Master of the Household 1660–1837
The master of the household, generally a sinecure, was appointed by royal warrant. (fn. 1) The remuneration originally amounted to £500 consisting of wages of 100 marks (£66 13s 4d) and board wages of £433 6s 8d, plus lodgings at Whitehall and plate worth £400. (fn. 2) In 1761 an additional allowance of £438 was granted in lieu of fees bringing the total to £938. (fn. 3) This was increased to £1,138 in 1782 and to £1,158 in 1812. (fn. 4)
The clerkship to the master of the household was an unestablished position until 1761. Its holder received £25 per annum in 1668, £20 in 1680 'for keeping and making of the Maine Dockett drawing and transcribing Lettrs. orders and Engrossing the same'. This became the official salary on the Establishment of 1 July 1761. This office was abolished in 1783. (fn. 5)
A private secretary was established in 1804.
Master 1660–1837
|
| 1660 |
5 July |
Price, H. |
| 1678 |
1 Feb. |
Bulkeley, Hon. H. |
| 1689 |
25 Mar. |
Felton, T. |
| 1708 |
16 Nov. |
Dunch, E. |
| 1712 |
20 June |
Pole, Sir W. |
| 1714 |
21 Oct. |
Dunch, E. |
| 1720 |
21 Jan. |
Darcy, C. |
| 1730 |
8 May |
Treby, G. |
| 1741 |
24 Apr. |
Harris, J. |
| 1768 |
15 Jan. |
Thynne, Hon. H.F. |
| 1771 |
20 Jan. |
Drake, Sir F.H. |
| 1794 |
16 July |
Strachey, H. |
| 1810 |
27 June |
Kenrick, W. |
| 1812 |
28 July |
Hulse, S. |
| 1827 |
16 May |
Watson, F.B. |
Clerk to Master 1761–1783
|
| 1761 |
1 July |
Couch, B. |
| 1782 |
1 July |
Carpenter, J.P. |
Private Secretary to the Master 1804–?1815
Footnotes
| 1 |
For this office, see PSBC, p. 7; Beattie, p. 70. |
| 2 |
LS 13/38, f. 10; LS 13/39, p. 18. |
| 3 |
LS 13/55. |
| 4 |
Beattie, p. 211; LS 13/60, 69. |
| 5 |
LS 13/35, f. 10; LS 13/37, f. 8v; LS 13/55, 62. |