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Date Masters/mistresses names and designations Children under 14 Servants names Number of servants Bachelor servants One servant Two servants Three or more servants Duty
30 Nov 1790 Alexander Baillie of Little Tarrell 5
Mr David Ross House Servt. [Servant] 1 1 £0.2.6
Mr Alexander Manson 2 Housemaid 1 1 £0.2.6
Mr Benjamin Ross Housemaid 1 1 £0.2.6
Doctor Straith Batchelor Housemaid 1 1 £30.5.0
Baillie George Miller Housemaid 1 1 £0.2.6
Hugh McFarquhar Housemaid 1 1 £0.2.6
Housemaid 1 1 £0.2.6
Mrs Scott Housemaid 1 1 £0.2.6
7 1 6 £1.0.0

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A Survey of the Rates and Duties on Female Servants, arisin in the Burgh of Tain
from 5th April 1790 to 5th April 1791 John Barclay, Assistant Surveyor
TAIN 56 65

Proof
7 Servants
1 Batchelors servant £0.5.0
6 Servants @ £0.2.6 £0.15.0
£1.0.0 Total

I John Barclay Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon careful examination of
the foregoing Rates & Duties, I find they Amount in whole to One pound, and that upon
the Thirteenth day of December current I delivered to Mr Alexander Morrison Collector of said
Duties for the Burgh aforesaid, an exact Duplicate of the Above Acct [Account] duly examined &
compared, which contained my Oath that the Above Acct. [Account] contained the number of Servts. [Servants]
returned to me & that were kept by the different masters & mistress's according to their
list or my knowledge and information John Barclay
Tain 5th Dec 1790

John Barclay

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