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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 St. Evox
20 Jul 1797 William Campbell of Craigie B. [Bachelor] Charles Hesketh
William Merchant
H. [House] Servant
Gardener
2 2 2 £5.0.0 £0.10.0 £0.10.0
Mr. Oswald Weir Mount Hamilton House B. [Bachelor] John Stevens Groom & H. St [House Servant] 1 1 1 £2.10.0 £0.5.0 £0.5.0
Richard Oswald of Auchencruive Thomas Daniel
James Pye
James Mitchell
William Wallace
Robert Craig
Peter McVay
David McCreath
James Watling
Alexander Guild
Thomas Temple
Ben Taylor
Peter Thomson
William Fergusson
William [Fruzler]
Thomas Beattie
Thomas Lauder
Butler
Cook
Valet
Footman
Footman
Footman
Footman
Coachman
Postilion
Postilion
Groom
Under Groom
Under Groom
Under Groom
Gamekeeper
Gardener
16 16 £48.0.0 £4.16.0 £4.16.0
21 Jul 1797 Mrs. Simpson Vintr. [Vintner] Bridgend David Wilson Waiter 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6 £0.2.6
Total 20 3 4 16 £56.15.0 £5.13.6 £5.13.6
Munkton
22 Jul 1797 Major Webster Newton James Watt H. [House] Servant 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6 £0.2.6
24 Jul 1797 Mrs. Fullarton Fairfield Mathew Dodd
John Nisbet
Footman
Postilion
2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0 £0.5.0
Robert Reid of Adamton John Knox
Thomas Style
H.St. [House Servant] & Postilion
Gardener
2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0 £0.5.0
Dr. [Doctor] Andrew Mitchell Min. [Minister] B. [Bachelor] Mungo Drenan House St. [Servant] & Postn. [Postilion] 1 1 1 £2.10.0 £0.5.0 £0.5.0
Total 6 1 6 £8.15.0 £0.17.6 £0.17.6
Kilmarnock
20 Sep 1797 James Fairlie Esqr. Gone to Jamaica
John Bryan Vint. [Vintner] George Gow Waiter 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6 £0.2.6
22 Jul 1797 William Parker John Hunter House St. [Servant] 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6 £0.2.6
Mrs. Stair Dalrymple Hugh McCreath House St. [Servant] 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6 £0.2.6
23 Jul 1797 Dr. [Doctor] Hamilton James Sinclair
John Adam
House St. [Servant]
Postilion
2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0 £0.5.0
26 Jul 1797 William Blane of Grougar B. [Bachelor] William Bond
James Smith
William McPherson
Butler
Groom & Postn. [Postilion]
Footman
3 3 3 £8.5.0 £0.16.6 £0.16.6
Carry Forwd. [forward] 8 3 5 3 £14.10.0 £1.9.0 £1.9.0

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Survey of the Rates and Duties on Male Servants within the Country Parishes of Airshire
Page 1st From 5th April 1797 to 5th April 1798 By Robert Aiken Survr [Surveyor]

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