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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
Hawick Parish
Adam Ogilbie Esqr. Branksholm Batchelor Thomas Luckup
John Turnbul
House Servt. [Servant]
Groom
2 2 2 £5.0.0
Part of Roberton Parish
Adam Scott of Gallala Batchelor Adam Robson Gardner and Chaise driver 1 1 1 £2.10.0
Cavers Parish
Sir Francis Elliot of Stobs James Scott
William Davidson
House Servt. [Servant]
Footman
2 2 £2.10.0
George Douglas of Cavers Batchelor Thomas Stevens
James Grieve
John Hunter
Robert Ewans
Valet
Postilion
Groom
Gardner
4 4 4 £11.0.0
William Dickson of Orchard a Batchelor One Servant Groom & Footman 1 1 1 £2.10.0
[total] 7 5 3 4 £16.0.0
Country Part of Jedburgh Parish
John Rutherford of Edgerston a Batchelor James Brouster
William Rennick
George Chisholm
Footman
Groom
Gardner
3 3 3 £8.5.0
John Ker of Cavers Barchelor David Mclean House Servt. [Servant] & Groom 1 1 1 £2.10.0
Captain Alexander Ker at Hundalee Batchelor Alexander Black Footman 1 1 1 £2.10.0
[total] 5 5 2 3 £13.5.0
Habkirk Parish
William Oliver of Dunlebyre Walter Watson
John Watson
Adam Carswell
House servant
Groom
Gardner
3 3 £4.10.0
Gilbert Elliot Esq. Wall James Lake
Robert Scott
House Servt. [Servant]
Footman
2 2 £2.10.0
Walter Scott of Waughope Footman 1 1 £1.5.0
[total] 6 3 3 £8.5.0
Kelso Parish
Mrs. Dickson Kelso Thomas Scott
James Slight
House Servt. [Servant]
Gardner
2 2 £2.10.0
Robert Scott Bank Kelso John Jackson House Servant 1 1 £1.5.0
Sir James Douglas Kelso Walter Jamison
John Fail
William White
William Bell
John Laing
Butler
Coachman
Gardner
Footman
Footman
5 5 £8.15.0
William Ker Esqr. Broomland Alexander Johnston Gardner 1 1 £1.5.0
John Proctor of Softlaw John Glasgow Gardner 1 1 £1.5.0
Thomas Pott Writer in Kelso William Cook House Servant 1 1 £1.5.0
Hugh Panton Esqr. Paradise John Trotter House Servant 1 1 £1.5.0
Robert Davidson of Pinikle William Simpson House Servant 1 1 £1.5.0
Mrs. Waldy in Kelso Postilion 1 1 £1.5.0
[total] 14 9 5 £20.0.0
Stichel Parish
Sir James Pringle of Stichel Male Servants 5 5 £8.15.0
4 Jul 1786 McCarston Parish
Sir Hendry Hay McDougal James Nicolson
James Stewart
John Paterson
Nathan Frazer
Gardner
House Sert. [Servant]
Postilion
Groom
4 4 £6.0.0

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A Survey of MALE-SERVANTS TAX in the Shire of Roxburgh
from the 5 of Aprile 1786 to the 5 of Aprile 1787
By William Brunton Surveyor

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