Chatsworth Servants Database: P - Z and unknown surnames Surname First Name Gender Date of first Date of last Location Role Location Role First known job Source(s) Notes known known title recording recording Paddison Fanny Female 1883 Devonshire House Housekeeping Maid Housemaid FM/3: Devonshire House Wage Book, 1861-1888 Page Thomas Male 1750 1757 Devonshire House Turner C/36: Devonshire House Account book 1755-1764 Page William Male 1881 1891 Holker Stables Coachman Coachman 1881 Census; 1891 census. Paine James Male 1762 1764 Devonshire House C/36: Devonshire House Account book 1755-1764 Palmer Ann Female 1751 1752 Devonshire House Housekeeping Maid Chamber maid C/36: Devonshire House Account book 1755-1764 Palmer James Male 1750 1764 Devonshire House Whitesmith C/36: Devonshire House Account book 1755-1764 Palmer Alfred Male 1901 Chatsworth Garden Gardener Gardener Census (Domestic) Palmer Alfred Male 1894 1927 Chatsworth Garden Gardener Gardener/Nightman CH14/7/1/1: Chatsworth Gardens staff list, c.1917. Employed in Pleasure Gardens. CH14/7/1/2: Names of staff and garden Started receiving pension in 1926 assignments for Chatswoth Gardens c. 1917CH14/7/2/5: Wage book for Chatsworth Gardens, 1919 - 1931. DE/CH/6/2/2: Chatsworth Estate Pension 1921-1929 Palmer Stanley Male 1912 1913 Chatsworth Labourer Labourer Register of Employees 1912-13 Palmer Alfred Male 1912 1927 Chatsworth Garden Gardener DE/CH/6/3/2: National Insurance Documents 1912- 29-7: National Insurance Documents 1912-29, CH14/7/2/5: Wage book for Chatsworth Gardens, 1919 - 1931 Register of Employees 1912-13 Pannott John Male 1686 1686 Devonshire House Dining Room Footman Footman AS/836: Household accounts, 1693 - 1699 Unknown if this was the servant of the Duke or the servant of his accountant Paramore Thomas Male 1734 1734 Chatsworth Park Labourer [Washing and C/13: Chatsworth Accounts 1733-1741 clipping sheep] Park Walter Male 1784 1784 Other Garden Gardener Gardener C/16: Accounts of Michal Hall and Thomas Fletcher 1794, 1796-17976: Devonshire House accounts 1776-1804: Devonshire House accounts 1776- 1804 Park J Female 1802 1805 Devonshire House Laundry maid Appears in the third quarter of 1802. Seems to have left on 18th November 1805 Parker Dorothy Female 1760 1762 Devonshire House Kitchen Maid Still room maid Parker Nicholas Male 1761 1762 Devonshire House Painter C/36: Devonshire House Account book 1755-1764 Parker Benedictus Male 1822 1835 Chatsworth Multiple Labourer Labourer L/91/13: Vouchers 1822; C/16: Accounts of Michal Paid in 1822 'for sundries, paid Hall and Thomas Fletcher 1794, 1796-17975: for by her'- 'her' might be Eliza Household Accounts for Devonshire, Chiswick, Warwick, the Duke's mistress. Chatsworth and Brighton, 1824-46, 51 Parker Michael Male 1909 1909 Lismore Housekeeping Other House Keeper's Boy Duke of Devonshire's Vouchers Nov-Jan 1909-1910 no.370 Parker Herbert Male 1912 1913 Chatsworth Domain Carter, Domain Register of Employees 1912-13 Parkinson George Male 1912 1913 Chatsworth Building Yard Building Department Register of Employees 1912-13 DE/CH/6/3/2: National Insurance Documents 1912-29-7: National Insurance Documents 1912-29, DE/CH/6/1/4: Building Department Employees List 1931-1957 Page 1 of 73 Chatsworth Servants Database: P - Z and unknown surnames Surname First Name Gender Date of first Date of last Location Role Location Role First known job Source(s) Notes known known title recording recording Parr S Male 1891 Chatsworth Multiple Labourer Labourer 1891 household vouchers Paid in 1891 for Repairing leadwork on roof, repairing WCs and fireengines, repairing pipes Parry Mrs Female 1866 Traveling Multiple Dressing Maid Lady's Maid for Lady Lady Frederick Cavendish's diary, 1866 Mrs Parry replaced an 'odious Frederick Cavendish maid' who had quarralled with all of the servants at Chatsworth. Unfortunately for Lady Frederick, a few days after her employment, Mrs Parry discovered she was 'several months gone with a luckless baby'. Parsons Ann Female 1756 1756 Devonshire House C/36: Devonshire House Account book 1755-1764 Parsons Ernest Male 1912 1914 Chatsworth Garden Gardener Gardener Register of Employees 1912-13 DE/CH/6/3/2: National Insurance Documents 1912-29-7: National Insurance Documents 1912-29 Partington Robert Male 1871 Devonshire House Dining Room Butler Under Butler 1871 Census Partridge Joshua Male 1751 1764 Devonshire House Apothecary C/36: Devonshire House Account book 1755-1764 Partridge Mary Female 1773 1777 Devonshire House Kitchen Maid Still room maid C/16: Accounts of Michal Hall and Thomas Fletcher Mary Cluff late Patridge on 1794, 1796-17976: Devonshire House accounts discharge 1776-1804: Devonshire House accounts 1776- 1804 Pashley John Male 1821 c.1840 Chatsworth Building Yard Skilled Labourer Mason 6th Duke's Building Accounts; DE/CH/6/1/23 List of Worked on the building of the workers and foremen North Wing and other works, 1820-1842; Named in undated list of men and foremen, probably grouped for general estate work or to prepare for a specific event, c.1840 Pashley John Jr Male 1821 Chatsworth Building Yard Skilled Labourer Mason 6th Duke's Building Accounts Worked on the building of the North Wing and other works, 1820-1842 Passmore William Male 1868 1883 Devonshire House Dining Room Footman Footman FM/3: Devonshire House Wage Book, 1861-1888 Paton G. Male 1914 1919 Chatsworth Park Other Woods dep L/96/138: Chatsworth. Pay of men on active Fought in WW1 service., 1919-20, FM/18: First World War Ledger 1914-1919 Paxton Joseph Male 1826 1865 Chatsworth Garden Gardener Head Gardener P/ series; DF4/1/8/1: Documents relating to the See K. Colquhoun, A Thing in case of Miss Bickell 1867;; DF4/1/8/2; Census; 6th Disguise ; V. Markham, Paxton Duke's diaries, 6th Duke's handbook and the Bachelor Duke; J. Lees- Milne, The Bachelor Duke Paxton Peter Male 1821 Chatsworth Building Yard Skilled Labourer Mason 6th Duke's Building Accounts Worked on the building of the North Wing and other works, 1820-1842 Payne Jane Female 1782 1798 Devonshire House Laundry Maid Laundry maid C/16: Accounts of Michal Hall and Thomas Fletcher 1794, 1796-17976: Devonshire House accounts 1776-1804: Devonshire House accounts 1776- 1804 Peach Ann Female 1786 1787 Devonshire House Housekeeping Maid Housemaid Page 2 of 73 Chatsworth Servants Database: P - Z and unknown surnames Surname First Name Gender Date of first Date of last Location Role Location Role First known job Source(s) Notes known known title recording recording Peacock Elizabeth Female 1752 1765 Devonshire House Laundry Maid Laundry maid C/16: Accounts of Michal Hall and Thomas Fletcher 1794, 1796-17976: Devonshire House accounts 1776-1804: Devonshire House accounts 1776- 1804 Peake F Male 1783 1785 Devonshire House Stables Coachman Helper C/16: Accounts of Michal Hall and Thomas Fletcher 1794, Devonshire House accounts 1796-1797: Devonshire House accounts 1776-1804; C/36: Account book 1755-1764 Pearce Ann Female 1794 1798 Chatsworth Housekeeping Maid Housemaid C/16: Accounts of Michal Hall and Thomas Fletcher She started on the 19th October 1794, 1796-1797: Chatsworth Accounts 1794, 1794, the same day her sister, 1796, 1797 Hannah, left. Pearce Hannah Female 1790 1794 Chatsworth Housekeeping Maid Housemaid C/16: Accounts of Michal Hall and Thomas Fletcher She was also paid a boardwage. 1794, 1796-1797: Chatsworth Accounts 1794, She left on the 19th October 1796, 1797 1794, and her sister Ann took over the role. Pearce Frederick Male 1876 1880 Devonshire House Kitchen Cook Cook FM/3: Devonshire House Wage Book, 1861-1888 Pearce George Male 1858 Holker Stables Coachman 2nd Coachman Burlington Wages Book Pearce George Sr Male 1858 Holker Stables Stable hand Stable Helper Burlington Wages Book Holker and Hardwick Pearce Thomas Male 1881 Holker Kitchen Cook Cook 1881 Census Pearse Frank Male 1918 1919 Chatsworth Garden Gardener Gardener FM/18: First World War Ledger 1914-1919 Fought in WW1 L/96/138: Chatsworth. Pay of men on active service., 1919-20 Pearson Richard Male 1695 1695 Devonshire House Stables Coachman Coachman AS/836: Household accounts, 1693 - 1699 Unknown if this was the servant of the Duke or the servant of his accountant Pedley James Male 1821 Chatsworth Multiple Labourer Labourer 6th Duke's Building Accounts Worked on the building of the North Wing and other works, 1820-1842 Peel Eliza Ellen Female 1911 1911 Chatsworth Housekeeping Maid Servant Pell William Male 1835 1846 Devonshire House C/16: Accounts of Michal Hall and Thomas Fletcher 1794, 1796-17975: Household Accounts for Devonshire, Chiswick, Chatsworth and Brighton, 1824-46, 51 Pelling Alice Female 1908 1909 Devonshire House Nursery Other Nursery Maid FM/10: Duke of Devonshire’s Household Accounts 1908 Household Voucher No.494 1909-1910 Pemberton Mary Female 1814 1814 Devonshire House Kitchen maid L/91/8: Chatsworth Accounts Thomas Knowlton and Joseph Fletcher's accounts 1798-1817 Pemberton Clara Female 1908 1908 Hardwick Housekeeping Maid 2nd Housemaid FM/10: Duke of Devonshire’s Household Accounts 1908 Pemberton William Male 1908 1908 Hardwick Lodge Porter Coal Porter FM/10: Duke of Devonshire’s Household Accounts 1908 Penfold Jane Female 1830 Chiswick Housekeeping Maid Housemaid C/16: Accounts of Michal Hall and Thomas Fletcher 1794, 1796-17975: Household Accounts for Devonshire, Chiswick, Chatsworth and Brighton, 1824-46, 51 Penfold Mary Female 1835 Chiswick Housekeeping Maid Housemaid C/16: Accounts of Michal Hall and Thomas Fletcher 1794, 1796-17975: Household Accounts for Devonshire, Chiswick, Chatsworth and Brighton, 1824-46, 51 Page 3 of 73 Chatsworth Servants Database: P - Z and unknown surnames Surname First Name Gender Date of first Date of last Location Role Location Role First known job Source(s) Notes known known title recording recording Penrose J. D. Male 1911 1912 Hardwick Agent Sub Agent FM/4: List of Agents and Officials 1912, Played Cricket DE/CH/7/2/1: Chatsworth Cricket Club Matches and Averages, 1911-1912 Penrose J.