Presence Chamber: Pages of the Presence 1660-1837

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

'Presence Chamber: Pages of the Presence 1660-1837', in Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (Revised), Court Officers, 1660-1837, (London, 2006) pp. 65-68. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/office-holders/vol11/pp65-68 [accessed 25 April 2024]

Pages of the Presence 1660–1837

The pages of the presence waited in the presence chamber and looked after the fires and performed other menial tasks upon the orders of the gentlemen ushers. They were appointed by lord chamberlain's warrant. Six pages were appointed in 1660–1 of whom two had been retrenched by 1685. (fn. 1) Thereafter the number remained fixed in principle at four until 1812 when it was increased to six. (fn. 2) The remuneration consisted of wages of £2 and board wages of £23 amounting to £25 a year. Early in the period they were also allowed riding wages, livery worth £1 and fees of honour which came to a little over £4 under Anne. (fn. 3) In 1821 the pages were divided into two classes with four pages in each, the first class with salaries ranging from £230 to £260 and the second with salaries ranging from £140 to £170. (fn. 4)

An extra page was appointed in 1718.

Pages 1660–1837



1660	11 June	Bocock, T.
1660	11 June	Powell, D.
1660	11 June	Wheeler, J.
1660	18 June	Martin, E.
1660	21 July	Pamphlin, R.
1661	8 Jan.	Stanley, T.
1661	8 Jan.	Lloyd, P.
1669	30 Aug.	Wright, W.
1671	29 Apr.	Ellis, W.
1672	4 Sept.	Lloyd, J.
1674	1 Mar.	Reynolds, J.
1674	8 Mar.	Woolhouse, T.
1675	15 Oct.	Hopkins, J.
1675	22 Nov.	Tichborne, J.
1677	27 Mar.	Robson, J.
1678	5 Mar.	Eaton, S.
1684	29 Feb.	Jerman, A.
1686	11 May	Fenn, J.
1686	12 May	Dawson, J.
1688	2 Mar.	Seagar, C.
1688	28 May	Reynolds, A.
1689	28 Mar.	Dawson, J.
1691	15 Oct.	Donckley, R.
1692	23 Mar.	Wills, E.
1696	28 Sept.	Walwyn, A.
1709	25 Mar.	Evans, J.
1713	8 Apr.	Vickars, J.
By 1715		Kemp, A.
1715	11 Apr.	Banbury, E.
1715	27 July	Kemp, A.
1722	6 Sept.	Farnborough, W.
1724	14 Apr.	Mosely, W.
1725	1 Dec.	Hurst, S.
1738	9 Jan.	Shaw, F.
1744	7 Feb.	Collyer, J.
1754	4 Feb.	Eldred, J.
1761	12 Nov.	Hastings, W.
1767	19 June	Probert, J.
1772	3 Feb.	Legard, J.
1775	21 Oct.	Clarkson, D.
1782	27 Feb.	Gerken, J.
1790		Barber, S.
1795	9 June	Holloway, T.
1812	10 July	Ince, J.
1812	10 July	Messenger, T.
1812	10 July	Kramer, C.
1812	10 July	Stradling, J.
1812	10 July	Dobell, J.
1816	23 Jan.	Hadlow, W.
1816	15 Oct.	Wedgeberrow, G.
1818	16 Sept.	Maxwell, C.
1820	19 Apr.	Downs, G.
1820	10 Oct.	Halse, J.
1821	10 Aug.	Percy, B.
1821	10 Aug.	Desaulles, S.
1821	10 Aug.	Salisbury, E.
1821	10 Aug.	Soulsby, W.
1821	10 Aug.	Browne, S.
1824	19 Apr.	Kinnaird, H.
1824	2 Sept.	Hearne, J.
1826	27 Sept.	Tayler, J.
1826	27 Sept.	Loades, W.
1830	10 Aug.	Ballinger, J.
1830	10 Aug.	Beckham, G.
1831	27 Apr.	Shepperd, S.
1833	13 May	Pocock, G.
1833	7 Oct.	Monasson, F.
1836	22 July	Randall, W.

Page of the Presence Chamber `with fee' [?in Extraordinary] 1674–



1674	1 May	Holden, E.

Page of the Presence in Ordinary [?w/o fee] 1679–?



1679	22 Feb.	Chipp, W.

Pages of the Presence in Extraordinary 1660–?1685; 1718–1721



1660	16 Aug.	White, R.
1661	21 Jan.	Road, A.
1661	8 Feb.	Farthing, T.
1661	25 Sept.	Lovell, R.
1661	13 Dec.	Wilcox, J.
1662	9 Feb.	Cumber, N.
1662	28 Feb.	Bodley, C.
1662	28 Feb.	Middleton, A.
1662	30 Aug.	Parker, R.
1662	8 Nov.	Wall, H.
1663	14 May	Martin, E. (Supernumerary at pension)
1665	12 Dec.	Worsley, T.
1681	26 Apr.	Woollhouse, J.

1718	13 Jan.	Farnborough, W.

State Pages 1821–37

Two state pages, appointed by lord chamberlain's warrant, served from 1821. (fn. 5) They received salaries of £280 and £270. (fn. 6)



1821	10 Aug.	Messenger, T.
1821	10 Aug.	Lin, L.
1826	27 Sept.	Dobell, J.
1830	10 Aug.	Halse, J.