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Date Prog # of masters Masters/mistresses names and designations Prog # of servants Servants names Quality of servants Duty
25 Nov 1779 1 John Ballantine Merchant 1 John Duncan House Servt. [Servant] £1.1.0
2 William Campbell of Fairfield 2 James Smith Footman £1.1.0
3 Mrs Kerr of Newfield 3 John Millar Footman £1.1.0
4 William Duff of Coombie Esqr. 4 Allan Wood House Servt. [Servant] £1.1.0
5 John Murdoch Writer 5 John Halbert House Servt. [Servant] £1.1.0
6 Mrs. Fullarton Rosemount 6 Andrew Neil House servt. [Servant] £1.1.0
7 Sir William Cunningham Bart. [Baronet] 7 John Cameron House Servt. [Servant] £1.1.0
8 Mrs. Blair of Dunskay 8 Robert Graham House boy £1.1.0
9 Archibald Crawford of Ardmillan 9 Archibald Thomson House Servt. [Servant] £1.1.0
10 Archibald Oswald for Holmston 10 John Dempster Gardner £1.1.0
26 Nov 1779 11 Miss Fergusson of Doonholm 11,12,13 Hugh Fulton
John Kennedy
James Rowan
Gardner
Ch. [Chaise] driver
House boy
£3.3.0
12 Mrs. Hamilton of Rozell 14,15 William Paterson
John Reid
Gardner
House Servt. [Servant]
£2.2.0
12 15 Servants @ £1.1.0 each per annum £15.15.0

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A Survey of the Male Servants Returned in the Burgh of Ayr
from the 25th March 1778 to 25th March 1779 By Robert Aiken

I Robert Aiken surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that
the above is an exact list of all Servants Returned by the
different Masters and Mistresses within the foresaid Burgh
with the duties Arising thereon Amounting to Fifteen pounds
fifteen shillings sterling.
Robert Aiken Surveyor

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