A fact from Jonas Pilling appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 13 November 2016 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that "eloquent" Holbrook, "popular" Humble, ex-Congregationalist Miller, and Pilling who feared "plottings", were all vicars of St Mark's, Huddersfield, England?
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The article says In 1910 Pilling's housekeeper at St Mark's vicarage was looking for another post, for some reason. Some light on Pilling's relationships with his housekeepers may be shed by the following article in The Times, July 3, 1913:
[...] a case in Huddersfield County Court yesterday, in which the Rev. Jonas Pilling, vicar of St. Mark's Church, Huddersfield, was sued by his late housekeeper, Miss Lily Jane Puttock, for £3 16s. 8d. for wages and board in lieu of notice. The plaintiff stated that she entered the service of the defendant in February last as lady housekeeper and was summarily dismissed on May 21. The only complaint the defendant had made was that she should get up earlier in the morning, as he wanted his breakfast earlier.
Thank you for this addition. I have added it to the article. Yes, I believe the article contains lots of clues as to Pilling's problems, although until we get a citation for a comment on that, for the moment it has to be just facts for the reader to consider. Do you have a link and a title for the The Times article? I would like to be able to fill ut the citation a bit more. Storye book (talk) 11:56, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
"The Legal Status of Lady Housekeepers", The Times issue 40254, page 3, Thursday July 3, 1913. I found it here on Gale (subscription needed). "February last" would be 1912, so it's (probably?) not referring to the same incident as the 1910 mention... Adam Sampson (talk) 13:29, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you, I have updated the citation accordingly. Storye book (talk) 16:12, 6 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
