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Volume contents
- 1 - 1789-90 , Aberdeen burgh
- 5 - 1789-90 , Annan burgh
- 7 - 1789-90 , Anstruther Easter burgh
- 9 - 1789-90 , Arbroath burgh
- 11 - 1789-90 , Ayr burgh
- 15 - 1789-90 , Banff burgh
- 17 - 1789-90 , Brechin burgh
- 19 - 1789-90 , Cullen burgh
- 21 - 1789-90 , Cupar burgh
- 23 - 1789-90 , Dumbarton burgh
- 25 - 1789-90 , Dumfries burgh
- 29 - 1789-90 , Dunbar burgh
- 33 - 1789-90 , Dundee burgh
- 35 - 1789-90 , Dunfermline burgh
- 37 - 1789-90 , Edinburgh burgh
- 53 - 1789-90 , Elgin burgh
- 55 - 1789-90 , Forfar burgh
- 57 - 1789-90 , Forres burgh
- 59 - 1789-90 , Glasgow burgh
- 69 - 1789-90 , Haddington burgh
- 73 - 1789-90 , Inveraray burgh
- 75 - 1789-90 , Irvine burgh
- 80 - 1789-90 , Jedburgh burgh
- 81 - 1789-90 , Kinghorn burgh
- 83 - 1789-90 , Kirkcaldy burgh
- 85 - 1789-90 , Kirkwall burgh
- 87 - 1789-90 , Lanark burgh
- 91 - 1789-90 , Linlithgow burgh
- 93 - 1789-90 , Montrose burgh
- 95 - 1789-90 , North Berwick burgh
- 99 - 1789-90 , Peebles burgh
- 101 - 1789-90 , Perth burgh
- 103 - 1789-90 , Queensferry burgh
- 105 - 1789-90 , Rothesay burgh
- 107 - 1789-90 , St. Andrews burgh
- 109 - 1789-90 , Stirling burgh
- 113 - 1789-90 , Stranraer burgh
- 115 - 1789-90 , Tain burgh
- 117 - 1789-90 , Wigtown 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1789 | Royal Burgh of Ayr | ||||||||||
| 3 Aug 1789 | Miss Fullarton | James Stewart | House Servant | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | |||||
| Capt. [Captain] Webster | David Lacklane | House Servant | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
| Provost Fergusson | William Smith Andrew McCormick |
Driver House Servant |
2 | 2 | £2.10.0 | ||||||
| Capt. [Captain] Stevenson | -- Auld | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | |||||||
| 4 Aug 1789 | Mrs. Campbell of Skerrington | Charles Howie | House Servant | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | |||||
| Mrs. Logan of Camlarg | James Morrison | House Servant | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
| John Kennedy Esq. | Richard Jackson | House Servant | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
| William Dunn Vintner | Andrew White | Waiters | 2 | 2 | £2.10.0 | ||||||
| 5 Aug 1789 | Mr. Cathcart Vintner | David Rowan | Waiter | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | |||||
| Mrs. Kerr of Newfield | John Miller | House Servant | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
| Major Montgomerie a Bath [Bachelor] | James Haiter | House Servant | 1 | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | |||||
| 8 Aug 1789 | Col.[Colonel] McKinzie Greenfield | Norman McLeod | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
| Countess of Crawford | John Morrison Alexander Crawford James Ballantine William McKerg John Hendrie |
Butler Gardener Footman Coachman Postilion |
5 | 5 | £8.15 | ||||||
| Capt. [Captain] Gairdner in Park | Hugh McCreath | House Servant | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
| Hugh Hamilton of Pinmore Br [Bachelor] | Thomas McCartney | H [House] Servant | 1 | 1 | 1 | £2.10.0 | |||||
| 6 | Provost Ballantine a Bn. | James Smith | Gardener | 1 | 1 | 1 | £2.10.0 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 33 | £15.0.0 | |||||
| Proof | |||||||||||
| 17 Servts. [Servants] @ £1.5.0 | £21.5.0 | ||||||||||
| 3 Servt. [Servants] Bat [Batchelors] @ £1.5.0 | £3.15.0 | ||||||||||
| 5 Servt. [Servants] £1.15.0 | £8.15.0 |
Transcribe other information
Royal Burgh of Ayr
MALE SERVANTS TAX
From 5th April 1789 to 5 April 1790 Robert Aiken Surveyor
[Page] 11
I Robert Aiken Surveyor aforesaid Do hereby Certify that upon
carefull examination of the foregoing Rates and Duties I find they Amount
in whole to Thirty three pounds fifteen shillings Sterling And then upon the
sixteenth day of March current I delivered to Mr. Thomas McClelland principal
collector of said Duties for said Burgh in exact Duplicate of and duly
examined and compared of the foregoing Accot. [Account] which constitute my oath that
notifications were delivered or left on the date foresaid, and that the rates charged
on said Acct [Accounts] were just & true to the best of my skill and knowledge, and to the
best of my belief, no person liable to be charged was omitted.
Robert Aiken Surveyor
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Male servant tax - Volume 14 - Burghs (see 'More info' for burgh details), E326/5/14
Volume 14 contains male servant tax rolls, 1789-1790, for each of the following burghs: Aberdeen, Annan, Anstruther Easter, Arbroath, Ayr, Banff, Brechin, Cullen, Cupar, Dumbarton, Dumfries, Dunbar, Dundee, Dunfermline, Edinburgh, Elgin, Forfar, Forres, Glasgow, Haddington, Inveraray, Irvine, Jedburgh, Kinghorn, Kirkcaldy, Kirkwall, Lanark, Linlithgow, Montrose, North Berwick, Peebles, Perth, Queensferry, Rothesay, St. Andrews, Stirling, Stranraer, Tain and Wigtown.
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).