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Volume contents
- 1 - 1777-78 , Aberdeenshire
- 9 - 1777-78 , Argyll
- 15 - 1777-78 , Ayrshire
- 23 - 1777-78 , Berwickshire
- 31 - 1777-78 , Banffshire
- 35 - 1777-78 , Caithness
- 37 - 1777-78 , Clackmannanshire
- 41 - 1777-78 , Cromartyshire
- 43 - 1777-78 , Dunbartonshire
- 47 - 1777-78 , Dumfriesshire
- 51 - 1777-78 , East Lothian
- 63 - 1777-78 , Midlothian (Edinburghshire)
- 85 - 1777-78 , Morayshire (Elginshire)
- 88 - 1777-78 , Fife
- 99 - 1777-78 , Angus (Forfarshire)
- 107 - 1777-78 , Inverness-shire
- 109 - 1777-78 , Kincardineshire
- 113 - 1777-78 , Kinross-shire
- 116 - 1777-78 , Kirkcudbrightshire
- 119 - 1777-78 , Lanarkshire
- 131 - 1777-78 , Nairnshire
- 133 - 1777-78 , Peeblesshire (Tweeddale)
- 137 - 1777-78 , Perthshire
- 149 - 1777-78 , Renfrewshire
- 153 - 1777-78 , Ross-shire
- 157 - 1777-78 , Roxburghshire
- 163 - 1777-78 , Selkirkshire
- 165 - 1777-78 , Stirlingshire
- 173 - 1777-78 , Sutherland
- 175 - 1777-78 , West Lothian (Linlithgowshire)
- 183 - 1777-78 , Wigtownshire
| Date | Prog # of masters | Masters/mistresses names and designations | Prog # of servants | Servants names | Quality of servants | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1779 | Thurso Parish | |||||
| 11 Feb 1779 | 1 | John Sinclair of Ulbster | 1 | William Madox, | Butler | £0.15.0 |
| 2 | William Beardale | Coachman | £0.!5.0 | |||
| 3 | Thomas Winkless | Footman | £0.!5.0 | |||
| 3 | £2.5.0 | |||||
| Reay Parish | ||||||
| 11 Feb 1779 | 2 | William Innes of Sandside | 4 | John Ellis | Footman | £0.15.0 |
| Dunnet Parish | ||||||
| 18 Dec 1778 | 3 | Earl of Caithness | 5 | William McKay | Groom | £0.15.0 |
| 6 | George Swanson | Houseservant | £0.15.0 | |||
| 18 Dec 1778 | 4 | Lieut [Lieutenant ] James Murray | 7 | William Sutherland | House Servant | £0.15.0 |
| 3 | £2.5.0 | |||||
| 1778 | Olrick Parish | |||||
| !8 Dec 1778 | 5 | David Murray of Castlehill | 8 | Donald Budge | Riding Servant | £0.15.0 |
| Bower Parish | ||||||
| 11 Jan 1779 | 6 | James Sinclair of Durren | 9 | David Finlayson | Footman | £0.15,0 |
| 7 | Miss Sinclair of Southdun | 10 | Murdock McKenzie | Postilion | £.0.15.0 | |
| 11 | James Paterson | House servant | £0.15.0 | |||
| 3 | £2.5.0 | |||||
| 1778 | Watton Parish | |||||
| 18 Dec 1778 | 8 | James Calder Collector of Excise | 12 | Colin Fraser | Riding Servant | £0.15.0 |
| 1779 | Latheron Parish | |||||
| 4 Feb 1779 | 9 | John Sutherland Of Swinzie | 13 | Donald McGregor | Riding Servant | £0.15.0 |
| 10 | James Sinclair of Latheron | 14 | James Bremner | House Servant | £0.15.0 | |
| 2 | £1.10.0 | |||||
| 1779 | Wick Parish | |||||
| 11 Jan 1779 | 11 | Sir William Dunbar | 15 | James Hutton | Postilion | £0.15.0 |
| 11 Jan 1779 | 12 | James Sinclair of Harpsdale | 16 | Solomon Hay | Riding Servant | £0.15.0 |
| 2 | £1.10.0 | |||||
| Halkirk Parish | ||||||
| 22 Feb 1779 | 13 | Capt [Captain] Thomas Dunbar | 17 | Daniel Mclean | Riding Servant | £0.15.0 |
| 18 | Alexander McPherson | Gardener | £0.15.0 | |||
| 22 Mar 1779 | 14 | Robert Sinclair of Scotscalder | 19 | Donald McKay | Riding Servant | £0.15.0 |
| 3 | £2.5.0 | |||||
| Canisbay Parish | ||||||
| 17 Mar 1779 | 15 | Lady Brabster | 20 | George McBeath | House Servant | £0.15.0 |
| 17 Mar 1779 | 16 | Capt [Captain] Sutherland Mey | 21 | Roderick McDonald | Cook | £0.15.0 |
| 2 | £1.10.0 |
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A Survey of the Duties on Servants in the County of Caithness from 5th July 1777 to 25th March 1778 By John Sutherland Surveyor
Transcriber's notes
THe dates on the header do not agree with the dates in the body of the page. I have transcribed this assuming the dates in the page are the correct ones
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Male servant tax - Volume 1 - Counties (see 'More info' for county details), E326/5/1
Volume 1 contains male servant tax rolls, 1777-8, for each county except Orkney, Shetland, and Buteshire. Royal burghs are covered in volume 2.
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).