E326/6/6/139
| Date | Masters/mistresses names and designations | Servants names | Number of servants | Bachelor servants | One servant | Two servants | Three or more servants | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1786 | Part of Stow Parish | |||||||
| James Pringle of Torwoodlie | Mary Myrtle Cook Maid | 1 | ||||||
| Peggy Vail Chambermaid | 2 | 2 | £0.10.0 | |||||
| 27 July 1786 | Country Part of Selkirk Parish | |||||||
| Andrew Plummer of Middlestead | Jane Alexander Housekeeper | |||||||
| Helen Sinton Cook | 2 | 2 | £0.10.0 | |||||
| John Pringle of Hainan a Batchelor | Mrs. Simpson Housekeeper | |||||||
| Ann Boston Cook Maid | ||||||||
| Jean Reid Chambermaid | 3 | 3 | £3.0.0 | |||||
| 5 | 3 | 2 | £3.10.0 | |||||
| 12 July 1786 | Part of Askirk Parish | |||||||
| Charles Riddle in Sinton a Batchelor | Betty Burn Cook & Chambermaid | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | ||||
| Parishes Collected | ||||||||
| Part of Stow Parish | 2 | 2 | £0.10.0 | |||||
| Country Part of Selkirk Parish | 5 | 3 | 2 | £3.10.0 | ||||
| Part of Askirk Parish | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | |||||
| 8 | 4 | 4 | £4.5.0 |
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SELKIRKSHIRE 139A Survey of the FEMALE SERVANTS TAX. in the ShIre of Selkirk
from the 5 of Aprile 1786 to the 5 of Aprile 1787
By William Brunton Surveyor
I William Brunton Surveyor doe hereby Certify that upon carefull examination of the
Several Rates and dutys aforesaid I find they Amount in whole to the Sum of Four
Pound five Shillings Ster. [Sterling] And that upon the 25 day of Sepr. [September] I delivered to
John Scott Collector of Said dutys for the Shire aforesaid an exact
Duplicate of the above Accounts examined and compared with the foregoing which
contained my Oath that Requisitions were left with the Several persons or at their dwelling
houses that they are lyable in the Sums Set Against their Several Names.
Wm. Brunton
Proof 1 Servant Batchelor £0.5.0
3 Servants at £1 [£1.0.0] Each £3.0.0
4 Servants at 5/ [£0.5.0] Each £1.0.0
£4.5.0 Totall.
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Bizzy- Moderator, M Carter
Location information for this page.
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