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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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82

Rectified Valuation roll 1814, Continued.

No. 18. Dalkeith Parish.

Description of Property. Present Proprietors.

SCOTS MONEY

The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, for the
Lordship of Dalkeith - - L.5000 0 0
For a part of Mr Learmonth's - 71 7 10
For a part of Urquhart's - - 12 12 0
For the half of Mrs Learmonth's - 20 6 1
__________
Roll 1726, L.5104 5 11

For John Learmonth, alias Captain
Humphrys - - - 19 12 3
For John Allan - - - 21 16 9
For Mrs Douglas - - - 14 3 6
For Thomas Inglis - - - 15 13 7
For Katherine Cleghorn - - 15 5 10
For George Dick - - - 18 3 8
For John Hogg - - - 15 4 10
For Mrs Nairn - - - 27 5 3
For William Blaikie's Heirs - 17 9 0
For Kirk-session of Dalkeith, alias James
Elder - - - - 23 13 4
For Alexander Dalziel - - 23 12 4
__________
Wanting 10s. Rolls 1730 and 1738. L.5316 6 3

For part of Aitchison's - - 46 17 4
For part of Alexander Dalziel's - 23 0 7
For part of William Simpson's - - 4 18 0
For George Moffat - - - 4 18 0
__________
10s. more than Roll 1811. L.5396 0 2 The Duke of Buccleuch L.5396 0 2
__________ Vide Abstract after stated.

For David turner, for Hugh Lyle,
L.65. 11s. 4d. as under divided.

For Thomas Inglis, Robert
Watson - - L.23 0 0
For Robert Nicolson's Heirs 6 6 8
For Thomas Laurie - 21 13 4
For John Paterson - 6 6 8
For James Gracie - - 8 4 8
________ L.65 11 4
L.65 11 4
________
William Romanhouse L.19 6 8
Ditto, for Dr Archibald 12 13 4
________ 32 0 0
Ditto, for James Ramsay - - 24 6 8
Ditto, for Allan - - - 20 7 0
Ditto, for Pamphray - - - 18 7 9
Ditto, for ditto - - - 7 17 0
________
L.168 9 9 The Duke of Buccleuch - 168 9 9
________ Vide Abstract after stated.

_________
Dalkeith, carried forward, - L.5564 9 11


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Rectified Valuation Roll 1814, Continued.

Description of Property. Present Proprietors.

SCOTS MONEY
Dalkeith, Brought forward - L.5564 9 11

Sir William Douglas, for James Coats L.164 0 0
Ditto, for James Hopkins - - - 27 16 6
Ditto, for Euphan Veitch - - 21 6 8
Ditto, for James Douglas - - - 20 11 4
Ditto, for Elizabeth Clerk - - 6 6 8
_________
L.240 1 2
Divided thus, -- _________
Thomas McMillan - - L.100 0 0 Thomas McMillan - - 100 0 0
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Lord Viscount Melville - - - 140 1 2 Lord Viscount Melville - 140 1 2
__________
Agrees, - L.240 1 2
__________
N.B. Is this a legal division?
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Abstract of Lord Viscount Melville's Valuations.

Lord Viscount Melville, for part of Sir W. Douglas, &c.
as above - - - L.140 1 2
Ditto, for Hyslop, for Mitchelson and
Veitch, as after stated - - 134 12 1
Ditto, for part of William Romanes, for
Simpson, after stated - - 37 16 8
Ditto, for part of Murray's, as after stated 12 11 6
Ditto, for Cossar, for Briggs, as after stated 31 0 2
Ditto, for Charles Johnston, teacher, as
after stated - - - 31 4 8
_________
Amount of Lord Viscount Melville's }
Valuation - - - - } L.387 6 3
_________
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{John Watson, procurator - L. 15 9 4
{Ditto, for Muirhead - - - 35 6 0
{Ditto, for Jean Douglas - - 34 0 0
{Ditto, for Nairn - - - - 24 18 3
R.{Ditto, for Murdoch - - - - 20 6 1
{Ditto, for George Mitchelson - - 19 4 5
{Ditto, for William Veitch - - 13 9 3
{Ditto, for William McMillan - - 6 12 0
{Ditto, for Alexander Robertson - 4 8 10
_________ Samuel Watson, solicitor, for
L.173 14 2 lands, parks, and gardens 173 14 2
__________________________________________

Heirs of John Brown - - L.74 6 8
Ditto, for Thomas Cleghorn - - 49 14 2
Ditto, for John Watson Laurie - 31 5 0
Ditto, for Jean Allan, or Turner - 16 0 0
_________
L.171 5 10 Douglas, farmer, for land, &c. 171 5 10
_________
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John Hyslop, for Mitchelson - L.102 15 7
Ditto, for Veitch - - - 31 16 6
_________
L.134 12 1 Lord Viscount Melville - 134 12 1
_________ Vide Abstract above.
_______________________________________

R. Heirs of Thomas Laurie, for Elder L.78 6 8
Ditto, ditto - - 46 17 8
_________
L.125 4 4 John Watson, merchant, Leith 125 4 4
________
Dalkeith carried forward - L.6409 7 6

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Transcriber's notes

On page 83 - Thomas M Millan - is it supposed to be McMillan

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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