The household below stairs: Verge c. 1673-1837

Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (Revised), Court Officers, 1660-1837. Originally published by University of London, London, 2006.

'The household below stairs: Verge c. 1673-1837', in Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (Revised), Court Officers, 1660-1837, (London, 2006) pp. 576-577. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/office-holders/vol11/pp576-577 [accessed 23 April 2024]

Verge c. 1673–1837

The verge was that area within twelve miles of the royal Household, excluding the city of London and other liberties. The board of green cloth exercised legal jurisdiction over, and served as a court for, this area. The clerical establishment of the verge consisted of a coroner and a clerk, appointed by lord steward's warrant. (fn. 1) Although undoubtedly existing at an earlier date, the occupants of these two offices cannot be identified before 1673 and 1688 respectively. Both received wages of £6 13s 4d and board wages of £26 6s 8d replaced by a salary of £30 in 1761. (fn. 2)

Coroner 1673–1837



1673	1 July	White, R.
1706	22 May	White, R.
1741	14 Feb.	White, R.
1745	12 Mar.	White, J.
1760	22 July	Burton, J.
1761	1 July	Hughes, H.
1762	16 Apr.	Parsons, P.
1768	12 Feb.	Thurley, S.
1768	1 July	Willis, H.N.
1802	12 July	Malin, M.
1808	27 Jan.	Adams, S.T.
1834	23 Sept.	Manning, F.J.

Clerk 1688–1837



By 1688		Hardesty, J.
1741	10 May	Wellard, J.
1770	6 Sept.	Bray, W.
1809	27 Nov.	Bray, E.
1814	28 May	Brent, W.B.