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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
40th [page]
United parishes of Tundergarth and St. Mungo contd. [continued]
Brot. [Brought] over	1645.6.8
The Lands of Foulraw that pertained to Dirlton	50.0.0
The forty sh [Shilling] Land of Whitston hill	140.0.0
The two merkland of Lairdholm	140.0.0
The merkland of Rynshill	40.0.0
The two merkland of Grains the two merkland of Cowthat, the two & half mk [Merk] Land of Persiebiehall and Priest butts & two merkland of Midbrae and Craikhouse	700.0.0
The fifteen merkland of Crieve	500.0.0
The two merkland of Hayhill and Tunnergarth that pertained to the Parson & his brother whereof he was to pay Fifty mks [Merks] as Kirkhouse Lands, and the Parson the rest as Kirkhouse Lands	100.0.0
Summa of this parish is three thousand three hundred & fifteen merks Six Shills [Shillings] & eight pennies	3315.6.8
The Marquiss of Annandale's whole rent Stock and Tiend within the Sheriffdom of Dumfries comprehending the Stewartry of Annandale and five kirks of Eskdale with the Lands of Gilliesbie and Thorniwhat Boghead in Dryfesdale, Broom in Cummertrees, Stapletown in Dornock, Reidhall and Cavarts holm, three merkland of Righead in Kirkpatrick fleming, The Lands of newbie & Annan forty shilling Land of Greengate house & five merk land on Middlebie Mains Milns Kains Customs and other Casualties exactly [continued]
stand valued in the Valuation Book as ratified in Anno 1667 at	18232.6.8
The Lands of Robgill in Dornock are valued byy themselves, but paid for along with the Marquises Cumulo at	112.6.8
	18345.0.0
But the following Deductions are
41 [page]
are now to be made from it viz.
For the Lands of Rockhalhead & Carthat	405.0.0
The Lands of Cogries	135.0.0
Cauldholm	90.0.0
Cleugheads	30.0.0
Walscaills	75.0.0
having been evicted from the Marquis by the Duke of Queensberry & now paid for & charged in the parishes wherein they lye. As are also
The Lands of Sibbaldbie purchased by Sir John Jardine	665.0.0
And the Lands of Broom & others purchased by Sir William Douglas	559.6.8
Remains of the Marquises Cumulo	1959.6.8
	16385.6.8
But the following Deductions are to be made from the said Cumulo viz.

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[signed]
John Goldie
William Mein

41 [page]

[signed]
John Goldie
William Mein

The whole Lands belonging to the Viscount of Stormont Viz. the four merkland of Stocks and Wylies in Dornock the twenty pound land of Lochmaben the Ten pound land of Priest dykes & Broad Chappell, the fifty shill Land of Broadholm on Lochmaben the Twenty merk land in Castlemilk in St Mungo, the twenty pound land of Tunnergarth the twenty pound land of Little Hutton Twenty mk [Merk] Land of Bengall in Dryfesdale the twelve merkland in Trailtrow in Cummertrees, the forty pound land of Ruthwell Cocklicks and Meikle Belriddings in the Parish of Ruthwell, and seven pound six Shill [Shilling] & 8d [pennies] Land in Graitney the twenty pound Land of Redkirk the five pound land of Langrig, theTen pound land of Blackwood the eleven merkland of Tordoff in Graitney stand valued in the said rectified Valuation Book at 16384.0.0

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."

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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