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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
Aug 1788 Canisbay Parish
1 Aug 1788 Sir James Sinclair of Mey Postillion &c 1 1 £1.5.0
2 1 2 £3.15.0
Capt [Captain] Peter Campbel Barcaldine Groom 1 1 1 £2.10.0
Halkirk Parish
28 Jun 1788 Benjamin Williamson of Baniskirk Groom 1 1 £1.5.0
Olrick Parish
3 Sep 1788 James Traill of Hobister Gardener 1 1 £1.5.0
Postillion 1 1 £1.5.0
2 2 £2.10.0
Thurso Parish
23 Aug 1788 Rt Hon [Right Honourable] Lady Jannet Sinlair of Ulbster a Postillion 1 1 £1.5.0
a House Servt. [Servant] 1 1 £1.5.0
2 2 £2.10.0
Wick Parish
20 May 1788 James Sinclair of Harpsdale Groom 1 1 £1.5.0
? Jul 1788 Benjamin Dunbar of Hemprigs Gardener 1 1 £1.5.0
& a Postillion 1 1 £1.5.0
3 3 £3.15.0
Parishes Collected
Canisbay Parish 2 1 2 £3.15.0
Halkirk Parish 1 1 £1.5.0
Olrick Parish 2 2 £2.10.0
Thurso Parish 2 2 £2.10.0
Wick Parish 3 3 £3.15.0
10 1 10 £13.15.0

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Survey for the Shire of Caithness of the
Male Servant Tax
From 5 April 1789 By Andrew Liddell Surveyor 41

Proof
1 Bachelr Sevt. [Bachelor Servant] at £1.5.0 is £1.5.0
10 Servants at £1.5.0 each is £12.10.0
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£13.15.0 Total

I Andrew Liddell Surveyor Do Certify that the foregoing Duties amount in whole to Thirteen
Pounds Fifteen shillings And that upon 29 Septr. [September] 1788 I delivered to Mr John Davidson
Collector of said Duties an exact Duplicate of the foregoing Account which contained
my Oath that Notices were left with the several Masters & Mistresses or at their
dwelling Houses of the Dates annexed to their respective Names who have been
truly charged according to the best of my belief or judgement. Andrew Liddell Surveyor

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