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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 Kirkcaldy
14 Aug 1793 Mr David Wemyss for the late Provost Cowan 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Mrs White Alexander Elphistone House Sert. [Servant] 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Mr Fergus Peter McCallum Footman 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Mrs Christie Vintner A waiter 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Mrs McGill a Waiter 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Capt.[Captain] George Birrell A Servant 1 1 1 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
Provost Birrell A Servant 1 1 1 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
Alexander Wilson Junr. [Junior] A Waiter 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
8 2 8 £12.10.0 £1.5.0
Duty £12.10.0
10 pr Ct [per Cent] £1.5.0 £13.15.0

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Survey of MALE SERVANTS TAX. Within the Burgh of Kirkcaldy
For the Year ending 5th April 1794 By Peter Colvile Surveyor

Proof 2 Batchelor Servants at £1.5.0 over and above the Duty £2.10.0.
8 Servants at £1.5.0. £10.0.0.
10 pr Ct [per Cent] £1.5.0. £13.15.0.

I Peter Colvile Surveyor aforesaid do Certify that the Foregoing duties amount to the
sum of Thirteen pounds fifteen Shillings Sterling & I hereby make Oath that the foregoing Inhabitants
were duly served with requisitions of the date foresaid & that they were charged conform to their re
turns to me or from the Best Information. Peter Colvile Surveyor
At Torryburn the 15
day of Novr [November] 1793 years
Before me Charles Preston J:P [Justice of the Peace]
William Drysdale Collr. [Collector]

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