The household below stairs: Clerks of the Debentures 1761-82

Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (Revised), Court Officers, 1660-1837. Originally published by University of London, London, 2006.

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'The household below stairs: Clerks of the Debentures 1761-82', in Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (Revised), Court Officers, 1660-1837, ed. R O Bucholz (London, 2006), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/office-holders/vol11/p407 [accessed 1 February 2025].

'The household below stairs: Clerks of the Debentures 1761-82', in Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (Revised), Court Officers, 1660-1837. Edited by R O Bucholz (London, 2006), British History Online, accessed February 1, 2025, https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/office-holders/vol11/p407.

"The household below stairs: Clerks of the Debentures 1761-82". Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (Revised), Court Officers, 1660-1837. Ed. R O Bucholz (London, 2006), British History Online. Web. 1 February 2025. https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/office-holders/vol11/p407.

Clerks of the Debentures 1761–82

The offices of clerks of the debentures, to which appointments were made by lord steward's warrant, were created in 1761. They were two in number with salaries of £30 and £20. They were abolished in 1782. (fn. 1)

1761 1 July Eliott, J.
1761 1 July Thompson, J.
1768 1 Jan. Talbot, W.
1771 19 Oct. Talbot, C.
1779 18 Mar. Talbot, G.

Footnotes

  • 1. LS 13/55, 60.