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Volume contents
- 1 - 1788-89 , Aberdeen burgh
- 5 - 1788-89 , Annan burgh
- 7 - 1788-89 , Anstruther Easter burgh
- 9 - 1788-89 , Arbroath burgh
- 11 - 1788-89 , Ayr burgh
- 13 - 1788-89 , Banff burgh
- 15 - 1788-89 , Brechin burgh
- 17 - 1788-89 , Cullen burgh
- 19 - 1788-89 , Cupar burgh
- 21 - 1788-89 , Dumbarton burgh
- 25 - 1788-89 , Dumfries burgh
- 27 - 1788-89 , Dunbar burgh
- 31 - 1788-89 , Dundee burgh
- 33 - 1788-89 , Dunfermline burgh
- 35 - 1788-89 , Edinburgh burgh
- 47 - 1788-89 , Elgin burgh
- 51 - 1788-89 , Glasgow burgh
- 61 - 1788-89 , Haddington burgh
- 65 - 1788-89 , Inveraray burgh
- 67 - 1788-89 , Irvine burgh
- 69 - 1788-89 , Jedburgh burgh
- 71 - 1788-89 , Kinghorn burgh
- 73 - 1788-89 , Kirkcaldy burgh
- 75 - 1788-89 , Kirkwall burgh
- 77 - 1788-89 , Lanark burgh
- 81 - 1788-89 , Linlithgow burgh
- 83 - 1788-89 , Montrose burgh
- 85 - 1788-89 , North Berwick burgh
- 89 - 1788-89 , Peebles burgh
- 91 - 1788-89 , Perth burgh
- 95 - 1788-89 , Queensferry burgh
- 97 - 1788-89 , Rothesay burgh
- 99 - 1788-89 , St. Andrews burgh
- 101 - 1788-89 , Stirling burgh
- 105 - 1788-89 , Stranraer burgh
- 107 - 1788-89 , Tain burgh
| Date | Masters & mistresses names & designations | Servants names | Quality of servants | Number of servants | Bachelor servants | One and two servants | Three and four servants | Five to seven servants | Eight to ten servants | Eleven or more servants | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1788 | Royal Burgh of Ayr | ||||||||||
| 23 Jun 1788 | Miss Fullarton | James Stewart | Footman | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | |||||
| Provost Fergusson | John Jackson William Smith |
House Servant Postilion |
2 | 2 | £2.10.0 | ||||||
| Capt. [Captain] Stevenson | Thomas Baird | H.S. [House servant] | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
| 24 Jun 1788 | Mrs Campbell of Skerrington | John Murray | H.S. [House servant] | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | |||||
| Mrs. Logan | James Rowan | H.S. [House servant] | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
| Mr. Dun Vintner | Gibson McGallan | Waiter | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
| 25 Jun 1788 | Mr. Cathcart Vintner | William Thomson | Waiter | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | |||||
| Captain Webster | David Laughlan | H.S. [House servant] | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
| Mrs. Kerr of Newfield | John Millar | H.S. [House servant] | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
| 27 Jun 1788 | Major Montgomery a Bat [Bachelor] | James Haiter | H.S. [House servant] | 1 | 1 | 1 | £2.10.0 | ||||
| 28 Jun 1788 | Mrs. Rankine | Postillion | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
| 30 Jun 1788 | Hugh Hamilton Esq. of Pinmore a Bach [Bachelor | Thomas McCrorie | H.S. [House servant] | 1 | 1 | 1 | £2.10.0 | ||||
| Countess of Crawford | John Morrison Andrew McCormick William Kerr Hugh Dick Alexander Crawford |
Butler Footman Coachman Postillion Gardner |
5 | 5 | £8.15.0 | ||||||
| Total | 18 | 2 | 13 | 5 | £27.10.0 |
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MALE SERVANTS TAX
From 5th April 1788 to 5th April 1789 By Robert Aiken Surveyor
Proof
2 Bachelors Servts [Servants] @ £1.5.0 £2.10.0
13 Servts [Servants] @ £1.5.0 £16.5.0
5 Servts [Servants]@ £1.15.0 each £8.15.0
18 Total & Proof £27.10.0
I Robert Aiken Surveyor aforesaid, Do hereby Certify That upon
careful Examination of the foregoing Rates and Duties They Amount in whole
to Twenty Seven pounds Ten Shillings Sterling, And that upon the seventeenth
day of December Current, I delivered to James Johnston Collector of said Duties
for Said Burgh an exact Duplicate of, and duely examined & compared with the foregoing
Account which contained my Oath that Notifications were delivered or left of the dates
foresaid, And that the Rates charged in said Account were just and true to the best of
my Skill & knowledge; And to the best of my belief, no person liable to be charged was
ommitted.
Robert Aiken Surveyor
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Male servant tax - Volume 12 - Burghs (see 'More info' for burgh details), E326/5/12
Volume 12 contains male servant tax rolls, 1788-1789, for each of the following burghs: Aberdeen, Annan, Anstruther Easter, Arbroath, Ayr, Banff, Brechin, Cullen, Cupar, Dumbarton, Dumfries, Dunbar, Dundee, Dunfermline, Edinburgh, Elgin, Glasgow, Haddington, Inveraray, Irvine, Jedburgh, Kinghorn, Kirkcaldy, Kirkwall, Lanark, Linlithgow, Montrose, North Berwick, Peebles, Perth, Queensferry, Rothesay, St. Andrews, Stirling, Stranraer, and Tain.
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).