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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
28 Dec 1787 Parish of Sandwick
Mr Graham Skail Marian Charles 1 1 £0.2.6
Parish of Birsay
Mr George Low Minister Janet Lincleter 1 1 £0.2.6
Parish of Rendall
29 Dec 1787 Mrs Mowat Cottascarth Jean Irving 1 1 £0.2.6
Parish of Firth
William Wall Burness Kattrine Cursater 1 1 £0.2.6
Parish of St Olla
29 Dec 1787 Mr John Yule Minister Ann Harcus 1 1 £0.2.6
William Lindsay Calvate Barbara Flett 1 1 £0.2.6
William Richan Corse Elspet Harvey 1 1 £0.2.6
Abstract 3 3 £0.7.6
Parish of Holm 2 2 £0.10.0
Island of Burray 1 1 £0.5.0
S: [South] Ronaldshay 1 1 £0.2.6
Walls 1 1 £0.5.0
Parish of Orphir 1 1 £0.5.0
Island of Westray 7 1 2 4 £1.10.0
Island of Sansay 3 3 £0.7.6
Island of Stronsay 1 1 £0.5.0
Island of Shapinshay 3 3 £0.7.6
Parish of Stromness 16 1 15 £2.2.6
Parish of Sandwick 1 1 £0.2.6
Parish of Birsay 1 1 £0.2.6
Parish of Rendall 1 1 £0.2.6
Parish of Firth 1 1 £0.2.6
Parish of St Olla 3 3 £0.7.6
Total 43 6 31 6 £6.7.6
[Parish] of St Olla 3 3 £0.7.6

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6 Batchelor Servants at 5/ each for the year £1.10.0
31 Servants @ 2/6 £2.17.6
6 do [Servants] at 5/ each is £1.10.0
43 £6.17.6

[...]kwall [Kirkwall] 20th January 1788 [20 Jan 1788] I Alexander Fraser Surveyor aforesaid Do hereby Certify
that the amount of the above Survey is Six pounds Seventeen Shillings and Sixpence And make oath that this
I delivered to Alexander Fraser Collector of Cess and said duties for the Country of Orkney an exact Duplicate
thereof carefully examined and compared with the foregoing.
Alexander Fraser Surveyor
At Kirkwall 20th January 1788
Sworn Before John Wier J.P.

Duplicate Survey Exd [Examined]
Female Servants Tax within the Country
of Orkney from 5th April 1787 [5 Apr 1787] to 5 April 1788 [5 Apr 1788]

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