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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
26th [page]
Kirkmaho parish continued
Brot. [brought] over	2600.0.0
The Nineteen merkland of Duncow (whereof paid to the Exchequer 120 merks) including Lady Milnheads part being 135 Merks	1650.0.0
The twenty Sh [Shilling] Land of Riddingwood	187.6.8
The twenty Sh [Shilling] Land of Castlehill	150.0.0
The forty Sh [Shilling] Land of Belholm	150.0.0
The fifteen Sh [Shilling] Land of Kilbeen	150.0.0
The forty Sh [Shilling] Land of Newlands	75.0.0
The five pound land of Rolliekill and Gladholm with Auchengeath formerly concealed	450.0.0
The two Mk [merk] Land of Whitestones & 3 Mk [Merk] Land of Buckrig	60.0.0
The twenty Sh [Shilling] Land of Auchenreith	67.0.0
The twenty Sh [Shilling] Land of Auchencairn called Netherhowes now pertaining to James Mounsey Esq	60.0.0
The thirty Sh [Shilling] Land of Auchencairn pertaining to Feuars	84.0.0
The pound land of Kirkland of Kirkmahoe	235.0.0
The lands of Carzield now belonging to Capt [Captain] Riddell	105.0.0
The rest of Carzield pertaining to Feuars	140.0.0
The thirty Sh [Shilling] Land of Milnhead with the fishing in Kirkmahoe parish	165.0.0
The ten Shill [Shilling] Land of Holme	37.6.8
The Ten pound land of Carnsalloch wt. [with] the Templand	737.0.0
The twenty Sh [Shilling] Land of Auchencairn pertaining to Riddingwood	56.3.4
The forty penny land of Isle	75.0.0
Summa of this parih is Seven thousand two hundred and thirty four Merks three shills [Shillings] & four pennies Scots	7234.3.4
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United parishes of Kirkmichael and Garrell
The Lands of Hazlebrae	100.0.0
The Barony og Ross including the Courance and Lands of Redhall in the parish of Lochmaben pertaining to the Duke of Queensberry	2735.10.0
The forty Sh [Shilling] Land of Kirkland otherwise called Scarbrae	30.0.0
The Lands that pertained ti Sir Robert Dalyell including the Lands of Newton and Kirkland of Dalgarnock , the Twenty pound land of Kirkmichael the Ten pound land of Amisfield, the Ten pound Land of Dalruskan, the Ten pound land of Auchenand, the Ten poundland of Trailflatt and Miln thereof stand valued in the Valuation Book of the Shire at	4490.0.0
But the following Deductions are to be made from the same viz.
For the Lands of Newton & Kirkland of Dalgarnock charged under the parish of Closeburn	750.0.0
For the Lands of Amisfield Auchenane Trailflatt & Miln thereof, & part of Dalruskan sold to the Duke of Queensberry at	1530.0.0
For the Lands of Hunterhouse & Skipmire now belonging also to the Duke of Queensberry and which as well as the Article last mentd. [mentioned] are charged under the united parishes of Tinwald & Trailflatt at	150.0.0
For the Lands of Craigshiel and Holehouse pertaining ti Thomas Kirkpatrick of Fenton	330.0.0
For the Lands of Blackcleugh and Glenkiln sold to Robert Kirkpatrick	200.0.0
	2960.0.0
	1530.0.0
So that the valued rent of the Lands remaining with the Honorable Alexander Dalyell of Glenae and lying partly in this parish and partly in the parish of Tinwald is 1530 Merks as above charged	4395.10.0

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."

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[signed
John Goldie
William Mein

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[signed]
John Goldie
William Mein

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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