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Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Land tax rolls - Stirling county - Volume 5 - parishes (see 'More info' for parish details), E106/31/5

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[Page] 38
FALKIRK PARISH -- (CONTINUED.)

[Page] 39
FINTRY PARISH.

[On Page 39, the following 1831 Lands are listed for The Laird of Cullcreuch:] Garden, Orchard, Avenue, Flencil, Byrehill, Ground about Mansion-House, Drum-dreen, Yardhead, & Burnparks, possessed by Mrs Napier; Mill and Mill Lands, possessed by Robert Key; part of Gonnachan, possessed by James Morrison; part of Clachan, possessed by Francis Paterson; Northmuir, Craiginmuir, Foggeyhill, and Moresfauld, possessed by James Din; Westertown, possessed by William Gilfillan; Down and Teath Fauld and others, possessed by John Ewing; Crosstree, possessed by Andrew MacGilchrist; Eastertown, possessed by James MacGilchrist; Millichen & Drumganow Park, possessed by David Key; Tamdarrow, possessed by James Cowan; part of Damdarrow, possessed by John Cunningham; part of Gatefoot, possessed by Alexander Key; part of Gonnachan, possessed by John Graham.

Drumillan and Bogpark, posssessed by Robert Key; Jaw and Southmuir, possessed by John and Andrew Ewings; Kilwinan, possessed by John Paul; part of Gonnachan, separate from the Cot-house, possessed by Andrew Ewing; part of Gonnachan, exclusive of the Cot-house, possessed by John Cowan; part of Gonnachan, sometime possessed by Alexander Cunningham, now by Andrew Din; Land possessed, with Lint Mill, by Andrew Din; part of Clachan, possessed by John & Alexander Ainslie; part of Clachan, possessed by William Baird, deceased; part of Clachan, possessed by John Gilfillan; part of Gonnachan and Dalgonnachan, possessed by William McGilchrist, exclusive of the Houses; Wester Kilwinan, possessed by Andrew

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On Page 38, in the entry for James Meikle, the lands of Maryflatts, Mumerals, Pathpark, and Bowhousehall are combined for a total Valued Rent of £130.10.3.

Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Land tax rolls - Stirling county - Volume 5 - parishes (see 'More info' for parish details), E106/31/5

This volume contains land tax information from the parishes of Stirlingshire in 1831. These parishes include Airth, Alva, Baldernock, Balfron, Bothkennar, Buchanan, Denny, Drymen, Dunipace, Falkirk, Fintry, Gargunnock, Killearn, Kilsyth, Kippen, Larbert, Lecropt, Muiravonside, St Ninians, Slamannan, and Strathblane.

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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