Hi John/list I have just searched for that topic on net , and it appears that "domestic servants " were the second largest group of employment, in those times, ( I think Ag lab,was first), there are loads of sites to look at with a Google search on "victorian domestic servants" ., lots of uni stuff and others. amazon .co.uk , has copies of books titled as above from 18 pence used . gary hodge John S Sermon wrote: > I would suggest that anyone really interested in Victorian daily life > should read 'Larkrise to Candleford' by Flora Thompson, it is a > wonderful description of everyday life in a village in North > Oxfordshire > > Larkrise is Juniper Hill near Brackley > > The book is available as a paperback at a reasonable price >