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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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Proprietors	Lands	Valuation Sub	Valuation
	[continued from page 29]
	of valuation book (retoured to Exchequer) Sixteen hundred and fifty four as follows Vizt
	The lands of Duchal at the sum of One thousand four hundred pounds		£1400.0.0
	The lands of Blacksholm and Teinds of Craiglauncheoch at Two hundred and Ten pounds		£210.0.0
	Craiglauncheock besides the teinds fifty pounds		£50.0.0
	The lands of Syder fifty three pounds six shillings and eight pence		£53.6.8
			£1713.6.8
	Now subdivided thus
	These parts of said lands the Superiority thereof is disponed by Boyd Porterfield of that Ilk to Daniel Campbell of Shawfield in Liferent and the Earl of Glencairn infee the property belonging to the said Boyd Porterfield at four hundred and sixty five pound fourteen Shillings and one penny scots	£465.4.1
	These parts thereof the Superiority whereof is disponed by the said Boyd Porterfield to William Graham yor. [younger] of Gartmore in liferent and to the said Earl of Glencairn infee - the property belonging to said Boyd Porterfield at Seven hundred fourty nine pound seven shillings and ten pence scots	£749.7.9
	These parts of said lands whereof the Superiority remains with the said Earl of Glencairn and the property with the said Boyd Porterfield at four hundred sixty five pound Eleven shillings and one penny half penny	£465.11.1½
	The lands of Blacksholm and Craiglauncheoch belonging to the said Boyd Porterfield at Thirty two pounds thirteen shillings and seven pence halfpenny	£32.13.7½
			£1713.6.8
	Parish of Mairns
	Subdivision of the Valuation of Roger Oswalds lands of Fingletoun which stand rated page 3d [third] of the original book at Sevenhundred pound six shillings and eight pence scots		£700.6.8
	Subdivided by the Commissioners of Supply the seventh day of August 1759 years as follows Vizt
A. A. H. Speirs of Elderslie	These parts of the said lands of Fingletoun which hold of and belong to Alexander Wilson at one hundred and sixteen pounds eight shillings and nine pence scots	£116.8.9
	The parts of the said lands of Fingletoun under the Superiority of Mr Lorimer of Fingletoun at Five hundred eighty three pounds seventeen shillings and eleven pence scots	£583.17.11	£700.6.8
	Which Mr Lorimers lands of Fingletoun were also divided thus
	The parts of said lands held of him by Sir Robert Pollok at one hundred twenty one pound fifteen shillings and one penny scots	£121.15.1
	The other parts of said lands at four hundred sixty two pound two shilling and two pence scots	£462.2.10
		£583.17.11
	Parish of Neilston
	Subdivision of the Valuation of Caldwells Lands of Glanderston Neilstonside by order of the Commissioners of Supply the 7th day of August 1759. Which lands stand rated in the 9th page of the original book thus
	Caldwells lands of Glanderston Neilstonside (including fourty one pound thirteen shilling and four pennies from Balgray) is four hundred and twenty five pounds scots		£425.0.0
	Deduce Balgray as above		£41.13.4
	Now Subdivided thus
A. A. H. Speirs of Elderslie has whole of this except Caldwell's Drumgrain £45.17.0 Scots (vide P [Page] 34)	The part of the said Caldwells lands of Glanderston Neilston side called Easter Glanderston held of and belonging to Mr Wilson at Twohundred eighty three pounds fourteen shillings scots	£283.14
A. A. H. Speirs of Elderslie has whole of this except Caldwell's Drumgrain £45.17.0 Scots (vide P [Page] 34)	And the other parts of the said Caldwells lands of Glanderston Neilston side belonging also in property to Mr Wilson at Ninety nine pound twelve shillings and eight pence scots	£99.12.8	£383.6.8

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[signed] 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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