Redcliffe QLD
 

No one has mentioned Redclliffe for a while, and I just came across this photo of when we were there in September, so thought I would share it.

What? No lettuce or potatoes? :eek: ;)

Re: A MR/MS Lettuce in the census!
 

Ref:HO107/2461 f.483 p.22 s.93 Tyn Y Caeau, Llanbleddian


David EVANS Head Mar 51 Farmer Of 86 Acres Employing 1 Labourer GLA St. Athan
Mary EVANS Wife Mar 49 Farmers Wife GLA Dinas Powis
Thomas EVANS Son Unm 19 Farmers Son GLA Pendoylan
David EVANS Son Unm 18 Farmers Son GLA Pendoylan
John EVANS Son Unm 15 Farmers Son GLA Pendoylan
William EVANS Son Unm 13 Scholar GLA Pendoylan
Edward EVANS Son Unm 10 Scholar GLA Pendoylan Daniel EVANS Son Unm 6 Scholar GLA Llancarfon
Elizabeth EVANS Daur Unm 1 GLA Llanbleddian
Lettuce DAVIES Srvnt Unm 24 General Servant

:D .. Do you think that is a printing mistake? or was the servant really called Lettuce Davies? lol

Its not a misprint Ceri, seems it used to be quite a popular name! My dad has done our family tree back to the mid 1700s in mid-Wales, and we have a couple of Lettices in there too!!!

Famous Lettices include a wartime ATA pilot - Lettice Curtis, who was the first woman to fly four-engined bombers.

http://www.motherflieshurricanes.com/historyATA.htm

The woman that Robert Dudley married behind Elizabeth 1sts back was called Lettice Knollys I think, I have no idea why I've remembered that??????????????:confused:

I don't know why you remembered it either, but you're right!!! Must have been drinking again (as if!).

Hows the house buying??:eek:

lol Polly, had a teenage obsession with tudor history, obviously some of it stuck!!!
We get the keys to our house next week! keep you posted on the housewarming:D

Thats brilliant! Can't wait to see the house.
Ours will have to wait a while as most lenders are saying no mortgage without PR, and my lousy job pays peanuts anyway:rolleyes:

Glad you've got yours sorted though. That should make the whole family feel more settled??:)