Dora Leicester Finch was born in 1892. She was the third child of Lily and William. Her two older siblings were Lily and Edgar.
At the time of the 1911 census, Dora was nineteen and living with her family and working as a shop assistant at a Chemists. The Leceister Finch family were living at 30 Cromford Road, Wandsworth, London.
Family members recall that Dora worked in a jewellers in London.
When the family moved to Manchester in about 1915, Dora worked in the jewellery department at Kendal Milne (the same shop where her younger brother, Leslie, worked).
Dora Finch Leicester
b. 15 March 1892
London
d. 28 January 1974
Buxton, Derbyshire
|
Frederick Exton Vipond (Fred)
b. 9 July 1891
bapt. 20 August 1891
Manchester, Lancashire
d. 1943
Manchester
|
married
1920
Chorlton, Manchester
NO CHILDREN
|
Dora married Frederick Exton Vipond (Fred) in 1920 who also lived on Barton Street, Manchester. They married in 1920 in Chorlton, Manchester.
Fred Vipond was born to Louisa Exton Cartwright and Harry Vipond. His father, Harry Vipond died in 1897. The 1901 census shows Louisa Exton Vipond (age 32) was widowed and worked as a mangageress of Clowes Hotel. Louisa was born in Manchester. Louisa and her son Hugh (age 6) lived at Clowes Hotel, 42 Trafford Road, Salford, Lancashire.
The 1901 census says that Frederick Exton Vipond (age 9) and his older brother, Frank Rowley Vipond (age 10), were attending The Manchester Warehousemen and Clerk's Orphan School.
Fred's mother, Louisa Vipond, remarried in about 1903/4 to Lancelot Tarr, who became Fred's step-father. Lancelot was about six years younger than Louisa.
It is interesting to note that Dora's younger brother, Lew, marrried Fred's step-sister, Ciss Tarr (Louie Priscilla Tarr). She was fourteen years younger than Fred.
| |
VIPOND FAMILY CENSUS FORMS: (kindly researched by Anthony Barrier) |
1891 |
Harry (26), Louisa E (22) and Frank R Vipond (baby) living at 22 Livingstone Street, Chorlton. They were all born in Manchester, Lancashire. Harry's occupation: Assistant Shipping Clerk. (1891)
|
| 1891 |
Mary Ann Vipond (50) (Harry's widowed mother, nee Rowley), Frank (24) and Nettie (22) Vipond and Mary's mother Ann Rowley (72) living at 10 Heald Place, Moss Lane, Withington, Lancashire.
Mary is listed as "living on own means" and Frank's occupation looks like Hydraulic Engineer. (1891)
|
| 1881 |
Mary Ann (40) (widow), Harry (16) (Junior Commercial Clerk), Frank (14), Nettie Vipond (12) and Mary Ann's widowed mother, Ann Rowley (62) and Mary Ann's widowed Aunt, Rouffle (57). They are living at 10 Heald Place, Moss Lane, Withington, Lancashire. Mary, her mother and her aunt are living on some sort of pension as it says occupation is "Annunitant" (1881)
|
| 1871 |
James (35), Mary Ann (30), Harry (6), Frank (4) and Nettie Vipond (2) living at 5 Harman Road, Rusholme, Lancashire. They have two servants (age 23 and 18). Harry was born in Manchester.
James' occupation is "Teacher, bib?". (1871)
|
| 1861 |
James Vipond (25), occupation Assistant School Master at a boarding school at Rose Hill, Bowden, Cheshire.(1861)
|
| 1851 |
Isabella (54) (widow and Pauper - former bonnet maker), son Isaac (20) (tailor's apprentice), daughter Isabella (20) (assistant to House Keeping), son James (16) (apprentice pupil teacher) and Isabella's brother Thomas Harrop (44) (laborer).They are living at 6, All Hallows Lane, Kendal, Chester. (1851) |
| 1841 |
Isaac (Postman) (40), Isabella (45), Thomas (Mason) (15), William (12), Isaac (11) and James Vipond (5). Living at Highgate, Kendal. (1841)
|
| |
ISSAC AND ISABELLA VIPOND FAMILY DATES: |
| |
|
| |
Thomas Vipond born to Issac and Isabella and baptised 9 November 1823 in Kendal.
|
| |
William Vipond born to Issac and Isabella and baptised 1 February 1829 in Kendal. |
| |
Issac Vipond born to Issac and Isabella and baptised 13 June 1830.
On 15th March 1819 Isaac Vipond married Isabella Harrop in Kendal, Westmoreland. |
| |
James Vipond born to Issac and Isabella and baptised 1 January 1836 in Kendal
and buried 21 May 1872 in Prestwich, Lancs. |
| |
|
| |
What about Isabella b 13 June 1830 (twin of Isaac?)?? |
At the time of the 1911 census, Fred Vipond was age nineteen and living at 145 Russell Street, Moss Side, Manchester with his mother and step-father (Louisa Exton Tarr and Lancelot Tarr), his older brother (Frank Rowley Vipond, age 20), his younger brother (Hugh Vipond, age 16) as well as his step-brother Lancelot Tarr known as Jack (age 3) and step-sister Louie Priscilla Tarr (age 5). Fred was an insurance clerk, his step-father was a baker's manager, Frank was an accountant's clerk and Hugh was a shipping clerk. Lousa had been married to Lancelot Tarr for 7 years
|
TARR HOUSEHOLD 1911 CENSUS FORM (cropped) |
Dora and Fred didn't have any children. They did have nephews and neices.
Sadly, Fred's youngest brother, Lieutenant Hugh Vipond, died during World War I on 29th July 1917. He was in the 1st/6th Bn, Manchester Regiment and was age twenty-one. He is remembered with honour at the Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetry Extension. Achiet-le-Grand is a village 19 km south of Arras, France. It says he was the son of Mrs. L. E. Tarr of 44, Barton Street, Moss Side, Manchester.
Fred's older brother, Frank Rowley Vipond, married Gladys M Mansfield in 1918, Chorlton, Manchester. They had two children: John M Vipond born 1920, Chorlton, Manchester and Derek H Vipond born 1923, Chorlton, Manchester.
Dora lost her husband in 1943 when he was in his early 50's.
Dora used to go to Margaret and Les’ home to spend Christmas with them. Margaret’s sister, Betty, would be there too. Dora used to also visit Betty in Colwyn Bay where she lived.
Dora lived in the Manchester area. When she retired, Dora went to live in Alderley Edge to be near her long-time friend, Emm Ross.
Dora had a stroke and fell down the stairs in her home in Alderley Edge. She went into hospital and then a nursing home in Buxton, where she passed on 28th January 1974. |
