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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canisbay Parish | |||||||||||
| 29 Jun 1786 | Sir James Sinclair of Mey | George Geary | Groom | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | |||||
| 3 Jul 1786 | Capt [ Captain] Robert Sinclair of Freswick | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | £2.10.0 | |||||||||
| Halkirk Parish | |||||||||||
| 22 Jul 1786 | Benjamin Williamson Baniskirk | James Gibson | Groom Etc. | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | |||||
| 18 Aug 1786 | Capt [Captain] Dunbar of Westfield | Alexander Sutherland | House servant Etc. | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | |||||
| Robert Sinclair of Scotscalder | House Servt. [Servant] & Groom | 1 | 1 | 1 | £2.10.0 | ||||||
| 3 | 1 | 3 | £5.0.0 | ||||||||
| Latheron Parish | |||||||||||
| 15 Aug 1786 | Lady Forse | John Sutherld [Sutherland] | Groom | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | |||||
| Olrick Parish | |||||||||||
| 1 Sep 1786 | James Traill of Hobister | John Swanson | Postillion | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | |||||
| Thurso Parish | |||||||||||
| 25 Aug 1786 | Rt. Hon.[Right Honourable] Lady Jannet Sinclair | John Manson | Postillion | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | |||||
| Harry Skinner | Groom | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | |||||||
| 22 Aug 1786 | James Sinclair of Holburnhd [Holburnhead] | James Smith | Groom | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | |||||
| 3 | 3 | £3.15.0 | |||||||||
| Wick Parish | |||||||||||
| 17 Jul 1786 | James Sinclair of Harpsdale | John Monro | Groom | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | |||||
| 15 Jul 1786 | Benjamin Dunbar of Hemprigs | James Hutton | Postillion | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | |||||
| William Ross | Gardener | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | £3.15.0 | |||||||||
| Parishes Collected | |||||||||||
| Canisbay Parish | 2 | 2 | £2.10.0 | ||||||||
| Halkirk Parish | 3 | 1 | 3 | £5.0.0 | |||||||
| Latheron Parish | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||||
| Olrick Parish | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||||
| Thurso Parish | 3 | 3 | £3.15.0 | ||||||||
| Wick Parish | 3 | 3 | £3.15.0 | ||||||||
| 13 | 1 | 13 | Total | £17.10.0 |
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[Page] 45A Survey for the Shire of Caithness of the
MALE- SERVANTS TAX.
from 5 April 1785 to 5 April 1786 By Andrew Liddell Surveyor
Proof
1 Servant at £1.5.0 is £1. 5.0
13 Servants at £1.5.0 is £16.5.0
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£17.10.0 Total
I Andrew Liddell Surveyor Do Certify That the foregoing Duties amount in whole to
Seventeen Pounds Ten Shillings And That upon the 26th October 1786 I delivered to
Mr John Davidson Collector of Cess for the Shire of Caithness an exact Duplicate of the
foregoing account which contained my Oath that Notices were left with the foregoing
Masters & Mistresses or at their Dwelling Houses of the respective Dates aforesaid and That
to the best of my Belief or Judgement the several Rates therein charged are just & no Person
in my District liable to be charged has been omitted to be charged.
Andrew Liddell Surveyor
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