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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
Brought Over --12 91 9-2 49 18 7 £17.7.6
10 Jun 1788 Lady Elizabeth Hay 4 4 £2.0.0
Mrs Trotter Sarah Geullan
Elizabeth Scott
2 2 £0.10.0
Mr Alexander Wallace --7 4 1 £0.2.6
Revd. [Reverend] Mr Kempt --3 Margaret Abernethie
Janet Webb
2 1 £0.2.6
Mr E Balfour 1 1 £0.2.6.
Mr John Hutton 3 3 £1.10.0
Mr George Watson 1 1 £0.5.0
Mrs Hutchison Peggy Bruce 1 1 £0.2.6
Mrs Hay Mary 1 1 £0.2.6
Mr Duncan McMillan Mrs Montgomery 1 1 £0.5.0
Mr James Hardie Catherine Bowers
Janet Bowers
2 2 £0.10.0
Miss Jollies Betty Manson 1 1 £0.2.6
Miss Murrays Jean Paterson 1 1 £0.2.6
William Bell Betty Young 1 1 £0.2.6
Tod's Close Mrs Gordon Jean Ainsley 1 1 £0.2.6
Mr John Fairbairn Margaret Monylaws 1 1 £0.2.6
Miss Shiells Elizabeth Mowet 1 1 £0.2.6
Mrs Stephenson Isabella Anderson 1 1 £0.2.6
Mrs Irvine Catherine Louden 1 1 £0.2.6
Mrs Ross Grocer Christine Davie 1 1 £0.2.6
Mill's Court Mr Patrick Fraser Ann Johnston 1 1 £0.5.0
Miss Hepburn Spence Walker 1 1 £0.2.6
Mr Robert Corbet Jean Beattie 1 1 £0.5.0
Mr Mathew Dickie Returns in Ayrshire
Mr Thomas Ogilvie Janet Anderson 1 1 £0.2.6
Mr Williamson 2 2 £0.10.0
Mr James McKenzie Jean Bryson 1 1 £0.2.6
Mr John Fraser Ann Dove
Euphan White
2 2 £0.10.0
Miss Smith Catherine Martin 1 1 £0.2.6
Mrs Buchanan Jenny Carmichael 1 1 £0.2.6
Mrs T Foggo Nilly Millar 1 1 £0.2.6
11 Jun 1788 Mrs M Coull Bell Stewart 1 1 £0.2.6
Mrs I Foggo Christine Mowbray 1 1 £0.2.6
Mr David Lindsay Betty Hastie 1 1 £0.2.6
Carried Over --20 137 13 -2 72 76 14 £26.15.0

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FEMALE SERVANTS TAX.
City of Edinburgh from 1788 to 1789 [Page] 77


In date column, beside Mrs Gordon is written "Tod's Close".
In date column, beside Mr Patrick Fraser is written "Mills Court"
Mrs T Foggo - servant's name looks like Nilly, could be Nelly.
Carried over 20 x children under 14, 137 actual servants, 13 x one batchelors servant, 2 x two bachelors servants, 0 x three or more bachelor servants. 72 x one servant, 26 x two servants, 14 x three or more servants, Duty - £26.15.0.

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