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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Essex => Topic started by: findem on Sunday 05 October 14 00:18 BST (UK)
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If so you might like to take part in the following:-
Extract from the October Essex Records Office E bulletin.
Tiger Aspect Productions are looking for people whose ancestors lived or worked in a grand house in the Victorian period. Was one of your ancestors a butler or a hall boy? Was your great-grandmother a housemaid or a cook? Did your forbears employ domestic staff? If so Tiger Aspect would love to hear from you. They are looking to speak to people of all ages who have a direct family connection to a historic house. They would like to hear what you know about your ancestor’s life and see any information you might have. They are not looking for comprehensive knowledge, just a connection and an interest to learn more.
If you are interested in taking part, please contact Alice Ankeny on aliceankeny[--at--]tigeraspect.co.uk or 0208 222 4909.
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Sadly no, but that looks like it would be a lot of fun, and will make a really interesting TV programme. I'm looking forward to it.
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My great-great-grandmother was a cook in Hampstead, but sadly my mum can't find any photos of her. She started off as "an attendant on the insane" at Broadmoor Lunatic Asylum, where she met my great-great-grandfather! I did think of contacting them (I've even worked out the house she worked in from the electoral roll and Google Street View) but without a photo of her, they probably won't be interested, unless they want to give me a lift to Berkshire to look at the Broadmoor archive.... *cunning plan*
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*cunning plan*, worthy of Baldrick. 8) ;D
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More cunning than a fox who is Professor of Cunning at the University of Oxford!
Alas, they want servants from big Victorian houses. Poor great-great-grandma, being a cook in Hampstead after you husband died young of TB, with your little boy living in Reading with his grandparents, just isn't Downton Abbey enough, I'm afraid.
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That spoils my chances, grandmother worked for a family of solicitors in Cambridge for many years, and was succeeded by her daughter, my aunt. But not grand enough by the sound of things.
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Well, I've heard back from them and it's more that they're interested in 1800s rather than 1900s, so it might be worth getting in touch anyway, if that's the century your family worked as servants. :)
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I was going to send the article to a second cousin in England her grandmother (my great aunt) was in service but in the early 1900s in Tottenham and we don't know what size of home anyway, so perhaps I wont bother.
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I got in touch with them ... but it seems that they're only interested in indoor servants from large houses.
My great great grandfather, who was a coachman, is not of interest, it seems ...
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Downton Abbey has a lot to answer for.