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Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Land tax rolls - Dumfries county - Volume 3 - parishes (see 'More info' for parish details), E106/12/3

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Proprietor & Land	Valuation	Valuation (Total)
PARISH of WAMPHRAY continued.	Merks s.d.	Merks s.d.
Brought forward		907.6.8
But by an Act of the Commissioner, 17th September 1741, the valuation of the lands of Broadgill, lying in the said parish of Daltoune, was disjoined from the above cumulo, and appointed to pay by themselves at the rate of	70.0.0	2730.0.0
The twenty shilling land of Girthhead, and twenty shilling land of Rammilhill,		180.0.0
The twenty shilling land of Milne,		£112.6.8
The two merkland of Garrogill that pertained to Corehead and Breckonsyde, the one-half to be paid by Breckonsyde, and the other included in Corehead's rent,		75.6.8
But as the lands in the last article cannot now be found, the Collector gets yearly credit for the Land-tax payable out of the same. The Marquis of Annandale's interest in this parish is valued in cumulo with the rest of his lands.
Summa of this parish is four thousand and five merks six shillings and eight pennies Scots,		4005.6.8
United parishes of HUTTON and CORRIE.
The whole lands in the parish belonging in property of superiority to the Marquis of Annandale, are valued in his Lordship's cumulo valuation.
United parishes of APPLEGIRTH, SIBBLEBIE, and DINWOODIE.
The forty pound land of Dinwoodie,		1800.0.0
The laid of Applegirth's lands, with Briery-hill and Nethercleugh,		2100.0.0
The six merkland of Milnbank,		300.0.0
The nine merklands of Sibblebie, acquired by the family of Applegirth from the family of Annandale, were included in the cumulo valuation of the Marquis of Annandale's estate. But by the Act of the Commissioners, 26th May 1737, the valuation of the above merklands was disjoined from
Carried over,		4200.0.0
United parishes of APPLEGIRTH, SIBBLEBIE, and DINWOODIE continued
Brought forward		4200.0.0
... the foresaid cumulo and appointed to be stated by themselves at the rate of		665.0.0
The Marquis of Annandale's other lands in this parish, and those of the vassals included in his Lordship's cumulo.
Summa of this parish is four thousand eight hundred and sixty five merks Scots,		4865.0.0
PARISH of DRYSEDALE.
The thirty pound land that pertained to Andrew Johnston of Lockerbie, and fishing, the ten merkland of the Hiefield of Bengall, and five merkland in toune of Lockerbie,		2300.0.0
The five merkland of Hillhead,		200.0.0
The twenty shilling land of Bishopcleugh,		30.0.0
The twenty shilling land of Auchenslork,		56.0.0
The forty shilling land of Dame, and ane-half merkland of Brumrig and Lockerbie,		300.0.0
The twenty shilling land of Dryseholme, more nor pays the superior,		7.0.0
Boghead, included in the Marquis of Annandale's total,
The forty shilling land in Lockerbie that pertained to Gimenbie,		60.0.0
The three pound land of Nether place of Lockerbie, over the rent paid the superior,		22.6.8
The halfe merkland pertaining to Lockerbie,		33.10.0
The halfe merkland of Chaple,		30.0.0
The lands of Lockerbie that pertained to Southesk,		656.0.0
The lands of Drysholme		80.0.0
The Marquis of Annandale's lands valued in cumulo,
The Viscount of Stormont's lands valued in cumulo,
The lands of Bengawhill and Bengaw, Copewood, Know, Daltonhook, and multures of Lynn miln, were valued in cumulo, with the other lands belonging to Carruthers of Holmends, under the parish of Dalton; but by Act of the Commissioners of Supply, bearing date 29th August, 1781, the cumulo valuation was divided; and the said lands (then acquired by Joseph Mundal of Bengaw) were appointed to be stated at		229.0.0
Summa of this parish is four thousand and four merks three shillings and four pennies Scots,		4004.3.4

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Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Land tax rolls - Dumfries county - Volume 3 - parishes (see 'More info' for parish details), E106/12/3

This volume contains land tax information from the parishes of Dumfriesshire in 1781. The parishes include Penpont, Tynron, Closeburn, Morton, Sanquhar, Kirkconnel, Dumfries, Dunscore, Kirkmichael, Tinwald, Wamphray, Hutton and Corrie, Lochmaben, Mouswald, Cummertrees, Kirkpatrick Fleming, Anna, Middlebie, Eskdalemuir, 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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