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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
1788 Thurso Parish
1 Sep 1788 Lady Scotscalder Scrabster 1 1 £0.2.6
Mr John Rose Ormly -- 2 2 1 £0.2.6
Mr James Nicholson Ormly 1 1 £0.2.6
Mr G Sinclair Giese 1 1 £0.5.0
23 Aug 1788 Lady Jannet Sinclair Ulbster -- 2 3 2 £0.10.0
Benjamin Calder Oldfield 1 1 £0.2.6
4 [children] 10 1 5 2 £1.7.6
Watten Parish
21 Jul 1788 James Calder Collector 1 1 £0.2.6
Miss Sinclair of Auckingal 1 1 £0.2.6
2 2 £0.5.0
Wick Parish
19 Jul 1788 James McBeath at Hemprigs 1 1 £0.2.6
28 May 1788 James Sinclir [Sinclair] of Harpsdale -- 2 2 1 £0.2.6
21 Jul 1788 Benjamin Dunbar of Hemprigs 2 2 £0.10.0
2 [children] 5 2 2 £0.15.0
Wick Burgh
21 Jul 1788 Robert Corner Mercht [Merchant] 1 1 £0.2.6
Mrs William Anderson 2 2 £0.10.0
James Sandison Mercht [Merchant] 1 1 £0.5.0
Baillie Miller 1 1 £0.2.6
Lieut [Lieutenant] George Sinclair 1 1 £0.5.0
Mr James Hogg 1 1 £0.2.6
Harry Bain Mercht [Merchant] 1 1 £0.2.6
Mr Robert Kennedy 1 1 £0.2.6
10 2 6 2 £1.15.0
Parishes Collected
Bower Parish 3 1 2 £0.10.0
Canisbay Parish + 2 children 7 1 4 1 £1.12.0
Dunnet Parish 4 1 3 £0.12.0
Halkirk Parish+ 8 Children 9 1 4 £0.15.0
Latheron Parish 8 2 2 4 £1.15.0
Olrick Parish + 2 children 5 2 2 £0.15.0
Reay Parish + 2 children 3 2 £0,5,0
Thurso Burgh + 2 children 20 1 16 2 £2.15.0
Thurso Parish+ 4 Children 10 1 5 2 £1.7.6
Watten Parish 2 2 £0.5.0
Wick Parish + 2 Children 2 2 £0.5.0
Wick Burgh 10 2 6 2 £1.15.0
+ 22 children 86 9 47 18 1 £13.2.6
Deduct for 22 Children 11
Remain of servants 75

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Survey Continued

Proof
9 Servants at £0.5.0 each is £2.5.0
47 Servants at £0.2.6 each is £5.17.6
18 Servants at £0.5.0 each is £4.10.0
1 Servant at £0.10.0 each is £0.10.0
75 Servants £13.2.6 Total

I Andrew Liddell Surveyor Do Certify That the foregoing Duties amount in whole to
Thirteen Pounds Two Shillings and Six pence and That upon 29 Sept [September] 1788 I delivered to Mr John
Davidson Collector of said Duties an exact Duplicate of the foregoing Account which
contained my Oath That Notices were left with the several Masters & Mistresses or at their
Dwelling houses of the Dates annexed to their respective names who have been truly
charged according to the best of my belief or judgement
Andrew Liddell Surveyor

Transcriber's notes

There is a column on the page headed Number of children under 14 years of age but there is no heading on the page when transcribing to enter these. I have entered these details on the column for Masters and Mistresses

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DANIALSAN, Alexandra