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Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Land tax rolls - Dumfries county - Volume 2 - parishes (see 'More info' for parish details), E106/12/2

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Proprietor and land	Valuation
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Parish of Dinscore continued
Brot. [Brought] over	5119.6.8
The twenty shill [Shilling] Land of Over Strawhan	150.0.0
The twenty shill [Shilling] Land of Nether Strawhan	90.0.0
The Twenty Sh [Shilling] Land of Skinford	105.0.0
The forty shill [Shilling] Land of Lagg, the forty shill [Shilling] Land of Hallidayhill, the 40 Sh [Shilling] Land of Croftstown or Crawstown, the 40 Sh [Shilling] Land of Allantown with the Cothouse Stand valued in the Valuation Book at	425.0.0
But by and Act of the Commissioners dated 2d May 1750. the public Burdens are appointed to be uplifted out of the foresaid Lands by the Proportions Viz.
Out of the Lands belonging to the Duke of Queensberry Viz.
Hallidayhill	50.0.0
Crotstown or Crawstown	45.0.0
Lag	95.0.0
The half merkland & Hannas	14.0.0
	204.0.0
And out of the Lands belonging to Glenriddal Viz. Burnside and High Mains	81.0.0
Merkland and Laighmains	71.0.0
Gateside and Hole	37.0.0
Loch Mailen	10.0.0
Allanfoot & Roughill	22.0.0
	221.0.0
The old Glebe never before valued	50.0.0
The Miln of Allantown	120.0.0
Summa is Six thousand & fifty nine Merka Six Shills [Shillings] and Eight pennies	6059.6.8
Landward parish of Dumfries
The Five pound of Craigs and Ten pound Land of Over Kilwood	1100.0.0
Carried over	1100.0.0
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Landward parish of Dumfries contd.[continued]
Brot. [Brought] over	1100.0.0
The twelve merkland if Hutton	380.0.0
But by an Act of the Commissioners dated 3d June 1740 the said valued rent was proportioned among the Portioners as follows Viz.
Upon 15 Acres of Crofting or Infield and 76 Acres of Outfield ground then belonging to James Corrie of Speddoch	87.6.8
Upon 15 Acres of Crofting or Infoeld & 82 Acrres of Outfield ground hen belonging to William Binnie	93.6.8
Upon 15 Acres of Crofting or Infield & 66 Acres of Outfield then belonging to James Irving	78.3.4
And upon 42 Acres of Crofting and outfield ground beonging to Samuel Thomson	40.10.0
	300.0.0
Which together makes up the total Valuation foresaid
The five pound land of Conheath Rigg and Netherwood wt. [with] the fishing valued together at	1400.0.0
But by an Act of the Commissioners dated 5 Novr. [November] 1740 the said total Valuation is proportioned as follows. Upon the said Lands of Conheath Rigg & fifty two Acres of Spittlefield	700.0.0
And upon the other Lands of Netherwood and the fishing holden of ye Burgh of Dfs. [Dumfries]	700.0.0
Making together the foresaid total Valuation
The forty shilling Land of Nunholm	300.0.0
The five pound land of Dalscon & Miln	237.6.8
The four Merkland of Auchencreath	200.0.0
The 7 Merkland of Burnt Scarth	300.0.0
The three merkland of Dargavels	180.0.0
The Lands called Wolfgills Gladstonefield & the Acres called Corsanfield & the Acres called Cunninghams fields	75.0.0
But the Lands last mentioned being found to [?]	4092.6.8

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John Goldie
William Mein

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[signed]
John Goldie
William Mein

Transcriber's notes

Note. "Prior to 1707, 1 merk equalled two thirds of a Scots pound, i.e. £0.13.4, which was equivalent to £0.1.1 sterling."

Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Land tax rolls - Dumfries county - Volume 2 - parishes (see 'More info' for parish details), E106/12/2

This volume contains land tax information from the parishes of Dumfriesshire in 1771. The parishes include Penpont, Tynron, Closeburn, Morton, Sanquhar, Kirkconnel, Dunscore, Dumfries, Caerlaverock, Kirkmichael, Torthorwald, Kirkpatrick Juxta, Hutton and Corrie, Lochmaben, Dalton, Ruthwell, Kirkpatrick Fleming, Annan, Hoddom, Westerkirk, and Langholm.

Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records)

The Scottish Exchequer, and subsequently the Court of Exchequer, were concerned with the accounting of collected taxes in Scotland. These taxes include the Carriage tax (1785-1798), Cart tax (1785-1798), Clock and watch tax (1797-1798), Dog tax (1797-1798), Farm horse tax (1797-1798), Servant tax (1777-1798), Hearth tax (1691-1695), Horse tax (1785-1798), Inhabited house tax (1778-1798), Land tax (1645-1831), Poll tax (1694-1698), Shop tax (1785-1789), Window tax (1748-1798). Following the Consolidating Acts (38 Geo. III cap. 40 and 41), the duties on windows, inhabited houses, male servants, carts, carriages and dogs were incorporated in Consolidated Schedules of Assessed Taxes (1798-1799).

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