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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
1794 Canisbay Parish
4 Aug 1794 Lord Caithness B. [Barrogill] Castle Groom 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Capt [Captain] Campble at B [Barrogill] Castle Groom 1 1 1 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
Halkirk Parish
25 Jul 1794 Benjamin Williamson Esq Banskirk Groom 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Olrick Parish
2 Aug 1794 James Traile Esq Hobeter Gardr. [Gardener] & groom 2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
Thurso Parish
31 July 1794 Sir John Sinclair Ulbster Gamekeeper 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Wick Parish
17 July 1794 Sir Benjamin Dunbar Hemprigg Gardr. [Gardener] & Groom 2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0
James Sinclair Esq Harpsdale Groom 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
3 3 £3.15.0 £0.7.6
2 1 2 £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
Thurso Parish 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6
Wick Parish 3 3 £3.15.0 £1.5.0
9 9 9 £12.10.0 £1.5.0
10 per Cent £1.5.0
£13.15.0 Total

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A Survey of the Male Servants Tax for the Shire of Caithness
from 5 April 1794 to 5 April 1795 By David Brodie Surveyor
Proof
9 Servants at £1.5.0 each is £11.5.0
1 Bachelor Servant is £1.5.0
£12.10.0
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£13.15.0 Total
I David Brodie Surveyor do hereby certify That upon careful examination of the foregoing
Rates and Duties, I find they amount in Whole to Thirteen pounds fifteen Shillings and that
upon 5 November last I delivered to Mr John Davidson Collector of said duties, an exact
Duplicate of the above account duly examined and compared with the foregoing which
contained my Oath that Requisitions were left with the several Masters & 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
[Compared & Corrected by MA]

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