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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1778 | Kirkaldie | |||||
| 8 Sep 1778 | 1 | James Townsend Oswald Esq | 1 | John Millton | Footman | £0.15.0 |
| 2 | John Marshall | Footman | £0.15.0 | |||
| 3 | John Philp | Coachman | £0.15.0 | |||
| 4 | James Laing | Postillion | £0.15.0 | |||
| 5 | John Williamson | Gardener | £0.15.0 | |||
| 6 | David Williamson | Stableboy | £0.15.0 | |||
| 2 | Mr Andrew Cowan | 7 | Alexander Nielson | Chaise driver | £0.15.0 | |
| 3 | Provost Whyte | 8 | Alexander Stewart | house Servt [Servant] | £0.15.0 | |
| 9 | Andrew Lambert | Chaise driver | £0.15.0 | |||
| 4 | Doctor Alexander Weemyss | 10 | Andrew Niccoll | Chaise driver | £0.15.0 | |
| 5 | Mrs McGill | 11 | James Millson | Serving boy | £0.15.0 | |
| 11 | £8.5.0 |
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An Assessment of the rates & duties upon Servants within the burgh of Kirkaldie from
5th July 1777 to 25th march 1778 years By Charles Robb Assessor
Proof 11 Servants @ £0.15.0 Each Employed from 5th July 1777
to 25th March 1778 years JS £8.5.0.
I Charles Robb Assessor aforesaid Do hereby certifie that upon
carefull Examination of the foregoing Several rates & duties I find they
amount in whole to the sum of Eight pounds five Shillings Sterl [Sterling]
And that upon the Twenty Second day of February I delivered to Mr
William Drysdale Collector for the burgh aforesaid an exact duplicate
of the above Accompt duly Examined & compared with the foregoing
which contained my oath that notices were left with the whole
foregoing several Inhabitants or at their dwelling houses of the
date before annexed that they were to be charged with the sums
hereby certified to be due from them
Charles Robb Assessor
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).