10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GENERAL SERVANT»
Discover the use of
general servant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
general servant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rohna Memories II: Eyewitness to Tragedy
... Mate Chief Engineer's Boy General Servant General Servant General Servant
General Servant General Servant General Servant General Servant General
Servant General Servant General Servant General Servant General Servant
Antonio ...
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House of Commons Papers
Williams, Jane Wines, Phoebe Wilkins, Mary Calling. housemaid general servant
housemaid - ditto - ditto nursemaid housemaid domestic servant nursemaid -
ditto general servant cook housemaid never in service cook nursemaid - ditto -
ditto ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1851
With2 Carr, Rebecca - - 23 general servant j Ma'or Newman, South Yarra 16 —
— 6 11108- n 3 Carr, Elizabeth - - 17 housemaid - 1 R. nes, Melbourne - - l4 - - 3
11105. n 4 Curr, Eleanor - - 16 - ditto - l John Towt, Brighton - - 9 -- - 3 "105- n 5 ...
Great Britain House of Commons, 1851
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Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons
NAME AND ADDRESS of Rate of Wturei Term ;With Or of without EMPLOYER.
per Annum. Engagement. Ratons. £. s. d. . 1 Bristow, Hannah 18 housemaid - \ J.
Bowden, Port Fairy 14 - - 6 inns. with. 2 Carr, Rebecca 23 general servant ; Major
...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1851
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Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books; with an ...
A general servant or agent is one who is expressly or im licdl ' authorized by his
master to transact nil his usiness, either universally or in aparticular department
or course of business. A master is not liable for any acts of a special agent or ...
Sir William Blackstone, Edward Christian, Joseph Chitty, 1859
In other combinations the termination designates just a general servant. Tallman
was not particularly tall, but was the able, obedient servant, from Middle English
tal "obedient." Burman was the servant of the peasant. Landsman tended the ...
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LIFE ON A LAKE DISTRICT SMALLHOLDING
... born Ulverston, Lancashire Kitchin Redhead, 15 years, unmarried, farm
servant indoor, born Millom Ann Whitten, 17 years, unmarried, general servant (
domestic), born Drigg Sarah Hodgson, 15 years, unmarried, general servant (
domestic), ...
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Convict Maids: The Forced Migration of Women to Australia
... ladies' maid, farmhouse girl, farm servant, country servant, general country
servant, general country house servant, general house servant, general indoor
servant, general servant, in and outdoor servant, indoor farm servant, indoor
servant, ...
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The Irish Bridget: Irish Immigrant Women in Domestic Service ...
servant, the “general servant” or “maid-of-all-work,” that arduous housework
devolved (D. Sutherland 1981, 94).5 In 1901 it was pointed out: Families
employing but one domestic servant . . . want as varied and elegant service as is
enjoyed by ...
Margaret Lynch-Brennan, 2014
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The Irish Women's History Reader
They were usually called general servants and were responsible, with the help of
the housewife, for all the work of the house. The general servant was the onlv
one for whom Mrs Beeton had any sympathy, describing her life as 'solitary', and
...
Alan Hayes, Diane Urquhart, 2001
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GENERAL SERVANT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
general servant is used in the context of the following news items.
Remembering Worthing's fallen
The family, consisting of parents and four children, plus a general servant, lived at Ewendene, Liverpool Gardens (now 23 Shelley Road). «Worthing Herald, Jun 15»
Weeks 43 and 44 of Neston During the Great War - a Quieter Ladies …
There were some vacancies for women featured this week in the Echo, with a 'strong woman, early riser' wanted as a general servant at ... «AboutMyArea, Jun 15»
Vahland designs make a family home
During the last decade of the 19th century, Bessie advertised for a cook, housemaid and general servant. In November 27, 1889 Mrs McAuley ... «Victor Harbor Times, Jun 15»
Historian Graeme Davison didn't look for skeletons in his family's …
Elizabeth Fenwick became a general servant in the Richmond home of Mr Edward Bell, La Trobe's secretary, while her young sister Alice was ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
Weeks 32 and 33 of Neston in the Great War - More Men Join the …
A general servant, with knowledge of bar work, was wanted immediately by Mr Stringer at the Brown Horse. There were races at Hooton Park ... «AboutMyArea, Mar 15»
'Vanessa and Her Sister' Is Enchanting
Parmar's Vanessa is nurse, mother figure, handmaiden, and general servant liaison, entrusted with the burden of coping with Virginia's insanity. «PopMatters, Mar 15»
Bernard Bailyn Makes an Art of the Writing of History
But far from suffering the degradation and punishment meted out in Australia, America's felons rapidly melded into the general servant ... «Daily Beast, Feb 15»
Bygones: Tracing Derby's prestigious Thurman and Malin store to …
... 1881 census shows both living at premises at 64 St Peter's Street, along with four draper's assistants, a housekeeper and a general servant. «Derby Telegraph, Dec 14»
Guests of the Electric City: Wrapping up a series looking at the …
Mary Kaly, 19, was a general servant. Such a staff could handle a good trade. Another Lock Works employee, A. P. Burton, a pattern maker, ... «Peterborough Examiner, Sep 14»
A bid to trace descendants of a man from Gateshead has been …
“However, on the same census there was an unmarried Emily Pattison, aged 29, employed as a domestic general servant in the household of ... «ChronicleLive, Sep 14»
