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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
Wigton Shire
1797 Penningham Parish
28 Sep 1797 William Douglas Esq., Challoch William McKeand Gamekeeper 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6 £0.2.6
Sorbie Parish
05 Oct 1797 Rt. Honl [The Right Honourable] Earl of Galloway, Galloway House James Gibbon
Thomas Hynd
Joseph Wheeler
Michael Ker
A. Shaw
Peter Leslie
James Grant
James Lindsay
Butler
Footman
Footman
Coachman
Coachman
Gardener
Gamekeeper
Gamekeeper
8 8 £16.0.0 £1.12.0 £1.12.0
Whithorn Parish
06 Oct 1797 Capt [Captain] John Hathorn of Castlewig Alexander McNay
Andrew Smith
William Thomson
James McDowal
Gamekr [keeper] & house Servant
Gamekeeper
Gardener
Postilion
4 4 £6.0.0 £0.12.0 £0.12.0
Glasserton Parish
07 Oct 1797 R. Hathorn Stewart of Physgill Frederick Forbes
Robert Wool
Footman & Gamekeeper
Coachman
2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0 £0.5.0
Mochrun Parish
10 Oct 1797 Sir William Maxwell of Monreith Bart [Baronet] Henry Tait
Hugh Shaw
John Kelly
Robert Callen
House Servant
Coachman
Footman
Gardener
4 4 £6.0.0 £0.12.0 £0.12.0
Old Luce Parish
12 Oct 1797 John Dalrymple Hay of Dunragget Charles Adam
John Gifford
John Snodgrass
Gardener
Coachman
Footman
3 3 £4.10.0 £0.9.0 £0.9.0
Kirkmaiden Parish
13 Oct 1797 John Mcdowall Esqr of Logan Alexander Murray
James McBride
John Cram
David McTeir
house Servt [Servant] & Gamekr [Gamekeeper]
Groom
Coachman
Gardener
4 4 £6.0.0 £0.12.0 £0.12.0
Col [Colonel] Andrew Mcdowal Yr [Younger] of Logan John Somers
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Groom
Valet
2 2 2 £5.0.0 £1.2.0 £1.2.0
6 2 2 4 £11.0.0 £1.2.0 £1.2.0
Stonykirk

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Survey of the MALE SERVANTS TAX in the Shire of Wigton from the
5th day of April 1797 to the 5th day of April 1798 By David Macmillan Surveyor.

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