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Volume contents
- 2 - Orkney , Deerness
- 9 - Orkney , Holm
- 17 - Orkney , Orphir
- 20 - Orkney , Stromness
- 24 - Orkney , Sandwick
- 31 - Orkney , Stenness
- 34 - Orkney , Harray
- 39 - Orkney , Birsay
- 41 - Orkney , Evie
- 43 - Orkney , Rendell
- 45 - Orkney , Firth
- 48 - Orkney , Hoy
- 49 - Orkney , Walls
- 52 - Orkney , South Ronaldsay
- 59 - Orkney , Burray, Flotta, Swannay
- 60 - Orkney , Shapinsay
- 61 - Orkney , Stronsay
- 63 - Orkney , Sanday
- 69 - Orkney , North Ronaldsay
- 71 - Orkney , Eday
- 72 - Orkney , Westray
- 73 - Orkney , Papa Westray
- 74 - Orkney , Rousay, Enhallow
- 77 - Orkney , Egilsay
- 78 - Orkney , Wyre
| Proprietor and land | Valuation |
|---|---|
| George Smith of Rapness has of free Rent of his Lands of Hurlesoe Twenty Three meills Malt, Ane Leispond butter, forty Meills flesh at the prices foresaid Is fourscore twelve pounds Thretteen Shill [Shillings] four pennies | £92.13.4 |
| Whereof he pays to the Superior of few ferm Duty Threescore Ten pound fifteen Shill [Shillings] four pennies | £71.15.4 |
| Sua Remains of free Rent Twenty Ane pound Eighteen Shilling | £21.18.0 |
| Robert Pottinger in Kirkwall has of free Rent of his Lands of Swartaquoy, Vallay and Graves five Meills two Settings Malt at the prices foresaid Is Seventeen pound fifteen Shill [Shillings] Six pennies two part Penny | £17.15.6⅔ |
| Magnus Scottie Officer has of free Rent of his Lands of Swartaquoy Ane Meill Malt is Three pound Six Shilling Eight pennies | £3.6.8 |
| Magnus Bewes has of Free Rent of his Lands thr [there] ane Meill Malt is | £3.6.8 |
| Nicoll Kempson has of Free Rent of his Lands there Nine Settings Malt is Five pound Scots | £5.0.0 |
| John Voy has of Free Rent of his Lands there Four Settings twelve Mks [Merks] Malt is | £2.10.0 |
| Nicoll Linay has of Free Rent of his Lands there three Settings Malt is | £1.13.4 |
| Nicoll Taylor has of Free Rent of his Lands there ane Setting Malt is | £0.11.1⅓ |
| Christian Clube has of free Rent of her Lands there two Settings Malt is | £1.2.2½ |
| Merjorie Laughton has of Free Rent of her Lands there two Settings 6 mks [merks] Malt is | £1.5.0 |
| Barbara Budge has of Free Rent of her Lands there two Settings Six Mks [Merks] Malt is | £1.5.0 |
| Alexander Aime has of Free Rent there two Settings Malt is | £1.2.2½ |
| Jerholm Aime for Magnus Aimes Land there ane Setting half Setting Malt is | £0.16.8 |
| Abraham Mcall has of Free Rent of his Lands of Aikerbister & Vallay ane Meill Malt is | £3.6.8 |
| Andrew Garrioch has of Free Rent of his Lands there Ane half Meill Malt is | £1.13.4 |
| Peter Gorn has of Free Rent of his Lands there Two Settings Six Mks [Merks] Malt is | £1.5.0 |
| Andrew Allan has of Free Rent of his Lands there Ane Meill Malt is | £3.6.8 |
| Christian Allan has of Free Rent of her Lands there Three meills ane Setting Malt is Ten pounds eleven Shilling ane penny third part penny | £10.11.1⅓ |
| William Craigie has of Free Rent of his Lands in Easterbister & Westerbister Three Meills ane Setting Malt is Ten pounds Eleven Shilling two pennys third part penny | £10.11.2⅓ |
| Jerholm Aitken has of Free Rent of his Lands in Breckin Four Meills one Setting Malt is | £13.17.9⅓ |
| Nicoll Aitken has of Free Rent of his Lands there Eight Settings Malt is | £4.8.10½ |
| Magnus Meason has of Free Rent of his Lands in Graves & Westerbister Six Meills Malt is Twenty pounds | £20.0.0 |
| Nicoll Garrioch has of Free Rent of his Lands in Easterbister Two Meills one Setting half Setting Malt is | £7.10.0 |
| James Anderson has of Free Rent of his Lands there Nine Settings Malt is | £5.0.0 |
| Peter Pottinger has of Free Rent of his Lands there Three meills three Settings Eighteen Merks Malt is | £12.10.8 |
| Andrew Langskaill has of Free Rent of his Lands in Easterbister & Hensbuster be East Three Meills two Settings Malt is | £11.2.2½ |
| William Craigie of Gairsey has of Free Rent of his Lands in Easterbister Two Meills Malt is Six pounds 13 [Shillings] 4 [pennies] | £6.13.4 |
| Marable Langskaill & her Son in Law has of Free Rent of her Lands there Three Meills ane Setting half Setting Malt is Ten pounds 16 [Shillings] 8 [pennies] | £10.16.8 |
| James Laughton Smith has of Free Rent of his Lands there Ane Meill of Malt is | £3.6.8 |
| Andrew Sinclair has of Free Rent of his Lands there ane Meill Malt is | £3.6.8 |
| [--] Jock has of Free Rent of his Lands in Westbuster nine Settings Malt is | £5.0.0 |
| Alexander Linay has of Free Rent of his Lands there Three Meills Malt is Ten pounds | £10.0.0 |
Transcribe other information
[page] 10 Holm
[signed] John Urquhart -- Donald Groat
Andrew Young
[page] 11 Holm
[signed] John Urquhart -- Donald Groat
Andrew Young
Transcriber's notes
William Craigie has Three Meills ane Setting Malt with value of £10.11.2⅓ , while the entry above it gives the value as £10.11.1⅓ . Have left William Craigie value as in text.
[--] Jock: gap in text.
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Land tax rolls - Orkney county - Volume 1 - parishes (see 'More info' for parish details), E106/24/1
This volume contains land tax information from the parishes of Orkney in 1653. These parishes include Deerness, Holm, Orphir, Stromness, Sandwick, Stenness, Harray, Birsay, Evie, Rendell, Firth, Hoy, South Ronaldsay, Burray, Flotta, Swannay, Shapinsay, Sanday, North Ronaldsay, Eday, Westray, Rousay, Enhallow, Egilsay, and Wyre.
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).