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| Date | Masters/mistresses names and designations | Servants names | Number of servants | Bachelor servants | One servant | Two servants | Three or more servants | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1786 | Thurso Parish | |||||||
| 22 Aug 1786 | Lady Scotscalder | Christy Sinclair | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||
| 18 Aug 1786 | Mr George Sinclair Giese Batch [Batchelor] | Jannet Cogle | 1 | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | ||
| 9 Sep 1786 | Mrs Douglas at Ormly | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| 25 Aug 1786 | Rt Hon [Right Honourable] Lady Jannet Sinclair | 2 | 2 | £0.10.0 | ||||
| 23 Aug 1786 | Mrs Nicolson Widow | Margaret Waiters | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||
| 13 Sep 1786 | Mr Benjamin Calder | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| [total] | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | £1.5.0 | |||
| Watten Parish | ||||||||
| 26 Aug 1786 | Collector James Calder | Jannet Cotter | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||
| Miss Sinclair of Auchingale | Bel Campbel | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| [total] | 2 | 2 | £0.5.0 | |||||
| Wick Burgh | ||||||||
| 18 Jul 1786 | Alexander Bain Junr [ Junior] Mercht [Merchant] | Mary Jack | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||
| Robert Corner Merchant | Pegan Jack | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mrs Anderson Widow | Elizabeth Bremner & Janet Rob | 2 | 2 | £0.10.0 | ||||
| James Sandison Mercht [Merchant] Batchor[ Batchelor] | Margaret Sandison | 1 | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | |||
| John Durrand Merchant Batchelor | Bet Bruce | 1 | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | |||
| Baillie James Miller | Margaret Dunbar | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mrs Waiters Widow | Oswald Sutherld [ Sutherland] | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mr John Anderson Mercht [ Merchant] | Jannet Murray | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| [total] | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | £1.12.6 | |||
| Wick Parish | ||||||||
| 17 Jul 1786 | James Sinclair of Harpsdale | Katherine Sandison | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||
| 18 Jul 1786 | Benjamin Dunbar of Hemprigs | Katherine Waiters & Jean Cormack | 2 | 2 | £0.10.0 | |||
| [total] | 3 | 1 | 2 | £0.12.6 | ||||
| Parishes Collected | ||||||||
| Bower Parish | 5 | 3 | 5 | £1.0.0 | ||||
| Canisbay Parish | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | £2.5.0 | ||
| Dunnet Parish | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | £0.17.6 | |||
| Halkirk Parish | 5 | 3 | 2 | £0.17.6 | ||||
| Latheron Parish | 9 | 2 | 5 | 4 | £1.17.6 | |||
| Olrick Parish | 3 | 1 | 2 | £0.12.6 | ||||
| Reay Parish | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Thurso Burgh | 18 | 1 | 14 | 4 | £2.17.6 | |||
| Thurso Parish | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | £1.5.0 | |||
| Watten Parish | 2 | 2 | £0.5.0 | |||||
| Wick Burgh | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | £1.12.6 | |||
| Wick Parish | 3 | 1 | 2 | £0.12.6 | ||||
| 72 | 11 | 47 | 22 | 3 | £14.5.0 | |||
| NB | 72 | 11 | 36 | 22 | 3 | £14.5.0 |
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Survey Continued 72Proof
11 Servants at £0.2.6 each is £1.7.6
47 Servants at £0.2.6 each is £5.17.6
22 servants at £0.5.0 each is £5.10.0
3 Servants at £0.10.0 each is £1.10.0
£14.5.0 Total
I Andrew Liddell Surveyor Do Certify That the foregoing Duties do amount in whole to
Fourteen Pounds Five Shillings And That upon the 26th October 1786 I delivered to Mr
John Davidson Collector of the Cess for the Shire of Caithness an exact Duplicate of the foregoing
Account which contained my Oath that Notices were left with the Several Masters and
Mistresses or at their Dwelling Houses of the respective Dates aforesaid and that according to the
best of my Belief or Judgement the several rates therein charged are just & no Person in my
District liable to be charged has been omitted to be charged. Andrew Liddell Surveyor
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