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Volume contents
- 1 - 1797-98 , Aberdeen burgh
- 3 - 1797-98 , Annan burgh
- 6 - 1797-98 , Arbroath burgh
- 7 - 1797-98 , Ayr burgh
- 9 - 1797-98 , Banff burgh
- 11 - 1797-98 , Brechin burgh
- 13 - 1797-98 , Cullen burgh
- 15 - 1797-98 , Cupar burgh
- 17 - 1797-98 , Dumbarton burgh
- 19 - 1797-98 , Dumfries burgh
- 21 - 1797-98 , Dunbar burgh
- 25 - 1797-98 , Dundee burgh
- 27 - 1797-98 , Dunfermline burgh
- 29 - 1797-98 , Dysart burgh
- 31 - 1797-98 , Edinburgh burgh
- 45 - 1797-98 , Elgin burgh
- 47 - 1797-98 , Forfar burgh
- 49 - 1797-98 , Forres burgh
- 53 - 1797-98 , Glasgow burgh
- 63 - 1797-98 , Inverarary burgh
- 67 - 1797-98 , Irvine burgh
- 69 - 1797-98 , Jedburgh burgh
- 71 - 1797-98 , Kinghorn burgh
- 73 - 1797-98 , Kirkcaldy burgh
- 75 - 1797-98 , Kirkcudbright burgh
- 77 - 1797-98 , Kirkwall burgh
- 79 - 1797-98 , Montrose burgh
- 83 - 1797-98 , North Berwick burgh
- 87 - 1797-98 , Perth burgh
- 91 - 1797-98 , Queensferry burgh
- 93 - 1797-98 , St. Andrews burgh
- 95 - 1797-98 , Stirling burgh
- 99 - 1797-98 , Stranraer burgh
- 101 - 1797-98 , Tain burgh
- 103 - 1797-98 , Wigtown burgh
| Date | Masters & mistresses names & designations | Servants names | Quality of servants | Number of servants | Bachelor servants | One and two servants | Three and four | Five to seven | Eight to ten | Eleven or more | Duty | 10% per 31 George III | 10% per 36 George III |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jul 1797 | Colonel Steel Bellhaven | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | £0.2.6 | £0.2.6 | |||||||
| Captain Clark | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | £0.2.6 | £0.2.6 | ||||||||
| James Lorimer Vintr. [Vintner] | Waiter | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | £0.2.6 | £0.2.6 | |||||||
| John Fraser Vintr. [Vintner] | Waiter | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | £0.2.6 | £0.2.6 | |||||||
| Charles Hay Esqr. | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | £0.2.6 | £0.2.6 | ||||||||
| Dr. [Doctor] Wightman | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | £0.2.6 | £0.2.6 | ||||||||
| 6 | 6 | £7.10.0 | £0.15.0 | £0.15.0 |
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Survey of the MALE SERVANTS TAX. in the Royalty of Dunbar
from the 5 Aprile 1797 to the 5 Aprile 1798
6 Servants @ £1.5.0 each.................................... £7.10.0
10 p. [per] Cent on £7.10.0 is................................£0.15.0
Addl. [Additional] 10 p. [per] Cent Tax 36 George lll £0.15.0
.............................................................................£9.0.0
I John Menzies Surveyor do hereby Certify that upon Carefull examination of the foregoing Rates and Duties
I find that they amount on the whole to the sum of Nine Pounds Sterling and that upon the nineteenth
day october I delivered to Patrick Hallyburton Collector of these duties an exact duplicate of
this Acount duly examined and Compared which Contained my oath that Requisitions
were sent to the foregoing Inhabitants of the preceeding dates that they were
charged the sums annexed to each of their names according to the answers they made said Requisitions
or according to my knowledge and belief that they were liable in these duties.
John Menzies Surveyor
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Male servant tax - Volume 26 - Burghs (see 'More info' for burgh details), E326/5/26
Volume 26 contains male servant tax rolls, 1797-1798, for each of the following burghs: Aberdeen, Arbroath, Annan, Ayr, Banff, Brechin, Cullen, Cupar, Dumbarton, Dumfries, Dunbar, Dundee, Dunfermline, Dyasrt, Edinburgh, Elgin, Forres, Glasgow, Inveraray, Irvine, Jedburgh, Kinghorn, Kirkcudbright, Kirkcaldy, Kirkwall, Montrose, North Berwick, Perth, Queensferry, 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).