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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
2.d [page]
out of the same in manner and by the pre portions following Viz.
Out of the Lands of Bellyboughts Corseford Shancastle or Shankistoun The two merkland of Nees one merkland of Martour & Little Dibbin The lands of Meikle Dibbin the lands of Auchenstrone the Lands of Craiglirian the Lands of Drumloss the lands of Stransshalloch The lands of Castlefairn the Miln and Miln Lands of Gillygappock the Lands of Hill the lands of Peelstoun and the five merkland of Maxweltoun holde of a Subject	2516.10.0
And out of the half of Dunreggan alias Burnfoot the Acres of the Templand Meadow the lands of Breckenside The lands of Straith alias Straithead The Lands of Bankhead alias Auchenfedderick The lands of Wallistoun The Lands of Gordonstown The Lands of Dardarroch & Clarenstown and the Lands of Meikle and Little Laggans which are holden of the Crown	1123.3.4
Making together the foresaid	3640.0.0 merks
3d [page]
The lands of Breckonside alias Straithhead the Lands of Walliston the Lands of Gordonston The lands of Dardarroch and Clarenston still belonging to Sir Robert Laurie Baronet	795.6.8
And upon the Lands of Meikle and Little Laggans disponed to Major Robert Laurie and the Lands of Bankhead also disponed to him	327.10.0
Making together the foresaid	1123.3.4
So that the Valuation of the whole foresaid Lands stands now as follows
On the above Lands holding of the Duke of Queensberry	2516.10.0
On the Lands holding of the Crown by Sir Robert Laurie	£795.6.8
One the foresd [foresaid] Lands holding of the Crown by Major Laurie	327.10.0
[Sub total]	3640.0.0
The forty shill [shilling] Land of Fleuch larg	200.0.0
The Lands pertaining to Craigdarroch to wit The four merkland of Jerburgh Lochenbennat & Damacullan Craigdarroch Miln & Lagdon the two merkland of Moss and Grange & Coostonantack the Land called the twenty Sh [shilling] Land The three merk half merkland of Chappellmark & Corriedow the 2½ mk [merk] Land of Corriebuy the 2½ mk [merk] Land of Conrig the Two merk half merkland of Blairock the two merk half merk Land of Benbuie The two merk half merkland of Barnbuie [continued]
The thirty two shill [shilling] Land of Craigdarroch The twenty Shill [shilling] Land of Nees The five merkland of Barndarroch over Cailloch Camaneland merkland of Dungalstoun stand valued in the Valuation Book at	1500.0.0
That the two merkland of Minngryle two

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[signed]

John Goldie
Willaim Mein

That by another Act of the said Commisioners bearing date the twenty ninth Oct Mvij C and sixty five the valued rents of the Lands before mentioned holding of the Crown is further divivded & proportioned as follows Viz
Upon the Lands of the half of Dunreggan alias Burnfoot the Acres of Templand meadow

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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