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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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Land tax transcription

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N.B. The Roman R on the Margin denotes that the Cess or Land-Tax is Redeemed
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Rectified Valuation Book, or Roll,
of the
County of Edinburgh, 1814
No.1. North Leith Parish.
Description of Property. Present Proprieters SCOTS MONEY
VALUATION.
Evan McGregor, for Gray of Warriston, £260.11.4
Divided thus, -
13 Acres and 5½ particates and 3 butts of Land, which
were sometime possessed by John Ker of Barnhill,
and Jean Gibb his spouse, - £69.19.6
13 Acres, of old pertaining to Mr John
Moscrop - - - £65.19.11
2½ Acres which sometime belonged to )
John Peirie (Alex. Marjoribanks ) £12.13.9
Superior) )
Four Acres lying within the bounds of New-
haven, and in the Clay Potts, £20.6.2. William Scot, Solicitor-at-Law
Divided thus , - £450.18.8
2 Acres belonging in Superiority to Alex. Colonel Alexander Murray
Marjoribanks of that Ilk, £10.3.1
2 Acres belonging in Superi-
ority to Alexander Young
of Harburn, W.S. £10.3.1
Per decreet, 8th March 1813, _______ £20.6.2
4 Acres and 7 particates, all formerly be- )
longing to Mary Bunzan, (Alexander ) £20.10.6
Marjoribanks superior) ) ________
14 Acres sometime pertaining to Daniel
Hay, writer and Margaret Purdie, his
Spouse - - £71.1 .6
50½ Acres 12½ particates and 3 butts of
land, _________
per decreet, 30th April 1812, £260.11.4
The Seamans Hospital of Leith, or Tri-
nity Lands - - - - £169.4.0
The Seamans Hospital of Leith, or Tri-
nity Lands, for George Wilson - £21.3.4
_________
£450.18.8
__________
_____________________________________________
James Law of Hillhousefield, £270.13. 8.
and for part of Hillhousefield, the remaining
£68 stated to Mr Anderson, as under £202.13.8
For Pilrig's acres - - £31.6.8
For James Davison - - £26.1.0
For James Edgar - - £13.0.0 William Robertson of Hill-
____________ housefield, now William
£ 273 1 4 Boyd, and others - £273.1.4
_________________________________________________
Maurice Trent, for Boswell's Heirs, being
Lands called Laverockbank - £110. 0
Maurice Trent, for James Pillans, afterwards Dr
Melville, being Lands called Laverockbank. - - £77. 0
Maurice Trent, for remainder of Hillhousefield £68.0.0
_______________ Heirs of Dick Douglas Ander-
£255.7.0 son of Laverockbank £255.7.0
___________________________
North Leith carried forward, £979.7.0

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[page] 28

N.B. The Roman R on the Margin denotes that the Cess or Land-Tax is Redeemed.

[Page] 29
Rectified Caluation Book, or Roll,
OF THE
COUNTY OF EDINBURGH, 1814.

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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

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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