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Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Land tax rolls - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 1 - parishes (see 'More info' for parish details), E106/20/1

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[Kirkcudbright, Galtnay and Dunrod continued]

Galtnay
Dunrod

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AT Kirkcudbright the fyftin
day of July jaj viC foure tua [1642?]
yeir

This is the Just Double of the principall valuation
book within the stewartry of kirkcudbright Trewlie
collationed and compaired Be [--bs] noters Publik
undersubscrit and Befoir these witness Robert
gordone youngar off Airds Charles [Telfir?] of Lynk
ings John clark merchant in kirkcudbright And
Alexander Brys wryter in the same burgh
To [T--?] notar [publict --]

Callander 2:1? [--] -- [signed] Gordon witniss
Charles Tailfeir witnis
[?] Charles Wittnes [?] -- Alexander Brys Witnis

Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Land tax rolls - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 1 - parishes (see 'More info' for parish details), E106/20/1

This volume contains land tax information from the parishes of Kirkcudbrightshire in 1682. These parishes include Irongate, Terregles, Lochrutton, Troqueer, Kirkbean, Colvend and Southwick, Kirkpatrick Durham, Dalry, Kells, Parton, Crossmichael, Buittle, Tongland, Carsphairn, Balmaclellan, Twynholm, Anwoth, Borgue, Girthon, Kirkmabreck, and Kirkcudbright.

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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