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recruitment of servants
« on: Sunday 17 June 12 17:28 BST (UK) »
how were domestic servants recruited from wales to work in London about 1923/25

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Re: recruitment of servants
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 03 July 12 12:37 BST (UK) »
Positions were often advertised in newspapers.  Outsiders were often preferred to local staff - less chance of gossip being spread round the neighbourhood.  :-X

It also may have been possible that servants put in recommendations for friends or relatives.
Middx - VAUS, ROBERTS, EVERSFIELD, INMAN, STAR, HOLBECK, WYATT, BICKFORD, SMITH, REDWOOD
Hants - SMALL, HAMMERTON, GRIST, FRYER, TRODD, DAGWELL, PARKER, WOODFORD, CROUTEAR, BECK, BENDELL, KEEPING, HARDING, BULL
Kent - BAYLY, BORER, MITCHELL, PLANE, VERNON, FARRANCE, CHAPMAN, MEDHURST, LOMAX, WYATT, IDEN
Devon - TOPE, BICKFORD, FOSTER
YKS - QUIRK, McGUIRE, BENN
Nott/Derbs - SLACK
Herts - BARNES
L'pool- PLUMBE
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Re: recruitment of servants
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 03 July 12 13:04 BST (UK) »
As I understand it, young people would do into domestic service locally for a short time (to 'learn the ropes'), and then move on to more lucrative work in the larger cities.  Recruitment would either be via recommendation or via small advertisements in newspapers. 
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Thank you all for your reply,
Ann
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