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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 Burgh of Jedburgh
30 Sep 1785 Thomas Waugh Esqr in Jedburgh Bell Lun Kitch: [Kitchen] & Cr. [Chamber] Md [Maid] 1 1 £0.1.10½
James Pott Writer Jedburgh Jean Dods Cham: [Chamber] Md [Maid] 1 1 £0.1.10½
William Rutherford Ladfield A Chamber Maid 1 B 1 £0.3.9
Mrs Elliot of Harot Ladfield A Chamber Maid 1 1 £0.1.10½
Mrs Docter Rutherford Ladfield A Chamber Maid 1 1 £0.1.10½
Mrs Potts Ladfield A Chamber Maid 1 1 £0.1.10½
Mrs Jeardon Ladfield A Chamber Maid 1 1 £0.1.10½
Docter William Elliott Ladfield A Cook Maid 1 1 £0.1.10½
8 1 7 £0.16.10½

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JEDBURGH [Page] 67

A Survey of the [FEMALE-SERVANTS TAX.] In the Burgh
of Jedburgh from 5 of July 1785, to 5 of April 1786 by W Brunton Surveyor

Prooff 8 Servants at £0.2.6 each pr [per] Annr [Annum] is for ¾ £0.15.0
1 Batchelor's serv: [servant] £0.2.6 per Annum is for ¾ £0.1.10½
Total £0.16.10½

I William Brunton Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon careful
Examination of the foregoing Several Rates and Duties, I find they amount to £0.16.10½
Stg [Sterling] and that upon the 18 of March I Sent by Post to James Black Collector of the said
Duties for the Burgh aforesaid an exact duplicate of the above Acct [Account] duly examined
and Compared with the foregoing and I do make Oath, that the above is a
just List returned by the several Inhabitants when requisitions were made
by me of the dates aforesaid
William Brunton

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