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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul 1788 | Mrs Fairbairn vintr [vintner] | Waiter | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
| Mrs Johnston of Huttonhall | Ch [Chaise] driver | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | |||||||
| Alexander Aitchison | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||||
| Capt. [Captain] Dunlop | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||||
| John Clerk junr [junior] vintr [vintner] | S. Mitchel | Waiter | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | £6.5.0 |
Transcribe other information
Survey of the MALE SERVANTS TAX in the Royalty of
Haddington from the 5 April 1788 to the 5th April 1789 by William Johnstone Surveyor
Proof 5 Servants at £1.5.0 is £6.5.0
I William Johnstone Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon carefull examination I find the foregoing duties amount to Six pounds
five shillings Sterling and that upon the 29 Oct 1788 I delivered to John Carfrae Collector of said duties an exact duplicate of this account duely examined and Compared which Contained my Oath That the preceding Inhabitants were duely served with requisitions and that they were charged in Conformity to their several Returns Or according to my knowledge & belief that they were liable in said duties
William Johnstone 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).