message

I posted the links to your other threads about the Vinyard family to save others looking up what had already been found

As to who I am....I am just another member who tries to help