This is from Australia in 1893. While it does show that “E.F.Lavender” as a name is not as odd as idiots who know nothing except their own contemporary mindset think it is, it doesn’t help in this case.
Others have found E. Lavenders and E. F. Lavenders closer to 1961 and 1964 in Kenya, so you should be posting those, not this one. Posting this one undermines your credibility.
Others have found E. Lavenders and E. F. Lavenders closer to 1961 and 1964 in Kenya, so you should be posting those, not this one.
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Why don’t you link to those posts, since this thread is close to 850 posts, and there’s several other threads on this topic in any case? That would be nice. We’re all just trying to piece this together, and address objections - right?!