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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
1789 Thurso Parish
11 Sep 1789 Mr John Rose at Ormly -- 2 1 1 £0.2.6
Mr James Nicolson at Ormly 1 1 £0.2.6
Mr George Sinclair Giese 1 1 £0.5.0
Rt. H. [Right Honourable] Lady Jannet Sinclaiir of Ulbster -- 2 2 2 £0.10.0
Mr Peter Nicolson Minister -- 1 1 1 £0.2.6
6 1 3 2 £1.2.6
Wick Burgh
12 Aug 1789 Robert Corner Mercht [Merchant] 1 1 £0.2.6
Mrs William Anderson Widow 2 2 £0.10.0
James Sanderson Merchant 1 1 £0.5.0
Baillie Miller 1 1 £0.2.6
William Keith Taylor 1 1 £0.2.6
Hary Bain Mercht [Merchant] 1 1 £0.2.6
7 1 4 2 £1.5.0
Wick Parish
11 Aug 1789 Mr James McBeath Hemprigs 1 1 £0.2.6
James Sinclair of Holburnhead 2 2 £0.10.0
28 May 1789 James Sinclair of Harpsdale -- 2 1 1 £0.2.6
13 Aug 1789 Benjamin Dunbar of Hemprigs 2 2 £0.10.0
6 2 4 £1.5.0
Watten Parish
15 Sep 1789 Collector James Calder 1 1 £0.2.6
Miss Sinclair of Auckingal 1 1 £0.2.6
2 2 £0.5.0
Parishes Collected
Bower Parish 3 1 2 £0.10.0
Canisbay Parish 5 1 4 £1.2.6
Dunnet Parish 3 1 2 £0.10.0
Halkirk Parish 6 1 5 £0.17.6
Latheron Parish 5 2 1 2 £1.2.6
Olrick Parish 4 2 2 £0.15.0
Reay Parish 2 2 £0.5.0
Thurso Burgh 23 1 20 2 £3.5.0
Thurso Parish 6 1 3 2 £1.2.6
Wick Burgh 7 1 4 2 £1.5.0
Wick Parish 6 2 4 £1.5.0
Watten Parish 2 2 £0.5.0
72 8 46 18 £12.5.0

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Female Tax Servants Continued

Proof £ Sh D
8 Bachelor Servants at 5/ Sh [Shillings] [£0.5.0] is £2.0.0
46 Servants at 2/6 [£0.2.6] is £5.15.0
18 Servants at 5/ [£0.5.0] is £4.10.0
£12.5.0 Total

I Andrew Liddell,Surveyor Do certify The foregoing Rates & Duties do Amount in whole to Twelve
Pounds Five Shillings and That on 24 October I delivered to Mr John Davidson Collector of said Duties
an exact Duplicate of the above account which contained my Oath that the notices were left with the
several Masters and Mistresses or at their Dwelling Houses of the respective Duties aforesaid who have been
charged truely to the best of my belief or judgement Andrew Liddell Surveyor

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Number of children under 14 years of age has been entered against
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