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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
1788 Sir Alexander McKenzie of Coul Housemaid 1 1 £0.5.0
Chambermaid 1 1 £0.5.0
Baillie Alexander McKenzie Housemaid 1 1 £0.2.6
Capt. [Captain] Kenneth Mackenzie Housemaid 1 1 £0.2.6
Mrs. Wood Housemaid 1 1 £0.2.6
Mr. John Munro Housemaid 1 1 £0.2.6
Mrs. Houston Housemaid 1 1 £0.2.6
George Robertson Housemaid 1 1 £0.2.6
Mr. Alexander McKenzie Housemaid 1 1 £0.5.0
Chambermaid 1 1 £0.5.0
Alexander Murchieson Ochtertyre Housemaid 1 1 £0.2.6
Mr. Alexander Wood 4
4 11 7 4 £1.17.6
Prooff
11 Servants
7 Servants @ £0.2.6 each £0.17.6
4 Servants @ £0.5.0 each £1.0.0
£1.17.6 Total £1.17.6

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A Survey of the Rates & Duties on Female Servants, Arisen in the Burgh of
Fortrose from 5th Aprile 1788 to 5th Aprile 1789. By John Barclay Asisstant Surveyor
[Page] 135

I John Barclay Asisstant Surveyor Aforesaid, Do hereby certify, That upon carefull
examination of the foregoing Rates & Duties I find they Amount to One pound Seven
:teen Shillings & Sixpence Str. [Sterling] And that upon the Twenty Ninth day of November last
I delivered to Baillie Alexander McKenzie of Said Burgh, there being no Collector Appointed, An exact
Duplicate of the Above Acct. [Account] duly examined & compared, with the foregoing, Which contained
my Oath that the Above list contained the number of Servants returned to me and were kept
by the Several Masters & Mistresss's According to the best of my knowledge or Information
Tain 5th Decr. [December] 1788 John Barclay ass. [assistant] Surveyor

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