Controversy over Laundry Maids
The letter above was written to Mrs. Ingram, the Housekeeper at Trentham Hall, by J. Whittaker who was responsible for hiring servants to work at Trentham. The letter concerns a complaint which had been ...
Domestic Life: An Inventory of the Household Furniture at Trentham Hall, 1826
The image above shows a page from the ‘Inventory of the Household Furniture at Trentham Hall’ which was made in 1826. The Inventory includes details of furniture in the servants’ rooms, including the ...
Domestic Life: Preparing for Parties
This letter, dated simply ‘Friday’ was sent from Dunrobin Castle by Mr. Prentice, the Clerk to the Duke of Sutherland’s Accountant, to Mrs. Ingram the Housekeeper at Trentham Hall. The letter concerns ...
Domestic Life: Royal Visitors
The letter above was sent to Mrs. Ingram, the Housekeeper at Trentham Hall, by Mr. Prentice from Dunrobin Castle in Sutherland. Prentice was the Clerk to the Duke of Sutherland’s Accountant and often ...
Domestic Life: Servants Wages Books, 1829
The image above shows a page from the Servants Wages Book for 1829. The book lists the names of servants who worked at West Hill and Stafford House during the early nineteenth century and provides details ...
Domestic Life: Supplies for the Poor
As Clerk to the Duke of Sutherland’s Accountant, Mr. Prentice was responsible for sending out cheques to Mrs. Ingram, the Housekeeper at Trentham, to pay for supplies and to pay the servant’s wages. On ...
Domestic Life: Visitors, Supplies and Staff
Many letters written to Mrs. Ingram, the Housekeeper at Trentham Hall, include details about the Sutherland family, household staff and the provision of supplies. In the letter above, Mr. Prentice, the ...
Household Correspondence: Balls at Trentham
The letter above was written to Mrs. Ingram, the Housekeeper at Trentham Hall, by Mr. H. Prentice, the clerk of the Duke of Sutherland’s Accountant in June 1872. Prentice’s letter concerns preparations ...
Household Correspondence: Servants and Beer
The letter above was sent to Mrs. Ingram, the Housekeeper at Trentham Hall, concerning the provision of beer for servants. The letter instructs Mrs. Ingram to ‘kindly make arrangements for the servants ...