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Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Land tax rolls - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 6 - parishes (see 'More info' for parish details), E106/20/6

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MODERN VALUATION.

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At KIRKCUDBRIGHT, the twenty-sixth day of November, in the year
one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.

GENERAL MEETING of COMMISSIONERS of the LAND TAX for the STEWARTRY of KIRK-
CUDBRIGHT, called by the Conveners, by Advertisments in the Dumfries Weekly
Journal and Dumfries and Galloway Courier, published on the ninth day of No-
vember current, for the dispatch of business, and particularly for authenticating
the NEW VALUATION ROLL of the STEWARTRY;

DAVID BLAIR, ESQUIRE, of Borgue, chosen Preses.

This is the true and proper VALUATION ROLL of the STEWARTRY of KIRKCUDBRIGHT, made up
by the Commissioners of the Land Tax, for the said Stewartry, and their Clerk; and the same is sub-
scribed by the Preses, and by ADAM MAITLAND, Esq. of Dundrennan, and WILLIAM MURE, Esq. of
Twynholm Mains, Conveners of the said Commissioners; and also by JAMES NIVEN, of Glenarm,
Writer in Kirkcudbright, Clerk of Supply for the said Stewartry, in presence of the Meeting, and
before these Witnesses:- JAMES BURNIE and THOMAS McCLENNAN, Notaries Public, both residing in
Kirkcudbright: and WILLIAM LITTLE and DAVID NIVEN, Writers, both residing there.

(Signed)
JAMES BURNIE N.P. [Notaries Public] Witness.
THOMAS McCLELLAN, N.P. [Notaries Public] Witness.
WILLIAM LITTLE, Witness. DAVID NIVEN, Witness.

(Signed)
DAVID BLAIR.
ANDREW MAITLAND.
WILLIAM MURE.
JAMES NIVEN.

Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Land tax rolls - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 6 - parishes (see 'More info' for parish details), E106/20/6

This volume contains land tax information from the parishes of Kirkcudbrightshire in 1819. These parishes include Anwoth, Balmaclellan, Balmaghie, Buittle, Borgue, Carsphairn, Colvend and Southwick, Crossmichael, Dalry, Girthon, Irongray, Kells, Kelton, Kirkbean, Kirkcudbright, Kirkgunzeon, Kirkmabreck, Kirkpatrick Durham, Lochrutton, Minnigaff, New Abbey, Parton, Rerrick, Terregles, Troqueer, Tongland, Twynhame, and Urr.

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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