Most senior of the house servant.
Addressed as Mr (last name) by staff and last name only by
his employer.
Carries out much of his duties from the Butler pantry. Here
the plate (silverware) and china are kept when not in use.
Responsibilities:
Responsible for all the male
staff.
Supervises the footmen when
serving a meal.
In
charge of:
The wine cellar
The plate
He
oversees:
The setting of the table
Trimming candlewicks
Filling lamps with oil
Cleaning the silver
He irons the masters newspaper each morning – this is to
stop the ink from transferring to his masters hands.
He is the one to take a gentleman or lady visitor to the
drawing.
He makes sure that other staff, tradesman or workers wait in
the hall.
He is responsible for ringing the ‘dress bell’ to let the
family and guests know it is time to dress for dinner.
Once everyone has gone to bed he checks that the doors are
locked for the evening.
That all lamps and fires have been extinguished.
The butler earns between forty to sixty pound ($4,300 -
$6,400) per year. He also receives considerable ‘gratuity’ money from vendors
selling goods to maintain the house.
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