Servants In The Victorian Era

The Victorian Era isn’t a topic that is normally talked about in the mall, or in a restaurant over dinner. However, this paper will hopefully bring to light the many interesting things about the 18th and 19th century, such as the types of servants and social classes there were, and their health and the medicine that they used to cure it. What even is the Victorian Era? The Victorian Era was the time period of Queen Victoria’s reign, from 1837 to 1901. She ruled over England and everyone adored her.

First of all, there were several different types of servants in the Victorian Era. Female servants’ jobs consisted of housekeepers, maids, and much more. Male servants’ jobs include the butler, the cook, the footman, the coachman, and others. The housekeeper was normally appointed head of the female staff. She had to be dependable and

regardless of whether she was married or not. She would be paid 15 pounds in the 18th century, but that was raised to 30 pounds during the 19th century. There were many different maids that the housekeeper looked over. Each maid was assigned a room that they had to clean and look after. There were housemaids, laundry maids, and many others (countryhousereader.com). Butlers were responsible for cellar goods and had to be quite knowledgeable on alcoholic beverages. Some people might mistake butlers for cooks. Cooks held much more esteem for a household. Normally head of the kitchen department, which included females cooks and kitchen maids, they aren’t that far off from the chefs we see today on the television. Footmen and coachmen add “a touch of conspicuous refinement,” (countryhousereader.com) when the master and mistress traveled. The footman laid the table, answered the door, and also