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packman

(16,296 posts) Thu Oct 4, 2018, 11:14 AM Oct 2018

From 6 A.M. to 9 P.M. - The life of a Victorian Servant

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Ah, It's good to be rich - A mid-19th century timetable of what was expected of a scullery man, a kitchen maid, a footman, a chef and a junior housemaid. be rich - all those people working to make your life comfortable.

https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/real-downton-abbey-19th-century-servants-life-upstairs-downstairs-maid-butler/

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From 6 A.M. to 9 P.M. - The life of a Victorian Servant (Original Post) packman Oct 2018 OP

As an added bonus, the rich got to feel morally superior for giving work to the poor Merlot Oct 2018 #1

I would like to have a scullery man..... Ohiogal Oct 2018 #2

:) Freestate_MD Oct 2018 #3

Yah, news to me too packman Oct 2018 #4

Another horrible thing the Victorian Era gave us besides grueling drudgery: Aristus Oct 2018 #5

I have long wondered how women were coercied into wearing so much material. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2018 #6

Merlot

(9,696 posts)

1. As an added bonus, the rich got to feel morally superior for giving work to the poor

Reply to packman (Original post)

Thu Oct 4, 2018, 11:17 AM

Oct 2018

"taking care of them" and giving them a place to live.

Yay.

Ohiogal

(31,999 posts)

2. I would like to have a scullery man.....

Reply to packman (Original post)

Thu Oct 4, 2018, 11:20 AM

Oct 2018

Freestate_MD

(69 posts)

3. :)

Reply to Ohiogal (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 4, 2018, 11:26 AM

Oct 2018

packman

(16,296 posts)

4. Yah, news to me too

Reply to Ohiogal (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 4, 2018, 11:28 AM

Oct 2018

Seems a scullery MAN did the heavy lifting tasks in the kitchen - carrying coals, cleaning ovens, lifting crates, etc. The scullery MAID did the dish washing, cleaning veggies, helping the cook, etc.

Aristus

(66,369 posts)

5. Another horrible thing the Victorian Era gave us besides grueling drudgery:

Reply to packman (Original post)

Thu Oct 4, 2018, 11:37 AM

Oct 2018

Neck beards. Jesus, dudes! Learn how to shave!

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

6. I have long wondered how women were coercied into wearing so much material.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Thu Oct 4, 2018, 12:26 PM

Oct 2018

Esp. in hot climates.

The hoop skirts at least kept the material off the lower body.

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