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Volume contents
- 1 - 1794-45 , Aberdeen burgh
- 5 - 1794-45 , Arbroath burgh
- 7 - 1794-45 , Ayr burgh
- 9 - 1794-45 , Banff burgh
- 13 - 1794-45 , Crail burgh
- 15 - 1794-45 , Cullen burgh
- 17 - 1794-45 , Cupar burgh
- 19 - 1794-45 , Dumbarton burgh
- 21 - 1794-45 , Dumfries burgh
- 25 - 1794-45 , Dunbar burgh
- 27 - 1794-45 , Dundee burgh
- 29 - 1794-45 , Dunfermline burgh
- 31 - 1794-45 , Edinburgh burgh
- 43 - 1794-45 , Elgin burgh
- 45 - 1794-45 , Forres burgh
- 49 - 1794-45 , Glasgow burgh
- 57 - 1794-45 , Haddington burgh
- 59 - 1794-45 , Inveraray burgh
- 61 - 1794-45 , Inverness burgh
- 63 - 1794-45 , Irvine burgh
- 65 - 1794-45 , Jedburgh burgh
- 67 - 1794-45 , Kinghorn burgh
- 69 - 1794-45 , Kirkcaldy burgh
- 71 - 1794-45 , Kirkcudbright burgh
- 73 - 1794-45 , Kirkwall burgh
- 75 - 1794-45 , Lanark burgh
- 77 - 1794-45 , Linlithgow burgh
- 79 - 1794-45 , Montrose burgh
- 81 - 1794-45 , Nairn burgh
- 83 - 1794-45 , North Berwick burgh
- 87 - 1794-45 , Perth burgh
- 89 - 1794-45 , Queensferry burgh
- 91 - 1794-45 , Rutherglen burgh
- 93 - 1794-45 , St. Andrews burgh
- 95 - 1794-45 , Stirling burgh
- 97 - 1794-45 , Stranraer burgh
- 99 - 1794-45 , Tain burgh
- 101 - 1794-45 , 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Burgh of Irvine | ||||||||||||
| 25 Oct 1794 | Capt [Captain] Davidson Br [Bachelor] | William Johnstone | H Servt [House Servant] | 1 | 1 | 1 | £2.10.0 | £0.5.0 | ||||
| The Honble [Honourable] Partick Boyle | House Serv [Servant] Postn [Postillion] |
2 | 2 | £2.10.0 | £0.5.0 | |||||||
| Capt. [Captain] Campbell Br [Bachelor] | Daniel Hayman | HS & Postn [House Servant & Postillion] | 1 | 1 | 1 | £2.10.0 | £0.5.0 | |||||
| Mr John Bryan Vintner | Robert Bankhead | Waiter | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | £0.2.6 | ||||||
| Total | 5 | 2 | 5 | £8.15.0 | £0.17.6 |
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Survey of the Rates and Duties upon Male Servants within the Royal Burgh of Irvine from 5th April 1794
to 5th April 1795 By Robert Aiken Surveyor
Proof
2 Br [Bachelor] Servants @ £1.5.0 each is £2.10.0
5 Servants @ £1.5.0 each is £6.5.0
£8.15.0
10 Per Cent thereon £0.17.6
Total by Proof £9.12.6
I Robert Aiken Surveyor Aforesaid Do hereby Certify that upon
Carefull Examination of the foregoing Rates and Duties I find they
amount to Eight pounds fifteen shillings Str [Sterling] which with the
ten Per Cent duty thereon being Seventeen shillings & six pence Str [Sterling]
makes them in whole amount to Nine pounds twelve shillings
and six pence Stg [Sterling] And that upon the Twenty fourth day of November
last I delivered to Mr William Templeton Collector of said duties
for said Burgh at his office an exact Duplicate of And duely
examined & Compared with the foregoing account which contained
my Oath That Notifications were delivered or left of the dates foresaid
And that the Rates and Duties charged in said Account were
just and true to the best of my skill and knowledge And to the
best of my belief no person laible to be Charged was omitted
Robert Aiken
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Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Male servant tax - Volume 24 - Burghs (see 'More info' for burgh details), E326/5/24
Volume 24 contains male servant tax rolls, 1794-1795, for each of the following burghs: Aberdeen, Arbroath, Ayr, Banff, Crail, Cullen, Cupar, Dumbarton, Dumfries, Dunbar, Dundee, Dunfermline, Edinburgh, Elgin, Forres, Glasgow, Haddington, Inverness, Inveraray, Irvine, Jedburgh, Kinghorn, Kirkcudbright, Kirkcaldy, Kirkwall, Lanark, Linlithgow, Montrose, Nairn, North Berwick, Perth, Queensferry, Rutherglen, 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).