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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
1790 Royal Burgh of Ayr
14 Jul 1790 Capt. [Captain] Webster David Laughlan H. [House] Servant 1 1 £1.5.0
Provost Fergusson William Smith
Robert Dick
Driver
H. [House] Servant
2 2 £2.10.0
Captn. [Captain] Stevenson Robert Auld H. [House] Servant 1 1 £1.5.0
15 Jul 1790 Mrs Campbell of Skerrington Charles Howie H. [House] Servant 1 1 £1.5.0
Mrs Logan of Camlarg James Morrison H. [House] Servant 1 1 £1.5.0
John Kennedy Esqr. David Philip H. [House] Servant 1 1 £1.5.0
William Dun Vintner Andrew White Waiter 1 1 £1.5.0
16 Jul 1790 Andrew Cathcart Vintner David Rowan Waiter 1 1 £1.5.0
Mrs Kerr of Newfield John Miller H. [House] Servant 1 1 £1.5.0
Major Montgomerie a Bar [Batchelor] James Hayter H. [House] Servant 1 1 1 £2.10.0
Col. [Colonel] McKenzie Greenfield Peter McMillan H. [House] Servant 1 1 £1.5.0
Countess of Crawford John Morrison
Alexander Crawford
James Ballantine
William McGregor
John Henry
David Kennedy
Butler
Gardener
Footman
Coachman
Postilion
G. [Game] Keeper
6 6 £10.10.0
Captn [Captain] Gairdner Mt [Mount] Charles Hay McCreath H. [House] Servant 1 1 £1.5.0
21 Jul 1790 [Walter] Hamilton Esq a Bar [Bachelor] Thomas McCartney H. [House] Servant 1 1 1 £2.10.0
Dr [Doctor] Bowie John Jackson H.[House] Servant 1 1 £1.5.0
21 2 15 6 £31.15.0

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Royal Burgh of Ayr
From 5th April 1790 to 5th April 1791 By Robert Aiken Surveyor


Proof
2 Batchelor Servants at £1.5.0 each is £2.10.0
15 servants at £1.5.0 each is £18.15.0
6 Servants at £1.15.0 each is £10.10.0
Total by proof £31.15.0

I Robert Aiken Surveyor aforesaid, Do hereby Certify, that upon careful examination
of the foregoing Rates and Duties, I find they amount in whole to Thirty one pounds fifteen
Shillings Sterling; - And that upon the twenty sixth day of November Current
I delivered to Mr. Thomas McClelland, Collector of said Duties for said Burgh and exact
Duplicate of and duly examined and compared with the foregoing Account, which contained
my Oath that notifications were delivered or left of the dates foresaid, and that the rates
charged in said Account, were just and true to the best of my Skill and Knowledge, and
to the best of my belief no person liable to be charges was omitted.
Robert Aiken

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