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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's interesting to me that none of the staff seem to have children; or did I miss something?  Were Mrs. Hughes or Mrs. Patmore ever married before?  I assume so, since they're "Mrs.".  But we never hear any of their backstory.  Also, how old would you say Anna is supposed to be?  Wouldn't you think she and Bates would want to start a family?[/quote]

They addressed this--Mrs. Hughes and Mrs. Patmore's jobs entitle them to the use of "Mrs." even though they aren't married.  Watch Gosford Park for more info on the downstairs aspect.  THey don't get married generally because they are at the beck and call of their employers.

[b]BTW this is the reason slavery never took hold in the UK.  They tried importing slaves in, but the downstairs folk were all, "hell no, you aren't replacing us with free labor!"[/b][/quote]

No, this isn't why.  I don't even think Wikipedia has such silly and inaccurate theories.  The slave trade was over by 1807:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/abolition/parliament_article_01.shtml

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