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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
1787 Town of Nairn Female Servts [Servants]
30 Aug 1787 Mrs Wedderburn Female Servts [Servants] 1 1 £0.2.6
Mrs Brodie Jean Ross 1 1 £0.2.6
Doctor Forbes Female Serv [Servant] 1 1 £0.2.6
Mrs Rose Holme Female Serv [Servant] 1 1 £0.2.6
Alexander Ore Merch [Merchant] Janet Wright 1 1 £0.2.6
Alexander Inglis Esq Female Serv [Servant] 1 1 £0.2.6
Robert Falconer Merch [Merchant] Female Serv [Servant] 1 1 £0.2.6
Miss Helen McKenzie Female Serv [Servant] 1 1 £0.2.6
Nathaniel Craigie vintnr [vintner] Elspat Young 1 1 £0.2.6
Alexander Hay writer Jean Cumming 1 1 £0.5.0
Miss Budges Ann Grant 1 1 £0.2.6
Mrs Pat Dunbar Katheren McDonald 1 1 £0.2.6
Capt [Captain] John Fraser Betty Fraser 1 1 £0.2.6
Walter Dallas Helen Dunbar 1 1 £0.2.6
Mr Kitchen Female Serv [Servant] 1 1 £0.2.6
Samuel Falconer Esqr Female Serv [Servant] 1 1 £0.2.6
Mrs Ore Knockondie Jannet Gordon 1 1 £0.2.6
John Smith Female Serv [Servant] 1 1 £0.2.6
Mrs Falconer Isobella Sim 1 1 £0.2.6
James Wilson Female Servt [Servant] 1 1 £0.2.6
Thomas McLaren vintner Female Servt [Servant] 1 1 £0.2.6
William Ralph Elisabeth McPherson 1 1 £0.2.6
22 1 21 £2.17.6
£2.17.6

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NAIRN
Survey of the FEMALE SERVANTS TAX Arisen within the Town of Nairn from 5 Apr 1787 to 5 Apr 1788 by Pat McDonald Surveyor
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22 Servts [Servants] at 2/6 [£0.2.6] each is £2.15.0
1 Batchelor Servt [Servant] at 2/6 [£0.2.6] over & above duty £0.2.6
£2.17.6

I Patrick McDonald Surveyor aforesaid do hereby certify that upon careful examinaton of the foregoing
Several rates and duties on Female Servants. I find they amount in whole to the sum of £2.17.6 Sterling
and that upon the eight day of November 1787 I delivered to David Kinloch Collector of the said duties
for the Town of Nairn aforesaid an exact duplicate of the above acct [account] duly examined and compared
which contained my oath that the foregoing inhabitants were duly served with requisitions of the dutes
aforesaid and that the assessments are made up from the lists and answers now in my possession
Patrick McDonald Surveyor
Sworn before me at Forres the 6th day of Novr [November] 1787 Alexander Grant J. P. [Justice of Peace]

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