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Rachel | Report | 30 Mar 2009 18:56 |
Do the large family estates of the past keep records of who worked for them . I have family members who worked in the kitchens of the Horner family . It would be interesting to know how much they were paid etc . Does anyone know if this information is available anywhere . |
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Ozibird | Report | 30 Mar 2009 20:26 |
Not sure which Horner family you refer to but have you tried the local archives? Often manorial & family papers are deposited there. Have you searched the National Archives? |
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Rachel | Report | 30 Mar 2009 20:31 |
Ozi |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 30 Mar 2009 21:13 |
32 LITTLE JACK HORNER, |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 30 Mar 2009 21:14 |
MELLS, a parish in the hundred of Frome, county Somerset, 3½ miles N.W. of Frome, its railway' station and post town, and 14 from Bath. The village, which is large, is situated in a valley, and on a stream which takes its rise in Emborrow pond, on Mendip, and joins the river Frome. There are traces of several camps in the neighbourhood. The yield of coal is very productive on the western part of the parish, and is worked on a large scale by the Vobster Coal Company. Brick-making and lime-burning are carried on. There are manufactories for agricultural edge-tools of a first-class quality. The soil is various. The tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £600. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of Bath and Wells, value £630. The parish church, dedicated to St. Andrew, is an ancient stone structure, with an embattled tower, surmounted by four crocketed pinnacles, and containing eight bells, with a set of chimes. The church is adorned with numerous painted windows on various Scripture subjects. There is a district church at Vobster, the living of which is a perpetual curacy* with the curacy of Leigh-upon-Mendip annexed, value £60. The register dates from Queen Elizabeth's time. The parochial charities produce about £70 per annum, which goes to the repair of the church. There are two Church schools for both sexes, and a Sunday-school, held at the boys' school. The Wesleyans have a place of worship. Mells Park is the principal residence, situated in a finely-wooded park. It is the seat of the ancient family of the Horners. The Rev. J. S. H. Horner is lord of the manor and principal landowner." From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868) Transcribed by Colin Hinson © 2003 |
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Heather | Report | 30 Mar 2009 22:01 |
You could try the records office closest to the village - ask if they have the manorial records there. |
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Ozibird | Report | 30 Mar 2009 22:06 |
1280-1866: Somerset (Mells, Cloford, etc) deeds, manorial records and estate papers |