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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 Island of Shapenshay
2 Jul 1788 Docter Thomas Balfour Margaret Weldrege 1 1 £0.2.6
Mrs Johnson Margaret Heddle 1 1 £0.2.6
Mr Alexander Pitcairn Minister Janet Laughton 1 1 £0.2.6
Total in Shapenshay 3 3 £0.7.6
Island of Sanday
4 Jul 1788 Mr William Clouston Minister Barbara Begland 1 1 £0.2.6
Thomas Traill Savil Margaret Peace 1 1 £0.2.6
Mrs Ann Tea Jannet Manson 1 1 £0.2.6
Total in Sanday 3 3 £0.7.6
Island of Westray
7 Jul 1788 James Stewart of Brough Barbara & Katharine Hercus's 2 2 £0.10.0
Thomas Trail Tirlet Jean Tail 1 1 £0.2.6
Mr James Tret Minister Katharine Burgar 1 1 £0.5.0
Thomas Traill Papa Jean Hercus &
Marjory Fouls
2 2 £0.10.0
Mr George Traill Kelly Hiddle &
Marjory Hercus
2 2 £0.10.0
Total in Westray 8 1 1 6 £1.17.6
Parish of Rendall
17 Jul 1788 Mrs Mowat in Collascarth Jean Irvine 1 1 £0.2.6
Parish of Birsay
19 Jul 1788 Mr George Law Minister Jannet Linklater 1 1 £0.2.6
Parish of Sandwick
21 Jul 1788 Mrs Graham of Breckness Marion Charles 1 1 £0.2.6
Island of Burray
25 Nov 1788 Captain James Sutherland Helen Macbeath 1 1 £0.5.0
Island of Southronaldsay
2 Dec 1788 John Sangster in Widewall Barbara Reid 1 1 £0.2.6
Mr James Watson Minister Elizabeth Gordon 1 1 £0.5.0
Total in So [South] Ronaldsay 2 1 1 £0.7.6
Island of walls
16 Dec 1788 James Moodie of Melsetter Ann Young 1 1 £0.2.6
Parish of Orpher
5 Jan 1789 John Gillies Factor over the Estate of Gremsay Barbara Forrister 1 1 £0.2.6
Parish of Firth
3 Feb 1789 William Watt in Burness Catherine Cursater 1 1 £0.2.6
Parish of Saint Olla
5 Feb 1789 Mr John Yule Minister Isobel Drever 1 1 £0.2.6
William Rickam in Corse Margaret Corslan 1 1 £0.2.6
William Lindsay in Caldale Barbara Flett 1 1 £0.2.6
Total in St Olla 3 3 £0.7.6
Parish of Stromness
10 Feb 1789 Thomas Spence Carpenter Isobel Sinclair 1 1 £0.2.6
Catharine Pollenger Isobel Irvine 1 1 £0.2.6
Robert Clouston Carpenter 1 1 £0.2.6
Peter Lould Shopkeeper Chrisrian Irvine 1 1 £0.2.6
John Gordon Surveyor of Customs Charlotte Virtue 1 1 £0.5.0
James Spence Shopkeeper Ann Spence 1 1 £0.2.6
Carried Over 6 1 5 £0.17.6

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ORKNEY
[Page] 101
Survey FEMALE SERVANT TAX. within the County of Orkney
from 5 April 1788 to 5 April 1789 By Alexander Fraser Surveyor

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