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Date Masters & mistresses names & designations Servants names Quality of servants Number of servants Bachelor servants One and two servants Three and four servants Five to seven servants Eight to ten servants Eleven or more servants Duty
1786 Montrose Parish
3 Jul 1786 George Carnegie of Charletown Esqr David Black
James Valentine
George Sheepherd
House Servant
Chaise driver
Gardener
3 3 £4.10.0
Capt [Captain] Walter Smith at Heatherwick 1 1 £1.5.0
Totall 4 1 3 £5.15.0
Pert and Loggie Parishes
7 Jul 1786 Thomas Carnegie of Craigo Esqr David Scott
William Bowman
Alexander Dun
Gardener
House Servant
House Servant
3 3 £4.10.0
Mr George Mill at Miln of Pert unmarried William Murray 1 1 1 £2.10
Totall 4 1 1 3 £7.0.0
Brechine Parish
12 Jul 1786 Robert Speid of Ardovie Esqr John Forbes
David Byott
Gardener
Chaiseman
2 2 £2.10.0
9 Oct 1786 John Edgar of Kethock Esqr 1 1 £1.5.0
Totall 3 3 £3.15.0
Dun Parish
11 Jul 1786 James Scott of Commestown Esqr at Ecclesjohn Alexander Neill
James Baxter
William Middleton
Gardener
House Servant
Postillion
3 3 £4.10.0
John Erskine of Dun Esqr John Watson
Alexander Gellan
Gardener
Butler
2 2 £2.10.0
John Erskine of Balhall Esqr and Residing at Edinr [Edinburgh] Frances Mitchell
Thomas Aitken
Coachman
Groom
2 £2.10.0
Totall 7 4 3 £9.10
Kinnaird Parish
Sir David Carnegie of Southesque Kinnaird John Maclean
John Ogilvie
John Ray
James Watson
Colin Allan
John Grub
Gilbert Turnbull
Butler
Footman
Footman
Coachman
Postillion
Helper
Gardener
7 7 £12.5.0
Craig Parish
14 Jul 1785 Hercules Ross of Rossie Esqr James Drysdale
Gilbert Yarmouth
John Burnett
David Drumond
Coachman
Postillion
Footman
Gardener
4 4 £6.0.0
Archibald Scott of Dunnenald Esqr at Ulysesshaven John Watson
John Laurence
Gardener
Postillion
2 2 £2.10.0
Totall 6 2 4 £8.10.0
Inverkillor Parish
7 Nov 1786 The Right Honble [Honourable] the Earl of Northesque James McGregor
Robert Hair
Alexander McNeill
James Thomson
William Ford
James McCrabie
Butler
Footman
Footman
Postillion
Groom
Gardener
6 6 £10.10.0
James Lindsay Carnegie of Kinblethmont Esqr Gardener 1 1 £1.5.0
John Raitt of Anniestown Esqr unma [unmarried] Groom 1 1 1 £2.10.0
Totall 8 1 2 6 £14.5.0
St Vigeans Parish
18 Nov 1786 William Moir of Newgrange Esqr Dickson Mitchell 1 1 £1.5.0
Alexander Strachan of Tarrie Esqr James Burton
John Anderson
House Servant
Gardener
2 2 £2.10.0
John Rolland of Auchmethie Esqr 1 1 £1.5.0
Totall 4 4 £5.0.0

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A Survey of the Rates and Duties on Male Servants arisen in the Shire of Forfar for one Year commencing the fifth
day of April 1786, and ending the fifth day of April 1787 by William Greig Surveyor

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