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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1785 | Galashiels Parish | |||||||
| 10 Sep 1785 | James Christie Galashiels | Mrs. Anderson Housekeeper Marrion Aitchen Cook Ann Nisbet Ladys m. [maid] May Parke Chr. [Chamber] maid |
4 | 4 | £1.10.0 | |||
| 11 Sep 1785 | Part of Stow Parish | |||||||
| James Pringle of Torwoodlee | Mary Mirtle Cooke Peggy Vain Chr. [Chamber Maid Hyton landry [Laundry] Maid |
3 | 3 | £1.2.6 | ||||
| 5 Oct 1785 | Part of Roberton Parish | |||||||
| John Elliot Borthwick Brea | Lillias Ingls Chr. M. [Chamber Maid] Euphemia Aitcheson Cook |
2 | 2 | £0.7.6 | ||||
| Country part of Selkirk Parish | ||||||||
| Andrew Plumer Middlestead | Mrs. Reid Housekeeper Mary Hudson Cook |
2 | 2 | £0.7.6 | ||||
| John Pringle Hainan | Isaber Simson Housek. [Housekeeper] Janet Mercer Chr. [Chamber] Maid Alison Mercer Cook |
3 | 3 | 3 | £2.5.0 | |||
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | £2.12.6 | ||||
| Parishes Collected | ||||||||
| Galashiels Parish | 4 | 4 | £1.10.0 | |||||
| Part of Stow Parish | 3 | 3 | £1.2.6 | |||||
| Part of Roberton Parish | 2 | 2 | £0.7.6 | |||||
| Country Part of Selkirk | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | £2.12.6 | |||
| 14 | 3 | 4 | 10 | £5.12.6 | ||||
| N.B. | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | £5.12.6 |
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SELKIRK117
A Survey of the FEMALE - SERVANTS TAX. in the Shire of
Selkirk from the 5 of July 1785 to the 5 of April 1786
by William Brunton Syr. [Surveyor]
Proof
3 Batch. [Batchelor] Sevt. [Servants] at 7.6 [£0.7.6] Each for 3 months £1.2.6
4 Servts. [Servants] at 3.9 [£0.3.9] Each for 3 months £0.15.0
10 Servts. [Servants] at 7.6 [£0.7.6] Each for 3 months £3.15.0
£5.2.6 Total
I William Brunton Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon
Carefull Examination of the foregoing Rates and Duties I find they amount to £5.12.6
and that on the 18 March 1786 I sent by post to John Scott Collector of the said Duties for the Shire
aforesaid an exact Duplicate of the above duly examined & compared with the foregoing
and I do make Oath that the above is a just List returned by the Inhabitants when
Requisitions were made of the Duties aforesaid. William Brunton
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Bizzy- Moderator, M Carter
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Midlothian County, Morayshire County, Nairnshire County, Orkney County, Peeblesshire County, Perthshire County, Renfrewshire County, Ross County, Ross And Cromarty County, Roxburghshire County, Selkirkshire County, Shetland County, Stirlingshire County, Sutherland County, West Lothian County, Wigtownshire County