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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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Description of Property	Valuation Sub 2	Present Proprietors	Valuation Sub	Valuation
				SCOTS MONEY.
		Libberton Parish, Brought forward,		£7998.13.4
Lord Ross, £961.10.0. Divided thus,—
Adam Symington, for Stenhouse (Samuel Anderson, banker, superior)	£280.0.0	Thomas Peacock of Stenhouse		£280.0.0 ‡
John Colville, £184.0.0. Divided thus,—
Patrick Murray, part of Westfield of Burnhead -- £85.5.0	£85.5.0	Charles Fraser		£85.5.0
James Home, part of Westfield of Burnhead -- £98.15.0	£98.15.0	William Rae of St Catharines, stated afterwards.
[sub-total] -- £184.0.0
John Adams, for Sunnyside, (Samuel Anderson, banker, superior)	£156.0.0	Sir Patrick Inglis		£156.0.0
Peter Miller, banker, then Colonel Clerk (Samuel Anderson, banker, superior)	£48.0.0	Alexander Inglis		£48.0.0
Colonel Mark Renton,for Nellfield, now Helen's Grove, (Samuel Anderson, banker, superior)	£44.0.0	Peter Plenderleith		£44.0.0
Alexander Johnston, (Samuel Anderson, banker, superior)	£42.0.0	Alexander Johnston, farmer }
		Carfrae, coachmaker, and Alexander Inglis }		£42.0.0
Mrs Dalrymple, for lands of Greenend (Samuel Anderson, banker, superior)	£14.0.0	Richard Bernard		£14.0.0
John Goldie, (Samuel Anderson, banker, superior)	£12.0.0 }	Daniel Robb's Heirs }
		Charles Fraser }		£12.0.0 x
		John Sprott }
Daniel Robb, (Samuel Anderson, banker, superior)	£12.0.0 }	Thomas Robb }		£12.0.0
		Dr [Doctor] Chapman's Heirs }
Mr Baird, as stated on preceding page (Samuel Anderson, banker, superior)	£39.0.0	Stated preceding page.
Mr Rae, for St Catharines, as under	£130.0.0	After stated
	£961.10.0
Wants £0.10.0 from Roll 1726,	£0.10.0
Agrees	£961.10.0
Patrick Crawford, for lands of Kaims	£130.0.0	Henry Trotter of Mortonhall, stated afterwards.
	£1091.0.0
William Rae, for Patrick Crawford, for St Catharines, part of Lord Ross's, as above 2-3ds [two thirds], -- £86.13.4 }
1-3d [one third of] St Catharines, part of Lord Ross's as above -- £43.6.8 }	£130.0.0
Per decreet 22[n]d April 1794.
William Rae, for another part of Lord Ross's also as before stated	£98.15.0
	£228.15.0	William Rae of St Catharines		£228.15.0
Lord Sommerville, for Drum	£816.0.0
For Todhills, or Todholes, purchased from Mr Baird, as before mentioned	£148.10.0
	£964.10.0
Divided thus—
James Hay of Drum, for lands of Drum	£363.10.0	Heirs R. [Robert] Cathcart		£363.10.0
		Drum, after divided, £816.0.0
Lord Sommerville, part of lands of Drum. -- £452.10.0		Different purchasers.
Lord Sommerville, for Todholes, as before -- £148.10.0
	£601.0.0	Lord Sommerville, or Heirs R. [Robert] Cathcart (different purchasers)		£601.0.0
	£964.10.0
		Libberton carried forward,		£9885.3.4
				SCOTS MONEY.
		Libberton Parish, Brought forward,		£9885.3.4
James Hay's part of Drum, as above	£363.10.0
Lord Sommerville, for remainder, as above	£452.10.0
	£816.0.0
Divided thus,—
Pasture ground round mansion-house of Drum, southmost half of Sheep Park, Little Fountainhead Park, and Keltie's Park, and Orchyard	£70.0.5 x
Deer Park	£25.0.2
Yellowhouse, or Muir Park	£45.0.4
Easter Cow Park, and part of Wester Cow Park	£46.7.3
Candlemakers Park	£37.3.1
Northmost half of Sheep Park, Fountainhead Park, and Inclosure adjoining, East Row of Houses in Gilmerton	£48.11.9
East Quarry Park	£17.2.11
Wester Quarry Park	£12.17.1
Easter Baird's Park, part of Wester Bairds, and No. 48 and 49 of Somerside farm	£52.17.6 ‡
Burndale Park, Ormandsknow Park, and No. 50 and 51 of Somerside farm, £55.1.1. Divided thus,—
Ormandsknow Park, belonging to Robert Cathcart}	£27.0.2
Burndale Park, and the two fields marked No. 50 and 51 on the plan of Drum Estate, belonging to James Hay}	£28.0.11 *
No. 40, 41, 43, and 52, parts of Somerside farm	£42.3.2
Dovecot Park	£32.3.0
No. 20, 21, and 22, part of Fernieside farm	£138.5.3
No. 19 and 23, part of Fernieside	£128.13.9 ¤
No. 42, 44, 45, 46, and 47, parts of Somerside farm	£64.13.3
26 February 1800 and 6th October 1807, per decreet,	£816.0.0
Thomas Rigg, lands of Morton	£317.0.0
Teinds	£73.3.4
	£390.3.4	James Home Rigg of Morton		£390.3.4
Mortonhall lands	£783.0.0
For remainder of Muirhouses (Mr Baird, £32.0.0, already stated)	£165.0.0
	£948.0.0
Part of Kames lands, before stated	£130.0.0
	£1078.0.0	Henry Trotter of Mortonhall		£1078.0.0
R. Straton, lands of		Johnston of Straton		£400.0.0
R. South-house, lands of		Thomas Sievewright of Southhouse		£261.0.0
@ OVER LIBBERTON, £1297.0.0. Divided thus,—
The Laird's part	£864.13.4	Little Gilmour of Libberton		£1297.0.0
The Lady's part	£432.6.8	Craigmiller, as before stated	£2932.15.0
	£1297.0.0	Libberton, as above	£1297.0.0
		Total,	£4229.15.0
R. Sir James Stewart of Goodtrees, afterwards Moredun, for these lands		Samuel Anderson, banker		£374.0.0
		Total Libberton Parish,		£13,685.6.8

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[page] 36
Rectified Valuation Roll 1814, Continued.
[Note - Thomas Peacock of Stenhouse]: For Division of Valued Rent of Stenhouse See Appendix p. [page] 19.
[Note - Charles Fraser]: For Divn. [Division] of V.R. [Valued Rent] of this ground . See App. p_ [Appendix page] 1st.
[page] 37
Rectified Valuation Roll 1814, Continued.
[Note - Pasture ground round mansion-house]: For Divn. [Division] see app. pp. [appendix pages] 12 & 13.
[Note - Easter Baird's Park]: For Divn. [Division] see app. p. [appendix page] 13.
[Note - Burndale Park]: For Divn. [Division] see App. p [Appendix page] 13.
[Note - No. 19 and 23, part of Fernieside]: For Divn. [Division] see app. p [appendix page] 13.
[Note inserted before - 6th October 1807]: 26 Feby 1800 and
[Note - OVER LIBBERTON]: For Division] of the V. R. [Valued Rent] of the lands of over Liberton - See appendix p. [page] 27
N. B. Agrees with Roll 1702 ; £0.10.0 omitted in the Roll 1738 for Lord Ross, wanting to make up the total in Roll 1726 to £13,685.16.8.

Transcriber's notes

Notes in green ink have not been transcribed

[Note in red ink - After stated]:
Southfield. Royal Victoria Hospital
paid Compensation on:
Stenhouse £280.0.0
John Goldie £12.0.0
Daniel Robb £12.0.0 £304.0.0 Scots.

William Rae - check 1-3d ditto = [one third] [of] St Catharines, part of Lord Ross's as above
Heirs R. = Robert Cathcart - see page 98 (image 114) - Page 13 Parts of Drum
R denotes that the Cess or Land-Tax is Redeemed

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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