Gamekeepers were essential outdoor servants. For over a century the position of Head Keeper to the Talbots was held successively by Isaac, William and John Stubbs.
The grandeur of the Victorian house could be estimated from the number of chefs employed in the kitchen. Margam had one cook or chef, presiding over the kitchen and scullery maids who prepared meat and vegetables, providing the cooking utensils needed for everyday use and kept their domain clean.
General work on the estate included cutting chaff, mowing, collecting thistles and ferns, hauling dung, repairing walls and fences, clearing thorns and cleaning the ditches on Margam Moors.