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Volume contents
- 1 - 1791-92 , Aberdeen burgh
- 3 - 1791-92 , Arbroath burgh
- 5 - 1791-92 , Ayr burgh
- 7 - 1791-92 , Banff burgh
- 9 - 1791-92 , Brechin burgh
- 11 - 1791-92 , Cupar burgh
- 13 - 1791-92 , Cullen burgh
- 15 - 1791-92 , Dumbarton burgh
- 19 - 1791-92 , Dumfries burgh
- 23 - 1791-92 , Dunbar burgh
- 25 - 1791-92 , Dundee burgh
- 27 - 1791-92 , Dunfermline burgh
- 29 - 1791-92 , Edinburgh burgh
- 41 - 1791-92 , Elgin burgh
- 43 - 1791-92 , Forres burgh
- 46 - 1791-92 , Glasgow burgh
- 53 - 1791-92 , Haddington burgh
- 55 - 1791-92 , Inveraray burgh
- 57 - 1791-92 , Irvine burgh
- 61 - 1791-92 , Jedburgh burgh
- 63 - 1791-92 , Kinghorn burgh
- 65 - 1791-92 , Kirkcaldy burgh
- 67 - 1791-92 , Kirkcudbright burgh
- 69 - 1791-92 , Kirkwall burgh
- 71 - 1791-92 , Lanark burgh
- 73 - 1791-92 , Linlithgow burgh
- 75 - 1791-92 , Montrose burgh
- 77 - 1791-92 , Nairn burgh
- 79 - 1791-92 , North Berwick burgh
- 81 - 1791-92 , Peebles burgh
- 83 - 1791-92 , Perth burgh
- 87 - 1791-92 , Queensferry burgh
- 89 - 1791-92 , St. Andrews burgh
- 91 - 1791-92 , Stirling burgh
- 95 - 1791-92 , Stranraer burgh
- 97 - 1791-92 , Tain burgh
- 99 - 1791-92 , 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 | 10% per 31 George III |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 1791 | Mrs Johnston Huttonhall | House Servt. [Servant] | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | £0.2.6 | ||||||
| Sir James Baird | John Douglas William Johnston |
House Servant Groom |
2 | 2 | £2.10.0 | £0.5.0 | ||||||
| Mrs Fairbairn vint. [vintner] | Waiter | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | £0.2.6 | |||||||
| Dr. [Doctor] Richard Sommers | Ch [Chaise] driver | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | £0.2.6 | |||||||
| John Clerk junr [junior] vint [vintner] | Waiter | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | £0.2.6 | |||||||
| 6 | 6 | £7.10.0 | £0.15.0 |
Transcribe other information
Survey of the MALE SERVANTS TAX in the Royalty of Haddington
from the 5 April 1791 to the 5 April 1792 by William Johnstone Surveyor
Proof 6 Servants at £1.5.0 each is £7.10.0
and 10 per cent on £7.10.0 is £0.15.0
amounting in all to £8.5.0 Ster [Sterling]
I William Johnstone Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify That upon carefull examination I find the foregoing duties amount to the
sum of Eight Pounds five shillings sterling And that upon the 26 Oct [October] 1791 I delivered to John Carfrae Collector of said duties an exact duplicate of this accompt duely examined & Compared which contained my Oath That the foregoing Inhabitants were duely served with
Requisitions And that they were charged according to their several Returns or according to my knowledge and belief that they were
liable in said duties
William Johnstone Surveyor
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Male servant tax - Volume 18 - Burghs (see 'More info' for burgh details), E326/5/18
Volume 18 contains male servant tax rolls, 1791-1792, for each of the following burghs: Aberdeen, Arbroath, Ayr, Banff, Brechin, Cullen, Cupar, Dumbarton, Dumfries, Dunbar, Dundee, Dunfermline, Edinburgh, Elgin, Forres, Glasgow, Haddington, Inveraray, Irvine, Jedburgh, Kinghorn, Kirkcudbright, Kirkcaldy, Kirkwall, Lanark, Linlithgow, Montrose, Nairn, North Berwick, Peebles, Perth, Queensferry, 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).