Edwardian Life:
The table below shows you how much Manor House servants would have been paid for a year's work at Manderston in 1905, and how much money that would be today. Member of staff Yearly wages
1905 Translated into 2003 money Butler £60 $5482 Housekeeper £45 $4111 Chef £80 $7310 Ladies maid £32 $2924 Kitchen maid £24 $2192 First footman £26 $2375 Second footman £24 $2192 First housemaid £28 $2557 Second housemaid £22 $2009 Scullery maid £12 $1097 Coachman £18 $1644 Hallboy £16 $1462 ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7sa7SZ6arn1%2Birq%2B70aGmrquVZLKlw8Crm6KZnqG2p7GOrJyrrpGjwbSr1pqenqtencGuuA%3D%3D
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The New Jersey state school scrapped classes for Thursday and Friday and will administer classes online when students return from spring break on March 23.
The arrangement will extend through at least April 3, Barchi wrote.
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