E326/6/14/159
| Date | Masters/mistresses names and designations | Servants names | Number of servants | Bachelor servants | One servant | Two servants | Three or more servants | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1788 | Gallashiels Parish | |||||||
| 25 Jun 1788 | Thomas Ogilbie Gallashiels house -- 3 | 5 | 4 | £2.0.0 | ||||
| Part of Stow Parish | ||||||||
| 25 Jun 1788 | James Pringle of Torwoodlee -- 4 | 5 | 3 | £1.10.0 | ||||
| Part of Roberton Parish | ||||||||
| 26 May 1788 | John Elliot of Borthwickbrae | 2 | 2 | £0.10.0 | ||||
| Part of Askirk Parish | ||||||||
| Charles Ridle Esqr in Sinton | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | |||||
| Country Part of Selkirk Parish | ||||||||
| 25 Jun 1788 | Andrew Plumer of Midlestead | Agnes Smith Housekeeper | ||||||
| Mary Cuningham housemaid | ||||||||
| Agnes Boston Cook | 3 | 3 | £1.10.0 | |||||
| Alexander Pringle Esqr Yair | Eleoner Beatie Chambermaid | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | ||||
| John Pringle of Hainin | 4 | 4 | £4.0.0 | |||||
| 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | £5.15.0 | ||||
| Yarrow Parish | ||||||||
| Mrs. Russel in Ashisteel | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Parishes Collected | ||||||||
| Gallashiels Parish -- 3 | 5 | 4 | £2.0.0 | |||||
| Part of Stow Parish -- 4 | 5 | 3 | £1.10.0 | |||||
| Part of Roberton Parish | 2 | 2 | £0.10.0 | |||||
| Part of Askirk Parish | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | |||||
| Country part of Selkirk Parish | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | £5.15.0 | |||
| 21 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | £10.0.0 | |||
| Total | 18 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | £10.0.0 |
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SELKIRKSHIRE159
A Survey of the FEMALE SERVANTS TAX in the Shire of Selkirk
from the 5 of Aprile 1787 to the 5 of Aprile 1788 By William Brunton Surveyor
Proof
2 Female Servants @ Sh [Shillings] 5 [£0.5.0] Each is £0.10.0
4 Female Servants @ 1 [£1.0.0] Each is £4.0.0
2 Female Servants @ 5 [£0.5.0] Each is £0.10.0
10 Female Servants @ 10 [£0.10.0] Each is £5.0.0
Sum Total £10.0.0
I William Brunton Surveyor aforsaid do hereby Certify that upon carefull examination of the
forgoing Taxs I find they Amount in whole to the Sum of Ten Pound Ster [Sterling] And that upon the fourteenth
day of October 1788 I delivered to John Scott Collector of said dutys for the Shire aforsaid
a Copy of the above duly compared which Contained my Oath that Requisitions were left with the forgoing
persons that they were to be Charged with the Sums Set against their Several Names.
[Signed] William Brunton Suryr. [Surveyor]
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Midlothian County, Morayshire County, Nairnshire County, Orkney County, Peeblesshire County, Perthshire County, Renfrewshire County, Ross County, Ross And Cromarty County, Roxburghshire County, Selkirkshire County, Shetland County, Stirlingshire County, Sutherland County, West Lothian County, Wigtownshire County