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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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Pittendreich

22. Middlemillback and forehaugh and
Mill Pendreich Park & Graham's park
with the haugh adjoining thereto on
the South side of the water of North
Esk (George Mitchell of Parsonsgreen
Superior) £153.13.11
per Decreet 11 April 1793

Allocation of Pendreich

1/ Part of Pittendreich called Harden Green presently
possessed by John Nimmo & belonging to Alexander
Inglis' heirs - 220 acres held of M of L [Marquis of Lothian] (See 15 June 1808) £274.18.9

2/ 70 acres belonging to David Wight & bounded
on north by John Drysdale's lands £78.19.8

3/ Part belonging to David Wight 28 acres on South
side of road from Dalkeith to Lasswade £34.0.5

4/ Part of Village of Lasswade feued to sundry
vassals - 1/2 acre £0.13.11

5/ 67 acres belonging to John Drysdale (formerly Wight) £87.4.5

6/ 26 acres belonging to James Weddel (held of m of L [Marquis of Lothian] ) £36.2.1

7. Part - 4 acres at Hillhead of Pendreich
belonging to reps [representatives] of Colonel Hepburn £5.11.1

8. John Clerk's reps [representatives] excepting Misses Rennie's
part (see 21 May 1816. John Clerk of Eldin on [----] by Lord Melville [----] )
(P.R. 777-277) £8.6.7

9. 2 acres belonging to John Webster £2.15.6

10. Part at end of Bridge of Lasswade
belonging to Thomas Scott. 1 acre £1.7.9

£530.0.0
Decreet of 18th November 1816.

13 August 1834. Trs [Trustees] of John Clerk of Eldin (P.R. 1419-65)
15 April 1835. Heirs of William Simpson of Viewfield (P.R. 1438-144)

(----) by Heriot's Trust to Elizabeth & Janet Rannie 9th May1766 & 25 January 1768.
Feuduties payable, (----) &
contained in the ancient rights. Sasine 4 May 1768 Lib 180 No.77

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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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