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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 1797 | David Sproat Esq. of Portmary Batch. [Bachelor] | Robert Jefferson | Footman | 1 | 1 | 1 | £2.10.0 | £0.5.0 | £0.5.0 | ||||
| Proof | 1 Batchelors Male servant at £1.5.0 above the Duty | £1.5.0 | |||||||||||
| 1 Male servant at £1.5.0 | £1.5.0 | ||||||||||||
| £2.10.0 | |||||||||||||
| 10 pr [per] Cent thereon is | £0.5.0 | ||||||||||||
| 10 pr [per] Cent thereon is | £0.5.0 | ||||||||||||
| £3.0.0 |
Transcribe other information
Survey of the MALE-SERVANTS TAX. in the Burgh of Kirkcud-
-bright from the 5th day of April 1797 to the 5th day of April 1798. By David Mcmillan Survry. [Surveyor]
I David Mcmillan Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon careful examination of the foregoing Several
Rates and Duties I find they amount in whole to the Sum of Three pounds Sterling: and that upon the
[ ] day of January one thousand Seven hundred & ninety eight years I delivered to Mr David
McLellan Writer Kirkcudbright Collr. [Collector] of the said Duties for the burgh aforesaid an exact Duplicate
of the foregoing which contained my Oath that Reqns. [Requisitions] or Notices were delivered to or left for the Several
foregoing Persons of the dates foresaid and the Charges made out from the returns or my best Information
David Mcmillan 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).