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he had retired at a relatively young age- so there was money somewhere in those days plantation managers were recruited in the UK and it was the equivalent of a civil service position ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chas S. Clifton" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 12:18 AM Subject: Re: [ACADEMIC-STUDY-MAGIC] Witchcraft/Nature worship talk. Midlands, England. > On 03 Feb,08, at 2:37 AM, D E wrote: > > >> >> GG had retired as a plantation manager, which was ostensibly a Civil >> Service post, thus with a pretty decent pension, just becuase of a war >> it doesn't mean all money evaporated >> >> > You are conflating two different jobs. He started as a plantation > manager--working for a private concern. Later he became a civil servant > as a customs official. I doubt that 1930s pensions were terribly > generous. > > Chas Clifton > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > "Letter from Hardscrabble Creek" -- a Pagan writer's blog > http://www.chasclifton.com/blogger.html >