[John Valentine]

Jim,

See post 86.

It appears that EF Lavender may have been a real person who went on from his posting in Kenya to one in Australia.

Law Clerk’s Society? A law clerk sounds like the same sort of job as a Registrar might hold down.

I would not be quick to dismiss this document.

[Houghton M.]

No, the Australian clerk lived at the turn of the 19thc in Australia.

[Red Steel]

Here’s one of many E. Lavenders

http://www.thephonebook.bt.com/publisha.content/en/search/residential/search.publisha?Surname=+Lavender&Location=+cambs&x=9&y=9