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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 1789 | Alexander Smith Esq. | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | |||||||
| Dr. [Doctor] John Mudie | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||||
| Robert Stephon Esq. | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||||
| Mr. William Ford | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||||
| Mrs Renney | 2 | 2 | £2.10.0 | ||||||||
| John Mill of Fearn | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||||
| Robert Scott Esq. | 2 | 2 | £2.10 | ||||||||
| Pro: [Provost] Christie | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||||
| Lady Carneigie | 2 | 2 | £2.10 | ||||||||
| John Keith Esq. | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||||
| Major Turnbull | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||||
| Mrs. Driver | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||||
| George Bean | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||||
| 16 | 16 | £20.0.0 |
Transcribe other information
Survey of the duties on Male Servants in the Burgh of Montrose for one year from
the 5th day of April 1789 to the 5th of April 1790. By Daniel Ross Surveyor
[page] 93
I Daniel Ross Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Scertify that upon careful
examination I find the foregoing duties amount to Twenty pounds Sterling And
that upon the -- day of -- I delivered to James Dick Coler.[Collector] of the said
duties for the Burgh of aforesaid an exact duplicate of this acct. [account] which
contained my Oath that the preceeding inhabitants were duly served
with requisitions of the dates aforesaid and that they are charged
conformably to their several returns to me or the best information
I could procure.
At Dundee 22 Jany [January] 1790. Daniel Ross 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).