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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
3 Jul 1797 Humbie Parish
Mrs Falconer Woodcoatpark 2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0 £0.5.0
James Hepburn Esqr Humbie James Moffat Footman 1 1 1 2.10.0 0.5.0 0.5.0
Thomas Brown Esqr Johnstonburn 2 2 £2.10.0 0.5.0 0.5.0
Mrs Roberton Chesterhill Chaise driver 1 1 £1.5.0 0.2.6 0.2.6
6 1 6 £8.15.0 £0.17.6 £0.17.6
Salton Parish
4 Jul 1797 General Fletcher Saltonhall Myreton Brotherston
Thomas Clark
James Dickson
William Currie
David Kay
Buttler
Postillion
Stableboy
Gamekeeper
Gardner
House Servt. [Servant]
5 5 5 £15.0.0 £1.10.0 £1.10.0
Lady Sinclair Herdmanston James Eckford Houseservt [Houseservant] 1 1 £1.5.0 0.2.6 0.2.6
6 5 1 5 £16.5.0 £1.12.6 £1.12.6
Bolton Parish
Patrick Lindsay Esqr Eaglescairny David McBeath
James Friar
House Servant
Chaise Driver
2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0 £0.5.0
Aberlady Parish
John McLeod Esqr. Balnacrief 4 4 £6.0.0 £0.12.0 £0.12.0
Honble. [Honourable] Charles Hope Lufness James Prentice Groom 1 1 1 £2.10.0 £0.5.0 £0.5.0
5 1 1 4 £8.10.0 £0.17.0 £0.17.0
5 Jul 1797 Whitekirk Parish George Henderson
Robert McHerchar
John King
Richard Abbot
Rene Vovard
William Gabbert
Wemyss Horn
Stair Calder
William Hamilton
George Thomson
Buttler
Valet
Coachman
Postillion
Cook
Footman
Footman
under Butler
Groom
Groom
10 10 £20.0.0 £2.0.0 £2.0.0
Robert Baird Esqr Newbyth John Robson
Benjamin Hepsworth
Thomas Edwards
Adam Brodie
James Rinnie
John Robertson
Buttler
Footman
Footman
Groom
Coacman
Gardner
6 6 £10.10.0 £1.1.0 £1.1.0
Colonel Hamilton Tynningham George Todd
William Dobson
2 2 2 £5.0.0 £0.10.0 £0.10.0
18 2 2 6 10 £35.10.0 £3.11.0 £3.11.0
Pencaitland Parish
6 Jul 1797 John Hamilton Esqr Pencd [Pencaitland] Richard Murray
Archibald Lees
Charles Bruce
James Williamson
Robert Falconer
Francis Lawson
Robert Begbie
Butler
Footman
Footman
Groom
Groom
Chaise Driver
Gardner
7 7 £12.5.0 £1.4.6 £1.4.6
Sir Andrew Lauder Dick John Frazer
William Nesbit
House Servant
Groom
2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0 £0.5.0
William Nisbet Groom 2 2 £2.10.0 0.5.0 0.5.0
William Cross Esqr Boggs Gardner 1 1 1 £2.10.0 0.5.0 0.5.0
10 1 3 7 £17.5.0 £1.14.6 £1.14.6
Hadington Parish
7 Jul 1797 Earl of Wemyss Amisfield James Hosack
Robert Scot
John Gibbson
Robert Kirk
George Rutherford
Footman
Groom
Groom
Fowler
Gardner
5 5 £8.15.0 £0.17.6 £0.17.6
Lady Blantyre Lennoxlove John Anderson
Walter McIntosh
George Brown
David Kinghorn
Buttler
Footman
Coachman
Gardner
4 4 £6.0.0 £0.12.0 £0.12.0
Charles Brown Esqr Coalston John Cameron
James Baillie
David Pearson
Houseservant
chaise driver
Gardner
3 3 £4.10.0 £0.9.0 £0.9.0
Sir James Baird Letham 2 2 £2.10.0 0.5.0 0.5.0
Captain Deans Huntington 1 1 £1.5.0 0.2.6 0.2.6
Captain Todd Alderston 3 3 £4.10.0 0.9.0 0.9.0
Mr Home Monkrigg Gardner 1 1 £1.5.0 0.2.6 0.2.6
Frances Seittwell Esqr 9 9 £18.0.0 1.16.0 1.16.0
Petter Dudgeon Byres Chaise Driver 1 1 £1.5.0 0.2.6 0.2.6
Alexander Houston Esqr Clerkington 4 4 £6.0.0 0.12.0 0.12.0
33 5 14 5 9 £54.0.0 £5.8.0 £5.8.0

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Survey of the Male Servants tax in Haddingtonshire
from the 5 Aprile 1797 to the 5 Aprile 1798

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