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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
42d. [page]
Viscount of Stormont's Cumulo continued
Brot. [Brought] over	16384.0.0
The Interest of the kindly Tenants in the four towns of Lochmaben	2618.0.0
The twelve merkland of Trailtrow in the parish of Cummertrees purchased by Hoddom	468.0.0
The Lands of Brockbrig in parish of Hoddom purchased by Hoddom	38.0.0
The Lands of Holmhead in Hoddom parish purchased from Hoddom	119.0.0
	3243.0.0
Remains of the Viscount of Stormonts free Cumulo 13141.0.0	13141.0.0
The United parishes of Graitney & Redkirk
The five merkland of Scails	400.0.0
The Lands of Graitney that formerly belnged to William Johnston of Graitney & now to the Marquis of Annandale	800.0.0
Summa of the united parishes of Graitney & Redkirk is One thousand two hundred Merks Scots	1200.0.0
The Parish of Dornock
The fifteen merkland above the Kirk pertaining to His Grace the Duke of Queensberry deduced fro his Cumulo by Act of the Commissioners 17th May 1745 and appointed to pay by itself at the rate of	750.0.0
The fifteen merkland beneath the Kirk that pertained to Dornock	525.0.0
The Lands of Eastriggs	100.0.0
Stabletown included in the Marquis of Annandales total
The five merkland of Stank & Woodhall	300.0.0
The three pound land of Todholes	112.6.8
The Lands of Robgill the valued by themselves at 112:½ are paid for with the Marquis of Annandales Cumuloand charged with it
Summa of this parish exclusive of Robgill is One thousand seven hundred and Eighty seven merks six shills [Shillings] and eight pennies	1787.6.8
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Parish of Kirkpatrick Fleming
The five merkland of Raeburn Steel and Cove	262.6.8
The forty shill [Shilling] Land of Moss know	112.6.8
The seven merkland of Kirkpatrick Fleming	270.0.0
The forty shill [Shilling] Land of Beltenment with the Lands of Hodlington	300.0.0
The five merkland of Broats	150.0.0
The five merkland of Woodhouse	187.6.8
The two merk half merkland of Aulderbeck	150.0.0
The five merkland of Byers and Wysebie	200.0.0
The 85 & ½ merkland of Springkell Redkirks Land forty sh [Shilling] Land of Sarkshiels Half Morton Logan and these Lands formerly called Redkirk stand valued in Cumulo in the Valuation Book at	4000.0.0
But by an Act of the Commissioners dated fifth June 1764 the said Cumulo is divided as follows Viz. On the Lands of the Twenty pound land of Kirkconnell comprehending Birrenlees Goukhall Laverock hall Drowncow Craigshaws Caldronlee Gair, Blackcleugh Brantith Berkleys head Howgillside Davinswalls Sarkshiels Southside Cairnhill Burnfoot Kirkconnell Mains & Kirkconnell Miln Holden of the Crown	1693.0.0
And upon the other Lands comprehended under the Baronies of Springkell and Half Morton containing the Lands of Bogue Dykeside Waughslies Timpan and Timpanheck Wattaman Cadgill house Cadgillfoot Greenwrae, Carsholm and Malton Campenholm Cadgill head Cadgillside Oakwoodlie Hillhead Charters Birren Auchenguile South woodfoot Stobie know Stobbielie Becktonhall Logan Mains Logan Haose Knowhead of logan and Miln of Sark all holden of a Subject at the rate of	2307.0.0
Which added together make up exactly the foresaid Cumulo

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42d [page]

[signed]
John Goldie
William Mein

43d [page]

[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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