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Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Land tax rolls - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 2 - parishes (see 'More info' for parish details), E106/20/2

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BALMACLELLAN PAROCH

[signed]
John Dalyell
David Telfair
Thomas Bean

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LindaC80 ,
Can you please read the transcriber note on page 1.
There is still some lines to be added to page 3.
Thank you
Dauvit


Have edited some of the entries to include pounds shillings pennies in brackets after the abbreviated words. I have also completed the Balmaghie transcription on the bottom of the page please could you look it over and advise if I have done it correctly. Thankyou Linda

Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Land tax rolls - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 2 - parishes (see 'More info' for parish details), E106/20/2

This volume contains land tax information from the parishes of Kirkcudbrightshire in 1753. These parishes include Anwoth, Balmeclellan, Buittle, Carsphairn, Corssmichael, Dalry, Irongray, Kells, Kirkbean, Kirkgunzeon, Kirkpatrick, Minnigaff, New Abbey, Urr, Parton and Rerrick, Terregles, Tongland, and Twynholm.

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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