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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 1788 | Dumfries Burgh | ||||||||||
| Dr [Doctor] John Gilchrist Dumfries | John Frisell | Postilion | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
| Mrs Loathing Rosehall in Dumfries | William Underwood Robert Crichton Alexander Finley |
Footman & G. [Game]keeper Postillion Gardner |
3 | 3 | £4.10.0 | ||||||
| Capt [Captain] John Hamiltom in Dumfries | John Proudfoot James Walker |
Footman Postilion |
2 | 2 | £2.10.0 | ||||||
| Robert Ridle Esqr of Carsield in Dumfries | Robert Boyes | Footman | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
| Mrs Ramsay in Dumfries | Postilion | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | |||||||
| Mr Thomas Clynt Vintiner in Dumfries | William Douglas | Waitter | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
| Comiser [Commisioner] Thomas Goldie in Dumfries | Francis Grycie | House Servt [Servant] | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
| Alexander Michelson Esqr in Dumfries | William McCrea | Footman | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
| Lady Carnwarth in Dumfries | William Paterson | Footman | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
| James Carruthers Esqr of Warnbie in Dumfries | Richard Bryce | Footman | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
| Mrs Mcvitty Vintr. [Vintner] in Dumfries | James Thomson Luke Newon |
Waitter Waitter |
2 | 2 | £2.10.0 | ||||||
| John Welsh Maxwell Esqr of Steelston | John Maxwell Mercht. [Merchant] | Game keeper | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
| Mr David Glen writter in Dumfries | David Blunt Mercht [Merchant] | Game keeper | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
| Francis Short Esqr of Currance in Dumfries | William Richardson Mercht [Merchant] | Game keeper | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
| John Wilson Esqr of Bogrie in Dumfries | James McCaskie Candle Maker | Game keeper | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
| 19 | 16 | 3 | £24.10.0 |
Transcribe other information
Survey of the MALE SERVANTS TAX in the Burgh of Dumfries
from the 5th of April 1788 to the 5th April 1789 by William Currie Surveyor
[Page] 25
Proof 16 Servt [Servants] at £1.5.0 Each is £20.0.0
3 Servt [Servants] at £1.10.0 Each is £4.10.0
£24.10.0
I William Currie aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon Carefull examination of the foregoing Several Rates and
duties I find they Amount to Twenty Four pound Ten Shillings Sterling and that upon the 26th day of Dec [December] 1788 I delivered
to Mr Francis Maxwell Collr [Collector] for the Burgh Aforesaid an Exact duplicate of the foregoing which Contained my Oath that
Requestions were left with the Several Inhabitants or at their dwelling Houses of the date anexed to their Respective Names
and that the Above is an exact Return made by them to me or when that faild by the Best Information I Could Get
William Currie 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).