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Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Land tax rolls - Renfrew county - Volume 2 - parishes (see 'More info' for parish details), E106/27/2

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The Lands of Dryffenbig &c in the parish of Mearns
formed part of an Old Valued rental of £700.6.8 divided
by decreet dated 2nd September 1816 into several portions.

The portion relating to Dryffenbig &c is described as follows:-
Lady Crawford Pollock of Pollock for Bannerbank and
Dryffenbeg including Howlethill £102.1.0. [Note in red ink] Ch. Resignn
P.S [Charter Resignation Precept of Sasine] to Sir M.
Shaw Stewart 5 July 1816 & Disp [Disposition] &
Assignn [Assignation] to Robert Lord Bethaven
30 Septem. [September] 1817.

I trust this explanation will be sufficient for your
purpose.
I am, Sir,
Your Obedient Servant,
[signed] Alfred C. Trevor
Comptroller.




[Note in red, left margin]
Prince's Charter to Sir M.
Shaw Stewart 1852
OVR [Old Valuation Roll] ---- £1441.13.4
[--] last 3 items &
[--] Prince's Chr [Charter] £125.0.0
[Total] £1566.13.4

[Note in black, left-hand margin]
Part of Fingalton
Vide Allocn. [Allocation] Inset
pp. [pages] 13 & 14.

[Page] 11G

Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Land tax rolls - Renfrew county - Volume 2 - parishes (see 'More info' for parish details), E106/27/2

This volume contains land tax information from the parishes of Renfrewshire in 1735, with alterations in 1803. These parishes include Cathcart, Eaglesham, Greenock, Inchinnan, Inverkip, Kilbarchan, Kilmalcolm, Lochwinnoch, Mearns, Neilston, Paisley, Renfrew, Eastwood, Killellan, and Houston.

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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