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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 10% per 31 George III
29 Jun 1791 Mr John Smith 1 1 £0.2.6 £0.0.3
James Smith 1 1 £0.2.6 £0.0.3
Mrs. Turnbull 1 1 £0.2.6 £0.0.3
Mr. John Spence 1 1 £0.2.6 £0.0.3
Miss Blair 1 1 £0.2.6 £0.0.3
Mrs Grierson 1 1 £0.2.6 £0.0.3
Mrs. Gellies Junr. [Junior] 1 1 £0.2.6 £0.0.3
Mr. John Smith Navoy 1 1 £0.2.6 £0.0.3
Mr Thomas Mollison 1 1 £0.2.6 £0.0.3
Mrs.Smith Senr. [Senior] 1 1 £0.2.6 £0.0.3
Thomas Gellies Esqr. 2 2 £0.10.0 £0.1.0
Mrs. Gellies Senr. [Senior] 2 2 £0.10.0 £0.1.0
Amount 14 10 4 £2.5.0 £0.4.6
Proof
10 Female Servants for married persons @ £0.2.6 each is £1.5.0
4 Female Servants for married persons @ £0.5.0 each is £1.0.0 £2.5.0
10 Per Cents is £0.4.6 £0.4.6
£2.9.6 £2.9.6

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1st Page BRECHIN
[Page] 31

A Survey of the Rates and Duties on Female Servants in the
Burgh of Brechin for one year from 5th April 1791 to 5th April 1792 by
Daniel Ross Surv. [Surveyor]

I Daniel Ross Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon careful examination
I find the foregoing duties amount to the Sum of Two pounds Nine
Shillings and Six pence Str. [Sterling] and that upon the __ day of __ I Delivered
to Mr. David Erskine Collector of the Said Duties for the Burgh of Brechin
an exact Duplicate of this account which contained my Oath that preceeding Masters
and Mistresses were were served with requisitions of the date a foresaid, and that they are
Charged conformable to their Returns to me or the best information I could procure
At Dundee 18th Nov. [November] 1791 Daniel Ross Surv. [Surveyor]

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