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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
19 Jul 1786 Aberlady Parish
The Rev. [Reverend] Mr Niel Roy Aberlady Margaret Bee House Ser. [Servant] 1 1 £0.2.6
Gladsmuir Parish
19 Jul 1786 John Gassells Esqr. of Longniddry Margaret Millar H. [House] Keeper 1 1 £0.10.0
Janet Pow Cook 1 1 £0.10.0
Mary White Landry Maid 1 1 £0.10.0
William Law Esqr. of Elvingston M. [Married] Helen Begbie H. [House] Keeper 1 1 £0.5.0
Katherine Forrest Dairy Maid 1 1 £0.5.0
5 2 3 £2.0.0
Tranent Parish
20 Jul 1786 Thomas Cunningham Tranent Jenny Dunlop H Serv. [House Servant] 1 1 £0.2.6
John Caddle Esqr Cockenzie Christian Cook House Keeper 1 1 £0.2.6
Alexander St Clair of Barroch now at Elphingston M [Married] Ann Bane Chamber Maid 1 1 £0.10.0
Jean Yule Dairy Maid 1 1 £0.10.0
Josobell Mudie Cook 1 1 £0.10.0
Mrs Dundas Bankton Katherine Thomson House Keeper 1 1 £0.10.0
Katherine Bell Cook 1 1 £0.10.0
Helen Galletry H. [House] Maid 1 1 £0.10.0
Thomas Forrest Surgn. [Surgeon] Tranent B [Bachelor] May Yulelay H. [House] Maid 1 1 1 £0.5.0
Robert Sherriff Secg [Seceeding] Minister Tranent B [Bachelor] one Female 1 1 1 £0.5.0
Beatrix Haldane Widw. [Widow] Tranent Anne Hall House Maid 1 1 £0.2.6
David Anderson of St Germains B [Bachelor] Jean Dempster Chr [Chamber] Maid 1 1 1 £0.10.0
Jean Porteous Cook 1 1 1 £0.10.0
13 2-2 5 2 6 £4.17.6
Prestonpans Parish
22 Jul 1786 Mrs Hepburn Prestonpans Margaret Robertson Chr. [Chamber] Maid 1 1 £0.5.0
Anny Brown Cook 1 1 £0.5.0
The Right Honble. [Honourable] The Earl of Hyndford M [Married] Mrs Yule House Keeper 1 1 £0.10.0
Grant Tait Lady's Maid 1 1 £0.10.0
Jean Bell Lundry [Laundry] Maid 1 1 £0.10.0
Iosobel Thomson Ch. [Chamber] maid 1 1 £0.10.0
Betty Raeburn Dairy Md [Maid] 1 1 £0.10.0
Iosobel Humpherston Cook 1 1 £0.10.0
1 Dairy Md. [Maid] at Kirkurd 1 1 £0.10.0
Carried forward 9 2 7 £4.0.0

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E. [EAST] LOTHIAN
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FEMALE SERVANTS TAX.

In the County of East Lothian From 5th April 1786 to 5 April 1787 by Henry Watson Surveyor

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