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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
1789 Westerkirk
17 Aug 1789 Sir James Johnstone Westerhall NB Sir James pays for 3 more at London Lewis Grant
John Faucet
James Johnstone
Butler
Gardiner
Gamek. [Gamekeeper]
3 3 £5.5.0
Langholm
Duke of Buccleugh N.B. His Grace enters the rest at Ed. [Edinburgh] 3 3 £9.0.0
Cannobie
21 Aug 1789 Capt. James Scott Forge John Langham Footman 1 1 £1.5.0
Kirkpatrick
24 Aug 1789 Dr. [Doctor] Grahame of Mossknow John Dalrymple
James Greenlaw
Driver
Gardiner
2 2 2 £5.0.0
Eaglesfield Smith of Longshaw Gardiner 1 1 £1.5.0
Sir William Maxwell Bt. [Baronet] John Johnstone
Charles Maxwell
Thomas Veitch
Groom
Ho. Serv. [House Servant]
Gardr. [Gardener]
3 3 £4.10.0
Michael Stewart Nicholson Esqr. John Stephenson
John McPherson
Valet
Groom
2 2 £2.10.0
8 2 5 3 £13.5.0
Hoddam
28 Aug 1789 Capt. [Captain] Douglas of Luce George Wishart 1 1 £1.5.0
St. Mungo
3 Sep 1789 Robertson Litherdale of Castlemilk James Bell
Thomas Lindsay
Groom
Gard. [Gardener]
2 2 2 £5.0.0
Cumbertrees
1 Sep 1789 John Johnstone of Charlesfield 1 1 £1.5.0
Charles Sharp of Hoddam Alexander Blackadder
George Bell
James Webster
Andrew Room, Ruthwall
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Gamek. [Gamekeeper]
4 4 £6.0.0
3 Sep 1789 John Murray of Murraythwaite ....
Thomas Davidson Isle of Dalton
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Gamek. [Gamekeeper]
2 2 2 £5.0.0
7 2 3 4 £12.5.0
Lochmaben
Mrs Edgar Elshieshiels John Ersmith Dr. [Driver] 1 1 £1.5.0
Mrs Gordon Halleaths 3 3 £4.10.0
4 1 3 £5.15.0
Dumfries
John Busbie Esqr. 2 2 £2.10.0

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Report of the MALE SERVANTS TAX in the Shire of
Dumfries for the year ending 5 Apl [April] 1790 by Robert Dunbar Asst Surv. [Assistant Surveyor].

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