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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 Town of Banff
George Robertson Esq. 2 2 £2.10.0
George Inness Vintner 1 1 £1.5.0
Mr. Whittle 2 2 £2.10.0
Lady Abercrombie 1 1 £1.5.0
James Urquhart Esq 1 1 £1.5.0
Mrs Admiral Gordon 1 1 £1.5.0
William Leslie Esq 2 2 2 £5.0.0
James Duff Esq 2 2 £2.10.0
Captn. [Captain] Adam Urquhart 1 1 £1.5.0
John Inniss Esq 1 1 £1.5.0
Doctor Abernithy 1 1 £1.5.0
Mrs Duff Hatttown 1 1 £1.5.0
Lady Findlater 4 4 £6.0.0
20 2 16 4 £28.10.0

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A Survey of MALE SERVANTS TAX. Arising in the Town of Banff
from the 5 of April 1789 to the 5 of April 1790. By Patrick Mcdonald Surveyor
[Page] 15

Prooff 2 Batchelors Servants @ 25/- [£1.5.0] each above Duty is £2.10.0
..........16.................Servants @ 25/- [£1.5.0] each------------------is £20.0.0
...........4..................Servants @ 30/- [£1.10.0] each------------------is £6.0.0
.......................................................................................................£28.10.0

I Patrick Mcdonald Surveyor. Do Certify that upon carefull examination of the forgoing rates
& dutys I find the Amount Twenty eight pounds ten shillings. And have delivered to James Anderson
Collector of said Dutys in the Town of Banff an exact duplicate duly examined & Compared which
Contained my Oath that the several Inhabitants were served with requisitions that the
assesment is made up from the Lists & answers now in my possession..Patrick McDonald Suryr. [Surveyor]

Sworn befor me at Forres 5th Jany [January] 1790
William Hoyes J:P [Justice of the Peace]

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