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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
1786 Brought forward 238 32 180 52 6 £43.5.0
238 26-6 154 46 6 £43.5.0

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180 Single Female Servants of married & unmarried persons for one year as above at 2/6s [£0.2.6] each £22.10.0
52 Single Female Servants (in pairs) of married & unmarried persons for one year as above at 5/s [£0.5.0] each £13.0.0
6 Single Female Servants (in treebles) of married & unmarried persons for one year as above at 10/s [£0.10.0] each £3.0.0
26 Female Servants (Single) of unmarried Male persons above the age of 21 Additional dutie at 2/6 [£0.2.6] each £3.5.0
6 Single Female Servants (pairs) of unmarried Male persons above the age of 21 Additional dutie at 5/s [£0.5.0] £1.10.0
Totall £43.5.0

I William Greig Surveyor aforesaid do hereby certify that upon carefull examination of the foregoing duties
I find they amount in whole to Forty three Pounds five Shillings Sterling and that upon the [blank] of March 1787
I delivered to Mr James Dick Collector of the said duties for the Burgh aforesaid an exact duplicate of the
above Account / as will appear from [blank] / duly examined and compared with the foregoing,
which contained my Oath that nottices were left with the several person before named or at their dwelling
of the dates annexed to their respective names requiring them within fourteen days to give in a list of their
Servants retained or employed by them from the fifth day of April 1785 to the fifth day of April 1786 and
that the said account or Survey is made out from the lists returned to me, and from the best information I could
procure of the Servants of those who neglected or refused to give in a list thereof in terms of the Nottices
left with them as aforesaid. William Greig Surveyor

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