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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
1790
20 Jun 1790 John Bruce Stewart of Simbister James Johnson
Alexander Ramsay
Body servant
Gardener
2 2 £2.10.0
27 [Oct] 1790 Gideon Gifford of Busta William Ornand Gardener 1 1 £1.5.0
3 3 £3.15.0

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Survey of the MALE SERVANTS TAX in Shetland for
the year To 5th April 1791 By John Henderson Surveyor

I John Henderson Surveyor do hereby Certify that upon Carefull Examination of the foregoing Tax I find that they
amount in whole to Three pounds fifteen shillings Sterling and I do make oath that upon the 22nd of January 1791
I left for Mr John Bruce Collector of the said tax for the Lordship of Shetland at this office in Lerwick an Exact [duplicate]
of the above Account duely examined and Compared with the foregoing which Contained my Oath that Notice were
either delivered to the several Inhabitants or left at their dwelling houses of the respective dates sent against their
several names
John Henderson Surveyor
Lerwick 22nd. Jany [January]
Sworn Before Andrew Heddell Vce Jut [Vice Justice] of Shetld. [Shetland]

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