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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Feb 1779 | 1 | William Ford | 1 | Alexander Strachan | Gardner | £0.15.0 |
| 2 | Provost Alexander Christie | 2 | William Herd | Chaise driver | £0.15.0 | |
| 3 | John Scott of Criggie Esqr | 3 | John Greig | house servant | £0.15.0 | |
| 6 Mar 1779 | 4 | Robert Renny Esqr | 4 | George Mearns | house servant | £0.15.0 |
| 5 | Charles Allan | Postellion | £0.15.0 | |||
| 25 Mar 1779 | 5 | Major Alexander Turnbull | 6 | John Davidson | Butler | £0.15.0 |
| 6 | Lady Loggie | 7 | John Ogilvie | house servant | £0.15.0 | |
| 7 | Robert Scott of Loggie Esqr | 8 | James Falconer | house servant | £0.15.0 | |
| 9 | Alexander Duncan | Gardner | £0.15.0 | |||
| 8 | James Renny Esqr | 10 | Jonathan Forbes | house servant | £0.15.0 | |
| 9 | John Strachan Esqr | 11 | Alexander Coutts | house servant | £0.15.0 | |
| 26 Feb 1779 | 10 | James Coutts Esqr | 12 | Daniel Symons | house servant | £0.15.0 |
| 11 | Alexander Smith of Rosebank | 13 | John Anderson | house servant | £0.15.0 | |
| 12 | Mr Patrick Straton | 14 | Robert Lawson | Chaise driver | £0.15.0 | |
| 13 | Robert Hunter Esqr | 15 | John McGregor | Groom & ho [house] Servant | £0.15.0 | |
| 13 | Total | 15 | Total | £11.5.0 |
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A Survey of the Duty on Servants arisen in the Burgh of Mont
rose for nine months from 5th July 1777 to 25th March 1778 by
William Greig Surveyor
15 Servants at £0.15.0 each is £11.5.0
I William Greig Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon carefull examination
of the foregoing duties I find they amount to Eleven pounds five shillings sterling
And that upon the ... day of ... I delivered to Alexander Stewart Collector of
the said Duties for the Burgh aforesaid, an exact Duplicate of the above Account
duly Compared with the foregoing. William Greig 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).