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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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Description of Property	Valuation Sub 2	Present Proprietors	Valuation
			SCOTS MONEY.
		Lasswade, Brought forward,	£5310.11.0
The Laird of Roslin, for his part of Roslin		The Earl of Roslyne	£268.2.4
Thomas Rigg, for lands of Hillend		J. Home Rigg	£300.0.0
Lord Ross £1557.13.4 for Lands and Barony of Melville. Divided thus,—
Henry Dundas, Esq. for these parts of the lands and barony of Melville on the north side of the water of North Esk, £873.19.5. Divided thus,—
1. The lands of Elgin Haugh, with the mill, multures, kiln, and houses thereon, as possessed by Messrs Gray and Taylor	£29.18.10
2. Three acres of arable land, with bake and other houses thereon,in the town of Lasswade, as possessed by John Cuming	£6.14.0
3. Seven acres possessed by John Tod	£18.11.8
4. A piece of ground called Elenholehaugh,
5. with the paper-mill, houses, and braes, and the lands and houses of Melville mills, and others, possessed by John Hutton	£137.15.6
6. A house and yard feued to Robert Douglas	£1.7.7
7. A yard feued to William Dickson	£0.10.7
8. The lands called Waddenlee	£24.8.6
9. The Ryehill Park	£40.6.6
10. The pendicle of about three acres possessed by Robert Douglas	£6.13.9
11. The lands of West Melville, Coaltown, and Clickimin, possessed by John Murray	£137.18.9
12. The lands called Parklees and Hoghill Park	£82.16.0
13. The lands called Westgate Park	£84.18.5
14. The lands called Back Park and England's Hill	£42.9.1
15. The lands called Landry Park	£53.1.6
16. The lands called Grange Park	£23.7.0
17. The lands called the Craw Park	£53.1.6
18. The lands called Mid Park	£35.0.4
19. The ground occupied as grass avenues to England's Hill and Northgate	£2.13.1
20. The lands called the East Park	£65.16.2
21. The grounds, banks, and policies around the mansion-house of Melville	£26.10.8
Lands holden of the Crown	£873.19.5
22. Middlemillbank and Forehaugh and
23. Mill, Patrick Park and Graham's Park, with the Haugh adjoining thereto on the south side of the water of North Esk, (George Mitchell of Parsons Green, superior,)	£153.13.11
Per decreet, 11th April 1793	£1027.13.4	Robert Lord Viscount Melville	£1027.13.4
x R. William Simpson, for the lands of Pendreich, part of said barony	£530.0.0 x	Heirs of William Simpson, Captain Wight and Inglis	£530.0.0
Agrees,	£1557.13.4
		Total Lasswade Parish,	£7436.6.8

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[page] 91
Rectified Valuation Roll 1814, Continued.
[Note - William Simpson]: app. [appendix] 7
N. B. Agrees with Rolls 1702, 1726, 1738, and 1811.
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Transcriber's notes

Notes in green ink have not been transcribed
J. [James] Home Rigg
R denotes that the Cess or Land-Tax is Redeemed
[Note - William Simpson]: hidden in page fold - see app. p. [appendix page] ?7
[Note in red ink - William Simpson]: ??? Marq. [Marquis] of Lothian (2 crown writs to Marquis in 1563 - O.V.R [Old Valued Rent] £530)
1563 seems too early, but it doesn't look like an 8!

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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