Tracing your servant ancestors : a guide for family historians
Higgs, Michelle2012
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Place reservation for Tracing your servant ancestors : a guide for family historiansPart 1: Domestic Service; Part 2: Servant Life: Part 3: Roles of Servants; Part 4: Sources.
Main title:
Tracing your servant ancestors : a guide for family historians / by Michelle Higgs.
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Imprint:
Barnsley : Pen & Sword Family History, 2012.
Collation:
x, 178 p. : ill., ports., facsims, plans, photos. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.Includes index and bibliography (p. 171-174)
Contents:
Partial contents: Pt. 1 DOMESTIC SERVICE: ch. 1 Domestic Service Through the Centuries -- The Seventeenth Century -- The Eighteenth Century -- The Nineteenth Century -- The Twentieth Century -- ch. 2 Places of Work -- Large Country Estates -- Professional Classes -- Middle-Class Families -- Lodging Houses -- Farms -- Hotels -- Institutions: Schools/Hospitals -- The Servant Problem -- ch. 3 Who Went into Service? -- Children of the Working Classes -- Children in Poor Law Institutions -- Children in Charitable Institutions -- Children of Estate Workers -- Widows or Married Women in Reduced Circumstances -- ch. 4 Finding Work -- Hiring Fairs -- Personal Recommendation -- Newspaper Advertisements -- Servants' Registry Offices -- The Importance of a Good 'Character' --; Pt. 2 SERVANT LIFE: ch. 5 Working Conditions -- Working Hours and Time Off -- Attitudes of Employers Towards Servants -- Personal Relationships of Servants -- ch. 6 Wages -- Rates of Pay -- Allowances -- Perquisites -- Tips -- ch. 7 Food and Drink -- Food -- Alcohol -- ch. 8 Accommodation and Clothing -- Accommodation -- Clothing -- ch. 9 Healthcare and Old Age -- Healthcare -- Old Age --; Pt. 3 ROLES OF SERVANTS: ch. 10 Male Servants -- The Butler -- The Under-Butler -- The House Steward -- The Steward's Room Boy -- The Valet -- The Man-Cook -- The Footman -- The Page or Hall-Boy -- The Coachman -- The Groom -- The Stable-Boy -- The Chauffeur -- The Gardener -- The Gamekeeper -- ch. 11 Female Servants -- The Housekeeper -- The Lady's Maid -- The Cook -- The Kitchen-Maid -- The Scullery Maid -- The Parlourmaid -- The Housemaid -- The Stillroom Maid -- The Maid of All Work/General Servant -- The Dairymaid -- The Laundry-Maid -- The Head Nurse -- The Under-Nurse -- The Nursery-Maid --; Pt. 4 SOURCES: ch. 12 General Sources -- The Census -- Wills and Probate Records -- Wills for England and Wales -- Wills for Scotland -- Newspapers -- Trade Directories -- Criminal Records -- Poor Law Records -- ch. 13 Specific Sources for Servants -- Estate Records -- Household Accounts -- Tax Records -- Charity Records -- Records of Government Training Schemes -- Trade Union Records -- Diaries and Memoirs of Servants -- Records of Servants' Registry Offices -- Contemporary Household Management Manuals.; APPENDICES: Appendix 1 Useful Contacts -- Appendix 2 Places to Visit.
ISBN:
9781848846111
Dewey class:
929.1072041
Language:
English
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BRN:
9250
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