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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 Five to seven Eight to ten Eleven or more Duty 10% per 31 George III 10% per 36 George III
1797 Earl of Moray 1 1 £3.0.0 £0.6.0 £0.6.0
Colonel Grant of Moy 4 4 £6.0.0 £0.12.0 £0.12.0
James Brodie Esqr 5 5 £8.15.0 £0.17.6 £0.17.6
George Grant Esq Birdsyds [Burdsyards] 2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0 £0.5.0
William Brodie of Milnton 1 1 1 £2.10.0 £0.5.0 £0.5.0
Peter Rose Watson Esq 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6 £0.2.6
George Forleath Esq 1 1 1 £2.10.0 £0.5.0 £0.5.0
Sir Archibald Dunbar 3 3 £4.10.0 £0.9.0 £0.9.0
Lady Gordon 2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0 £0.5.0
Mrs. Leslie Findrasie 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6 £0.2.6
James Robertson Esq 2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0 £0.5.0
Honble [Honourable] George Duff 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6 £0.2.6
John Brander Esq 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6 £0.2.6
Major Stewart Leuchars 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6 £0.2.6
Alexander Innes Esq Garmouth 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6 £0.2.6
Earl of Fife Innes House 1 1 £3.0.0 £0.6.0 £0.6.0
Honble [Honourable] Arthur Duff 2 2 2 £5.0.0 £0.10.0 £0.10.0
Robert Grant Esq Elchies 2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0 £0.5.0
Genl [General] Grant Ballindaloch 1 1 1 £3.0.0 £0.6.0 £0.6.0
[totals] 33 5 18 7 6 2 £55.15.0 £5.11.6 £5.11.6

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[Page] 159

A Survey of the MALE SERVANTS TAX in the County of Elgin for the
year preceeding 5 April 1797 by Robert Flyter assistant Surveyor

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18 Servants @ 25/ [£1.5.0] each £22.10.0
7 Servants @ 30/ [1.10.0] each £10.10.0
6 Servants @ 35/ [£1.15.0] each £10.10.0
2 Servants @ £3.0.0 each £6.0.0
5 Batchelor Servants @ 25 [£1.5.0] £6.5.0
£55.15.0
Twenty percent thereon £11.3.0
Total £66.18.0

I Robert Flyter assistant Surveyor do hereby certify that upon Carefull Examination of the
foregoing rates and Duties I find they amount in whole to the sum of Sixty six pounds Eighteen
Shillings Stirling, that the preceeding Inhabitants were duly served with requisitions, that
they are charged according to their Returns to me or to the best information and that and
Exact Duplicate of the foregoing Report was transmitted to Mr. Patrick Duff Collector
of said duties by Robert Flyter asst [assistant] Surveyor

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