British Home Child - William Allen LAYFIELD

[willow2670]

Just looked at Freebmd for the twins...

William Frederick Layfield   
James Robert  Layfield   
Year 1897 Qtr Mar Dist: Chorlton  Vol 8c pg 863

So can't be the family   
 

[J.J.]

I realized afterwards that it was William born December, not Walter anyway, hmmmm....but Walter does change his birth month a bit in above entries....argh...where are these boys in 1901?

[indiapaleale]

I got 'em in 1901!

RG13/3320 Folio 28 Page 7

Cheshire, Styal
District Chorlton Union Cottage Homes

Walter LEYFIELD age 5
William LEYFIELD Age 10
both born in Manchester.

The problom might be that it says that almost all of the children on the page were born in Manchester....this doesn't seem likely!

Off to look for LEYFIELD

Cheers
Indi

[Mr. MIGKY]

wow !  well done , have you any more details on the name or the place of the home?

Migky

[J.J.]

Oh, good one, Indi...I was thinking they can't have been orphaned so young...
Just for the record there's this death, then in Deaths Sept Q. 1899 for a William Layfield age 45 Manchester vol. 8d pge 270

[J.J.]

well this is actually for the record...the other is spec...I know you have this.....but for others searching....
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/02011003_e.html

William  Age 15 / Walter age 10
1907  on the ship Tunisian 
Departure / Liverpool  4 Apr 1907 
Arrival/ Halifax April 12  1907  Destination: Belleville, Ont 
Microfilm reel: T-502 

Have you checked to see what was on these reels Gem?
Comments: See also tapes T525 and C4688 

[J.J.]

http://www.institutions.org.uk/orphanages/LAN/styal_homes.htm
It only started up in 1895...

[J.J.]

http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/gazfd/gazfd54.htm
( you'll recognize this gal, Karen from your show!)

Chorlton Union Records 1889-1947 — 1 reel(s) . Register of children who immigrated to Canada under auspices of various societies including details of each child's background, date of sailing, destination and comments on report received from employer in Canada, with a nominal index at the front of the register. MG40-M30 Originals with the City of Manchester Archives Department.

[KarenM]

http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/gazfd/gazfd54.htm
( you'll recognize this gal, Karen from your show!)

Aha, my friend Fawn!!  She is amazing with her knowledge 

Karen