Welcome to Genuki, ENG, Derbyshire, Alderwasley Just CLOSE this window when you are done. This report is by John Palmer of the UK: -------------------------------------------- This is from the 1851 census for Alderwasley, near Wirksworth, and shows The Hall. It shows a different world from mine (I suppose yours too). Rich old widower Francis lived there with his four unmarried daughters, one visitor and 15 servants! The daughters appear to have no occupation, and are getting a bit old for marriage. The servants are all unmarried and come from all over the place. The hierarchy "below stairs" looks quite impressive, with all those unmarried people I bet there were some "goings on". I've read that in 1851 you had to purchase your rank above Captain in the British Army, the Army was officered by the monied class, the theory being that this system would prevent Revolution and Military Dictatorship as in Cromwell's time. The Generals at the Crimean War (1854) were rich and inept, which explains the "Charge of the Light Brigade". Lord Raglan ordered "Charge the Guns", Captain Nolan carried the order to Lord Lucan who asked "What Guns?". Nolan waved his arm "there are your guns" (pointing at the wrong ones). Lord Lucan then ordered Lord Cardigan "Charge the Guns", and Cardigan obeyed, muttering "Here goes the last of the Brudenalls". 700 horsemen charged, 195 returned alive, including 65 year old Lord Cardigan who lead all the way, dressed magnificently, and suffered not a scratch. best wishes, John Palmer, Dorset, England 059 ---------------- francis Hurt Head w 70 m magistrate, Aston on Trent Landed Proprietor Half Pay Lieut 15th Lt Dragoons emma Hurt dau u 43 f Alderwasley elizabeth Hurt dau u 40 f Aldewasley selina Hurt dau u 37 f Alderwasley fanney Hurt dau u 34 f Alderwasley emma Rryles visitor u 36 f Macclesfield CHS mary Styant servant u 43 f house keeper Eltham KEN catherine Wigley servant u 35 f cook Ellaston hannah pool servant u 26 f ladies maid Pleasley NTT lucey?Fletcher servant u 23 f ladies maid Burton on Trent STS hannah Nix? servant u 17 f work girl old Radford NTT sarah Fletcher servant u 32 f laundry maid Sheffield YKS sarah Bagshaw servant u 30 f house maid Nottingham NTT hannah Adams servant u 20 f under house maid Aston on Trent elizabeth Jackson servant u 30 f dairy maid Hope hannah Robinson servant u 21 f kitchen maid Hulland Ward eleazer Boot servant u 47 m butler Blackwell william Brown servant u 27 m footman Leicester LEI enoch Marsh servant u 18 m under footman Tutbury STS james Drabble servant u 24 m groom - francis Butler servant u 27 m Maitre of the Hall Wirksworth -------------------------------------------- Added 29-January-2014