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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` Rl. Bh. [Royal Burgh] of Irvine brot. forwd. [brought forward] 33 3-2 24 4 £5.15.0
10 Oct 1788 Mr McGoun Jean Paton 1 1 £0.2.6
Mr Campbell of the Custom Ho. [House] Marion MacKay 1 1 £0.2.6
Collector Thomsons Widow Janet Guthrie 1 1 £0.2.6
Dr. [Doctor] Oliphant Mary Fisher 1 1 £0.2.6
Miss Boyds Elizabeth Duff 1 1 £0.2.6
Dr. [Doctor] Cunningham Mary McNaught 1 1 £0.2.6
Miss McRedie Janet King 1 1 £0.2.6
Collector Cunningham Mary Auld &
Jean Gardiner
2 2 £0.10.0
Mrs Wordy 2 2 £0.10.0
Mrs Paterson Sarah Brown 1 1 £0.2.6
Mrs Cunningham Thornton 2 2 £0.10.0
Capt. [Captain] David Gemmill 1 1 £0.2.6
Mr. Stewart Janet Dickie 1 1 £0.2.6
Mr. Alexander, Surgeon 1 1 £0.2.6
Mrs Bryce Agnes Porter 1 1 £0.2.6
Samuel Gemmill Mercht. [Merchant] Agnes Findlay 1 1 £0.2.6
11 Oct 1788 Mrs Francis Jean Porteus 1 1 £0.2.6
Mr Galt Mary Kirkland 1 1 £0.2.6
Miss McBride Kirkgate Marion Murray 1 1 £0.2.6
Total 55 3-2 40 10 £9.5.0

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3 Batchr. [Batchelor] Servants @ 5/ [£0.5.0] £0.15.0
2 Batchelor Servants @ 10/ [£0.10.0] £1.0.0
40 Servants @ 2/6 [£0.2.6] £5.0.0
10 Servants @ 5/ [£0.5.0] £2.10.0
Total £9.5.0

I Robert Aiken Surveyor aforesaid, Do hereby Certify that upon
careful Examination of the foregoing Rates and Duties I find they amount
in whole to Nine pounds, five shillings Sterling, And upon the fifth
day of December current I delivered to Mr. John Watt Collector of said Duties
for said Burgh an exact Duplicate of and Duly compared and examined with
the foregoing Acct. [Account], which contained my Oath That Notifications were delivered
or left of the dates foresaid and that the Rates charged in said Account were just
and true to the best of my skill and knowledge, And to the best of my belief no
person liable to be charged was omitted.
Rob Aiken Surveyor

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