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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
28th [page]
United parishes of Kirkmichael & Garrell contd [continued]
Brot. [Brought] over	4395.10.0
The before mentd. [mentioned] Lands of Craigshiel and Holehouse	330.0.0
And the foresaid Lands of Blackcleugh & Glenkiln	200.0.0
Summa of this parish is four thousand nine hundred and twenty five merks Scots ten shills [Shillings]	4925.10.0
Parish of Torthorwald
The Barony of Torthorwald including the two merkland that was formerly possessed by Carlyle and the Kirkland of Torthorwald which all now belong to the Duke of Queensberry	3074.0.0
The 4 Merkland of Boytath also belonging to Kilynae	300.0.0
The twelve merkland of Drummuir and Colin pertaining to Sir Robert Grierson	337.6.8
Summa of this parish is three thousand seven hundred and eleven merks Six Shills [Shillings] and eight pennies	3711.6.8
The united parishes of Tinwald & Trailflat
The twenty pound land of Tinwald & Kirkland now belonging to the Duke of Queensberry	2625.0.0
The Lands that were purchased by the Duke of Queensberry par of the Estate of Carnwath	1530.0.0
The Lands of Skipmire and Hunterhouse now belonging to him and which with the preceeding Article ar deduced from the Cumulo in the parish of Kirkmichael and Garrell	150.0.0
The Mains of Amisfield	450.0.0
Summa of this parish of Four thousand seven hundred & fifty five merks	4755.0.0
29th [page]
Stewartry of Annandale
Parish of Moffat
The five merkland of Breconside	300.0.0
The merkland of Cocket pertaining to Queensberry	37.6.8
The twenty Sh [Shilling] Land of Woodfoot	82.6.8
The twenty Sh [Shilling] Land of Woodhead	135.0.0
The thirteen ½ merkland of Drumcrief and Craigieburn Riddings and Bottom are valued in Cumulo at	641.0.0
The twenty Sh [Shilling] Land of Gillfoot at	90.3.4
	731.3.4
But by an Act of the Commissioners of Supply dated 6th May 1755 the foresaid Cumulo of 641 Merks is divided as follows Viz.
Upon the mains of Dumcrief and others pertaining to George Clerk Maxwell Esq exclusive of the said Lands of Gillfoot 435	435.0.0
And upon the Lands of Craigieburn and others pertaining to William Lorimer	206.0.0
Making together the sd.[said] Sum of Six hundred and forty one merks	641.0.0
And by the same act the Lands of Gillfoot are to remain separately valued as formerly at	90.3.4
The fifteen merkland of Granton	585.0.0
The Seven Merk half merkland of Frenchland	500.0.0
The five merkland of Oldtown	300.0.0
The merkland of Riddings	45.0.0
The fifteen merkland of Newton	500.0.0
The thirty Sh [Shilling] Land of Erickstane	112.6.8
The Lands of Greskine and Mellingshaw were valued in Cumulo with the Lands of Elshieshiels and others in the parish of Lochmaben; but that Cumulo was by Act of the Commissioners 23d. June 1740 divided and Greskine and Mellingshaw appointed to pay at the rate of	160.0.0
Carried over	3496.10.8

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[signed]
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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