1893, George Somes Layard, The Doom of the Domestic Cook, Of course, it will be objected, in the case of the large and very large houses, that it has been customary to take the cooks and scullery-maids into the country for the summer months, and that, where the families adopt the central supply kitchen system, they will be cookless and scullery-maidless in their rural homes.
1895, Marie Corelli, w Chapter XI, “Ah then, you may be sure that when the scullery-maid was dancing, he observed her steps with the closest nicety;†said Lucio—“...He dabbled in hypnotic science when he was with me in India; I have often warned him of the danger there is in practising this force on the uninitiated. But—a scullery-maid!—heavens!—there are so many scullery-maids! One more or less with the ‘jumps’ will not matter.â€
1907, Frank Collins Richardson, 2835 Mayfair, “Not so much of your Ada! My name ain’t Ada,†she said, tilting up her nose. “I thought all scullery-maids were called Ada,†answered Reggie. “That shows what little you know about scullery-maids, mister, and you don’t know anything at all about me. I’m not a scullery-maid. I’m an under-housemaid.â€
