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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 |
|---|---|
| David McClellan of Woodwick has of free Rent of his Wodsett Lands There | Ane half Barrell Eleven Leispond twelve Merk Butter, Nine Leispond Twelve merk Oyl, Fifty four Meills Two Settings Twenty ane Merk Malt, Thretty five Meills five Settings four Merk Three Quarter Merk flesh, Eight Meills Ane Setting four Merk Meall |
| And of Yearly Grassums fifteen pound Six Shilling Eight pennys | £15.6.8 |
| Whereof Deduces for the Teind which is payed Mr John Dishingtoun | Twelve Meills Malt |
| Sua Remains of free Rent | Half Barrell Eleven Leispond Twelve Merk Butter, Nine Leispond Twelve Merk Oyl, Fourty Two Meills Two Settings Twenty Ane Merk Malt, Thretty five Meills five Settings four Merk Three Quarter Merk flesh, Eight Meills ane Setting four Merk Meall |
| fifteen pound Six Shilling Eight pennys of Grassum | £15.6.8 |
| Is in all Two Hundred Threescore fourteen pound Seventeen Shilling Six pennies | £274.17.6 |
Transcribe other information
[page] 78 Wyre
The Earl's Rent is -- £19291. 17.6⅓
The Bishop's Rent is -- £6796.16.4⅔
The Heretors Rent is -- £30462.15.2⅔
Summa -- £56551.9.1⅔
21 August 1655.
This Book received from James Georgeson be William Cragie of Gairsey, Patrick Monteath of Egelshay, Arcibald Stewart, Mr P Grahame of Rothisholm
[signed] John Urquhart -- Donald Groat
Andrew Young
[page] 79
[Continued] Rothisholm, John Edmestone And James Baikie of Tankerness. And Delivered to John Edmestone to be keeped till farder resolutione be the Shyre. (Sic Subn [Signed below to that effect])
Mr P Grahame
Patrick Monteath
William Cragie
Archibald Stewart
James bakie
We Donald Groat of Newhall and Andrew Young of Castleyards Esquires - Two of the Commissioners of Cess and Supply for the Country of Orkney & John Urquhart Clerk to the saids Commissioners Do hereby Testify & Declare That the Seventy Eight preceeding pages Contain a Just & True Coppy of the Valuation Book of Orkney Conform to the said Valuation Book out of which this is Extracted. In Testimoney Whereof We have Subscribed thir presents upon this and each of the preceeding pages Att Kirkwall The Twentieth Day of September One Thousand Seven Hundred and fifty One Years.
[signed] John Urquhart Clk [Clerk]
Donald Groat
Andrew Young
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).