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Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Land tax rolls - Midlothian (Edinburgh) county - Volume 7 - parishes (see 'More info' for parish details), E106/22/7

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Page 14.
Easter Hailes (Collington p. 56) see also app. p. 36
Sheep Park of Easter Hailes ----------------£ 12:6:11
Wester Park including the ground around it and the road dividing it from the Policy grounds & the Er. Park...16:7:-
Easter Park with the Planting on the Southside thereof and the Pendicle called Braehead ----14:3:6
Dovecot Park ---------------------------------8: -: 2
Wash-house Park with inclosure around the Wash-house - 6:3:6
The field immediately to the North East of the Dovecot Park including the small piece of planting and inclosed ground on the East side thereof--11:1:11
The grounds & plantations round the House of Hailes and whole other parts of the Estate of Hailes lying on the South of the Road from Edenbourh to Currie - 10:3:7
Farm of Hailes Quarry including the site of the Quarry - 48:9:3

By Decree dated 1st May 1820.

Wester Hailes (Collington p. 56) see also App. p. 36
Farm of Viewfield or Curriemuirend 41:6:4
Farm of Wester Hailes (exclusive of the Muir Parks) with the planting on the said farm along the thieves Road 111 :7 : 4
Farm of Dumbryden 77 : 9 : 5
Farm of Fairneyflats 67 : 15: 9
Muir Parks & plantations connected therewith 19: 7 : 5
Holemilne Lands (exclus. of the Miln belonging to Heirs of Rober Cox 3: 4: 7
Bloomyhall 1: 13 : 8
Christie's feu 1: 15 : 6 ________324 : - : -
By Decreet dated 1st May 1820.


Farm of Kings-Knows - 209: 16: 10
Clarkson's feu -- -:18:4
Anderson's feu - - : 7: 8 ____________ 337: 18 : 8


Page 15.

Riccarton (Currie p. 63)
The ground within the Park Dykes of Riccarton £ 169 : 16 : -
Far of Riccarton Mains 178 : 14 : 8
Farm of Malcomstown 81 : 11 : 11
Farm of Cocklaw 64: 2: 3
The part of the Lands of Nether Currie poss. by Chas. Smith 5 : 8 : 9
The part of the sd. lands of do. called Little Currie - 16: 6 : 5 ________516 : - : -
By Decreet dated 1st May 1820.

Gorton (Lasswade p. 90)
That part of the lands of Gorton comprehending Loanhead belonging to Robert Wardlaw ------ £ 65 : 5: 2
That part of the said Lands belonging Francis Walker 77 : 11: 11_____________142 : 17: 1

By Decreet dated 30th April 1821.

Woolmet & part of the Superiority (Newton p. 87)
That part of the Lands of Woolmet and the Lands of Hilltown or Hill belonging to Earl of Wemyes 969 : 14 : -
The Lands of Hairlaws and Lochshot belonging to Sir John Hope Bart 107 : 6 : -
* 1077 : - : -
The part of the Superiority effeiring to the Lands of Hilltown or Hill belonging to Earl of Wemyes 130 : 18 : 9
The part thereof effeiring to the Lands of Hairlaws & Lochshot belonging to Sir John Hope Bart 14 : 9 : 9

By Decreet dated 20 November 1821.

* for Corrected State of Woolmet see p. 17

____________this ends the left side and below begins the right side. ___________________


Page 16.

Dean part of (St. cuthberts p. 48)£
Lands of Dean standing in the less Books of the County of Edinburgh in name of Sir John Nisbet excl. of part thereof feued to Henry Raeburn ------ £ 1209: 2 : 5
Part of sd. lands feued to Henry Raeburn 103 : 7 : 7 ____________1312 : 10 : -
By Decreet dated 20th November 1821.

Glencorse (Woodhouselee or Glencorse p. 93)
The part of Lot 5 or the center lot viz. No. 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 41, 42, 43, 51 & 53 now belonging to Wm. Child £ 65 : 7 : 5
The part of sd. Lot 5 being No. 54 belong to James Tait 9 : 9 : 9______________74 : 17 : 2
By Decreet dated 21st May 1822

Gogar (Corstorphine p. 59)
Lands held in deu by Mr. Alex Osborne £ 81 : 18 : 10
Do. Mrs. Eliz. Ogilvie 60 : 12 : 2
Do. alex Ponton 34 : 9 : 6
Site of Gofar House Garden & Pleasure Grounds 35 : 19 : 3
Claywalls 149: 8 : 8
Site of the Village & Parks of Gogar 255 : 17 : 8
Golfhall Parks 98 : 14 : 2
Gogar Mains 192 : - : 3
The first of the four fields immediately east of Mr. Pontons feu on the South of the Turnpike Road from Glasgow to Edinburgh 16 : 19 : 6
The second do. do. do. 12: 10 : 10
The third do. do. do. 13 : 12 : 9
The fourth do. do. do. 12: 5 : 3
The eastmost of the two fields on the north of the said Turnpike Road & bounded on the NE & W by the lands of Meadowfield. 14 : 2 : 1
The westmost of the sd. two fields. 21 : 9 : 1 ________________1000 : - : -
By Decreet dated 4th March 1823.

Page 17.
Woolmet & part of the Superiority (Newton p. 87)
That part of the Lds. of Woolmet including the Lands of Hiltown or Hillbelonging to the Earl of Wemyes ---------------£ 1016 : 18 : -
* The Lands of Hairlaws & Lockshot belonging to Sir John Hope Bart 60 : 2 : - * 1077 : - : -
The part of the supy effeiring to the Lds. of Hilltown or Hill belonging to Earl of Wemyes £ 137 : 6 : 2
* The part of do. do. Hairlaws & Lockshot belonging to Sir John Hope * 8 : 2 : 4

By Decreet dated 30th April 1823. ___________________145 : 8 : 6
* For subdivision of Hairlaws & Lockshott & supy see p. 19.

Parks of Cliftonhall (Kirkliston p. 68)
North Park £ 15 : 6 : 3 1/2 ----------------------Bank of Cliftonhall £ 13 : 6 : 3 1/2
Piece of Bank formerly of Linsimell Park 1 : 16 : 2 1/2 --------------Garden 12: 5 : -1/2

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[page] 115

Easter Hailes [note] (Collington p. [page] 56) see also app. p. [appendix page] 36
Wester Hailes [note] (Collington p. [page] 56) see also App. p. [Appendix page] 36
Riccarton [note] (Currie p. [page] 63)
Gorton [note] (Lasswade p. [page] 90)
Woolmet & part of the Superiority [note] (Newton p. [page] 87)

[page] 116

Dean part of [note] (St. Cuthberts p. [page] 48)
Glencorse [note] (Woodhouselee or Glencorse p. [page] 93)
Gogar [note] (Corstorphine p. [page] 59)
Woolmet & part of the Superiority [note] (Newton p. [page] 87)
Parks of Cliftonhall [note] (Kirkliston p. [page] 68)
Addiston &c [note] (Ratho p. [page] 66)
Addiston North of the Road [note] (Lord Morton)
Jaw West of Canal [note] (Lord Morton)
Addiston South of the Road [note] (Lord Morton)
Jaw East of Canal [note] (Lord Morton)
Division of Valuation [note] (Ratho p. [page] 65)

Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Land tax rolls - Midlothian (Edinburgh) county - Volume 7 - parishes (see 'More info' for parish details), E106/22/7

This volume contains land tax information from the parishes of Midlothian in 1814. These parishes include North Leith, South Leith, St Cuthbert's, Collington, Currie, Kirknewton, Inveresk, Lasswade, Newton, Newbattle, Libberton, Abbey of Holyroodhouse, Duddingston, Corstorphine, Cramond, Ratho, Kirkilston, East Calder, Mid Calder, West Calder, Dalkeith, Glencorse, Penicuik, Carrington, Crichton, Fala and Soutra, Temple, Heriot, and Stow.

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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