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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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Number	Proprietors	Lands	Valuation Sub	Valuation
		Estate of Houstoun upon which no Valuation was laid by the last division to be now rated in the Cess books at the sums follopwing Vizt. [-----] The Garden of Houston and ground of the house at the sum of Two pounds ten shillings and fourpence four twelfths of a penny	£2.10.4.4/12
		The ground of the south and north natural woods of Houstoun at the sum of Twenty five pounds three shillings and eight pence seven twelfths of a penny.	£25.3.8.7/12
		The ground of the three mounts of planting at Houston at the sum of One pound sixteen shillings and three pence two twelfths of a penny	£1.16.3.2/12
		The ground of the planted wood of Broderickfield at the sum of Six pounds and ten pence eight twelfths of a penny	£6.0.10.8/12
		And the ground of the Natural Wood of Houston head at the sum of Two pounds two shillings and three pence eight twelfths of a penny	£2.2.3.8/12
		And by the same Decreet Appointed and Ordained that the other Articles composing the foresaid cumulo of the Estate of Houston be from thenceforth also rated in the Cess books at the sums following Vizt [-----]
		North mains One hundred and eight pounds sixteen shillings and one penny	£108.16.1
		Little Newton Twenty four pounds three shillings and six pence eleven twelfths of a penny	£24.3.6.11/12
		Greenhill Twenty five pounds seven shillings and eight pence eleven twelfths of a penny	£25.7.8.11/12
		Bogston Twenty four pounds three shillings and five pence ten twelfths of a penny	£24.3.5.10/12
		Easter Barshagray Thirty two pounds four
		shillings and nine pence	£32.4.9
		Wester Barshagray fifty six pounds eight shillings and four pence one twelfth of a penny	£56.8.4.1/12
		Back of the Hill Fifty six pounds eight shillings and fourpence one twelfth of a penny	£56.8.4.1/12
		Guffeswrags One hundred pounds fourteen shillings and ten pence eight twelfths of a penny	£100.14.10.8/12
		Cleaves Thirty four pounds five shillings and six twelfths of a penny	£34.5.0.6/12
		Meikle Newton Sixty nine pounds six shillings and twopence nine twelfths of a penny	£69.6.2.9/12
		Ravenshaugh Twenty six pounds nine shillings and six pence nine twelfths of a penny	£26.9.6.9/12
		Hard acre Harneck acre and Wester Dryburgh Twenty five pounds and seven pennies nine twelfths of a penny	£25.0.7.9/12
		Wester and Easter Barlagan Thirty nine pounds twelve shillings & two pence	£39.12.2
		Ennelly Twenty nine pounds fourteen shillings and ten pence six twelfths of a penny	£29.14.10.6/12
		Grassyard four pounds thirteen shillings and one twelfth of a penny	£4.13.0.1/12
		Mashington and North Barfillan Thirty two pounds eight shillings and one penny three twelfths of a penny	£32.8.1.3/12
		Craeves Twenty pounds two shillings and eleven pence nine twelfths of a penny	£20.2.11.9/12
		Mid Mains One hundred and eight pounds sixteen shillings and one penny	£108.16.1
		Bogstenhill Thirty six pounds nineteen shillings and eleven pence five twelfths of a penny	£36.19.11.5/12
		Easter and Wester Boderickfield fourty three pounds six shillings and six pence nine twelfths of a penny	£43.6.6.9/12

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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

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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