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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

Rectified Valuation Roll 1814, Continued.


Collington, Brought Forward, - L.891.0.0

Description of Property
Alexander Cleghorn, brewer, L.230,....stated before,
and divided afterwards.
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Description of Property
George Haliburton, lands of Redford - L.130.0.0
Stated before to Mr Trotter

Present Proprietors.
Alex. Trotter, as stated before
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Description of Property
William Foulis of Woodhall, for his part of Collington

Present Proprietors.
Managers Gillespie's Hospital
as before - - - 126.18.0
_Also for L.303.15.6 as under.
126.18.0
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L.430.13.6
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Description of Property.
William Foulis, for Woodhall - - L.732.13.4
For a part of Mr Robert Smith's Heirs 15.12.0
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L.748.5.4
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Divided thus,___
William Foulis, for the lands and barony of Woodhall
remaining his property - - L.444.9.10

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_
James Gibson, lands of Bonaly, Wallace,
and Fernielaw, disponed to him - 303.5.4
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Agrees, - L.748.5.4
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Present Proprietors.

William Foulis - - 444.9.10
Managers Gillespie's Hospital 303.15.6
Also for L.126.18s. as above

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Description of Property.
George Home, for lands of Dreghorn, L.333.6.1
Divided thus,____
Alexander Trotter, for Dreghorn farm L.150.0.0 }
John McLaurin, for Dr Sinclair - 183.6.8 }
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Stated before - L.333.6.8
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Present Proprietors.
Alex. Trotter, stated before.
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Description of Property.
R. The lands of Craiglockhart - - -

Present Proprietors.
Dr. Alex. Munro, Edinburgh 333.6.8
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Description of Property.
Mortonhall, for Swanston and Bowbridge L.413.6.8
Margaret Binning,for Eastside of Swanston 138.13.4
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L.552.0.0

Present Proprietors.
Henry Trotter of Mortonhall 552.0.0
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Description of Property.
Alexander Brand, for barony of Redhall, alias Castle-
brand,__also lands of Caldham,&c. L.873

R. Divided thus,____
John Inglis, - - - L.535.1.4
John Hogg, as under - - - 337.18.8
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Agrees, - L.873.0.0
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Present Proprietors.
John Inglis of Redhall - - 535.1.4
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Description of Property.
{John Hogg, for Easter Hails and Kingsknows,part
{of Castlebrand, as above - - L.337.18.8
R{Mr William Carmichael, for Wester Hails
{ and Fernieflat, and Bloomyhall - - 324.0.0
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L.661.18.8
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Present Proprietors.
Sir T.Gibson Carmichael, Bart. 661.18.8


James Forrest, for Comiston - - L.414.13.4
As above - -L.414.13.4
Porterfield, as under 60.0.0
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L.474.13.4
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Ditto, part of Dreghorn - - - 150.0.0
For part of Alexander Cleghorn's L.230 100.0.0
For Porterfield's, Newhall - - - 60.0.0
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L.724.13.4
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Collington, carried forward, - - L.3848.10.0



Rectified Valuation Roll 1814, Continued


Collington, Brought forward - L.3848.10.0

Arranged thus,----

Description of Property.
R. James Forrest, for Comiston, Oxgangs, and
Baads - - - L.536.0.0


Present Proprietors.
James Forrest, of Comiston 536.0.0

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Description of Property.
Alex.Trotter, for Dreghorn, before stated 150.0.0
Ditto, for commonty of Pentland Hills 20.4.1}
Ditto, for part of Oxgangs and Baads - 18.9.3}
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Agrees, - L.724.13.4
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Present Proprietors.
Stated before.
Alex. Trotter, stated before

N.B. Is this a legal division?
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Description of Property
George Home, for a part of Collington L. 14.0.0

Present Proprietors.
Alex. Trotter, stated before
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Description of Property.
Alexander Cleghorn, L.230 as before mentioned.

Divided thus,-----
James Forrest, as above - - L.100.0.0

Present Proprietors.
Stated above to Mr Forrest.
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Description of Property.
Thomas Rigg of Morton, for Collington-
mains - - - 130.0.0


Present Proprietors.
James Home Rigg - - 130.0.0
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Agrees - L.230.0.0
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Total Collington Parish, - L.4514.10.0


N.B. Agrees with Rolls 1702 and 1726, though the after Rolls states Newhall at L.60.1s instead
of L.60

Transcribe other information

[page] 56
Rectified Valuation Roll 1814, Continued.
[The lands of Craiglockhart]: For Divn. [Division] see app. pp. [appendix pages] 27 & 29.
[John Hogg]: For Divn [Division] see app. [appendix page] 14
[Mr William Carmichael]: For Divn [Division] see app. pp. [appendix pages] 14 & 36.
[page] 57
Rectified Valuation Roll 1814, Continued.
N. B. Agrees with Rolls 1702 and 1726, though the after Rolls states Newhall at £60.1.0 instead of £60.0.0

Transcriber's notes

Copied from Vol 6 - still to be formatted correctly and to be moderated. NE

Notes in green ink have not been transcribed
R denotes that the Cess or Land-Tax is Redeemed

Sir T. Gibson Carmichael, Bart. - Thomas David Gibson-Carmichael, 1st Baron Carmichael (1859 – 1926), known as Sir Thomas Gibson-Carmichael, Bt.

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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