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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.

No. 19. Newton Parish.

Description of Property. Present Proprietors.

SCOTS MONEY.
The Lands and Estate of Edmonston L.1500 0 0
For William Sharp - - 513 0 0
For his part of the superiority - - 271 16 3
For Cha. Murray of Haldane L.700 0 0}
Superiority - - 94 10 5} 794 10 5
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L.3079 6 8
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Divided thus,---
Lot 1. Part 1. Edmonston and Coldcoats L.462 4 5
2. 2. - - - 473 16 8
4. 4. - - - 418 14 6
5. Easter half of Newton, exclu-
sive of Sunnyside and
Shawfair - 411 4 4
6. Wester half of Newton 513 0 0
7. Sunnyside and Shawfair 356 18 8
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L.2635 18 7 Jo. Wauchope of Edmonston L.2635 18 7
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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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