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: Coffee Room Women 1764-1837', in Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (Revised), Court Officers, 1660-1837, (London, 2006) pp. 585-586. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/office-holders/vol11/pp585-586 [accessed 25 April 2024]
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Coffee Room Women 1764–1837
The coffee room woman or keeper of the coffee room was established in 1783 at £65 per annum. This position was abolished in 1815. The coffee room woman at Carlton House was established at £52 per annum in 1813. A second such officer was established at identical pay at Brighton. An assistant coffee room woman was established in 1830 at £50 per annum. (fn. 1)
Coffee Room Woman 1764–1815
Coffee Room Woman at Carlton House 1812–1837
(from 1830 Coffee Room Woman)