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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
25 Sep 1787 Charles Scott Charles Greig House Servant 1 1 £1.5.0
Robert Stephen Esq James Black Groom 1 1 £1.5.0
William Ford Alexander Murray House Servant 1 1 £1.5.0
Robert Scott Esq David Lamb
Thomas Davidson
Postillion
Groom
2 2 £2.10.0
Lady Carnegie William Petrie House Servant 1 1 £1.5.0
Robert Renny Esq John Forbes
Robert Dempster
2 2 £2.10.0
Mrs Driver Thomas Tawse Waiter 1 1 £1.5.0
John Mill Esq Alexander Williamson
George Smith
Coachman
Groom
2 2 £2.10.0
James Coutts Esq James Morrison 1 1 £1.5.0
John Keith for the Co [Company] House John Ferrier 1 1 £1.5.0
Provost Alexander Christie James Low Groom 1 1 £1.5.0
George Bain one man Servant 1 1 £1.5.0
Totall 15 15 £18.15.0

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Survey of the Rates & Duties on Male Servants in the Burgh of Montrose for one Year Commencing the 5th of
of April 1787 and ending on the 5th day of April 1788 by Daniel Ross Surveyor

I Daniel Ross Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon carefull examination of the foregoing Rates
and I find they amount in Whole to Eighteen pounds fifteen Shillings Sterling and I do make oath that
Notices were left with the Several Inhabitants or at there dwelling houses of the respective dates aforesaid
Requiring them to give in a list of the Servants retained or employ by them from the 5th of April 1787
to the 5th of April 1788 and that the foregoing Survey is made out from the list returned to me and from the
best information I could procure of the Male Servants of those who refused or neglected to return a list
thereof in terms of the Nottices with them as aforesaid
Daniel Ross Surveyor
At Dundee the 7th day of November 1787
Sworn before John Guild Baillie

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