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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 1785 | Haddington | ||||||||||
| Capt. [Captain] Thomas Maitland M [Married] | John Purves | Footman | 1 | 1 | £0.18.9 | ||||||
| James Fairbairn Vintr [Vintner] M [Married] | Fraser McDonald | Waiter | 1 | 1 | £0.18.9 | ||||||
| Dr. [Doctor] Innes M [Married] | James Lyal | Postilion | 1 | 1 | £0.18.9 | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | £2.16.3 |
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MALE SERVANT TAX In the Royalty of the Brugh of Haddington from 5 July 1785 to 5 April 1786
I William Hogg Surveyor of Taxes Do Hereby Certify that upon Carefull Examination of the Foregoing
Rates & Dutys on Male Servants in the Burgh of Haddington I find the amount to be Two Pounds
Sixteen Shillings & three pence Sterling And that upon the 19th day of December 1785 I delivered to Mr John
Carfrae Collector of the said Dutys an Exact Duplicate of the Foregoing Account exactly examined &
& Compared with it, and which contained my Oath that the different Inhabitants were Served with
Requisitions of the date aforesaid, And the Assessments Justly made out from their Lists & Answers sent
to Me, & now in my Possession
Will Hogg Surveyr [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).