Volume contents
- 1 - 1786-87 , Aberdeen burgh
- 5 - 1786-87 , Arbroath burgh
- 7 - 1786-87 , Ayr burgh
- 9 - 1786-87 , Banff burgh
- 13 - 1786-87 , Brechin burgh
- 15 - 1786-87 , Cupar burgh
- 17 - 1786-87 , Dumbarton burgh
- 19 - 1786-87 , Dumfries burgh
- 21 - 1786-87 , Dunbar burgh
- 23 - 1786-87 , Dundee burgh
- 25 - 1786-87 , Dunfermline burgh
- 27 - 1786-87 , Edinburgh burgh
- 35 - 1786-87 , Elgin burgh
- 37 - 1786-87 , Forfar burgh
- 39 - 1786-87 , Forres burgh
- 43 - 1786-87 , Glasgow burgh
- 55 - 1786-87 , Haddington burgh
- 57 - 1786-87 , Inveraray burgh
- 59 - 1786-87 , Inverness burgh
- 61 - 1786-87 , Irvine burgh
- 63 - 1786-87 , Jedburgh burgh
- 65 - 1786-87 , Kinghorn burgh
- 67 - 1786-87 , Kirkcaldy burgh
- 69 - 1786-87 , Kirkwall burgh
- 71 - 1786-87 , Linlithgow burgh
- 73 - 1786-87 , Lochmaben burgh
- 75 - 1786-87 , Montrose burgh
- 77 - 1786-87 , Nairn burgh
- 79 - 1786-87 , North Berwick burgh
- 81 - 1786-87 , Peebles burgh
- 83 - 1786-87 , Perth burgh
- 85 - 1786-87 , Queensferry burgh
- 87 - 1786-87 , Rutherglen burgh
- 89 - 1786-87 , St. Andrews burgh
- 91 - 1786-87 , Stirling burgh
- 93 - 1786-87 , Stranraer burgh
- 95 - 1786-87 , 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1786 | Cupar | ||||||||||
| 11 Aug 1786 | James Morrison | Andrew Gibson Alexander Frazer Robert Brown |
Gardner House Servant Groom |
3 | 3 | £4.10.0 | |||||
| David Skeen | James Graham John Henderson |
House Servant Cheais Driver |
2 | 2 | £2.10.0 | ||||||
| William Paston | John Johnston | Gardner | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
| Charles Bell | William Robertson | House Servant | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
| David Methven | Charles Stuart | Waitter | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
| 8 | 5 | 3 | £10.15.0 | ||||||||
| Supplement Sent to the Tax Office February 14th 1787 | |||||||||||
| 14 Feb 1787 | Major Morrison | Robert Fraser | Servant | 1 | 1 | 1 | £2.10.0 | ||||
| 9 | 1 | 6 | 3 | £13.5.0 |
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5 Male Servants at £1.5.0 each is £6.5.0
3 Male Servants at £1.10.0 each is £4.10.0
= £10.15.0
I Charles Robb 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 Ten pounds Fifteen Shillings Sterling and
that upon the sixth day of November I delivered to James Carstairs Collector for the Burgh
aforesaid an Exact Duplicate of the Above Account duly Examined and Compared with the foregoing
which Contained my Oath that Notices were left with the Several Inhabitants or at their Dwelling
houses of the dates Annexed to their respective Names that they were to be Charged with the
Sums hereby Certified to be due from them.
Charles Robb Surveyor
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Male servant tax - Volume 8 - Burghs (see 'More info' for burgh details), E326/5/8
Volume 8 contains male servant tax rolls, 1786-1787, for each of the following burghs: Aberdeen, Arbroath, Ayr, Banff, Brechin, Cupar, Dumbarton, Dumfries, Dunbar, Dundee, Dunfermline, Edinburgh, Elgin, Forfar, Forres, Glasgow, Haddington, Inverness, Inveraray, Irvine, Jedburgh, Kinghorn, Kirkcaldy, Kirkwall, Lanark, Linlithgow, Lochmaben, Montrose, Nairn, North Berwick, Peebles, Perth, Queensferry, Rutherglen, St. Andrews, Stirling, Stranraer 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).