The household below stairs: Gentlemen Porters at Carlton House 1812-1837

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

Citation:

'The household below stairs: Gentlemen Porters at Carlton House 1812-1837', 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/pp548-550 [accessed 26 November 2024].

Gentlemen Porters at Carlton House 1812–1837

The terminology associated with the porters at Carlton House is confusing. The first gentleman, yeoman and groom porters at Carlton House were referred to, collectively, as gentlemen porters. From 1815 there was also a separate head gate porter. The Establishment of 19 Feb. 1812 lists a the first gentleman porter at Carlton House at £210, a yeoman at £170 and a groom at £35 per annum. By 1829 the three gentlemen porters made £285, £245 and £152, respectively. These offices were transferred to the main court in 1830, when their emoluments were settled at £250 for the first gentleman porter, £200 apiece for two yeomen and £150 for three grooms. In addition, four assistant porters made £125 apiece. (fn. 1)

The porters at Carlton House were appointed by the lord steward.

First Gentleman Porter 1812–1837



1812	19 Feb.	Aberdeen, F.
1815	6 Jan.	Dickson, J.
1827	6 July	Brown, T.
1837	27 Jan.	Youard, T.

Yeoman Porter 1812–1830



1812	19 Feb.	Lowrie, D.
1815	6 Jan.	Brown, T.
1827	5 July	Watts, R.
1829	27 Aug.	Youard, T.

First Yeoman Porter 1830–1837



1830	5 Jan.	Youard, T.
1837	27 Jan.	Clarke, J.

Second Yeoman Porter 1830–1837



1830	5 July	Clarke, J.
1837	28 Jan.	Saunders, E.
1837	12 Mar.	Sparrow, J.

Groom Porter 1812–1830



1812	19 Feb.	Adenstead, J.
1816	5 July	Brown, S.
1822	5 July	Curtis, J.

First Groom Porter 1830–1837



1830	6 July	Curtis, J.
1837	1 Jan.	Thorpe, J.

Second Groom Porter 1830–1837



1830	5 July	Mallinson, W.
1835	6 Nov.	Baker, R.
1836	6 Nov.	Curtis, J.

Third Groom Porter 1830–1837



1830	5 July	Baker, R.
1835	6 Nov.	Gollop, J.
1836	15 Nov.	Thorpe, J.
1837	21 Jan.	Saunders, E.
1837	27 Jan.	Sparrow, J.
1837	12 Mar.	Longdon, J.

Head Gate Porter at Carlton House 1815–?



1815	27 Feb.	Robson, T.

Porters at Carlton House 1812



1812	18 Mar.	Wall, R.
1812	6 Apr.	Daykin, P.
1812	6 Apr.	Wright, J.