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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
Whittinghame Parish
20 Jul 1797 Francis Buchan Sydeserf Esqr Thomas Ormiston
John Alexander
Chaise driver
House servant
2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0 £0.5.0
Lady Seton Whittm [Whittinghame] house 1 1 £1.5.0 0.2.6 0.2.6
3 3 £3.15.0 £0.7.6 £0.7.6
Dirleton Parish
22 Jul 1797 William Nesbit Esqr Archerfield John Ford
William Hamilton
George Pirrot
John Waldie
John Blackie
William Carven
John Craven
Andrew Davidson
Usher Willson
Abraham Linnes
Richard Hoare
Thomas Hickenby
Francis Dolcher
Michael Phillips
Buttler
Valet
Cook
Gardner
Gardner
Footman
Footman
Footman
Footman
Gamekeeper
Coachman
Groom
Postillion
Postillion
14 14 £48.0.0 £4.4.0 £4.4.0
Athlestaneford Parish
Sir Archibald Gordon Kinloch Gamekeeper 1 1 1 £2.10.0 £0.5.0 £0.5.0
Prestonpans Parish
24 Jul 1797 Countess of Hyndford William Hogg
Andrew White
James White
Robert Culross
William Allan
William Crauford
Buttler
Coachman
Postillion
Footman
Gardner
Gardner
6 6 £10.10.0 £1.1.0 £1.1.0
James Syme Esq Northfield 1 1 £1.5.0 0.2.6 0.2.6
7 1 6 £11.15.0 £1.3.6 £1.3.6
Tranent Parish
David Anderson Esq William Law
James Simpson
John Allan
Andrew Moody
Gardner
Footman
Groom
Postillion
4 4 £6.0.0 £0.12.0 £0.12.0
John Redfearn Esq Seton John Blair
John Thomson
Alexander Liddle
Footman
Groom
Postillion
3 3 £4.10.0 £0.9.0 £0.9.0
John Caddle Eqs Cockenzie John Alexander
William McAddam
House Servant
Chaise driver
2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0 £0.5.0
9 2 7 £13.0.0 £1.6.0 £1.6.0
Parishes Collected
Humbie 6 1 6 £8.15.0 £0.17.6 £0.17.6
Salton 6 5 1 5 16.5.0 1.12.6 1.12.6
Bolton 2 2 2.10.0 0.5.0 0.5.0
Aberlady 5 1 1 4 £8.10.0 0.17.0 0.17.0
Whitekirk 18 2 2 6 10 £35.10.0 3.11.0 3.11.0
Pencaitland 10 1 3 7 17.5.0 1.14.6 1.14.6
Haddington 33 5 14 5 9 54.0.0 5.8.0 5.8.0
Garvald 6 4 2 4 13.10.0 1.7.0 1.7.0
Northberwick 12 7 5 19.5.0 1.18.6 1.18.6
Preston 5 1 4 7.5.0 0.14.6 0.14.6
Gifford 15 1 6 8 26.5.0 2.12.6 2.12.6
Ormiston 5 4 1 8.00 0.16.0 0.16.0
Dunbar 5 5 6.5.0 0.12.6 0.12.6
Innerwick 5 2 3 7.0.0 0.14.0 0.14.0
Oldhamstocks 4 4 6.0.0 0.12.0 0.12.0
Spott 6 2 4 8.10.0 0.17.0 0.17.0
Gladsmuir 5 5 6.5.0 0.12.6 0.12.6
Whittinghame 3 3 3.15.0 0.7.6 0.7.6
Dirleton 14 14 42.0.0 4.4.0 4.4.0
Athlestaneford 1 1 1 2.10.0 0.5.0 0.5.0
Prestonpans 7 1 6 11.15.0 1.3.6 1.3.6
Tranent 9 2 7 13.0.0 1.6.0 1.6.0
182 15 49 57 34 27 15 £324.00 £32.8.0 £32.8.0

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15 Bachelors servts [servants] @ £1.5.0 each £18.15.0
49 Servants @ £1.5.0 each £61.5.0
57 Servants @ £1.10.0 each £85.10.0
34 Servants @ £1.15.0 each £59.10.0
27 Servants @ £2.0.0 each £54.0.0
15 Servants @ £3.0.0 each £45.0.0
£324.00

10 Per Cent on £322.5.0 £32.8.0
Addl [Additional] 10 Per Cent £32.8.0
received

I John Menzies Surveyor do hereby Certify that upon carefull examination of the foregoing Rates and duties I find that they amount to the sum of Three Hundred and Eighty Eight Pounds Sixteen Shillings Sterling and that upon the thirtyeth day of October I delivered to George Donaldson Deputy Collector of these duties an exact duplicate of the Acct [Account] duly examined and Compared which Contained my oath that Requisitions were were sent to the forgoing Inhabitants of the preceding dates and that they were charged the sums annexed to each of their name according to the answers they made said Requisitions or according to my knowledge and belief that they were liable in these duties. John Menzies Surveyor

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