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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
The Parishes Collected
Innerwick 4 4 £1.0.0
Dunbar 14 2 1 6 3 £4.2.6
Spott 3 3 £1.10.0
Stenton 8 8 £4.0.0
Whitekirk 14 2 12 £7.0.0
North Berwick 4 1 3 £1.15.0
Dirleton 13 1 2 10 £5.12.6
Aberlady 2 2 £0.5.0
Athelstaneford 8 1 2 5 £3.0.0
Preston 17 2 12 £6.5.0
Whittinghame 9 1 8 £4.5.0
Garvald 4 1-3 £3.5.0
Giffordhall 13 2-3 3 4 £6.7.6
Bolton 3 1 2 £0.12.6
Haddington 22 1 2 19 £10.2.6
Gladesmuir 5 1 4 £1.5.0
Salton 7 1 2 4 £2.12.6
Humbie 11 1-4 2 2 £3.0.0
Pencaitland 11 1 1 9 £4.17.6
Ormiston 7 2 3 2 £1.7.6
Tranent 27 3-5 4 2 6 £9.15.0
Prestonpans 26 4-4 8 9 £10.10.0
Oldhamstocks 8 8 £4.0.0
240 16-10-15 32 28 123 £96.10.0
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Survey of the FEMALE SERVANTS TAX. Continued




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16 maids at 5/- [£0,5,0] is £ 4.0.0
10 maids at 10/- [£0.10.0] is £ 5.0.0
15 maids at 20/- [£1.0.0] is £15.0.0
32 maids at 2/6 [£0.2.6] is £ 4.0.0
28 maids at 5/- [£0.5.0] is £ 7.0.0
123 maids at 10/- [£0.10.0] is £61.10.0
..................................................£96.10.0 Ster. [Sterling]

I William Johnstone Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify That upon carefull examination I find the foregoing Duties amount to
Ninety six pounds ten shillings Sterling And That upon the 29 Octr. [October] 1788 I delivered to William Wilkie depute Collector of these duties
an exact Duplicate of this Account duely examined & Compared which Contained my Oath That the preceeding Inhabitants were duely
served with Requisitions And That they were charged in conformity to their several Returns Or according to my knowledge and
belief that they were liable in said duties.

William Johnstone Surveyor

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