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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 servants Five to seven servants Eight to ten servants Eleven or more servants Duty
1785 Belly Parish
30 Nov 1785 Robert Anderson Fochabers Alexander Findlay Chaise driver 1 1 £0.18.9
1 1 £0.18.9
1785 Duffus Parish
20 Dec 1785 Sir Alexander Dunbar of Northfield James Naughty Postilion 1 1 £0.18.9
1 1 £0.18.9
4 Jan 1786 Alves Parish
Peter Rose Watson Esqr. Collfield William Munro Footman 1 1 £0.18.9
1 1 £0.18.9
5 Jan 1786 Forres Parish
Col. [Colonel] Urquhart Burdsyards Alexander Munro House Servant 1 1 £0.18.9
1 1 £0.18.9
5 Jan 1786 Dyke Parish
Col. [Colonel] Hugh Grant Moy Donald Young
William McMillan
William Campbell
William Sinclair
House Servant
Postilion
Postilion
Gardner
4 4 £4.10.0
Sir Ludovick Grant of Dalvey Postilion
House Servant
Gardner
3 3 £3.7.6
James Brody of Brody John Gordon
Alexander Robertson
Joseph Rae
Andrew Pirrie
House Servant
Postilion
Gardner
Gamekeeper
4 4 £4.10.0
Earl of Morray Darnway Castle Malcolm Mcfarland Gamekeeper
Gardner
2 2 £1.17.6
13 2 11 £14.5.0
5 Jan 1786 Rafford Parish
Major Lewis Duff Blervie Alexander Dunbar House Servant
Postilion
2 2 £1.17.6
Alexander Penrose Cumming of Altyr George Forbes
James Rose
House Servant
Postilion
2 2 £1.17.6
4 4 £3.15.0
10 Jan 1786 Drainy Parish
Sir William Gordon of Gordonstown James Runcy
Ontong Burnett
George Brown
William Taylor
House Servant
House Porter
Groom
Gardner
4 4 4 £8.5.0
Lady Gordon Lossymouth Alexander Melles
John Grant
Chaise driver
House Servant
2 2 £1.17.6
6 4 2 4 £10.2.6
18 Feb 1786 Urquhart Parish
Earl of Fife Inneshouse James George Gardner 1 1 £0.18.9
1 1 £0.18.9
18 Feb 1786 St. Andrews Parish
John Brander Pitgaviney John McCaggie

James Brander
Table Servant
Postilion
Gamekeeper
3 3 3 £6.3.9
3 3 3 £6.3.9
18 Feb 1786 Speymouth Parish
Alexander Innes Esqr. Garmouth Postilion 1 1 £0.18.9
1 1 £0.18.9
17 Feb 1786 Elgin Parish
John Innes Esqr. Dunkinty John Grant Postilion 1 1 £0.18.9
The Honbl. [Honourable] Mr. George Duff William Cherry Personal Servant 1 1 £0.18.9
Mrs. Ross Main James Anderson House Servant 1 1 £0.18.9
3 3 £2.16.3
12 Dec 1785 Duthell Parish
Mr. McGregor Innkeeper Aviemore Hostler 1 1 £0.18.9
1 1 £0.18.9
13 Dec 1785 Knockando Parish
Robert Grant Esqr. Wester Elchies NB He pays duty at London for a Footman & housemaid Alexander Stewart
Angus Ross
Gardner
Gamekeeper
Postilion
3 3 3 £6.3.9
3 3 3 £6.3.9

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Survey of the MALE SERVANTS TAX Arisen within the County
of Elgin from the 5th day of July 1785 to the 5th of Aprile 1786 By Archibald Duff Surveyor

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