Domestic/in-service

1841

Occupation

Male

Female

Total

Name (age), address
Servant 15 11 26 Various
Charwoman 0 2 2 Anne Vickers (50) Blind Lane, Kezia Coles (60) Wood Lane
Keeper 1 0 1 William Haylock (25), East Lodge
Gardener 0 1 1 Sarah Simpson (55), Bury Garden
Ladies' Maid 0 1 1 Catherine Platt (20), The Rectory
Total 16 15 29

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1901

Occupation

Male Female

Total

Name (age), address
Gardener 10

Various

Estate labourer 2 0 2

George Beadsworth (26), James Jarvis (34)

Estate carpenter 1 0 1

Lewis Binley (62), Water Lane

Gamekeeper 1 0 1

Henry Loake (56), Rockingham Park Lodge

Keeper 1 0 1 Edward Sturman (31), Corby Road
Domestic servant 1 3 4

Victoria White (13), Altha West (14), 

Eliza Cortes (22), Joseph Linnell (21)

Housekeeper 0 3 3

Caroline Coles (21), The Rectory

Carrie Tomkin (38), Dag Lane

Elizabeth Walton (75), Corby Road

Cook 0 1 1

Alice Brown (24), The Rectory

Cleanwoman 0 1 1

Alice Claypole (56), Church Street

Charwoman 0 1 1

Elizabeth Maydwell (64), Corby Road

Page boy 1 0 1

John Cook (13), The Rectory

Laundress 0 1 2

Amelia Cunsley (64) and Mary Patrick (41)

Both widows, living in Water Lane

Nursemaid 0 1 1

Henrietta Claypole (44), Blind Lane

Total 29

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Wages

In Victorian times, live-in servants, who had all their expenses (food, lodging, clothes etc) taken care of, earned as little as £10 a year, or £77 in today's money. Source: The Victorian Web

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