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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
Kirkaldie brought over 48 5-2 33 4 4 £9.7.6
22 Aug 1788 Robert Beatson Janet Brown 1 1 £0.2.6
George Berrell Ann Mellar 1 1 £0.5.0
James Galloway Mary Campbell 1 1 £0.5.0
Robert Berrell Helen McNiell 1 1 £0.5.0
Mrs. Bowsswall Agnes Millar 1 1 £0.2.6
Miss Durrum Bell Shipart 1 1 £0.2.6
David Anderson Janet Hutcheson 1 1 £0.2.6
Archibald Murrow left the Pless
James Fitgerald Left the Pless
Mrs Buchanan left the Pless
Mrs Beatson ded
total 55 8-2 37 4 4 £10.12.6

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Female Servant Tax

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8 servants bachelors @ £0.5.0 each is £2.0.0
2 servant bachelors @ £0.10.0 shillings each is £1.0.0
37 servants @ £0.2.6 each is £4.12.6
4 servants @ £0.5.0 each is £1.0.0
4 servants @ £0.10.0 each is £2.0.0
total £10.12.6

I Charles Robb Surveyor aforesaid do hereby certify that upon careful Examination of the foregoing Several Rates
and Duties, I find they Amount in whole to the Sum of Ten pounds Twelve Shillings and Six pence Sterling
and that upon the twenty forth day of November I delivered William Drysdall Collector for the Burgh aforesaid
an Exact Duplicat of the above Account duly Examined and Compared with the foregoing which Contained my
Oath that Notices were left with Several Inhabitants or at their Dwelling houses at the dates Annexed
to their Respective Names that they were to be Charged with the Sums hereby certified to be due from them
Charles Robb Surveyor

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