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From: Eve McLaughlin <>
Subject: Re: Royal Servant
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 22:42:01 +0000


>My husbands Grandfather Herbert William JACKSON was a "Gentlemans Servant"
>when he married Mary Louisa FOSTER at Ramsgate in 1903. When his first son
>Eric was born at Croydon in 1903 he was a "Footman". I have now found out
>that when his other son Kenneth was born at Balham in 1906 he was "A Royal
>Servant (Footman)". Now of course I am interested to find out what royalty
>he was footman to, British or otherwise. Has anyone any idea where I start
>looking and what archives are available.
Although there were never (to my knowledge) members of the Royal family
living in Balham, S London, it is quite possible that the wife and
family were stashed there, while Herbert served his royal master
elsewhere
You may get lucky with the Royal Archives at Windosor Castle - just
write to The Archivist, Windsor Castle, Berks - the post office will
find it. She has lklists of inddor servants, if you state the period (as
above). If the service was to one of the other royal households (of the
various brothers, nephews and cousins of the King) it may be more
difficult, but start at the top. Eve
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Eve McLaughlin

Author of the McLaughlin Guides for family historians
Secretary Bucks Genealogical Society

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