Thanks Gillian and Denise, that does indeed tie up a loose end, I do have Lucy's younger sister Kate in 1881 at "the premises of Leonard Watson, (a General Draper employing 3 assistants and 4 apprentices) 63-66 Mortimer Street, Herne, Kent; as a Servant and Apprentice Dressmaker" so it is possible that Kate ended up looking after Lucy (who is often seen as Mary Jane - the 'Lucy' seems to have been dropped in general usage within the family) after their grandmother died. Now, and I know this is the wrong list but does anyone know whether Herne is or was in Blean District? Thanks again, Alan Plato Melbourne, Australia