This post answers a query I had about a Thomas Keetly who was described as the "bailiff" living at Elm Cottage in Darley Abbey, a village near Derby in Kelly's Directory 1891.
However in the 1891 census his occupation shows as "Gardener domestic servant". He and his wife Mary were the only occupants showing on the census record.
The 1901 census shows that their location was the same and his occupation showed as "Land Steward".
My great aunt and great uncle lived at this detached cottage from about 1921 - 1975 and it originally belonged to the Evans family who built Darley Hall and owned an Arkwright cotton mill, a paper mill and a red oxide mill. This cottage was more special and higher status than the workers terraced cottages (seen beyond Elm Cottage). So whether the job title was domestic servant, Land Steward OR Bailiff it was a job with a bit of status.
Andy_T
