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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
		Parish of Paisley
		The said Commissioners by their Decreet dated the said third day of October One thousand seven hundred and eighty six years Appointed and ordained the Cumulo valuation of Thirty One pounds at which the lands of Eastfield and Ingliston hill stand in the Cess books to be now divided as follows Vizt	£31.0.0
		Eastfield of Ingliston Sixteen pounds thirteen shillings and ten pence one twelfth of a penny	£16.13.10 1/12
		Ingliston hill fourteen pounds six shillings and one penny eleven twelfths of a penny	£14.6.1 11/12
			£31.0.0
		Parish of Loquhinnoch
		The said Commissioners by their Decreet dated the said third day of October One thousand seven hundred and eighty six years Appointed and Ordained the following entry to be made in the Cess books Vizt
		William McDowall of Garthland for Midde [Middle] Gavan or that part of the lands of Wester Gavan sometime possessed by James King Sixty pounds thirteen shillings and four pence	£60.13.4
		Parish of Neilston
		The said Commissioners by their Decreet dated the said third day of October One thousand seven hundred and eighty six years Ordained the following entry to be made in the Cess books Vizt
		Auchinback comprehending Nether Auchinback and Over Auchinback Two hundred and twenty four pounds	£224.0.0
		Parish of Loquhinnoch
		The said Commissioners by their Decreet dated the said third day of October One thousand seven hundred and eighty six years ordained the Cumulo valuation of the Gardens of Castlesemple ground at back of the Town Yard and park called Sunk fence = park, which presently stand rated in the Cess books at One hundred and twenty seven pounds four shillings and eight pence to be divided as follows Vizt	£127.4.8
		Sunkfence park One hundred and ten pounds five shillings and four pence six twelfths of a penny	£110.5.4 6/12
		The Gardens at Castlesemple and ground at the back of the Town yeard, Sixteen pounds nineteen shillings and three pence six twelths of a penny	£16.19.3 6/12
			£127.4.8
		Parish of Cathcart
		The Commissioners of Supply by their Decreet bearing date the tenth day of October One thousand seven hundred and eighty six years appointed and ordained the Article in the Cess books stated thus__
		The twenty shilling land of Williamwood part of the lands of Bogton and of the four merk land of Bogton belonging in property to [space] Maxwell and [space] Pagan and in Superiority to James Maxwell of Williamwood One hundred and ninety pounds two shillings and four pence to be now divided and stand rated therein as follows Vizt	£190.2.4
		The Twenty shilling land of Williamwood belonging to James Maxwell of
		[continued on page 82]

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[page] 80

[signed] John Maxwell Clerk

[page] 81

[signed] John Maxwell Clerk

Transcriber's notes

check Page 81 - Parish of Loquhinnoch: Sunk fence = park. Should the '=' be omitted as it is not included elsewhere (e.g. E106/27/2/57)?
Sunkfence: appears as separate words elsewhere, but appears to be joined up in this instance

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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