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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
Linlithgow Parish
28 Jun 1797 James Johnston Esq. of Straiton James Robertson
Thomas Paris
Gardener
Servant
2 2 2 £5.0.0 £0.10.0 £0.10.0
Mrs Stewart of Binney Name not returned Servant 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6 £0.2.6
Dr [Doctor] Patrick Seton of Preston Name not returned Gardener
Servant
2 2 2 £5.0.0 £0.10.0 £0.10.0
29 Jun 1797 Colonell Hay Ferrier of Bellude Philip Lowrie
Robert Crawford
Footman
Coachman
2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0 £0.5.0
Totall 7 4 7 £13.15.0 £1.7.6 £1.7.6
Borne"ss [Borrowstounness ] Parish
3 Jul 1797 Mr Charles Addison Woodhead Not returned Coachman 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6 £0.2.6
John Dunlop Esq. at Kinneil Finlay Mcfarlane
William Hepburn
Footman
Groom
2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0 £0.5.0
Mr James Tod Borne"ss [Borrowstounness] Henry Scrimgeor Servant 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6 £0.2.6
Total 4 4 £5.0.0 £0.10.0 £0.10.0
Carridden Parish
10 Jul 1797 Mrs Maxwell of Carridden Names not returned Servants 3 3 £4.10.0 £0.9.0 £0.9.0
William Maxwell esq. of Carridden Not returned Servants 2 2 2 £5.0.0 £0.10.0 £0.10.0
Total 5 2 2 3 £9.10.0 £0.19.0 £0.19.0
Abercorn Parish
21 Jul 1797 Sir James Dalyell of Binns Bart. [Baronet] John Wallace
Robert Richie
Footman
Coachman
2 2 2 £5.0.0 £0.10.0 £0.10.0
David Dundas Esq. of Duddingston John Whyte
James Hay
John Young
Footman
Coachman
Gardener
3 3 3 £8.5.0 £0.16.6 £0.16.6
Miss Mary Hamilton of Duddingston John Hay Footman 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6 £0.2.6
Carry over 6 5 3 3 £14.10.0 £1.9.0 £1.9.0

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Survey of the MALE SERVANTS TAX. in the County of Linlithgow
from the 5th. April 1797 to the 5th April 1798 - James Watson Surveyor

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