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Date Masters/mistresses names and designations Children under 14 Servants names Number of servants Bachelor servants One servant Two servants Three or more servants Duty
6th Jul 1790 Sir Alexander McKenzie Coul Chambermaid 1 1 £0.5.0
Housemaid 1 1 £0.5.0
Capt. [Captain] Kenneth McKenzie 2 Housemaid 1 1 £0.2.6
Mrs. Wood Housemaid 1 1 £0.2.6
Mrs Houston Housemaid 1 1 £0.2.6
George Robertson Housemaid 1 1 £0.2.6
Mr. Alexander Wood Minr. [Minister] 5
6 4 2 £1.0.0
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6 Servants
4 Servants @ £0.2.6 each is £0.10.0
2 Servants @ £0.5.0 each is £0.10.0
£1.0.0 Total £1.0.0

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[Page] 127 FORTROSE

A Survey of the Rates & Duties on Female Servants Arisen in the Burgh of
Fortrose from 5th Aprile 1790 to 5th Aprile 1791. By John Barclay Asisstant Surveyor

I John Barclay Surveyor Aforsaid, do hereby certify that upon carefull examination of the
foregoing rates & Duties, I find they Amount in whole to One pound, And that upon the first
day of December currt. [current] I deliverd to James Watson residing Baillie of Said Burgh an exact
Duplicate of the Above Acct. [Account] duly examined & compared with the foregoing which containd
my Oath that the preceding Acct. [Account] containd the number of Servants returnd to me & were
kept by the different masters & mistress's According to the best of my knowledge or
information.... John Barclay
Tain 8th Decr. [December] 1790

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