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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 Sub	Valuation
No. 25. Carrington, or Primrose.				SCOTS MONEY.
The Viscount of Primrose's Valuation of £2375.0.0, for the barony of Carrington. Divided thus,—
R. The Earl of Rosebery, for that part of the lands and barony of Carrington belonging to his Lordship	£1477.14.11 3/12	The Earl of Rosebery		£1477.14.11 3/12
Nine farms, also part of the said barony of Carrington, belonging to his Lordship, £897.5.0 7/12
Divided thus,—
{1. Cauldhall	£110.6.4 6/12
{2. Falips	£19.6.1 6/12
{3. Primrose Muir	£28.19.2
{4. Edgelaw	£119.10.2 6/12
R. {5. Stonefauldhill	£147.1.9 6/12
{6. Cappielaw	£110.6.4 6/12
{7. Shiels of Cappielaw	£73.10.11
{8. Fansquarter	£141.2.3 6/12
{9. Redside	£147.1.9 9/12
	£897.5.0 9/12	The Earl of Rosebery		£897.5.0 9/12
Agrees,	£2375.0.0			£2375.0.0
Sir Andrew Ramsay of Whitehill, for his lands and estate of Whitehill		Heirs of Andrew Balfour Ramsay		£455.0.0
		Total Carrington Parish		£2830.0.0
No. 26. Cranston Parish.				SCOTS MONEY.
Sir John Dalrymple, Bart. [Baronet] for lands and estate of Cranston belonging to him	£389.0.0
Sir John Dalrymple, Bart. [Baronet], for his lands and estate of Cousland	£2364.13.4
	£2753.13.4	Sir John Hamilton Dalrymple, Bart. [Baronet]		£2753.13.4
N. B. The £0.13.4 wanting in after Rolls.
The Viscount of Oxford, £1680.0.0, divided as under.
Mr William Maitland, for the lands and estate, for the Viscountess Oxford, lands of Cranston McGill, and lands of Cranston Riddell, £868.0.0.
Divided thus,—
Lands of Cranston and Cranston Riddell, belonging to Lady Dalrymple Hamilton McGill	£782.0.0	As under.
Farm of Civility £60.0.0
Part of the ten acre park of Cranstonmill £26.0.0
	£86.0.0	The Hon. [Honourable] Baron James Clerk		£86.0.0
Per decreet, 4th March 1811. Agrees,	£868.0.0	For Chesterhall, as under	£402.0.0
		And for Civility, &c. above	£86.0.0
Lands of Cranston and Cranston Riddell, as above, £782.0.0. Divided thus,—			£488.0.0
The farm of Stand Pretty	£264.8.11
That part of the farm of Fowlersmains lying below the new Public Road	£116.7.1
The remainder of the said farm of Fowlersmains	£61.4.0
Lands of Edgehead, Caldwall, and Blackside	£120.2.8
Oxenford Inclosures, exclusive of Oxenford Castle and offices	£127.13.10
Cranston Mill lands, exclusive of the Mill	£92.3.6
Per decreet, 1st October 1811. Agrees	£782.0.0	Lady Dalrymple Hamilton McGill, now Sir John H. [Hamilton] Dalrymple		£782.0.0
James Baird of Chesterhall, for these lands, £812.0.0. Divided thus,—
Baron Clerk's part of the lands and estate of Chesterhall, being the Wester part of the estate, exclusive of Civility and the ten acres Park, excambed as above	£402.0.0	Hon. [Honourable] Baron James Clerk		£402.0.0
Lady Dalrymple, for Chesterhall Byres, Whitehouse Mill, and Mill lands	£410.0.0	Lady, now Sir J. [John] H. [Hamilton] Dalrymple		£410.0.0
Agrees,	£812.0.0
Lord Fountainhall, for the lands of Muttonhole		Sir Andrew Lauder Dick, Bart. [Baronet]		£584.0.0
John Paterson of Prestonhall, for those lands, late Sir John Callander, Bart. [Baronet]		John Alexander Higgins, W. S. [Writer to the Signet]		£950.8.0
R. Cakemuir, lands of		Neil Wauchope		£240.0.0
		Total Cranston Parish,		£6208.1.4

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[page] 96
Rectified Valuation Roll 1814, Continued.
N. B. Agrees with Rolls 1702, 1726, 1738, and 1811.
[page] 97
Rectified Valuation Roll 1814, Continued.
N. B. Agrees with Rolls 1702 and 1726, but differs in £0.13.4 in Sir John Dalrymple's in after Rolls.

Transcriber's notes

R denotes that the Cess or Land-Tax is Redeemed
Notes in green ink have not been transcribed
[Note - Nine farms.....of Carrington]: is wrongly printed as £897.5.0 7/12 and should be £897.5.0 9/12
The handwritten note following 'That part of the farm of Fowlersmains' has been transcribed into the Property field ('lying below the new Public Road')
[Note in red ink - Baron Clerk's part...excambed as above]: (Cr. chr. [crown charter] Thomas Kinnear Cands Term 1825) ?

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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