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Volume contents
- 0 - Orkney , Deerness
- 2 - Orkney , St Andrews
- 4 - Orkney , Holm
- 7 - Orkney , St Ola
- 8 - Orkney , Orphir
- 10 - Orkney , Stromness
- 13 - Orkney , Sandwick
- 19 - Orkney , Stenness
- 21 - Orkney , Harray
- 24 - Orkney , Birsay
- 27 - Orkney , Evie
- 28 - Orkney , Rendall
- 29 - Orkney , Firth
- 31 - Orkney , Graemsay
- 31 - Orkney , Hoy
- 32 - Orkney , Walls
- 34 - Orkney , South Ronaldsay
- 39 - Orkney , Burray, Flotta, Swannay
- 40 - Orkney , Shapinsay
- 41 - Orkney , Stronsay
- 42 - Orkney , Sanday
- 42 - Orkney , Lady
- 42 - Orkney , Cross
- 45 - Orkney , North Ronaldsay
- 46 - Orkney , Eday
- 47 - Orkney , Westray
- 48 - Orkney , Papa Westray
- 49 - Orkney , Rousay, Enhallow
- 50 - Orkney , Egilsay
- 50 - Orkney , Wyre
- 51 - Orkney , Abstract
- 52 - Orkney , Heritors
- 53 - Orkney , Earldom
- 54 - Orkney , Bishopric
| Proprietor and land | Malt | Meal | Butter | Flesh | Oil | Money | Totals | Valuation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M [Meil] st. [Setting] mk [Mark] | M [Meil] st. [Setting] mk [Mark] | Bls [Barrels] lpd [Lispund] mk [Mark] | M [Meil] st. [Setting] mk [Mark] | Bls [Barrels] lp [Lispund] mk [Mark] | £ S D | |||
| Colonel John Stewart of Newark has of free rent furth of the Island of Copinshay, | 30 -- -- | 1 -- -- | £20.0.0 | £140.0.0 | ||||
| Air | 30 -- -- | 1 -- -- | £20.0.0 | £140.0.0 | ||||
| Newark | 13 -- -- | -- 3 -- | £24.12.0 | £73.18.8 | ||||
| 73 -- -- | 2 -- 3 -- | £64.12.0 | £353.18.8 | |||||
| whereof Deduces for the feu duties of said lands | £50.0.0 | £50.0.0 | ||||||
| Free rent | 73 -- -- | 2 -- 3 -- | £14.12.0 | £303.18.8 | £303.18.8 | |||
| David Aitken in Sand Aiken has of free rent of his lands there [Sand] | 1 -- -- | £3.6.8 | £3.6.8 | |||||
| John Voy has there [Sand] of free rent | 4 -- -- | £13.6.8 | £13.6.8 | |||||
| Gilbert Irving has there [Sand] | 5 -- 2 -- | £17.15.6 ⅔ | £17.15.6 ⅔ | |||||
| Robert Pottinger has there [Sand] | 4 -- 2 -- 12 | £14.14.5 ⅓ | £14.14.5 ⅓ | |||||
| James Bernardson has there [Sand] | 1 -- 2 -- | £4.8.10 ⅔ | £4.8.10 ⅔ | |||||
| William Stove has there [Sand] | -- 5 -- | £2.15.6 ⅔ | £2.15.6 ⅔ | |||||
| James Finnison has there [Sand] | -- 4 -- | £2.4.5 ⅓ | £2.4.5 ⅓ | |||||
| John Pottinger has there [Sand] | 1 -- -- | £3.6.8 | £3.6.8 | |||||
| Alexander Eunson has there [Sand] | 2 -- -- | £6.13.4 | £6.13.4 | |||||
| Magnus Boag has there [Sand] | 1 -- -- | £3.6.8 | £3.6.8 | |||||
| Robert Sinclair of Sebay has there | 37 -- 1 -- | 1 -- -- | £143.17.9 ⅓ | £143.17.9 ⅓ | ||||
| Carry Over | 131 -- 4 -- 12 | 3 -- 3 -- | £14.12.0 | £519.15.4 |
Transcribe other information
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Dearness
Transcriber's notes
The meil (spelling varies) was a Scandinavian measure of weight used in Orkney. The lispund was likewise a measure of weight, used around the Baltic, and in Orkney mainly for butter and oil. The setting (another Scandinavian term) was the same as the lispund, but used mainly for dry goods. The setting was one sixth of the meil. The mark was one twentyfourth of the setting. The lispund was one twelfth of a barrel.
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Land tax rolls - Orkney county - Volume 2 - parishes (see 'More info' for parish details), E106/24/2
This volume contains land tax information from the parishes of Orkney in 1653 and revaluation amendments of 1667. These parishes include Deerness, St Andrews, Holm, St Ola, Orphir, Stromness, Sandwick, Stenness, Harray, Birsay, Evie, Rendall, Firth, Graemsay, Walls, South Ronaldsay, Burray, Flotta, Swannay, Shapinsay, Stronsay, Sanday, North Ronaldsay, Eday, Westray, Papa Westray, Rousay, Enhallow, and Egilsay.
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).