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Date Masters & mistresses names & designations Servants names Quality of servants Number of servants Bachelor servants One and two servants Three and four servants Five to seven servants Eight to ten servants Eleven or more servants Duty
1785 Montrose Parish
7 Nov George Carnegie of Charleton Esqr David Black
James Valentine
House Servant
Driver
2 2 £1.178.6
Capt [Captain] Walter Smith Heatherweek Charles Leighton Footman 1 1 £0.18.9
Totall 3 3 £2.16.3
Pert & Loggie Parishes
22 Sep 1785 William Farquharson Esqr Galdrey Alexander Cant
William Gilchrist
William Mill
Butler
Coachman
Gardener
3 3 £3.7.6
Thomas Carnegie of Craigo Esqr David Scott
Moses Gairdner
William Bowman
Gardener
Butler
Groom
3 3 £3.7.6
Totall 6 6 £6.15.0
Mr George Mill at Miln of Pert William Murray 1 1 £1.17.6
Totall 7 1 6 £8.12.6
Brechine Parish
Robert Speid of Ardovie Esqr Postillion
Gardener
2 2 £1.17.6
19 Oct 1785 John Edgar of Kethock Esq David Duncan Gardener 1 1 £0.18.9
The Right Honble [Honourable] The Earl of Dalhousie James Dempster Gardener 1 1 £0.18.9
Totall 4 4 £3.15.0
Dun Parish
18 & 19 Oct 1785 John Ereskine of Dun Esqr John Wattson
Alexander Gillan
Gardener
Butler
2 2 £1.17.6
James Scott of Commestown Ecclesjohn James Baxter
William Middleton
Butler
Postillian
Gardener
3 3 £3.7.6
John Ereskine of Balhall Esqr & residing at Edin [Edinburgh] Frances Mitchell
Thomas Aitken
Coachman
Groom
2 2 £1.17.6
Totall 7 4 3 £7.2.6
Kinnaird Parish
18 Oct 1785 Sir David Carnegie of Southesque John McLisne
John Ogilvie
Robert Gilbert
James Watson
William Pettrie
John Grub
Gilbert Turnbull
George Allan
Butler
Footman
Footman
Coachman
Postillion
Helper in the stable
Gardener
Gamekeeper
8 8 £12.0.0
Maryton Parish
8 Nov 1785 Cap [Captain] Hercules Mill old Montrose John Jamie
John Mitchell
Robert Smart
House Servant
House Servant
Gardener
3 3 £3.7.6
Craig Parish
Hercules Ross of Rossie Esqr John Sayer
David Hyslop
Robert Lister
Paul Lasleor
William Whitecross
Coachman
Postillion
footman
footman
Gardener
5 5 £6.11.3
Archibald Scott of Ulysesshaven Esqr Postillion
Gardener
2 2 1.17.6
Totall 7 2 5 £9.8.9
St Vigeans Parish
11 Nov 1785 Capt [Captain] John Fraser of Hospitallfeild Adam hHenderson
Robert Murray
William Cruden
Groom
Gardener
Huntsman
3 3 £3.7.6
Alexander Strachan of Tarrie Esqr John Anderson
John Wright
Gardener
House Servant
2 2 £1.17.6
William Moir of Newgrange Esqr Dickson Mitchell House Servant 1 1 £0.18.9
John Rollound of Auchmithie Esqr James Campbell 1 1 £0.18.9
Totall 7 4 3 £7.2.6

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A Survey of the Rates and Duties on Male Servants in the County of Forfar for nine months from the
5th of July 1784 to 5th April 1785 by William Greig Surveyor
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