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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Page 1st | Division 1st | 5 | 5 | £6.5.0 | £0.12.6 | £0.12.6 | |||||||
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | £5.0.0 | £0.10.0 | £0.10.0 | |||||||
| 6 | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | £0.2.6 | £0.2.6 | ||||||||
| 7 | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | £0.2.6 | £0.2.6 | ||||||||
| 9 | 3 | 3 | £3.15.0 | £0.7.6 | £0.7.6 | ||||||||
| 2d | Division 10 | 2 | 2 | £2.10.0 | £0.5.0 | £0.5.0 | |||||||
| 11 | 7 | 7 | £12.5.0 | £1.4.6 | £1.4.6 | ||||||||
| 12 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 3 | £27.0.0 | £2.14.0 | £2.14.0 | ||||||
| 3d | 13 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 3 | £20.15.0 | £2.1.6 | £2.1.6 | |||||
| 4 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 2 | £30.10.0 | £3.1.0 | £3.1.0 | |||||
| 15 | 12 | 3 | 12 | £18.15.0 | £1.17.6 | £1.17.6 | |||||||
| 5 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 3 | £17.0.0 | £1.14.0 | £1.14.0 | |||||
| 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | £3.15.0 | £0.7.6 | £0.7.6 | |||||||
| 22 | 3 | 3 | £3.15.0 | £0.7.6 | £0.7.6 | ||||||||
| 24 | 8 | 5 | 3 | £10.15.0 | £1.1.6 | £1.1.6 | |||||||
| 114 | 12 | 93 | 14 | 7 | £164.10.0 | £16.9.0 | £16.9.0 | ||||||
| 10 p [per] Cent p [per] 31st George 3d | £16.9.0 | ||||||||||||
| 10 p [per] Cent p [per] 36 George 3d | £16.9.0 | ||||||||||||
| £197.8.0 | |||||||||||||
| Proof | 93 | Servants | at | £1.5.0 | £116.5.0 | ||||||||
| 14 | Servants | at | £1.10.0 | £21.0.0 | |||||||||
| 7 | Servants | at | £1.15.0 | £12.5.0 | |||||||||
| £149.10.0 | |||||||||||||
| 12 | Bachelors Servants | at | £1.5.0 | £15.0.0 | |||||||||
| £164.10.0 | |||||||||||||
| 10 p [per] Cent as above | £16.9.0 | ||||||||||||
| 10 p [per] Cent as above | £16.9.0 | ||||||||||||
| £197.8.0 |
Transcribe other information
6th
Glasgow 1797
Abstract of the foregoing Duties by George Storie Surveyor
I George Storie Surveyor aforesaid Do Certify that upon careful examination of the foregoing Duties find they
Amount to One hundred and Ninety Seven pounds 8 Shillings Sterling, and that this day I delivered to John Carlile
principal Collector of these Duties an exact duplicate of this Account examined and Compared which contained my Oath
that the Several Inhabitants were served with Requisitions and that they are charged Conform to their Returns or
my knowledge and belief they are liable in said duties Glasgow 3d March 1798
George Storie Surveyor
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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).