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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
27 Oct 1790 Royal Burgh of Rothsay
Miss Bell Campbell Margaret McApin 1 1 £0.2.6
Neil McNeil mercht [merchant] Elizabeth Bannatyne 1 1 £0.2.6
Mr John Robertson Janet McFie 1 1 £0.2.6
Colr [Collector] Blane Margaret Fraser 1 1 £0.2.6
Alexander Pedie Baker Giles Sharp 1 1 £0.2.6
Thomas McKinlay Mercht [Merchant] Flora McConnachie 1 1 £0.2.6
Archibald Campbell of Springfield Mary White 1 1 £0.2.6
28 Oct 1790 John Gordon of Balvue Mary Angus 1 1 £0.2.6
John McLeod Esqr of Coalback Jean Currie
Janet Tosh
Mary McLead
3 3 £1.10.0
Mr. Peter Fisher a Batr [Batchelor] Annaple Smith 1 1 £0.5.0
Mr. McLea Minister Cristopher Wright 1 1 £0.2.6
Total 13 1 9 3 £2.17.6

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Royal Burgh of Rothesay
FEMALE SERVANTS TAX.
From 5th April 1790 to 5th April 1791 by Robert Aiken Surveyor
ROTHESAY 56 47

Prooff
1 Batrs [Batchelors] Servt [Servant] at 5/ [£0.5.0] £0.5.0
9 Servts [Servants] at 2/6 ? [£0.2.6] £1.2.6
3 Servts [Servants] at 10/ [£0.10.0] £1.10.0
Total by prooff £2.17.6

I Robert Aiken Surveyor aforesaid, Do hereby Certify That upon
careful examination of the foregoing Rates and Duties, I find they
amount in whole to Two pounds seventeen Shillings and six pence
Sterling, and that upon the day of I caused
to be delivered to John Wright Esqr Collector for said
Duties for said Burgh an exact duplicate of and duly examined and compared
with the foregoing Account, which contained my oath
that notifications were delivered or left of the dates foresaid, And
that the rates charged in said Account were just and true
to the best of my Skill and knowledge, and to the best of my
belief no person liable to be charged was omitted
Robert Aiken

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