Servants at Hartwell Rectory, Hartwell, Northamptonshire
In the 19th and early 20th centuries most professional and middle class households employed servants. This country rector employed at least three servants; two housemaids and a boy for outdoor work. The family's dog and cat are also in the picture. A large number of working class girls went into domestic service at a young age. Some continued all their working lives but many left when they got married.