The household below stairs: Wafery 1660-80

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: Wafery 1660-80', 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/pp577-578 [accessed 26 November 2024].

Wafery 1660–80

The establishment of the wafery consisted of a yeoman and a groom, appointed by lord steward's warrant. At first these two posts were apparently combined but from 1661 they were held separately. In 1662 their remuneration was fixed at wages of £5 and board wages of £27 7s 6d for the yeoman and wages of £2 13s 4d and board wages of £15 4s 2d for the groom. The office of yeoman, made supernumerary in 1662, was not filled after the death of its holder in 1664 and was abolished in 1668; that of groom, made supernumerary in 1662, was abolished in 1680 when the existence of the department came to an end. (fn. 1)

Yeoman and Groom 1660–1661



1660	Dewy, J.

Yeoman 1661–1662



1661	24 July	Smith, R.

Supernumerary Yeoman 1662–1664



1662	1 Dec.	[?] (fn. 2)

Grooms 1661–1662



By 1661		Tatton, J.
1661	6 June	Moorer, J.
1662	25 Jan.	Gwinn, R.
1662	17 Sept.	Couchman, J.

Supernumerary Groom 1662–?1680



1662	1 Dec.	[?] (fn. 2)