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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 Commissioners of Supply by their Decreet dated the twenty seventh day of May One thousand seven hundred and eighty eight years ordained the following entries to be made in the Cess books Vizt
		Robert Fultons part of Dundonalds Miekle Riggs to be valued at Seventy pounds	£70.0.0
		Robert Fultons part of the lands of Riccartsbar to be valued at Fourteen pounds	£14.0.0
		Robert Fultons part of the lands of Stabbs to be valued at Seven pounds ten shillings	£7.10.0
			£91.10.0
		Parish of Cathcart
		The Commissioners of Supply by their Decreet bearing date the twelfth day of October One thousand seven hundred and ninety years ordained the valuation of Mr Crawfurds part of Langside, in the parish of Cathcart, which stands rated in the Valuation book at Fifty pounds seven shillings to be now divided and stand rated as follows Vizt	£50.7.0
		Camphill farm now belonging to Thomas Crawfurd Twenty nine pounds seven shillings	£29.7.0
		The remainder of the said part of Langside, being the farm of Crossmyloof stile belonging to Robert Crawfurd Twenty one pounds	£21.0.0
			£50.7.0
		Parish of Kilmacome
		The Commissioners of Supply by their Decreet dated the twenty second day of September One thousand seven hundred and ninety six years appointed the Cumulo Valuation of Seventy nine pounds twelve shillings at which the lands of Woodhead and Woodend stand valued in the Cess books to be now divided as follows Vizt	£79.12.0
		Lands of Woodhead Fifty four pounds sixteen shillings and two pence	£54.16.2
		Lands of Woodend Twenty four pounds fifteen shillings and ten pence	£24.15.10
			£79.12.0
		Parish of Paisley
		The Commissioners of Supply by their Decreet dated the tenth day of December One thousand seven hundred and ninety eight years ordained the valuation of Stewarts Rais to be divided and stand in the Cessbooks as follows Vizt
		The Earl of Glasgow for Hole Carlibar and Stipend being part of Stewarts Rais Sixteen pounds thirteen shillings	£16.13.0
		John Adair for Tower of Rais	£27.13.8
		McBrayne Stenhouse & Coy [Company] for lands of Bowerwalls Nine pounds	£9.0.0
			£53.6.8
		Parish of Paisley
		And the said Commissioners of the same date allocate upon ten acres of ground held by the Copperas Company Ten pounds
		[continued on page 86]

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[signed] John Maxwell Clerk

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[signed] John Maxwell Clerk

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check Parish of Cathcart - Crossmyloof 'stile'?

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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