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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 |
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Parish of Firth | |||||||||
1 Nov 1790 | Balfour Stewart | 2 | Esther McBeath Mary Irvine |
2 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||
Rendall | |||||||||
2 Nov 1790 | Mrs. Mouat in Cottascarth | Jannet Firth & Mary Rendall a Deary Maid |
2 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
Island of Westray | |||||||||
6 Nov 1790 | Mr. James Izat, Minr. [Minister] | Catherine Burgher | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | ||||
Thomas Traill in Tookquoy, | Janet Yorston & 4 employ in Husbandry |
5 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
8 Nov 1790 | James Stewart of Brugh | Barbra Eunson Eliza Williamson & 6 employed in Husbandry |
8 | 2 | £0.10.0 | ||||
Thomas Traill Papay | Mary McBeath, Jane Hercus & 5 employed in Husbandry |
7 | 2 | £0.10.0 | |||||
Mrs. Traill Papay | Margaret Hercus & a dearymaid | 2 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
Total | 23 | 1 | 2 | 4 | £1.10.0 | ||||
Sanday | |||||||||
11 Nov 1790 | Mr. William Clouston | 1 | Ursula Sclater & Izabela Bigland of which one a deary Maid |
2 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||
John Traill | Betty Scott & 3 for Husbandry | 4 | 1 | £0.5.0 | |||||
1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | £0.7.6 | |||||
Shapinshay | |||||||||
17 Nov 1790 | Mr. Alexander Pitcairn, Minister | Ann Caithness, 2 for Husbandry | 3 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
Mrs. Johnstone in How | Margaret Heddle | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
Doctor Thomas Balfour | 2 | Barbara Park, Jannet Burgher Jannet Reid deary Maid |
3 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
Total | 2 | 7 | 3 | £0.7.6 | |||||
Parish of St. Olla | |||||||||
26 Nov 1790 | Mr. John Yule, Minister | Peggy Firsal, Isobel Petrie a deary Maid |
2 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
William Richan Corse | 5 | Jane Delday, Marion Muir & Isobel Spence |
3 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
William Lindsay Caldale | Betty Flett & 2 for Husbandry | 3 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
Total | 5 | 8 | 3 | £0.7.6 | |||||
Island of Burray | |||||||||
6 Dec 1790 | Captain James Sutherland | Hellen McBeath | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | ||||
South Ronaldsay | |||||||||
8 Dec 1790 | Mr. James Watson, Minister | Ann Gordon | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | ||||
Walls | |||||||||
10 Dec 1790 | James Moodie of Melsetter | 2 | Ann Young, Betty Cruikshank & 2 for Husbandry |
4 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||
Parish of Orphir | |||||||||
15 Dec 1790 | Mr. Francis Liddle, Minister | Jane Watt & 2 for Husbandry | 3 | 1 | £0.5.0 | ||||
Stromness | |||||||||
16 Dec 1790 | Thomas Spence Carpenter | Isobel Sinclair | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
Archibald Pottinger Mariner | Sibila Irvine | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
Peter Loutit, Shopkeeper | Christian Irvine | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
John Gordon, Surveyor | Charlote Vertie | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | |||||
William Miller writer | Margaret Budge | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
Robert Sandison | 2 | Eliza Yorston, Isobel Brechan | 2 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
Ann Ross | Marion Garson | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
Hary Knarstone | Hellen Mouat | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
Nicol Robertson, Shopkeeper | Marjory Robertson | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
Mrs. Robert Graeme | Marion Charles | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
2 | 11 | 1 | 9 | £1.7.6 |
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[Page] 77 ORKNEYSurvey, FEMALE SERVANTS TAX within the County of Orkney
from 5th April 1790 to 5th April 1791. By Alexander Fraser Surveyor
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