Ernest William Lack was a clicker by trade, and was born at Yardley Hastings. In about 1885 his father Jonathan took the family to Rushden where he found work in the rapidly growing shoe trade. He married Miss Lizzie Willmott, daughter of George Willmott, in 1898. George farmed land at Chelveston and Poplars Farm, Caldecott.

They were both members of the Old Baptist Church at Rushden, and Ernest was also a deacon at Park Road Baptist Church with his father and brother.

Ernest Lack with one of Willmott's carts

1896 Communion Tickets of Miss Lizzie Willmott

In 1900 Ernest and Lizzie's daughter Dorothy was born at Rushden, Lucy Elizabeth in 1902, and Ernest William born 1905. Ernest was working for his father-in-law, George Willmott as a 'milk purveyor' and living at the shop at 50 High Street.

After moving to Caldecott just before WWI, they continued their work for the church, and evenutally a Baptist Church was built in the village of Chelveston and the church had been working for a Baptist Church. He was also an energetic Band of Hope worker at the Mission.

Sometime around WWI, and Ernest and Lizzie took up residence in a cottage at Poplar Farm, Caldecott, now farmed by Lizzie's brother Alfred.

Poplar Farm 2010

This came with other family photos and is captioned: Caldecott - when we'd just moved to the cottage, before water was laid on during war

In 1927 Lucy Elizabeth Lack married Alfred Thomas Brittin. Young Alfred was known as Thomas, as he was the son of Alfred Thomas and Alice of Duchy Farm, Chelveston.

Lucy and Thomas had a daughter Gwendoline in 1929, but then Thomas died in 1930. Dorothy Lack married David Sharman in 1928, and in the same year Ernest married Kathleen Sharman.

Left to right: (back) Ernest Lack Sr., Billy Keller, Ernest Lack Jr., Kathleen Lack (Sharman), Samuel Sharman, and Alice Willmot; (front) Elizabeth Lack, Doreen Munn, Lucy Willmott, Ivy Tebbutt, Molly Sharman, and Emily Sharman.

Prize giving at a Baptist Bazaar held June 28th 1923 in Mr Lack's field at Caldecott, opened by Mrs J F Knight of Rushden. Prizes presented by Mr Ernest and Mrs Lizzie Lack. The event realised £126.

Captioned: Mother and villagers

Wellingborough High School class