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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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Abstract of the Valuation of th County of Renfrew

What is written on this and the twenty five preceeding
pages contains a full and exact Copy of the Valuation
book of the County of Renfrew made up in the year one
thousand seven hundred & thirty five. But sundry al:
:terations having taken place therein at different periods
since that time by appointment of the Commissioners of
Supply what follows on the subsequent pages is a
full Copy of these alterations and which alterations are
considered as being equally authentick with the said
original book made up in the year one thousand seven
hundred & thirty five. Certified by me Clerk to the Commissioners
of Supply of the said County of Renfrew this ninth day of May
One thousand Eight hundred & three years
John Maxwell Clerk


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[signed] John Maxwell Clerk

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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