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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 |
|---|---|
| [John Groat of Elsness continued] | [Twenty] Six Meills four Settings Meall, Two Barrell Butter |
| And out of his Lands of Marykirk | Eight Meills of Malt |
| And out of his Lands of Overbuster | five Meills Malt |
| And out of his Lands of Levisgairth | Six Meills Three Settings Malt |
| five Leispond Wool of Casual Rent at Six pound the Leispond | |
| Is Three hundred fourscore nine pound Eight Shilling Ten pennies Two part penny | £389.8.10⅔ |
| William Craigie of Gairsey has of free Rent of his Lands of Overbuster | Seven Meills Three Settings Malt |
| And out of his Lands of Colliegairth | Twelve Meills of Malt & Ane half Barrell Butter |
| And out of his Lands of Clett | Eighteen meills Three Settings Malt |
| And out of his Room & Lands of Tressness | Threescore Meills Malt |
| Which in Money Extends to Three Hundred Thretty Six pound Thretteen Shilling four pennies | £336.13.4 |
| Whereof to be Deduced for the Superior Duty Twenty Eight pound Thretteen Shilling four pennies | £28.13.4 |
| Remains Three hundred & Eight pound | £308.0.0 |
| Robert Sandison has of free Rent of his Lands in Cleatt Two Meills Malt Is | £6.13.4 |
| Augustine Muir has of free Rent of his Lands of Brisigairth Ane Meill Malt Is | £3.6.8 |
| John Burgar has there Ane Meill Malt Is | £3.6.8 |
| Jerholm Muir has of free Rent of his Lands of Overbuster Ane Meill Ane Setting half Setting Malt Is | £4.3.4 |
| Jerholm Fothringhame has of free Rent There Ane Meill Malt Is | £3.6.8 |
| Laurence Deirness Aires has there Ane meill Malt Is | £3.6.8 |
| William Muir has of free Rent of his Lands of Cleatt four Meills Malt Is | £13.6.8 |
| Robert Muir has of free Rent of his Lands There | Two Meills four Settings half Setting Malt |
| And out of his Lands of Airstas | four Settings half Setting Malt |
| Is | £11.13.4 |
| Stephen Muir has of free Rent of his Lands of Cleat | Two Meills four Settings half Setting Malt |
| And out of | |
| [Stephen Muir continued And out] of his Lands of Arstas four Settings half Setting Malt Is | £11.13.4 |
| William Linklatter has of free Rent of his Lands in Clett Ane Meill Malt Is | £3.6.8 |
| Jonet Muir has of free Rent of her Lands there Ane Meill Malt Is | £3.6.8 |
| John Scott has of free Rent out of his Lands of Clett Ane Meill Malt Is | £3.6.8 |
| Dothan Waise has of free Rent of his Lands of Clett | Three Settings Malt |
| And out of his Lands of Arstas | four Settings Malt |
| Is | £3.17.9⅓ |
| Thomas Cowan has of free Rent of his Lands there Two Settings Malt Is | £1.2.2½ |
| Oliver Dennisone has of free Rent of his Lands of Arstas four Settings Nineteen Merks Malt Is | £2.13.2 |
| James Iggo has of free Rent of his Lands there ane Setting five merks Malt Is | £0.13.6 |
| Malcolm Sinclair has of free Rent of his Lands of Clett | Two Meills Malt |
| Twenty Shilling for flesh | £1.0.0 |
| And | Eight merk Butter |
| And out of his Lands of Arstas & Sellibuster | Eighteen Meills Malt |
| with ten pound of yearly Grassum | £10.0.0 |
| & five pound for flesh | £5.0.0 |
| & | Two Leisponds of Butter |
| Is fourscore Seven pound Six Shilling Eight pennies | £87.6.8 |
| John Scott younger has of free Rent out of his Lands of Clerks house Three Meills Malt Is ten pound | £10.0.0 |
| Collonell John Stewart has of free Rent out off the Said Isle & Parochine & Teinds of Cross parochine Ten Last Eighteen Meills Malt, & Two Meills Meall, Ane Barrell Butter Is in Money at the prices foresaid Eight hundred fourscore Eight pound | £888.0.0 |
| Whereof to be Deduced for the Duty of Bea Three pound | £3.0.0 |
| And to the Minister of Cross Parochine for the Tack Duty in Stipend Two hundred fifteen Merk | 0.0.0 Merk |
| Sua Remains of free Rent Seven Hundred fourty Ane pound thretteen Shilling four pennies | £741.13.4 |
| James Cock has of free Rent out of his Lands of Lopness Thretty Meills Malt is | £100.0.0 |
Transcribe other information
[page] 64 Sanday
[signed] John Urquhart -- Donald Groat
Andrew Young
[page] 65 Sanday -- L: P: [Lady Parochine]
[signed] John Urquhart -- Donald Groat
Andrew Young
Transcriber's notes
Note in margin: Nota this Wool not Calculate
Prior to 1707, 1 merk equalled two thirds of a Scots pound, i.e. £0.13.4, which was equivalent to £0.1.1 sterling.
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).