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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
£.Sh.d
Brought over 29 1 26 2 £4.0.0
Mrs Grierson 1 1 £0.2.6
John Mouat Sur [Surveyor] of Customs 2 2 £0.10.0
Arthur Nicolson Junr [Junior] of Lachend 1 1 £0.2.6
33 1 28 4 £4.15.0
Island of Bressay
James Henderson of Gardie 1 1 £0.2.6
Mrs Bolt of Crouister 1 1 £0.2.6
2 2 £0.5.0
Parishes & Islands Collected
Parish of Dunrossness 2 2 £0.5.0
Island of Unst 4 4 £0.10.0
[Island of] Yell 12 12 £1.10.0
[Island of] Fetlar 2 1 1 £0.7.6
Parish of Lunisting 4 4 £0.10.0
[Parish of] Northmavine 5 5 £0.12.6
[Parish of] Walls 3 3 £0.7.6
[Parish of] Delting 2 2 £0.5.0
[Parish of] Sandsting & Tingwall 7 1 4 2 £1.5.0
Town of Lerwick 33 1 28 4 £4.15.0
Island of Bressay 2 2 £0.5.0
76 3 67 6 £10.12.6

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143

Proof £.Sh.d
3 Female Servants Bachelors duty at 5 Sh [£0.5.0]each p [per] Year is £0.15.0
67 Female Servants Married men etc duty at 2 Sh 6d [£0.2.6] each p [per] Year is £8.7.6
6 Female Servants Married men etc duty at 5 Sh [£0.5.0] each p [per] Year is £1.10.0
Totall £10.12.6

I John Henderson Surveyor do hereby Certify that upon Carefull Examination of the
forgoing rates and dutys on Female Servants I find they amount to Ten Pounds
Twelve Shillings and Sixpence Sterling and upon the eight day of December
1786 I delivered to Mr. Henry Ross Collector of the said Duties for the Lordship
of Zetland an Exact Duplicate of the above account duly examined and Compared
with the foregoing which Contained my Oath that Notices were either delivered to
the Several Inhabitants or Left at their Dwelling Houses of the dates annexed
to their Several Names. John Henderson Suror [Surveyor]

Lerwick 8t December 1786 Then Received from Mr John Henderson
Surveyor of Taxes in Shetland an Exact Copy of the Above Accot [Account].
Henry Ross Coll [Collector] of Cess

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