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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 | Gallashiels Parish | ||||||||||
| 25 Jun 1788 | Thomas Ogilbie Gallashiels house | Coachman | |||||||||
| Footman | |||||||||||
| House sert. [servant] | |||||||||||
| and Footman | 4 | 4 | £6.0.0 | ||||||||
| Part of Stow Parish | |||||||||||
| James Pringle of Torwoodlee | Gardner | ||||||||||
| Postilion | |||||||||||
| Groom | |||||||||||
| House sert. [servant] | 4 | 4 | £6.0.0 | ||||||||
| Part of Roberton Parish | |||||||||||
| John Elliot of Borthwickbrae | Postilion & Groom | ||||||||||
| A House Boy | 2 | 2 | £2.10.0 | ||||||||
| Part of Ashkirk Parish | |||||||||||
| Charles Riddel Esqr. in Sinton | Groom & house sert. [servant] | 1 | 1 | 1 | £2.10.0 | ||||||
| Country Part of Selkirk Parish | |||||||||||
| 25 Jun 1788 | John Pringle of Hainin | 6 | 6 | 6 | £18.0.0 | ||||||
| Andrew Plumer Midlestead | William Craik | Gardner | |||||||||
| Richard Atkin | Groom | ||||||||||
| James Stirling | House Sert. [servant] | 3 | 3 | £4.10.0 | |||||||
| The Duke of Buccleugh | Thomas Howison | Gamekeeper | 1 | 1 | £3.0.0 | ||||||
| Alexander Pringle Esq. of Yair | Robert Harper | Footman | 1 | 1 | 1 | £2.10.0 | |||||
| 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | £28.0.0 | |||||
| Yarrow Parish | |||||||||||
| Mrs. Russel Ashistiel | Gardner & Footman | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | |||||||
| Parished Collected | |||||||||||
| Gallashiels Parish | 4 | 4 | £6.0.0 | ||||||||
| Part of Stow Parish | 4 | 4 | £6.0.0 | ||||||||
| Part of Roberton Parish | 2 | 2 | £2.10.0 | ||||||||
| Part of Askirk Parish | 1 | 1 | 1 | £2.10.0 | |||||||
| Country part of Selkirk Parish | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | £28.0.0 | ||||
| Yarrow Parish | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||||
| 23 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 1 | £46.5.0 |
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A Survey of the Male Servants Tax in the Shire of Selkirkfrom the 5 of April 1788 to the 5 of April 1789 By William Brunton Sur [Surveyor]
Proof.
8 Male Servants @ £1.5.0 is £10.0.0
5 Male Servants @ £1.5.0 is £6.5.0
11 Male Servants @ £1.10.0 is £16.10.0
6 Male Servants @ £1.15.0 is £10.10.0
1 Male Servant @ £3.0.0. is £3.0.0
Sum Total £46.5.0
Exd GS [Examined General Surveyor]
I William Brunton Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon carefull examination of the forgoing Taxs I find they
amount in whole to the Sum of Forty Six Pound five shills. [shillings] Ster. [Sterling] and that upon the fourteenth day of October 1788
I delivered to John Scott Collector of said duty for the Shire aforesaid a Copy of the above duly compared which
contained my Oath that Requisitions were left with the forgoing persons that they were to be charged with the Sums Set
against their Several Names. William Brunton Suryr. [Surveyor]
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