Servants
Domestic servants formed on of the largest occupation groupings during the 18th and 19th centuried, particularly for women. It had developed from the large, mostly male, households, which had been the preserve of the medieval nobility. By 1851 there were over one million servants in Britain making it the largest occupation after agricultural work.Upstairs, DownstairsThese pages formed an exhibition developed by staff at Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies.