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Histories» Show All «Prev «1 ... 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ... 161» Next» » Slide Show Ellis Wareham (1817 - 1868) Coffee maid to Queen Victoria for 25 years at both Buckingham Palace and Osborne House. Ellis was born in November 1817 in Esher, Surrey to parents Tabitha and William (aka William the waiter). She was the second of 6 girls (find out about the other 5). This makes her the first cousin of my great great great grandfather …… his brothers daughter. She was baptized on 28th December 1817 in Esher.
"I have made a search of our records and have found a brief reference to Ellis Wareham and can confirm that she entered the Royal Household as First Assistant in the Coffee Room in 1842 and retired in 1867. Her sister, Jane Wareham, entered the Royal Household in 1844 as a Coffee Room Assistant. She resigned from the position of Second Assistant in the Coffee Room on 25th October 1859.
You mention in your letter that Ellis Wareham was living with Francis Norton in 1841. I can confirm that Francis Norton was Clerk Comptroller of the Royal Kitchens from 1840 to 1854." Jane Wareham : I haven’t found Jane on the 1861 census but she had married John Martin in 1859. John also worked for Her Majesty’s Household (1871 and 1881 census). By 1901 he is described as a retired civil servant aged 81 still living with his 75 year old wife, Jane. I suspect both die before the 1911 census.
A very good website I found has a study of Queen Victoria's staff at Osborne House.
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