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Steerforth · 20-01-2016, 21:37

When I was a boy living near Reading, Pennsylvania, my aunt, uncle and their son would visit us at Christmas; they lived in Wayne, New Jersey. We were all from the Accrington/Clayton area.

After the grown-ups had become sufficiently "relaxed", somebody would propose a toast to "John Wrench and Lizzie Lever". I am not certain of the spellings of their last names, but this went on for many years, and each year, the laughs would be as hearty as they ever were.

I think John and Lizzie must have been from Clayton, because that's where my parents' families came from. I am wondering if anybody ever heard of them, or was this a standard toast in the Clayton area?

Thanks!

20-01-2016, 21:37	#1
Steerforth Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 45 Liked: 1 times Rep Power: 0	John Wrench and Lizzie Lever When I was a boy living near Reading, Pennsylvania, my aunt, uncle and their son would visit us at Christmas; they lived in Wayne, New Jersey. We were all from the Accrington/Clayton area. After the grown-ups had become sufficiently "relaxed", somebody would propose a toast to "John Wrench and Lizzie Lever". I am not certain of the spellings of their last names, but this went on for many years, and each year, the laughs would be as hearty as they ever were. I think John and Lizzie must have been from Clayton, because that's where my parents' families came from. I am wondering if anybody ever heard of them, or was this a standard toast in the Clayton area? Thanks!