The person in charge of the front of the house, and therefore the most lofty of all servants, was . The Duchess of Marlborough describes this job by saying: "He was addressed by Mr. So-and-So by the other servants, and his chief concern was to keep everyone, including himself, in his place. His rule in the men's department was absolute– only the two electricians, who at that time were treated with the respect due to men of science, were his equals." (Balsan, pg. 60) Far too high for menial labour, he kept the menservants and the silver in order. (MacColl, pg. 224)
Under the butler was the groom of the chambers. He was in charge of keeping the individual bedrooms in order, and the Duchess of Marlborough especially notes that "one of his duties was to keep the numerous writing tables supplied with paper, pens and ink." (Balsan, pg. 60)
Still lower on the hierarchy of the menservants came a wealth of other posts: there would be an "under butler" and three or four footmen, and odd men. The odd men "were expected to carry out the butler's wishes however strange they might be." (Balsan, pg. 61) A particularly fine house would have several footmen, who were assigned to do all of the menial tasks which were best done by a neat-looking servant. This included bringing the newspaper, tea, and calling cards, as well as accompanying the mistress of the house on errands, where he would be in charge of carrying her packages. (MacColl, pg. 224)
Then there were the coachmen and grooms: men dressed in the family's livery, responsible for driving the master or mistress out on a whim. In the city, a big house would possess at least three carriages, (Evans, pg. 146) as well as a considerable number of horses, both for riding and for pulling the carriages.