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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
25 Jul 1794 The Country Part of Selkirk Parish
Mark Pringle of Hainin Adam Hadon Butler
William Henick Footman
Thomas Gray Groom
George Robertson Gardner 4 4 4 £11.0.0 £1.2.0
26 Jul 1794 Andrew Plumer of Midlestead Richard Atkin House Servant
John Scott Groom 3 3 £4.10.0 £0.9.0
Alexander Pringle of Whitebank 3 3 £4 10 0 £0.9.0
10 4 10 £20.0.0 £2.0.0
28 Jul 1794 Part of Stow Parish
James Pringlr of Torwoodlee 3 3 £4.10.0 £0.9.0
Yarrow Parish
Corn. [Colonel] William Russel of Ashisteel Peter Mattheson House Sert. [servant] 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
26 Jul 1794 Gallashiels Parish
Captain Scott of Galla John Miller House Sert. [servant] 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
21 Jul 1794 Part of Roberton Parish
William Elliot of Boerthwickbrae 3 3 £4.10.0 £0.9.0
Parishes Collected
Country part of Selkirk Parish 10 4 10 £20.0.0 £2.0.0
Part of Stow Parish 3 3 £4.10.0 £0.9.0
Yarrow Parish 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Gallashiels Parish 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Part of Roberton Parish 3 3 £4.10.0 £0.9.0
18 4 2 16 £31.10.0 £3.3.0

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A Survey of the MALE SERVANTS TAX in the Shire of Selkirk from the
5 of April 1794 to the 5 of April 1795
By William Brunton Surveyor

Proof
4 Male Servants @ £1.5.0 Each is £5.0.0
2 Male Servants @ £1.5.0 Each is £2.10.0
16 Male Servants @ £1.10.0 Each is £24.0.0
£31.10.0
£31.10.0 @ Ten per Cent is £3.3.0
Sum Total £34.13.0

I William Brunton Surveyor aforesaid do Hereby certify that upon carefull examination I find the above duties amount to the Sum
of Thirty four pound Thirteen Shillings 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 14 days to deliver or cause to be delivered to me on calling for that purpose
an Attested liist of all the Servants Horses and Carriages used and employed by them from the 5 of April 1794 to the 5 of April 1795 as well
as an Account of what Servants Horses and Carriages they might use and employ anywhere Else And that the forgoing report was made
up from the Several Attested lists or Returns to me from the best information I could procure or from my own knowledge of their
Respective Establishments.
William Brunton

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