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Offline FidgeJ

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General domestic/domestic servant
« on: Monday 27 August 12 18:34 BST (UK) »
Three of my ancestors (girls) were domestic servants/general domestics on the 1911 census.
One was a live-in domestic with a 60+ year old couple in what I suppose would be a middle class house.
The other two are registered on the census as living at home with parents and siblings. However still as domestics. Is this usual? I thought most servants had to live in with families employing them?

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Re: General domestic/domestic servant
« Reply #1 on: Monday 27 August 12 18:36 BST (UK) »
I too have a lot of ancestor's that were servants (many living at home too). I assumed they were cleaners, char ladies or the like that didn't need to live in.

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Re: General domestic/domestic servant
« Reply #2 on: Monday 27 August 12 18:37 BST (UK) »
Not all servants lived in

Many more modest homes would have one live in servant and then another that came in each day (or part of the day) to help out

This way the employers didnt need to provide full board & lodging and the servant could still help out in her own home if required
Wainwright - Yorkshire
Whitney - Herefordshire
Watson -  Northamptonshire
Trant - Yorkshire
Helps - all
Needham - Derbyshire
Waterhouse - Derbyshire
Northing - all