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Maesllwch Castle 7
The 1871 census
  Maeslough Castle
Name
Walter de Winton
Frances J de Winton
Walter de Winton
Eliza Hall
Rachel Watson
Frederick Robertson
Robert Tilley
James Forder
Bridget Byne
Anne Spraston
Louise Greatholes
William Edwards
Jane Parry
Amelia Gurney
Samuel Goode(1)
William Bullock
John Lane(4)
William Humphries
Charles Evans
Richard Lane(3)
Thomas Merrick
Harriet Chipps		 Position
Head
Wife
son
servant
servant
servant
servant
servant
servant
servant
servant
servant
servant
servant
servant
servant
servant
servant
servant
servant
servant
servant		 Age 
38
27
2
58
28
24
24
21
24
19
16
30
32
27
34
25
19
23
20
14
15
35		 Occupation
Magistrate & Landowner
Butler

Housekeeper
Ladies Maid
Under Butler
Footman
Footman
Kitchen Maid
Scullery Maid
Housemaid
Butler
Housemaid
Housemaid
Groom
Groom
Groom
Groom
Groom
Groom
Stewardroom Boy
Nurse		 Born
Glasbury
Church Eaton, Staffs
Eaton Place, London
Kington, Herefords
Lowestoft, Suffolk
Wareham, Norfolk
Bedford(?), Middx
Springfield, Essex
Ireland
Wetton, Staffs
Hirton(?), Staffs
Walsham, Norfolk
St Johns, Brecon
Brilley, Glos
Brixworth, Northants.
West Bromwich
Llanigon
Pimlico, London
Llanigon, Brecs
Glasbury
Hatfield, Herefds.
Motle(?), Bucks
  Walter de Winton is now married, with a son, also Walter. The household has increased enormously - there are now 19 servants living in, including 6 grooms. Since they do not appear in other censuses, it is probable that this is an example of the enumerator being very thorough. The grooms probably lived above the stables and had not been visited in previous years. A new stable block was built in 1879, but the current one was obviously big enough for a large number of horses. Samuel Goode (1) is now a groom, as are two of the Lane boys from the Lodge, Richard (3) & John(4). Again, the servants come from all over England, as well as Radnorshire & Breconshire. One Kitchen Maid even comes from Ireland. Interestingly, amongst all these servants, there is no Cook. Perhaps she was on holiday, or lived out, in the village. There is also no Valet, but an entry elsewhere supplies one (though he could have worked for one of the other big houses in the area):
   
  Well House 
 
Name
Samuel Ellis		 Position
Head		 Age 
27		 Occupation
Valet (domestic servant)		 Born
Worthing, Surrey
   
  Castle Lodge
 
Name
Charles Lane
Rosanna Lane
Rosanna Lane
Elizabeth Newell
Sarah A. Davies		 Position
Head
Wife
Daughter

Grand dau.		 Age 
62
45
9
12
8m

Occupation
Coachman
Dairy Woman

Nurse (domestic servant)

 Born
Churchdown, Glos
?
Glasbury
Glasbury
Glasbury
  A fourth child has been born at the Lodge. 2 sons are working as Grooms at the Castle. Sarah Lane has presumably married and had a daughter, also Sarah. Note the age of the ‘Nurse’ employed to look after her.
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