The household below stairs: Porters at Buckingham House 1820-1830

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: Porters at Buckingham House 1820-1830', in Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (Revised), Court Officers, 1660-1837, (London, 2006) pp. 550-551. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/office-holders/vol11/pp550-551 [accessed 20 April 2024]

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Porters at Buckingham House 1820–1830

The porters at Buckingham House were appointed by the lord steward. The head porter made £244 per annum; the assistant, £155; the second porter £146 10s and the third porter £138 10s. In 1830 they were absorbed into the gentlemen and assistant porters. (fn. 1)

Porter 1820–1830

1820 6 Jan. Clarke, A.
1827 25 Jan. Wake, T. G.
1828 6 Jan. Clarke, J.

Assistant Porter 1820–1830

1820 6 Jan. Wake, T. G.
1827 24 Jan. Baker, R.

Second Porter 1820–1830

1820 6 Jan. Imber, J.
1825 5 Jan. Baker, R.
1827 25 Jan. Clarke, J.
1828 5 Jan. Wain, J.

Third Porter 1820–1830

1820 6 Jan. Clarke, J.
1827 24 Jan. Saunders, E.

Footnotes

  • 1. LS 2/46.