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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
1792 City of Edinburgh
-- Jun 1792 John McKay Inn Keeper Waiter 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Jun 1792 Andrew Donaldson Printer John Henderson House Servt [Servant] 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Lady Coalston 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Dr. [Doctor] Alexander Hamilton James Anderson
Alexander Brown
John Reoch
house servt. [servant]
house servt. [servant]
Driver
3 3 £4.10.0 £0.9.0
Revd [Reverend] William Greenfield William Thornton House Servt [Servant] 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Mrs Schaw 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
John Davidson writer 3 3 £4.10.0 £0.2.6
[Ramsay] Gardens Honble [Honourable] Miss B Gray 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Miss Douglas Clephar George Johnston House Servt [Servant] 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Revd [Reverend] John Kemp Duncan Stewart House Servt [Servant] 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Thomas Tod James Bowman
Carstairs Chalmers
Driver
House Servt [Servant]
2 2 2 £5.0.0 £0.10.0
Jun 1792 William McFarlane writer John Fortune House Servt [Servant] 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
[James'] Court Dr. [Doctor] Gregory Grant William Keay House Servt [Servant] 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Robert Spence Dentist Peter Brown House Servt [Servant] 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
John Buchan writer George Young House Servt [Servant] 1 1 1 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
[Lady Stair's] Close John Pattison Advt [Advocate] Alexander Rae 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Jun 1792 Francis Metcalf Vintner John Robertson Waiter 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Jun 1792 James Horn writer 1 1 1 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
James Hunter Vintner Andrew Marjoibanks
John Thomson
Charles Oman
Waiter
Waiter
Waiter
3 3 £4.10.0 £0.9.0
[Exchange] Robert Arbuthnot 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
John Gardiner Banker 2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
John Stewart Vintner George Paxton
John Lesslie
Waiter
Waiter
2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
Alexander Houston Banker 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Robert Anderson Banker John Paterson House Servt [Servant] 1 1 1 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
George Lesslie Mercht [Merchant] 1 1 1 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
Andrew Bonar Banker 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
[Allan's] Close John Eiston writer Peter McKay House Servt [Servant] 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
[Writer's] Close Charles Walker Vintner Daniel Kerr Waiter 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
William Creech Booksr [Bookseller] 1 1 1 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
[Gaude or Geddes] Close Mrs Douglas Vintner James Douglas Waiter 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Miles McPhell Vintner John Mather Waiter 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Mrs Fortune Vintner James Mcgregor
John Jardine
Waiter
Waiter
2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
-- Jun 1792 William Kerr Secy [Secretary] to Post Office 1 1 1 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
Archibald Campbell writer Donald McCallum House Servt [Servant] 1 1 £1.5.0 0.2.6
-- Jun 1792 Sir Stewart Thriepland 2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
James Sym Esqr James Begg Driver 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
6 Jun 1792 Dr. [Doctor] Farquharson William Fraser House Servt [Servant] 1 1 1 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
8 Jun 1792 William Smith 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
7 Jun 1792 Walter Hogg Charles Stephen House Servt [Servant] 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Carried forward 50 9 41 9 £76.0.0 £7.12.0

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A Survey of the MALE SERVANTS TAX in the City of Edinburgh
from the 5th day of April 1792 To the 5th day of April 1793 By Robert Maughan Surveyor

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