The Vipond Surname

H. V. Butler

One of the war dead for Minster Lovell is Harold Vipond Butler (baptised 1900 in Minster Lovell, died 1918 Ipswich, buried in Minster Lovell). I often wondered about his middle name. His family come from Oxfordshire for many generations. Recently I was tracking another village family and traced the family back to a Lucy Vipond who was baptised 1823 in Hardwick, Norfolk and lived in Depwade, Norfolk all her life. Her son George Vipond Byles trained as a Wesleyan Minister and was based in Witney for a time. His son Donald was born there in 1902. There must be some connection between Harold Butler and these other Viponds. Does anyone know?