That proves squat! If E.F. Lavender who was the Victorian Law Clerks’s Society secretary in 1915 could be the guys father or grandfather. Or it’s like see Bob Smith.
From another site - texas darlin
“TD, Lavender ???? !!!. I am gasping. Wowww !Need to send you something. Lavender= royal. Windsor. Fawcus, Baxter, etc.. Lavender-Edward Fred. Fred Albert. Isabella. This is looking like it may be gigantic. Lavender on this document ? You must be joking me ? ! TD, can you make it any bigger ?”
So how about Edward Fred Lavender?