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Date Prog # of masters Masters/mistresses names and designations Prog # of servants Servants names Quality of servants Duty
Feb 1779 Elgin Parish
1 John Innes of Dunkinty 1 John Grant Postillion £0.15.0
2 Miss Inness Main 2 Alexander Simpson Footman £0.15.0
Duffus Parish
3 Sir Alexander Dunbar of Northfield 3 James Shaw Butler £0.15.0
4 James Brown Groom £0.15.0
Drainy Parish
4 Sir William Gordon Bart. [Baronet] 5 William Wilson Footman £0.15.0
6 Adam Reach Gardiner £0.15.0
7 Robert Cumming Footman £0.15.0
8 Alexander Mason Footman £0.15.0
Saint Andrews Parish
5 James Brander of Pitgaveny 9 John McAggie Footman £0.15.0
Knockando Parish
6 Capt. [Captain] Ludwick Grant Knockando 10 James Cumming Footman £0.15.0
11 Alexander Edward Postillion £0.15.0
12 Peter Clark Gardiner £0.15.0
7 James Grant Esqr. Wester Elchies 13 James Simpson Gardiner £0.15.0
14 Robert Smith Chaise Driver £0.15.0
15 Black Boy Footman £0.15.0
Rafford Parish
8 Major Lewis Duff of Blairvie 16 Alexander Dunbar Butler £0.15.0
17 Peter McGregor Postillion £0.15.0
9 Alexander Penrose Cumming Esqr. Altyre 18 David Bowes Gardiner £0.15.0
19 George Forbes Groom £0.15.0
20 John Dunbar Butler £0.15.0
Dyke Parish
10 Colonell Hugh Grant of Moy 21 James Knowles Butler £0.15.0
22 William Campbell Footman £0.15.0
23 William Cameron Footman £0.15.0
24 William Sinclair Gardiner £0.15.0
11 Sir Ludovick Grant Dalvey 25 Joseph Beatts Gardiner £0.15.0
26 William Skinner Butler £0.15.0
27 Andrew Mackie Postillion £0.15.0
12 Earl of Moray Darnway Castle 28 William Lindsay Gardiner £0.15.0
29 William Fraser Butler £0.15.0
13 James Brodie of Brodie Esqr. 30 Andrew Pearie Groom £0.15.0
31 Alexander McKay Gardiner £0.15.0
Belly Parish
14 Mr. James Ross Fochabers 32 Alexander Burges Footman £0.15.0
Edinkilly Parish
15 Robert Cumming Esqr. of Logie 33 Footman £0.15.0
Inveraven Parish
16 General James Grant Ballindalloch 34 Alexander Chrystie Gardiner £0.15.0
16 34 £25.10.0

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Assessment of the Duty on Servants within the Shire of Elgin from the fifth day of July One
thousand seven hundred and Seventy Seven To the twenty fifth day of March one thousand Seven
hundred and Seventy Eight. By Archibald Duff Surveyor

I Archibald Duff Surveyor aforesaid do hereby certify That upon carefull Examination of the foregoing Duties
they amount in whole to Twenty five pounds ten shillings sterling And I do make oath that Notices were
left with the whole foregoing Persons or at their dwelling houses of the date foresaid in terms of the Act
of Parliament, And that the above is a just and true Assessment according to the Lists or Reports
given in to me Archibald Duff
Elgin 7th Aprile 1779
Sworn before me John Duff J.P. [Justice of the Peace]

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