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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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6

Valuation Roll 1726, Continued.

No. 6. West Kirk, or St Cuthbert's
Parish, 1726.

-- SCOTS MONEY.
Thomas Scott, for James Brown -- -- £231.16.0
Greenhill -- -- £103.16.0
Mr Thomas Menzies, for Thomas Begg, now Gavin Baillie, merchant -- -- £197.6.8
Walter Scott, for St Leonards -- £197.10.0 --
-- for Gairnshall -- £19.4.0 --
[SUB-TOTAL] -- -- £216.14.0
Mr James Reid -- -- £83.15.0
George Cathcart, James M'Niel's Tenement -- -- £32.5.0
Penman's Lands -- -- £45.4.4
Newington -- -- £74.8.0
Henry Elliot, now Joseph Miller -- -- £7.6.8
Sir William Johnston, for John Davie -- £43.18.0 --
-- for Sciennes -- £324.0.0 --
[SUB-TOTAL] -- -- £367.18.0

BRAID, £1300. Divided thus,-

Andrew Brown of Braid -- -- £72.0.6 -- £72.0.6
The Lady Braid -- -- £702.5.9 -- £702.5.9
[SUB-TOTAL] -- -- £774.6.3 --
Archibald Brown, for Blackford -- £250.0.0 -- --
-- for Greenbank -- £275.13.9 -- --
[SUB-TOTAL] -- -- £525.13.9 -- £525.13.9
[SUB-TOTAL] -- £525.13.9 -- --
[TOTAL] -- -- £1300.0.0 --

Archibald Brown for Wester Grange -- -- £158.0.0
Alexander Lind of Gorgie -- £450.0.0 --
-- for Gorgie Mill -- £207.10.0 --
-- for Mr William Purves's Heirs -- £83.8.0 --
[SUB-TOTAL] -- -- £740.18.0
Mr William Livingston's Heirs -- -- £25.9.0

GRANGE, £1108.6.8. (WESTER GRANGE included).
Divided thus,-

William Dick of Grange -- £400.0.0 --
-- for Easter Grange -- £497.6.8 --
[SUB-TOTAL] -- £897.6.8 -- £897.6.8
-- Wester Grange, as above -- £158.0.0 --
Walter Porterfield of Humbie, for Newlands -- £53.0.0 -- £53.0.0
[TOTAL] Agrees -- £1108.6.8 --

Mr David Lindsay, for Menzies, for Lylburn -- £95.15.0
Sir George Warrender of Bruntsfield -- £286.7.8
John Davidson, for Whitehouse -- £307.13.4
John Sievewright, for Plewlands -- £405.0.0
Goosedub -- £30.0.0
Valleyfield -- £20.0.0
Smiddiegreen -- £12.0.0

[RUNNING TOTAL] St Cuthbert's carried forward -- £5691.19.4

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Valuation Roll 1726, Continued.

-- -- SCOTS MONEY.
St. Cuthbert's Parish, 1726, Brought forward -- -- £5691.19.4

William Jamieson -- -- £20.0.0
Mr William Archibald -- -- £8.0.0
Merchiston -- £2231.0.0 --
-- for Patrick Hepburn -- £40.5.0 --
-- for Elizabeth Napier -- £17.7.0 --
[SUB-TOTAL] -- -- £2288.12.0
Wrights Houses -- -- £352.10.0
Sir John Elphinston, for Craighouse -- -- £252.14.0
Saughton, for Stanhope Mills -- £478.13.4 -- £478.13.4
Saughton, for Mr David Watson's feu-duties -- £13.6.8 -- £13.6.8
[SUB-TOTAL] -- £492.0.0 --

N. B. These Lands were disjoined from this Parish, and annexed to Corstorphine,
and fall to be there stated in the Corrected Roll.

Mrs Anderson, for Roseburn -- -- £391.0.0
Mrs Anderson, for John Stirling's Relict -- £259.13.4 -- £259.13.4
Mrs Anderson, for Teinds of Orchyardfield -- £33.6.8 -- £33.6.8
[SUB-TOTAL] -- £293.0.0 --

TOLLCROSS, £200. Divided thus,-

William Carse -- -- £100.0.0
James Weir -- -- £100.0.0
Heriot's Hospital, for Coats -- £1349.10.0 -- £1349.10.0
Heriot's Hospital, for Warriston Gray -- £603.0.0 -- £603.0.0
Heriot's Hospital, for Adam Thomson -- £128.13.4 -- £128.13.4
Heriot's Hospital, for Alexander and James Keas -- £295.9.4 -- £295.9.4
Heriot's Hospital, for Mathewson's Heirs -- £248.10.0 -- £248.10.0
Heriot's Hospital, for Byre's Heirs -- £128.13.4 -- £128.13.4
[SUB-TOTAL] -- £2753.16.0 --
The Haugh, belonging to the Town of Edinburgh -- £36.0.0 -- £36.0.0
The Town of Edinburgh, for Lochbank -- £131.0.0 --
-- -- } £203.10.0
-- for Thomas Anderson -- £72.10.0 --
[SUB-TOTAL] -- £239.10.0 --
Sir James Rocheid of Inverleith -- -- £1940.0.0
Prestongrange, for Craigleith -- -- £900.0.0
Sir Robert Baird, for Saughtonhall -- -- £1974.0.0
Bonnington -- -- £1015.0.0
David Sievewright, for Meggatland -- -- £225.0.0
Dalry -- -- £1235.16.8
The Society of Gardeners, their part of Dalry -- -- £30.0.0
James Wright, his part -- -- £15.3.4
Bailie Alexander Gray, his part of Dalry -- -- £6.13.4
Robert Campbell, for Robert Stevenson's part -- -- £6.13.4
James Dow, for his part -- -- £6.13.4
Bailie Robert Mitchell, for his part -- -- £26.0.0
Mr James Balfour of Pilrig -- -- £877.0.0
-- £900.0.0 } --
Mr Alexander Laing -- -- £23.0.0
Drumsheugh -- -- £192.6.8
Trinity Hospital -- -- £33.6.8
Robert Malloch -- -- £46.13.4
Thomas Hill -- -- £14.10.0
Duke of Roxburgh -- -- £130.0.0
Clockmilne -- -- £190.13.4
Mr William Stirling, £164.6.8. Divided thus, -
William Shaw -- £139.17.10 -- £139.17.10
Archibald Blair -- £24.8.10 -- £24.8.10
[SUB-TOTAL] -- £164.6.8 --

[RUNNING TOTAL] -- St Cuthbert's carried forward -- £22,035.18.0
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Valuation Roll 1726, Continued.

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Valuation Roll 1726, Continued.
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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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