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Saint Francis Home Boys

X627/1      Admission register includes no.; name, date of birth (often omitted), and occasionally date & destination when leaving c.1859 – 1889

Allen, Charles no.43; Born 10 June 1861; -

Ash, George no.6; Born 26 Apr 1858; 7 Apr 1875 to Northampton

Ash, John no. 7; Born 31 Jan 2862; 7 Feb 1876 to HMS St Vincent, Portsmouth

Bale, James no. 96; -

Banham, Lucius no. 67; - ; Left 25 1875 Returned to friends.

Barber, Michael no. 54; -

Barnes, Arthur no. 60; -

Barrett, Thomas no.19; - ; 28 Mar 1874 Discharged, returned to his friends

Bell, Francis no.2; Born 10 Apr 1862; -

Bell, Thomas no.1; Born 16 Aug 1859; Left 15 Jan 1877 to London for Exam; 7 Feb discharged 16th year.

Bernstein, Joseph no.36; -; Left 31 May 1875 to Birmingham.

Bonner, Samuel no. 81; -

Brazier, Thomas no. 56; born 14 Mar [no year]; -

Breen, Edward no.82; Born Feb 21 1864; -

Brooks, George no.22; -; Left 7 Apr 1874 Discharged, returned to Brighton.

Burke, John no.11; Born 24 Feb 1861; -

Burke, Thomas no.73; -

Byrne, Thomas no. 68; -

Cannell, James no.111; Born 18 Oct 1878; -

Carrell, John no.52; -

Carroll, John no.46;-

Casey, John no.8; Left Feb 11 To Birmingham to his Mother.

Chandler, Chris no.21; Born 30 June 1874 returned to the Guardians of the Ipswich Union.

Clarke, Francis no.14; Left 4 Aug 1871 Emigrated with his family to America.

Clarke, John no.15; Born 11 March 1863; -

Cleaver, Charles no.18; Left 2 June 1871 Returned to his friends.

Collins, Daniel no.97; -

Collins, James no.55;  -

Conniffe, Frederick no.110; -

Coughlin, Denis no. 29; Born 2 feb [no year]; Left Jan 5 1877 sent to his Godfather.

Cox, Thomas no.26; Left Dec 6 1875 Discharged.

Coyne, John no.44; -

Cunningham, James no.10; Left 2 Dec 1874

Dessant, James P no.28Left 9 Jan 1877 To his friends, Mr Stout.

Devine, Thomas John Paul no.76; -

Dowd, Patrick no.108; Born April 1866; -

Doyle, Thomas no.51; Born 13 Feb 1867; -

Dugan, William no.100; -

Dutton, Gerald no.41;  Left May 31 1873 returned to his friends.

Farrell, Patrick no.32; Jan 17 1876; To friends at Birmingham.

Finnigan, James no.3; Left 15 April 1871 Absconded. Discharged on attaining his 16th year.

Fitzgerald, Thomas no.49; -

Flatleigh, John C no.9; 6 July 1875 To Birmingham to his mother.

Footman, James no.58; -

Footman, Joseph no.59; -

Garner, Charles no.37; Left Dec 16 1873 returned to his friends.

Gavin, Richard no.33;  Left 18 Nov 1874 Discharged. to America. Liverpool 22/11/74.

Gill, George no.104; -

Glassbrook, Edward no.70; -

Godfrey, Joseph no.112; -

Godfrey, William Parker no.105; Born April 20 1863.

Gorman, William no.91; Left March 5 1877 Sent to his brother.

Griffiths, Bernard no.50; Left 26 Oct 1874. Sent to his parents for running away.

Hall, John E no.42; Left 23 Dec 1872 Returned to his friends.

Hanley, William no.65; Born Aug 20 1862; -

Hartnett, John no.93; -

Hayes, Thomas no.39; -; Left 16 May 1876. May 29 Discharged.

Healey, Daniel no.53; Left Jan 4 1877 Discharged to his friends.

Heatley, John no.64; -

Hewlett, James no.85; -

Hewlett, John no.86; -

Hill, Joseph no.13; Left 26 April 1875 To Northampton to Messr. Rymer & Shepards.

Hopkins, John no.12; Born 31 Oct 1860;  Left June 8 1876 To Birmingham.

Howley, Michael no.40;  Left Jan 15 1877 to his Uncle at Birmingham.

Hurley, John no.80; -

Jennings, John no.13;  Left Dec 17 1870 Discharged by Order of Secretary of State.

Langton, David no.72; Left 4 Nov 1874. Left with his mother.

Langton, Thomas no.61; Left 2 Aug 1873 Left with his mother. re-entered 15 june 1874; Left 4 Nov 1874 with his mother.

Lawley, Patrick no.89; -

Lear, Thomas no.106; -

Leary, Patrick no.90; -

Maguire, William no.71; -

Malchaly, William no.83; -

Marshall, Joseph no.107; Born 15 Jan 1869; Left March 28 1877 Mother took him.

McCanna, James no.77;  Left 1 Dec 1874 Removed by his mother to Barnet.

McDonald, Herbert L no.23; Left 16 June 1872 returned to his friends.

McDonald, Thomas no.16;  Left 9 June 1873 Emigrated  with his family to America.

McMahon, Francis W no.88; -

McMahon, Hugh no.103; -

McNamara, James no.5; 15 Aug 1874 Discharged. Sent to Birmingham 7 Jan 1875.

Moran, John no.79; -

Moretti, Julian no.27; Left 4 Nov 1875 To Northampton. Mr Crewe.

Murray, Matthew no.66; Left 15 Apr 1876 returned to his friends.

Needham, John no.24; Left 1874 April 24 Discharged 16th year to his friends.

Neenan, Thomas no. 30; Left 11 Jan 1877 to his parents.

O'Connell, James no.63; Born Oct 28 1864; -

O'Connell, Michael no.62;  Born Nov 16 1862; -

O'Connor, Henry no.98; -

O'Farrell, Patrick no.32;  Left 17 Jan 1876 to friends at Birmingham.

O'Hara, Francis no.119; -

O'Keefe, James no.20; Left 21 Mar 1876 To Messr. Rymer & Shepard, Northampton.

O'Maley, Michael no.115-

Phillips, Thomas no.69; -

Ready, John no.113; -

Redding, Henry no.47; -

Redding, John no.45;  Left 27 Apr 1876 to Mr Knight, Northampton.

Riley, Joseph no.109;-

Rush, Francis no. 38; Born 3 Sept 1865; -

Sayers, George no.95; Left 16 Feb 1876 Mother took him.

Shea, John no.74; -

Sheehan, Owen no.35 Left Jan 8 1877 To Messr. Rymer & Shepard,Northampton.

Sheehan, Roger no.34;  Left 2 Dec 1874.

Shorten, John no.84; -

Small, William no.4;  Left 22 July 1874 to his father at Birmingham.

Stanton, Ulick no.116; -

Stock, Thomas no.94; Left 7 Jan 1876 To Miss Douglas, Market Harborough.

Stocker, Robert no.102;-

Stokes, Thomas no.17; 15 Jan 1877 To his sister at Birmingham.

Sullivan, James no.78; -

Sullivan, John no.99; -

Tarpy, Thomas no.92; Born 1863.

Thorpe, Thomas no.48; -

Tracey, Robert James no.75;

Tracy, John no.87; Left Nov 23 1876 Discharged by order of Secreatry of State to his Uncle.

Wallis, James no.25; Left 25 June 1873 Discharged 16th year to a situation in Birmingham.

Walsh, James no.118; -

West, John no.57; Born 29 May 1863 Left 3 April 1877 to Mr Back at Bedford.

Wilson, John no.31; -

Wise, John no.114; Born 8 June 1866.

Yarrell, Jeremiah no.101;