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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
Earlston Brought over 10 10 £5.0.0
The Honbl. [Honourable] Mrs Rachel Hamilton Mellerstain Jane Shiels Ladiesmaid 1 1 £0.2.6
John Dalziell seceeding Minr [Minister] Earlston Elizabeth Morrison 1 1 £0.2.6
James Home Carolside Ann Christie Cook
Jenny Melker Housemaid
2 2 £0.10.0
Mrs Home Earlston 1 1 £0.2.6
15 3 2 10 £5.17.6
17 Aug 1787 Lauder parish
William Fairholm Chappel Mary Lyal chamb. [Chamber] maid
Margaret Lumisdain Housemd [Housemaid]
2 2 £0.10.0
Channelkirk parish
18 Aug 1787 James Justice Justicehall Elizabeth Bain chamb. [chamber] maid 1 1 1 £0.5.0
Longformacus parish
Capt. [Captain] Roddam Home Longformacus Betty Aitchison Cook
Jane Currie Chamb. [Chamber] maid
2 1 £0.10.0
The Parishes Collected
Buncle 3 1 2 £0.12.6
Coldingham 7 0.0.3 4 3 £3.10.0
Chirnside 7 1.4 1 6 £2.15.0
Ayton 4 1 2 2 £0.17.6
Eymouth 11 2 11 £1.12.6
Mordington 6 0.0.3 6 £4.10.0
Fowlden 4 1 3 £1.12.6
Hutton 8 0.2 2 6 £4.0.0
Ladykirk 5 1.4 1 4 £4.5.0
Coldstream 18 3 6 4 8 £6.2.6
Eccles 13 2.2 6 4 3 £4.0.0
Foggo 3 1.2 1 2 £1.5.0
Edrom 20 0.0.4 1 2 17 £11.2.6
Dunse 35 3 21 2 12 £9.10.0
Langton 3 3 £1.10.0
Polwart 3 3 £1.10.0
Greenlaw 8 1 4 4 £1.12.6
Westruther 5 1 3 2 £1.0.0
Legertwood 1 1 1 £0.5.0
Nenthorn 10 1 1 2 7 £4.5.0
Martin 9 2 7 £4.0.0
Earlston 15 3 2 10 £5.17.6
Lauder 2 2 £0.10.0
Channelkirk 1 1 1 £0.5.0
Lonformacus 2 2 £0.10.0
203 19.10.14 69 42 92 £77.0.0
Proof 69 servants at £0.2.6 is £8.12.6
42 servants at £0.5.0 is £10.10.0
92 servants at £0.10.0 is £46.0.0
19 servants at £0.2.6 is £2.7.6
10 servants at £0.5.0 is £2.10.0
14 servants at £0.10.0 is £7.0.0
£77.0.0

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P. [Page] 5. Survey of the [Female Servants Tax] in the County of Berwick continued
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I William Johnstone Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify That upon carefull examination I find the foregoing Duties amount to Seventy Seven pounds sterling and that upon the twenty ninth day of October (1787) [29 Oct 1787] I delivered to David Renton Collector of the County of Berwick and exact Duplicate of this accompt duely examined and Compared which contained my oath that the proceeding Inhabitants were duely served with requisitions that They were charged in conformity to their several returns or according to my knowledge & belief that they were liable in said Duties.
Will Johnstone Surveyor

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