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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 Five to seven Eight to ten Eleven or more Duty 10% per 31 George III 10% per 36 George III
1797 Hollywood
3 Jul 1797 Rev. Dr. [Reverend Doctor] Johnstone Minr. [Minister] Coachman 1 1 1 £2.10.0 £0.5.0 £0.5.0
4 Jul 1797 George Johnstone Esq. Cowhill gardener
postilion
2 2 £2.10.0 £0.5.0 £0.5.0
3 1 3 £5.0.0 £0.10.0 £0.10.0
Dunscore
Alexander Moffat of Stroquhan James Moffat gamekeeper 1 1 1 £2.10.0 £0.5.0 £0.5.0
Mr Johnstone of Carse [---]
M Babington
gardner
Gamekeeper
2 2 2 £5.0.0 £0.10.0 £0.10.0
Mr Morrine of Elliesland J. Laurie Gamekeeper 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6 £0.2.6
4 3 4 £8.15.0 £0.17.6 £0.17.6
Keir
8 Jul 1797 William Copland Esq of Collieston Charles Weir coachman
gardener
house Servt. [servant]
3 3 £4.10.0 £0.9.0 £0.9.0
11 Jul 1797 Capt. [Captain ] Hoggan Waterside George Lohmer house Servt. [Servant] 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6 £0.2.6
4 1 3 £5.15.0 £0.11.6 £0.11.6
Glencairn
14 Jul 1797 Edward Moffat of Shillingland at Hill Alexander Kinder Gamekeeper 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6 £0.2.6
Penpont
17 Jul 1797 Capt. [Captain] Lascelles Eccles Archibald Gracie House Serv. [Servant] 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6 £0.2.6
Country part of Sanquhar
20 Jul 1797 Henry Veitch Esq. Elliock James Liston Footman 1 1 £1.5.0 £0.2.6 £0.2.6

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Survey of the MALE SERVANTS TAX, in the County of Dumfries from
5 April 1797 to 5 April 1798 by William Laidlaw Surveyor

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