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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
1788 Innerleithan Parish
23 Jun 1788 Alexander Horseburgh Esq of that Ilk Robert Anderson
William Walker
James Irvine
House Servant
Groom
Gardner
3 3 £4.10.0
Drumelzer Parish
24 Jul 1788 Sir James Naysmith New Posso 3 3 £4.10.0
Walter Hunter of Polmood William Watson Gamekeeper 1 1 £1.5.0
4 1 3 £5.15.0
Glenholm Parish
24 Jul 1788 John Loch of Rachan James Penny House Sert [Servant] and Gardner 1 1 £1.5.0
Kilbucho Parish
Captain David Dickson of Hartrie John Bowhill
John Gibson
Gardner
Butler etc
2 2 £2.10.0
Linton Parish
26 Jul 1788 Cornel [Colonel] Hendry Shettlewood of Garwaldfoot James Wilson
John Watson
Gardner
Groom
2 2 2 £5.0.0
Andrew Hamilton of Spittlehaugh Robert Lang Gardner 1 1 1 £2.10.0
3 3 3 £7.10.0
Kirkurd Parish
24 Jul 1788 William Lawson of Carnsmuir Andrew Kemp Gardner Groom etc 2 2 £2.10
Newlands Parish
28 Jul 1788 Adam Kennedy of Romano Gardner
Groom Etc.
2 2 £2.10
Sir William Montgomery John Greenshield Gardner 1 1 £1.5.0
Captain Eneas McKay of Scotstoun John Brown
Alexander White
George Calender
Footman
Postilion
Gardner
3 3 £4.10.0
Lady Dundonald of Lamancho John Weston Gamekeeper 1 1 £1.5.0
7 4 3 £9.10
13 Jun Traquair Parish
Lord Haddo Traquair 10 10 £20.0.0
Walter Williamson of Cardrona 1 1 1 £2.10
James Kennedy of Keizlie Footman
Postilion
2 2 £2.10.0
13 1 3 10 £25.0.0
The Country Part of Peebles Parish
Alexander Stevenson of Smithfield Footman 1 1 1 £2.10.0
His Grace the Duke of Queensberry James Robertson Gamekeeper 1 1 1 £4.5.0
2 2 1 1 £6.15.0
Eddleston Parish
Lord Elibank Darnhall Daniel McAlpin
James Dickson
Robert Imill
Hector Fortune
John [Sawrs]
James Brunton
Andrew Murray
Arthur Reid
8 8 £16.0.0
Manor Parish
James Burnet of Barns James Baird Footman 1 1 £1.5.0

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The Survey of the MALE SERVANTS TAX in the Shire of Peebles
from the 5 of Aprile 1787 to the 5 of Aprile 1788 By William Brunton Surveyor
[Page] 163

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