Tredegar House - people - below stairs

Name - Charles Thomas
Position - Stickman
Dates of Employment - Late 19th / early 20th c.

As the stickman, Charles Thomas' main duty was to provide wood for the fires inside Tredegar House. He was Brother-In-Law to Amy Jones, a housemaid, and great uncle (by marriage) to Lillian Clark (Housemaid 1913-1915).
Charles and his wife were murdered in their beds by William Butler, a local ne'er-do-well, who was later hanged in Usk Jail. They were reputed to have money stashed away under their mattress.



the people - below stairs


	Name - Charles Thomas Position - Stickman Dates of Employment - Late 19th / early 20th c. As the stickman, Charles Thomas' main duty was to provide wood for the fires inside Tredegar House. He was Brother-In-Law to Amy Jones, a housemaid, and great uncle (by marriage) to Lillian Clark (Housemaid 1913-1915). Charles and his wife were murdered in their beds by William Butler, a local ne'er-do-well, who was later hanged in Usk Jail. They were reputed to have money stashed away under their mattress.


the people - below stairs

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