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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
1795 Montrose Parish
16 Nov 1785 George Carnegie of Charleton Esq. 1 1 £0.1.10½
17 Nov 1785 Charles Fullerton of Kinnaber Esq. Jean Crab House maid
Jean Tailyour Cook
2 2 £0.15.0
Capt [Captain] Walter Smith at Heatherweek Christian Brown 1 1 £0.1.10½
Capt [Captain] Benjamin Bannerman Dubtown Jean Annerdale 1 1 £0.1.10½
Totall 5 2 3 £1.0.7½
Pert & Loggie Parishes
22 Sep 1785 William Farquharson Esqr. at Galdrey Marry Colson Cook
Marry Cant under Cook
Jean Lyell housemaid
3 3 £1.2.6
Thomas Carnegie of Craigs Esqr 6 Ch: [Children] Isobel Kyde Cookmaid 1 1 £0.1.10½
Mr Alexander Peter Minister 1 1 £0.3.9
Mr George Mill at Miln of Pert Margaret Gordon Cook & Chr. [Chamber] maid 1 1 £0.3.9
Totall 6 2 1 3 £1.11.10½
Brechine Parish
Robert Speid of Ardovie Esqr Katherine Will 2 2 £0.7.6
The Right Honble. [Honourable] the Earl of Dalhoussie Jannet Wilson Brechine Castle 1 1 £0.7.6
Mrs Allerdyce Tennaments Coldham Marry Stewart 1 1 £0.1.10½
John Edgar of Kethock Esqr Isobell Grefsy Kitchenmaid 1 1 £0.1.10½
Totall 5 2 2 1 £0.18.9
Dun Parish
18 Oct 1785 James Scott of Commestown at Ecclesjohn Margaret Wilson
Ann Kinnear
Marry Sherriff
3 3 £1.2.6
John Ereskine of Dun Esqr. Elizabeth Hunter Ho [House] keeper 1 1 £0.1.10½
John Ereskine of Bahall residing at Edin. [Edinburgh] Alason Sheels Cook
Margaret Low Chambermaid
2 2 £0.7.6
Totall 6 1 2 3 £1.11.10½
Kinnaird Parish
18 Oct 1785 Sir David Carnegie of Southesque Kinnaird Letitia Armstrong Ho. [House] keeper & Cook
Marry Stevenson Ladys Maid
Elizabeth Mill Laundry Maid
Katharine Aberdeen Chambermaid
Jannet Low under cook
5 5 £1.17.6
Mr George Wilson Minister Isobell Webster Cook maid 1 1 £0.1.10½
Totall 6 1 5 £1.19.4½
Farnuell Parish
8 & 9 Nov 1785 William Gibson of Feethie Esqr Jean Dorwood 1 1 £0.1.10½
Mr David Ferguson Minister Jannet Black 1 1 £0.1.10½
Totall 2 2 £0.3.9
Marrytown Parish
Capt [Captain] Hercules Mill of old Montrose Jean Smith Cook
Katherine Thomson Ho. [House] maid
2 2 £0.7.6
Craig Parish
Hercules Ross of Rossie Esqr Elizabeth Putman Housekeeper
Elizabeth Lamb Chamber maid
Margaret Stewart Chamber maid
3 3 £1.2.6
Patrick Scott Esqr. at Ballkeelie 1 1 £0.1.10½
Archibald Scott of Ulysesshaven Cook 1 1 £0.1.10½
Totall 5 2 3 £1.6.3

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A Survey of the Rates and Duties on Female Servants arisen in the County of Forfar for nine
months from 5th July 1784 to 5th April 1795 by William Greig Surveyor

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