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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 Mr. David Ross Clerk Housemaid 1 1 £0.5.0
15 Sep 1788 Mr. Alexander Manson Housemaid 1 1 £0.2.6
Mr. Benjamin Ross Merchant Housemaid 1 1 £0.2.6
Mrs. Reid Housemaid 1 1 £0.2.6
Mrs Munro Mr. Josephs relict Housemaid 1 1 £0.2.6
Baillie George Miller Housemaid 1 1 £0.2.6
Miss Henny Sutherlannd Housemaid 1 1 £0.2.6
Mr. Gilchrist Plasterer Housemaid 1 1 £0.2.6
Hugh MacFarquhar Surveyor Housemaid 1 1 £0.2.6
Capt. [Captain] Scott Housemaid 1 1 £0.2.6
Mr. John Barclay -- 5
Mr. George Murray -- 2
Robert Murray -- 2
Baillie George Simpson -- 2
Mr. George Douglas Minr. [Minister] -- 5
Alexander Baillie of Little Tarrell -- 5
{Children under 14] -- 21 10 1 9 £1.7.6

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129 TAIN
A Survey of the Duties on Female Servants Arisen in the Burgh of Tain, from
5th April1788 to 5th April 1789 By John Barclay Assistant Surveyor

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10 Servants
1 Servant @ 5/ £0.5.0
9 Servants @ 2/6 [£0.2.6] each is £1.2.6
£1.7.6 Total

I John Barclay Asisstant Surveyor Aforesaid, Do hereby certify, That upon Carefull
examination of the foregoing Duties, I find they Amount to One pound Seven Shillings &
Sixpence St. [Sterling], And that a Coppie of the Above Acct. [Account] duly examined & compared with the
foregoing by & in my own hand as Assistant Collector of said Duties for the Burgh aforesaid.
Tain 6th December [1]788
John Barclay Ass. [Assistant] Surveyor

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Number of children under 14 years of age has been entered against
name of master/mistress as column missing from template

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