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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1797 | Burgh of Stranraer | ||||||||||||
| 17 Oct 1797 | Major John Ross of Cairnbrook Batch [Bachelor] | Hay Stewart | House Servt. [Servant] & Game Keeper | 1 | 1 | 1 | £2.10.0 | £0.5.0 | £0.5.0 |
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Survey of the Male Servants Tax in the Burgh of Stranraer
from the 5th day of April 1797 to the 5th day of April 1798 by David Macmillan Surveyor
Proof
1 Male Servant at £1.5.0 above the duty is £1.5.0
1 Male Servant at £1.5.0 ____________ is £1.5.0
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£2.10.0
10% thereon is £0.5.0
Additional ditto is £0.5.0
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£3.0.0
I David Macmillan 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 and ninety eight years I delivered to --
Collector of the said Duties for the Burgh aforesaid an exact Duplicate of the foregoing which contained
my Oath that Requisitions or Notices were delivered to or left for the several foregoing persons at
their dwelling places and the Charges made out from their returns on my best information.
David Macmillan 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).