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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
1793 Canisbay Parish
29 Jul 1793 THe Rt Honable [Right Honourable] Lord Caithness Groom 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Capt [Captain] Campbell Mey Groom 1 1 1 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
2 1 2 £3.15.0 £0.7.6
Halkirk Parish
8 Aug 1793 Benjamin Williamson Esq Banister Groom 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Olrick Parish
30 July 1793 James Traile Esq Hobister Groom & Gardener 2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
Wick Parish
6 Aug 1793 Sir Benjamin Dunbar Hempriggs Groom & Gardener 2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
James Sinclair Esq Harpsdale Gardener 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
3 3 £3.15.0 £0.7.6
Parishes Collected
Canisbay Parish 2 1 2 £3.15.0 £0.7.6
Halkirk Parish 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Olrick Parish 2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
Wick Parish 3 3 £3.15.0 £0.7.6
8 1 8 £11.5.0 £1.2.6
10 per cent £1.2.6
Total £12.7.6

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A Survey of the Male Servants Tax for the Shire of Caithness
from 5 April 1792 to 5 April 1793 with 10 per cent Cess thereon by David Brodie Surveyor

Proof
8 Servants at £1.5.0 is £10.0.0
1 Servant Batchelor at £1.5.0 is £1.5.0
£11.5.0
10 Pr [Per] cent £1.2.6
£12.7.6 Total
I David Brodie Surveyor Do hereby certify that upon careful examination of the foregoing Rates
Rates and Duties, I find they amoun [amount] in Whole to Twelve pound Seven Shilling and Sixpence
and that upon the 18 October last I delivered to Mr John Davidson Collector of the said duties
an Exact Duplicate of the above acct [account] duly examined and Compared with the foregoing which
contained my Oath that Requisitions were left with the Several Masters and Mistresses or
at Their Dwelling houses of the dates annexed to their Respective Names that they were to be
charged with the Sums hereby certified to be due from them.
David Brodie Surveyor

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