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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 10% per 31 George III
12 Jul 1791 The Country Part of Selkirk Parish
John Pringle of Hainin 6 6 6 £18.0.0 £1.16.0
Andrew Plumer of Midlestead Richard Atkin
John Scott
House Sevt [Servant]
Groom &c
2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
Alexander Pringle of Whitebank Thomas Mckenzie
Robert Anders
Peter Crook
Footman
Footman
Gardner
3 3 £4.10.0 £0.9.0
11 6 2 3 6 £25.0.0 £2.10.0
10 Jul 1791 Part of Askirk Parish
Charles Riddle Esqr. in Sinton 1 1 1 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
Part of Stow Parish
James Pringle of Torwoodlee Peter Low
Thomas Gray
James Frier
Gardner
House Sevt [Servant]
Groom
3 3 £4.10.0 £0.9.0
13 Jul 1791 Gallashiels Parish
Major Robert Bennet of Gallahouse John Richor
James Coper
Footman
Groom
2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
10 Jun 1791 Roberton Parish
John Elliot of Borthwickbrae David Shiel
George Thomson
House Servt [Servant]
Groom
2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
Parishes Collected
Country Part of Selkirk Parish 11 6 2 3 6 £25.0.0 £2.10.0
Part of Askirk Parsih 1 1 1 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
Part of Stow Parish 3 3 £4.10.0 £0.9.0
Gallashiels Parish 2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
Roberton Parish 2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
19 7 7 6 6 £37.0.0 £3.14.0

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A Survey of the MALE SERVANTS TAX in the Shire of Selkirk
from the 5 of Aprile 1791 to the 5 of Aprile 1792
by William Brunton Surveyor

Proof
7 Male Servants @ £1.5.0 Each is £8.15.0
7 Male Servants @ £1.5.0 Each is £8.15.0
6 Male Servants @ £1.10.0 Each is £9.0.0
6 Male Servants @ £1.15.0 Each is £10.10.0
£37.0.0
£37.0.0 @ Ten per Cent is £3.14.0
Sum Total £40.14.0

I William Brunton Surveyor aforesaid do hereby certify that upon carefull examination I find the above duties amount to the Sum of
Forty pound fourteen Shillings and that upon the day of I delivered to John Scott Collector of said dutys for the
Shire aforesaid an exact Duplicate of the above which contained my Oath that the preceeding inhabitants were duly Served with requisitions
of the dates aforesaid desiring them within fourteen days to deliver or cause to be delivered to me upon calling for that purpose as Attested
List of all the Servants Horses and Carriages used and employed by them from the fifth of Aprile Ninety One to the fifth of Aprile Ninety Two as
well as an account of what Servants Horses and carriages they might use and employ any where else and the forgoing Report was made up
from their several Attested Lists or Returns to me from the best information I could procure or from my own certain knowledge of their respective
Establishments. [Signed] William Brunton

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