The household below stairs: Coffee Room Women 1764-1837

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: Coffee Room Women 1764-1837', 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/pp585-586 [accessed 26 November 2024].

'The household below stairs: Coffee Room Women 1764-1837', in Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (Revised), Court Officers, 1660-1837. Edited by R O Bucholz( London, 2006), British History Online, accessed November 26, 2024, https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/office-holders/vol11/pp585-586.

"The household below stairs: Coffee Room Women 1764-1837". Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (Revised), Court Officers, 1660-1837. Ed. R O Bucholz(London, 2006), , British History Online. Web. 26 November 2024. https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/office-holders/vol11/pp585-586.

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Coffee Room Women 1764–1837

The coffee room woman or keeper of the coffee room was established in 1783 at £65 per annum. This position was abolished in 1815. The coffee room woman at Carlton House was established at £52 per annum in 1813. A second such officer was established at identical pay at Brighton. An assistant coffee room woman was established in 1830 at £50 per annum. (fn. 1)

Coffee Room Woman 1764–1815

1764 6 Mar. Hornsby, M.
1796 7 June Scott, F.

Coffee Room Woman at Carlton House 1812–1837

(from 1830 Coffee Room Woman)

1812 19 Feb. Hanson, M.

Coffee Room Woman at Brighton 1813–1837

1812 19 Feb. Lane, S.
1820 6 July Lafuel, E.
1823 6 Jan. Whittle, E.

Assistant Coffee Room Woman 1830–1837

1830 6 Jan. Schwartzale, L.
1833 1 Oct. Bailey, M.A.

Footnotes

  • 1. LS 13/62; LS 2/10; LS 2/39; LS 2/56.