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Manor House. Edwardian Life | PBS

Edwardian Life:


The table below shows you how much Manor House servants would have been paid for a year's work at Manderston in 1905, and how much money that would be today.

Member of staffYearly wages
1905
Translated into 2003 money
Butler£60$5482
Housekeeper£45$4111
Chef£80$7310
Ladies maid£32$2924
Kitchen maid£24$2192
First footman£26$2375
Second footman£24$2192
First housemaid£28$2557
Second housemaid£22$2009
Scullery maid£12$1097
Coachman£18$1644
Hallboy£16$1462

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