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Volume contents
- 1 - 1777-78 , Aberdeen burgh
- 5 - 1777-78 , Arbroath burgh
- 7 - 1777-78 , Ayr burgh
- 11 - 1777-78 , Burntisland burgh
- 13 - 1777-78 , Campbeltown burgh
- 15 - 1777-78 , Cupar burgh
- 17 - 1777-78 , Dumfries burgh
- 19 - 1777-78 , Dunbar burgh
- 21 - 1777-78 , Dundee burgh
- 23 - 1777-78 , Edinburgh burgh
- 31 - 1777-78 , Elgin burgh
- 33 - 1777-78 , Forfar burgh
- 35 - 1777-78 , Forres burgh
- 37 - 1777-78 , Glasgow burgh
- 43 - 1777-78 , Haddington burgh
- 45 - 1777-78 , Inveraray burgh
- 47 - 1777-78 , Irvine burgh
- 51 - 1777-78 , Jedburgh burgh
- 53 - 1777-78 , Kirkcaldy burgh
- 55 - 1777-78 , Montrose burgh
- 57 - 1777-78 , Perth burgh
- 59 - 1777-78 , Rutherglen burgh
- 61 - 1777-78 , St Andrews burgh
- 63 - 1777-78 , Stirling burgh
- 65 - 1777-78 , Tain burgh
- 67 - 1777-78 , Wigtown burgh
| Date | Prog # of masters | Masters/mistresses names and designations | Prog # of servants | Servants names | Quality of servants | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Apr 1779 | 1 | Francis Ferquharson Mercht [Merchant] | 1 | James Ferguson | House Servt [Servant] | ₤0.15.0 |
| 2 Apr 1779 | 2 | Coll [Colonel] Stewart | 2 | Hannibal Black | Footman | ₤0.15.0 |
| 3 Apr 1779 | 3 | Alexander Campbell Chamberlain | 3 | Peter Stevenson | Gardner | ₤0.15.0 |
| 3 Apr 1779 | Alexander Campbell Chamberlain | 4 | William Campbell | House Servt [Servant] | ₤0.15.0 | |
| 3 | 4 | £3.0.0 |
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Survey of the Duty upon Servants in the Burgh of Campbeltown From 5th
July 1777. to the 25th March 1778
By Duncan MacNuier Surveyor
Proof
4 Servants at £0.15.0 each for Nine Months ₤3.0.0
I Duncan Mac Nuier Surveyor aforesaid do hereby certify that upon carefull examination of the aforegoing duties I find they ammount to Three pounds sterling and that upon the Nineteenth day of May jaivigC {Seventeen hundred] and seventy Nine years I transmitted to the Treasurer of the Burgh aforesaid an exact Dupplicate of the above Survey which contained my Oath that Nottices were left with the severall Masters above named on at their dwelling Houses of the dates prefixed to their respective names, and that the above survey was made up from the returns made to me in consequence there of, Or from the best list formation I could Otherwise procure.
Duncan MacNuier Surveyor
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Male servant tax - Volume 2 - Burghs (see 'More info' for burgh details), E326/5/2
Volume 2 contains male servant tax rolls, 1777-1778, for each of the following burghs: Aberdeen, Arbroath, Ayr, Burntisland, Campbeltown, Cupar, Dumfries, Dunbar, Dundee, Edinburgh, Elgin, Forfar, Forres, Glasgow, Haddington, Inveraray, Irvine, Jedburgh, Kirkcaldy, Montrose, Perth, Rutherglen, St. Andrews, Stirling, 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).