Dependent Sub-departments: Coffer Bearers 1660-1782

Pages 118-119

Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (Revised), Court Officers, 1660-1837. Originally published by University of London, London, 2006.

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Coffer Bearers 1660–1782

The duty of the coffer bearers was to load baggage when the court went on progress or moved between palaces. They were two in number and were appointed by lord chamberlain's warrant. (fn. 1) They received salaries of £27 7s 6d. (fn. 2) The offices were abolished in 1782. (fn. 3)



1661	4 Oct.	Hayes, J.
1661	4 Oct.	Day, F.
1664	26 July	Rymell, E.
1685	7 May	Seward, J.
1685	7 May	Woolrich, M.
1696	14 Oct.	Harris, D.
1702	12 Dec.	Lovegrove, W.
1711	12 Feb.	Bridgewater, N.
1714	30 Apr.	Mounsey, M.
1722	12 June	Humphreys, E.
1727	3 Oct.	Fosbrook, R.
1734	Oct.	Geree, J.
1740	15 Feb.	Toplady, F.
1748	27 Nov.	Armsby, J.
1752	29 May	Thorpe, T.
1760	22 Oct.	Simonds, J.
1777	12 Nov.	Walton, S.
1779	31 Mar.	King, J.
1782	Mar.	King, T.