Leonard Claude Melville LYTTON ^447,4156

   Another name for Leonard was Claude LYTTON.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Alt. Birth, Cir 1880, London, Greater London, England. ^192,322

2. Military: 10 years in British Army in Hong Kong, Singapore, India, Bef 1905. ⁴¹⁵²

3. Immigration: From England, 1905, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. ⁴¹⁵²

4. Occupation: Musician at gala opening of Empress Hotel, 1908, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ⁴¹⁵²

5. Residence, 1908, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ⁴¹⁵²

6. Occupation: Junior Clerk, Canadian Pacific Railway, 1909, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ⁴¹⁵²

7. Occupation: Accountant, Paymaster, Assistant Land Agent with CPR, 17 Sep 1912, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ^322,4152

8. Residence: 1941 Ernest Ave., Mt. Tolmie near Cedar Hill, 17 Oct 1912, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ^322,2459 This event was shared from Ethel May BRADSHAW

9. Residence: 1941 Ernest Ave, 17 Oct 1912, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada. ²⁴⁵⁹

10. Departure: Leave for England en route to St. John's then on SCANDINAVIAN to England, 5 Dec 1915, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ³²² Dec 5 Claude left for England - sailing on the Scandinavian from St. John. Going to see Gerald Lytton [Claude's brother] who is going to the front with the South African Infantry.

11. Arrival: From London to St. John's on METAGAMA, 8 Feb 1916, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ³²² Feb 8 Claude arrived back from England crossed on the "Metagama" Had splendid passage was held up two days at St. John's waiting for his pass. His trunk was left behind in England. It did not reach Victoria till February 24^th. The day Claude arrived 7 am boat he went to the office instead of coming home. Mother and I walked in & had lunch with him. We all walked home together about 7 pm. Hard walking in the snow so car from the "Willows".

12. Appointment: Church Warden at St. Luke's Anglican Church, 1919, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ⁴⁶⁹

13. Appointment: Justice of the Peace, Police Court, 1930, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ⁴¹⁵²

Leonard married Ethel May BRADSHAW, daughter of Capt. William George BRADSHAW and Sarah Payne WINDSOR, on 17 Sep 1912 in Cedar Hill, British Columbia, Canada.³³⁶ (Ethel May BRADSHAW was born in May 1890 in Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada,^192,222,4152 died on 29 Jan 1951 in Saanich, British Columbia, Canada ¹⁹² and was cremated on 31 Jan 1951 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada ^469,4153.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Engagement, 22 Jun 1911, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. ³²²

2. Minister/Priest: Rev. H. A. Collison, 17 Sep 1912, Cedar Hill, British Columbia, Canada. ²⁴⁵⁹

3. Witnesses: Albert Skilton and Hannah Jennings (Nance) Bradshaw, 17 Sep 1912, Cedar Hill, British Columbia, Canada. ³²² Best man Albert Skilton - English army friend of Claude's, Bridesmaid Nance (Hannah Jennings) Bradshaw - Ethel's sister