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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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Rectified Valuation Roll 1814, Continued.

Description of Property. Present Proprietors.
SCOTS MONEY.
Dalkeith, Brought forward L.7495 12 8
Abstract if the Duke of Bucckeuch's Valuations.
The Duke, for Dalkeith, and others, as be-
fore stated - - - L.5396 0 2
Ditto, for Turnerm &c. ditto - 168 9 9
Ditto, for part of Murray's, ditto - 12 11 6
Ditto, for Robert Little's part of diatom do. 6 5 9
Ditto, for part of David Christie's, ditto 16 2 7
Ditto, for part of Adam Mitchell's, ditto 77 14 4
Ditto, for part of Nairn's, ditto - 74 13 8
Ditto, for Captain Bruce, or Lady Arniston,
or Mr Craig's, ditto - - 11 0 4
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The Duke of Buccleuch's Valuation L.5762 18 1
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John Watson, L.32. 1s. 2d. Divided thus--
{For two-fifths of Alexander Robertson - L.8 17 10 John Watson, cooper, Leith 8 17 10
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{James Baird, part - - 8 13 4 Ditto - - - 8 13 4
R.{_________________________________________
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{William Rae, ditto - - - 8 3 4 Ditto - - - 8 3 4
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{ Ditto - - - 6 6 8 Ditto - - - 6 6 8
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L.32 1 2
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N.B. Has Mr Watson the whole of this L.32. 1s. 2d?
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David Birrell - - - - - - - 8 5 0
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Heirs of James Brown and Walter Frier James Thorburn - - 6 6 8
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John Reid - - - - John Moffat, Musselburgh - 6 6 8
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Total Dalkeith - L.7548 12 2

N.B. L.1. 1s. 10d. more than Roll 1702,--L.1. 1s. 8d. more than Roll 1726,--9s. 10d. more than
Rolls 1738 and 1792,--but agrees with Roll 1811.

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[page] 86
Rectified Valuation Roll 1814, Continued.

Transcriber's notes

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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