Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (Revised), Court Officers, 1660-1837. Originally published by University of London, London, 2006.
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'The household below stairs: Necessary Woman to the Household ', in Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (Revised), Court Officers, 1660-1837, (London, 2006) pp. 414. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/office-holders/vol11/p414 [accessed 26 April 2024]
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Necessary Woman to the Household or Board of Greencloth
1674–1685; 1727–1830
The necessary woman to the household was appointed by the clerks of the green cloth in rotation. Her salary fell from £115 to £50 5s per annum in 1829. The necessary woman to the lord steward's apartments was paid £10 per annum. (fn. 1)
In addition, a woman who cleaned the Household offices and carried away soil made £49 12s 6d per annum. (fn. 2)
Necessary Woman to the Household
(from 1742 to the Board of Greencloth) 1674–1685; 1727–?
| 1674 | 4 May | Dodd, A. |
| 1677 c. | 15 Mar. | Simmons, J. |
| 1727 | 1 July | Rowman, J. |
| 1742 | 1 Apr. | Fox, E. |
| 1779 | 23 Nov. | Spencer, A. |
| 1802 | 26 May | Mackay, A. |