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Volume contents
- 1 - 1785-86 , Aberdeen burgh
- 5 - 1785-86 , Arbroath burgh
- 7 - 1785-86 , Ayr burgh
- 11 - 1785-86 , Banff burgh
- 15 - 1785-86 , Brechin burgh
- 17 - 1785-86 , Cullen burgh
- 21 - 1785-86 , Cupar burgh
- 23 - 1785-86 , Dumbarton burgh
- 25 - 1785-86 , Dumfries burgh
- 27 - 1785-86 , Dunbar burgh
- 31 - 1785-86 , Dundee burgh
- 33 - 1785-86 , Dunfermline burgh
- 35 - 1785-86 , Edinburgh burgh
- 49 - 1785-86 , Elgin burgh
- 53 - 1785-86 , Forfar burgh
- 55 - 1785-86 , Forres burgh
- 59 - 1785-86 , Glasgow burgh
- 71 - 1785-86 , Haddington burgh
- 73 - 1785-86 , Inveraray burgh
- 75 - 1785-86 , Inverness burgh
- 77 - 1785-86 , Irvine burgh
- 79 - 1785-86 , Jedburgh burgh
- 81 - 1785-86 , Kinghorn burgh
- 83 - 1785-86 , Kirkcaldy burgh
- 85 - 1785-86 , Kirkwall burgh
- 87 - 1785-86 , Lanark burgh
- 89 - 1785-86 , Linlithgow burgh
- 91 - 1785-86 , Montrose burgh
- 93 - 1785-86 , Nairn burgh
- 97 - 1785-86 , North Berwick burgh
- 101 - 1785-86 , Peebles burgh
- 103 - 1785-86 , Perth burgh
- 105 - 1785-86 , Queensferry burgh
- 107 - 1785-86 , Rutherglen burgh
- 109 - 1785-86 , St. Andrews burgh
- 111 - 1785-86 , Stirling burgh
- 113 - 1785-86 , Tain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1786 | The Royal Burgh of Ayr | ||||||||||
| 8 Mar 1786 | Provost David Fergusson | Andrew McCormick | House servant | 1 | 1 | £0.18.9 | |||||
| Capt. [Captain] Stevenson | Thomas Baird | House Servant | 1 | 1 | £0.18.9 | ||||||
| 9 Mar 1786 | William Campbell of Skerrington | John Murray | House Servant | 1 | 1 | £0.18.9 | |||||
| 10 Mar 1786 | Colonel Stafford | Samuel Brown | House servant | 1 | 1 | £0.18.9 | |||||
| Mr. Dunn Vintner | John Drinnan | House servant | 1 | 1 | £0.18.9 | ||||||
| 11 Mar 1786 | Mr Andrew Cathcart Vintner | George Logan | Waiter | 1 | 1 | £0.18.9 | |||||
| 12 Mar 1786 | Capt. [Captain] Webster | William Logan | House servant | 1 | 1 | £0.18.9 | |||||
| Mrs. Kerr | John Miller | House servant | 1 | 1 | £0.18.9 | ||||||
| 14 Mar 1786 | Major Montgomery | James Hayter | House Servant | 1 | 1 | 1 | £1.17.6 | ||||
| Baillie Rankin | John Cowan | Driver & H.S. [House servant] | 1 | 1 | £0.18.9 | ||||||
| 16 Mar 1786 | Countess of Crawford | John Morrison Andrew White William Kerr Hugh Dick Alexander Crawford |
House servant Footman Coachman Postilion Gardner |
5 | 5 | £6.11.3 | |||||
| Hugh Hamilton Esquire | Thomas McKearny | House Servt. [Servant] | 1 | 1 | 1 | £1.17.6 | |||||
| 16 | 2 | 11 | 5 | £18.15.0 |
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From 5th July 1785 to 5th April 1786 By Robert Aiken Surveyor
Proof
1 Rate 9 Servants @ £1.5.0 Each per Annum or £0.18.9 for ¾ of a year is £8.8.9
1 Rate 5 Servants @ £1.15.0 Each per Annum or £1.6.3 for ¾ of a year is £6.11.3
1 Rate 2 Servants @ £1.17.6 Each per Annum being for ¾ of a year £3.15.0
Total of 16 Male Servants Total by Proof £18.15.0
I Robert Aiken Surveyor aforesaid Do hereby Certify that upon Careful Examination
of the foregoing several Rates and Duties I find they amount to Eighteen pounds
fifteen shillings sterling And that upon the fourth of April I delivered to Mr James
Johnston Collector of said Duties an Exact Duplicate of and duly Examined
and Compared with the foregoing Account which contained my Oath that
Notices were left with the Several Inhabitants or at their dwelling houses
And that the Rates and Duties Annexed to their respective names are just
and true charges against them to the best of my skill and knowledge.
Robert Aiken Surveyor
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Male servant tax - Volume 6 - Burghs (see 'More info' for burgh details), E326/5/6
Volume 6 contains male servant tax rolls, 1785-1786, for each of the following burghs: Aberdeen, Arbroath, Ayr, Banff, Brechin, Cullen, Cupar, Dumbarton, Dumfries, Dunbar, Dundee, Dunfermline, Edinburgh, Elgin, Forfar, Forres, Glasgow, Haddington, Inverness, Inveraray, Irvine, Jedburgh, Kinghorn, Kirkcaldy, Kirkwall, Lanark, Linlithgow, Montrose, Nairn, North Berwick, Peebles, Perth, Queensferry, Rutherglen, St. Andrews, Stirling, and Tain.
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).