Unfortunately I didn't keep a copy but there was an article in a NZ paper about the difficulties English women were having obtaining Servants in England. Apparently no-one answered their advertisements!!. I recall having a giggle thinking that probably most didn't have the time, energy or ability to read The Times! Cheers Marlene New Zealand Janette Fletcher wrote: > Hi Ken, > > Although there was a 'requirement' for children to go to school, very often parents could not afford to send them. Consequently many young children were put into service or gained employment as 'errand boys', thus they were less of a burden upon their parents who were struggling to make ends meet. > Whilst I am not fully familiar with the agency in question, I am aware of a service in Birmingham during the late 1800's that acted as an agency for servants. > > Regards > Jan > > > > >> From: [email protected]> To: [email protected]> Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:49:08 -0400> Subject: [B'ham] Servants> > I am always amazed at the youth of servants and sometimes their great > distance from> home. Is there a good article on this subject or does someone want to opine > on this> topic. How were these people "hired" did they answer adverts in the paper, > through> family, relations, it just seems odd to me that 13 year old children were > let out to service.> What were they paid? Etc.> Cheers> Ken> ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]>> To: <[email protected]>> Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 3:04 AM> Subject: ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM Digest, Vol 3, Issue 270> > > >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------> > > > _____________________________________________> >> > Have you considered adding "postems" to "your" events on > > www.freebmd.org.uk , ! g! >> > iving your contact details? Other researchers will > > then be able to make contact. Click on the info button to add your postem.> >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------> > > > Today's Topics:> >> > 1. 1901 Birmingham look up request. (rayb)> > 2. Re: 1901 Birmingham look up request. (Reg Wesson)> > 3. Re: 1901 Birmingham look up request. (David Carr)> >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------> > > > To contact the ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM list administrator, send an email to> > [email protected]> >> > To post a message to the ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM mailing list, send an email > > to [email protected]> >> > __________________________________________________________> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected]> > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > ! > ! > of the> > email with no additional text.> > > > > ____________________ > _________________________> _____________________________________________> > Have you considered adding "postems" to "your" events on www.freebmd.org.uk , giving your contact details? Other researchers will then be able to make contact. Click on the info button to add your postem.> > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: [email protected]> -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > _________________________________________________________________ > > http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000007ukm/direct/01/ > _____________________________________________ > _____________________________________________ > > Have you considered adding "postems" to "your" events on www.freebmd.org.uk , giving your contact details? Other researchers will then be able to make contact. Click on the info button to add your postem. > > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: [email protected] > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >