Ernest Isaac & Lily Lacey

research by Joan West

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Ernest Isaac Lacey born 1872 was the son of William & Caroline Lacey nee Chilton his second wife.

Lily Ginger was the daughter of Fanny Ginger. See Fanny Ginger.

Ernest and Lily married in 1892 at Lacey Green

Ernest and Lily had 2 children as follows:-

Archibald Ernest Lacey born 1897 married Edith Harman from Amen Corner, Loosey Row in 1917. See Archibald Ernest & Edith Lacey

Bertie Rollie Lacey born 1900 married Gladys Marjorie Beryl Butler in

They lived at Jubilee Cottage no 2, Main Road, Lacey Green. Lily was the postwoman for the west side of the Main Road, Lacey Green until Elsie Chilton took over in 1950 when Lily died.

Research Note. Trevor Stevens rescued a plaque from the Loosley Row Baptist Chapel when it had closed and was being made into flats.

The Plaque Reads - “Ernest Isaac Lacey, teacher, superintendent and choir master at Loosley Row Baptist Chapel 1895 – 1930.

When Ernest Isaac resigned from his positions at the chapel his wife Lily had the plaque made and it was put up on the wall in the chapel.

editor's note. It was many years later that the chapel closed and was made into flats.  Learning of this, Isaac’s great grandson Trevor Stevens, went there and rescued the plaque for the family.

1930. Death of Isaac Lacey aged 58. Report by Trevor Stevens, great grandson. Isaac worked at a furniture factory in High Wycombe.  He was cycling home from work when he was hit by a motorbike near the railway bridge at Pictonville.    Isaac died from his injuries.   The motorbike was ridden by Bill Redrup, also a local man.

Thirty one children stayed away from Lacey Green School on 28th November to attend the funeral of Mr Lacey, who had been a Sunday School teacher at Loosley Row Baptist Church and who had during the week met with a fatal accident. (entered in the Headmaster's logbook}

A court case was held and Bill Redrup was sentenced to 6 months in jail.    However, the widow, Lily Lacey, said that she did not want Bill Redrup to go to jail.   He would have to live with the knowledge of what he had done for the rest of his life.  That would be punishment enough.   So Mr Redrup did not go to jail. click William & Kathleen Redrup for more about Bill Redrup.