Good Day While on this subject did you know that when the 1st Battalion Leicetershire Regiment moved around the World some of the Officer's wives brought their maids with them Bill Stratton Nova Scotia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Thomas" <ellie.thomas@ntlworld.com> To: <leicestershire-plus@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 6:32 AM Subject: Re: [LEI] Speculation on Families and Servants > Hi Evelyn, > > My great grandmother was Ellen Cheeseman, daughter of Frederick & Lydia > Cheeseman. In the late 1800s Lydia was a lady's maid and Frederick a > coachman to the same London family. Ellen (and her sisters, I assume) > were