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Date Masters and mistresses names and designations Servants names Quality of servants Number of servants Bachelor servants One and two servants Three and four servants Five to seven servants Eight to ten servants Eleven or more servants Duty 20% per 37 George III
1797 Minnigaff Parish
5 Jul 1797 Patrick Heron Esqr of Heron Kerochtree John Paterson
William Robertson
William Fulton
House Servant
Footman
Coachman
3 3 £1.13.9 £0.6.9
Anwoth Parish
8 Jul 1797 David Maxwell Esqr of Cardoness James Tait
Robert Ferguson
Postilion
Gardener
2 2 £0.15.0 £0.3.0
Girthon Parish
10 Jul 1797 James Murray Esqr of Broughton Callie James Credie


James Gerrran
Gardener
Under Gardener
Under Gardener
Game keeper
4 4 £3.0.0 £0.12.0
Crossmichael Parish
20 Jul 1797 Alexander Gordon Esqr Greenlaw Alexander Macintosh
David Heure
Gardener
House Servant & Groom
2 2 £0.15.0 £0.3.0
22 Jul 1797 William Sloan Laurie Esqr Danevalepark Andrew Dickson
James Ireland
Christopher Robison
House Servt [Servant]
Groom & Postilion
Gardener
3 3 £1.13.9 £0.6.9
5 2 3 £1.8.9 £0.9.9
Kirkcudbright Parish
25 Jul 1797 Rt [Right] Honle [Honourable] Earl of Selkirk St Mary's Isle Adam Henderson
Alexander Mclauchline
Daniel Marten
William Morison
Robert Wilson
John Kirk
Bailie Dod
Butler
Footman
Footman
Coachman
Postilion
Postilion
Gardener
7 7 £5.5.0 £1.1.0
Rerrick Parish
26 Jul 1797 James Douglas Esqr Orchardton Adam Thomson

William Green
Coachman & Gamekeeper
Footman
2 2 £0.15.0 £0.3.0
Buittle
28 Jul 1797 John Maxwell of Terrauchty Munches John Crosbie House Servt [Servant] & Game keeper 1 1 £0.7.6 £0.1.6
Kirkbean

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Survey of the Additional MALE SERVANTS TAX in the Stewartry or Shire of
Kirkcudbright from the 5th day of July 1797 to the 5th April 1798 By David Mcmillan Surveyor

[Page] 77

Transcriber's notes

Surveyor has made some notations at top of columns where costs for servants & Duty shown:
Two servants - 3qrs [quarters] £0.7.6
Three, or Four - 3 qrs [quarters] £0.11.3
For more than Four - 3 qrs [quarters] £0.15.0
Duty - has added for 9 Mos [months] Each £.S.D
20 per Cent - £.S.D

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