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Date Masters/mistresses names and designations Children under 14 Servants names Number of servants Bachelor servants One servant Two servants Three or more servants Duty
14 Aug 1789 The Burgh of Jedburgh
Thomas Wauch Esqr. Jedburgh 1 1 £0.2.6
Adam Scott vintner Jedburgh 1 1 £0.2.6
Mr Shank seceding Minr. [Minister] Jedburgh 1 1 £0.2.6
Mrs. Potts Jedburgh 1 1 £0.2.6
Mrs. Jardine Jedburgh 1 1 £0.2.6
Mrs. Douglass Burn wynd Jedburgh 1 1 £0.2.6
William Rutherford of Falla Jedburgh 1 1 £0.2.6
Doctor John Rutherford Ainslie Jedburgh 1 1 £0.2.6
Miss Douglass Jedburgh 1 1 £0.2.6
Mrs. Bennet of Chesters Jedburgh 1 1 £0.2.6

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JEDBURGH 38
A Survey of the FEMALE SERVANTS TAX In the Burgh of
Jedburgh from the 5th of April 1789 To the 5th of April 1790 By William Brunton Surveyor
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Proof
8 Famale servants at £0.2.6 each is £1.0.0
2 Famale Batchelors at £0.5.0 each is £0.10.0
£1.10.0

I William Brunton Surveyor aforesaid do hereby certify that upon
Carefull examination of the foregoing Taxes I find they amount in whole to the Sum of One pound
Ten Shillings Sterling And that upon the 29 day of December I delivered to James Black Colector
of said duties for the said burgh a copy of the above duly compared which contained my Oath that
notices were left with the foregoing persons that they were to be charged with the sums set
against their several names
William Brunton

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Transcriber's notes

Numbers in the "Proof" have been corrected.

  Transcribers who have contributed to this page.

DANIALSAN, Douglas Scott