I am trying to find the papers for Eric Horne, author of an
autobiography"What the Butler winked at" published in england in 1923
by Werner Laurie. I need to discover the identity of his employers
about whom he was so rude that he disguised all their names

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Request for Question Clarification by answerfinder-ga on 21 Jun 2004 12:46 PDT

Dear julesbaby-ga,
I have been unable to locate the papers for Horne, so I have
approached it from another direction. Have you a copy of his book? Did
he refer to in his early career being a butler for a Justice of the
Peace? If so, I may have some information.
answerfinder-ga

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Request for Question Clarification by answerfinder-ga on 21 Jun 2004 12:50 PDT

Dear julesbaby-ga,
In addition, is there any information on his age, date of birth or places he lived?
answerfinder-ga

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Clarification of Question by julesbaby-ga on 22 Jun 2004 05:07 PDT

Eric Horne worked for a doctor, then a general, then a baronet, then
an Earl of...(Blank) then a Duchess and then an Indian Prince. I think
he was born in about 1865. and  was brought up "not very far from
southampton" . No clues to his father's trade. His brother had a shop
in Fulham. Eric married and had a son. He lived and worked in London
mainly  though went with his employers on their annual trips to
Scotland. But no Justice of the Peace as employer that I can find
mentioned.
Does any of this help?

Horne was "for fifty-seven years in service", according to the full
title of this book ("first published October 1923")

"What the butler winked at : being the life and adventures of Eric
Horne (butler) for fifty-seven years in service with the nobility and
gentry / written by himself",

http://www.copac.ac.uk/copac/

Dear julesbaby-ga,
Thank you for your clarification. I?ll post this as a comment as I
cannot confirm whether it is the same person.

A search of the UK census returns for 1881 and 1901 reveal a Charles
Horne who was a butler. He was of a  similar age as that of your
author. I can find no Eric Horne. Of course, it could be a non de
plume, but it is possible that he was known by the name Eric. Many of
my Victorian ancestors were known by a name different from their
christened name.

These are the details, hope they may be of interest.

1881
Western House Horn St, Winslow, Buckingham, England

George R. GREAVES Head U Male 36 Hemsworth,York,England  Justice Of
The Peace Oth Loc Or Cty Off
Charles HORN Servt U Male 20 Faringdon, Berkshire, England   Butler Dom     
James MARTIN Servt U Male 19 Gt Hampden, Buckingham, England Footman Dom Ser     
Emma SMITH   Servt U Female 51 Little Hinton, Wiltshire, England   Housekeeper     
Ruth ROBBINS Servt U Female 35 Chaddington, Oxford, England  
Housemaid Domestic Servt
Lucy HARDING  Servt U Female 21 Winslow, Buckingham, England  
Kitchenmaid Domestic Servt

Source
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp


1901
Charles Horne, aged 39, born Faringdon Berks, resides London, St
Marylebone, occupation Butler

To find out more, you need to go to this web site
http://www.census.pro.gov.uk/
Type, Charles Horne Butler in the appropriate search boxes and pay a
fee to view the full details of the household.


1891
This is a pay site at
http://www.1891-census.co.uk/
I have not accessed it.

answerfinder-ga