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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1779 | Town of Elgin | |||||
| Feb 1779 | 1 | Lady Gordon Gordonstown | 1 | Alexander Findlay | Postillion | £0.15.0 |
| Lady Gordon of Gordonstown | 2 | Joseph McWilliam | Footman | £0.15.0 | ||
| 2 | Alexander Gordon of Whitelay Esquire | 3 | Thomas Green | Valet de Chambre | £0.15.0 | |
| 3 | William King of Newmill | 4 | Robert Hay | Footman | £0.15.0 | |
| 3 | 4 | £3.0.0 |
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Assessment of the Duty on Servants within the Town of Elgin from the fifth day of July one thousand seven hundred and Seventy seven To the twenty fifth day of March One thousand seven hundred and Seventy Eight. By Archibald Duff Surveyor
I Archibald Duff Surveyor aforesaid do hereby certify That upon carefull Examination of foregoing duties they amount in whole to three pounds Sterling. And I do make oath, that Notices were left with the whole foregoing persons or at their dwelling houses of the date, aforesaid in terms of the Act of Parliament. And that the above is a just & true assessment according to the Lists or Reports given in to me - Archibald Duff
John Dun J.P. [Justice of the Peace]
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).