Mary Keaney worked as a maid from the time she left school at 15. After several positions, she eventually worked as the head maid for the Adamson family of Linden House (now known as Linden Hall). On her marriage she left her job but stayed on the estate with her husband who managed the farm for the Adamson family.
This is her story, in her words. Mrs Keaney was interviewed by Northumberland Archives in 1975 when she was 78 years old.