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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 |
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1785 | Parish of Sandwick | |||||||
19 Dec 1785 | Mrs Graham | Cristian Stockin | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||
Parish of Birsay | ||||||||
20 Dec 1785 | Mr George Low Minister | Janet Linklater | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||
Parish of Rendall | ||||||||
Mrs. Mowat | Jean Irvine | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
Parish of Firth | ||||||||
21 Dec 1785 | William Watt | Margaret Isbuster | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||
Island of Rousay | ||||||||
22 Dec 1785 | Mr James Leslie Minister | Peggy Chambers | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||
Island of Westray | ||||||||
26 Dec 1785 | James Stewart of Burgh | Barbara Cunison & Christie Hercus | 2 | 2 | £0.7.6 | |||
Mr George Traill Papa | Jean Lesslie | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
Thomas Traill Papa | Marjory Fouls, Jean Hercus | 2 | 2 | £0.7.6 | ||||
Thomas Traill, Tirlet | Jean Tait | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
Mr James Izet Minister | Katherine Burger | 1 | 1 | 1 | £0.3.9 | |||
Archibald Stewart | Jean Cogil | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
Total in Westray | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | £1.4.7½ | |||
Island of Sanday | ||||||||
28 Dec 1785 | Mr William Closhon Minister | [Olrcilla Sclaitor] | 1 | 1 | 1 | £0.3.9 | ||
Mrs. Ann Fea | Janet Manson | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
Total in Sanday | 2 | 1 | 2 | £0.5.7½ | ||||
Island of Stronsay | ||||||||
Mr John Anderson Minister | Barbara Caithness | 1 | 1 | 1 | £0.3.9 | |||
Patrick Fea | Peggy Sinclair | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
Total in Stronsay | 2 | 1 | 2 | £0.5.7½ | ||||
1786 | Island of Walls | |||||||
9 Jan 1786 | James Moodie | Robina Sandison | 1 | 1 | 1 | £0.3.9 | ||
Abstract | ||||||||
Parish St Olla | 3 | 3 | £0.5.7½ | |||||
Holm | 2 | 2 | £0.7.6 | |||||
Island of Ronaldshy | 2 | 1 | 2 | £0.5.7½ | ||||
Parish of St Andrews | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
Parish of Shapy [Shapinsay] | 2 | 2 | £0.7.6 | |||||
Parish Stronness | 23 | 2 | 23 | £2.6.10½ | ||||
Sandwick | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
Birsay | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
Rendall | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
Firth | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
Island Rousay | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
Westray | 8 | 1 | 4 | 4 | £1.4.4½ | |||
Sanday | 2 | 1 | 2 | £0.5.7½ | ||||
Stronsay | 2 | 1 | 2 | £0.5.7½ | ||||
Walls | 1 | 1 | 1 | £0.3.9 | ||||
Total | 51 | 7 | 38 | 6 | £6.0.0 |
Transcribe other information
ORKNEY 75Proof
7 Batchelors Servantts @ £0.2.0 Each for the whole
year for 3 Quarters £0.13.1½
45 Serts. [Servants] £0.2.6 each for £4.4.4½
the year for 3 Quarters
6 Servants £0.5.0
for the year for 3 Quarters £0.2.6
51 £6.0.0
I Alexander Fraser Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that the amount of the Female Servants Tax within the Country of
Orkney from 5th July Seventeen hundred & Eighty five to fifth april Seventeen hundred and eighty Six is Six pounds
Sterl. [Sterling] and I make oath that upon the Tenth of March Instant I delivered to Alexander Fraser Collector of Cess & said duties
for the Country aforesaid a duplicate of the foregoing Survey. Alexander Fraser Surveyor
Sworn at Kirkwall 10th March 1786 Before James Traill J.P. [Justice of the Peace]
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
DANIALSAN, Nora Edwards, JaneH, VickiColeman
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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