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« on: Friday 01 February 13 18:20 GMT (UK) »
Hello. I am at a brick wall with my g-g grandmother Jane Murray. I know nothing about her except that a set of Bibles exist in the family that were given to her in 1849 with the inscription "Given by Henry Berens from the library of her late master Richard Berens in memory of her care & attention toward him. June 22, 1849". I discovered that Richard Berens of All Souls College Oxford also had a home at 19 Mayfair Queen St. London, and a Will listing Jane Murray as recipient of 50 pounds at his death "if in Tutors service". Would 'tutors service' reference something other than servant? Anyhow, would anyone know if there would be household records for staff existing for prominent families that far back, or any other records one could think of that I might be able to gleen ANY information from regarding Jane? Also, I'd be interested in knowing if anyone at that time could find a 'job' in prominent homes, or if Jane would have had to have references to work for the Berens family? I don't even know her date of birth, so wonder if she could have been a young girl in his service as well as a pupil ('tutors service')? I have also looked for 19 Mayfair in the 1841 census & don't see her there. Any help & direction would be very appreciated. Thank you.