This post is about the delicate matter of the master’s son taking advantage of a household servant, and his attempt to wriggle out of paying for his behaviour. If you are easily shocked, please read no further. The Sussex Advertiser of the 24 March 1863 has a detailed account of the proceedings before the Bench. […]
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The following is a list of the men in the 30 March 1851 census for St Leonards on Sea who were described as butlers or equivalents, plus wives who stated that their husbands were butlers. I have been able to match a few of those couples up. Some of the households were only staying for […]
This story reflects badly on the servants, but it must be remembered that dutiful and loyal servants are rarely mentioned in newspapers except perhaps on their deaths, or in bequests by their masters or mistresses. Also, the magistrates were much more likely to believe statements by the master than by the servants. The Hastings and […]
The 18 March 1911 issue of the Hastings and St Leonards Observer had the following letter. AGAINST WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE. RESULT OF A POLL OF HASTINGS WOMEN VOTERS. Madame Amy Wolfen, of 6, Warrior Square-terrace, asks us to publish the following: — As the Conciliation Bill proposes to enfranchise the women municipal voters, the Hastings and […]