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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
28 Jun 1793 The Country Part of Selkirk Parish
Mark Pringle of Clifton Robert Simson
Adam Haden
William Harocks
George Sanderson
George Robertson
Butler
House Servant
House Servant
Groom
Gardner
5 5 5 £15.0.0 £1.10.0
Andrew Plummer of Middlestead George Chisholm
Richard Atkin
John Scott
Gardner
Houseservant
Groom
3 3 £4.10.0 £0.9.0
Alexander Pringle of Whitebank Thomas Mckenzie
Robert Anderson
William Christy
Footman
Footman
Gardner
3 3 £4.10.0 £0.9.0
11 5 6 5 £24.0.0 £2.8.0
9 Jul 1793 Part of Askirk Parish
Charles Riddle Esqr. Sinton 1 1 1 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
29 Jun 1793 Part of Stow Parish
James Pringle of Torwardlie Peter Low
Thomas Gray
James Fraser
Gardner
Groom
Postilion
3 3 £4.10.0 £0.9.0
Yarrow Parish
Conl. [Colonel] William Russel of Ashesteel William Haden Postilion 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Part of Roberton Parish
William Elliot of Borthwickbrae John McGregor
James Gray
Donald Elder
Footman
Groom
Gardner
3 3 £4.10.0 £0.9.0
Parishes Collected
Selkirk Parish 11 5 6 5 £24.0.0 £2.8.0
Askirk Parish 1 1 1 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
Stow Parish 3 3 £4.10.0 £0.9.0
Yarrow Parish 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Roberton Parish 3 3 £4.10.0 £0.9.0
19 6 2 12 5 £36.15.0 £3.13.6

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A Survey of the MALE SERVANTS TAX in the Shire of Selkirk from the 5 of April 1793
to the 5 of April 1794 By William Brunton Surveyor

G.S. [General Surveyor] [Above Duty for Mark Pringle]

Proof
6 Male Servants @ £1.5.0 Each is £7.10.0
2 Male Servants @ £1.5.0 Each is £2.10.0
12 Male Servants @ £1.10.0 Each is £18.0.0
5 Male Servants @ £1.15.0 Each is £8.15 0
£36.15.0
£36.15.0 @ 10 per Cent is £3.13.6
Sum Total £40.8.6

I William Brunton Surveyor aforesaid do hereby certify that upon carefull examination I find the above duties amount to the Sum of Forty
pound Eight Shillings and Six pence and that upon the --------- day of --------- I delivered to John Scott Collector of these
duties 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 foresaid desiring them within fourteen days to deliver or cause to be delivered to me upon calling for that purpose an Attested
list of all the Servants Horses and Carriages used and employed by them from the 5 of April Ninety three to the 5 of April Ninety four as well as an account of what Servants Horses and Carriages they might use and employ any where Else And that the forgoing Report was made up from their Severall Attested lists or returns to me from the best information I could procure or from my Own personal knowledge of their Respective Establishments.
William Brunton

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