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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Burgh of Ayr | |||||||||||
| 21 Aug 1786 | Collector Wright | John Cameron | House Servant | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | |||||
| Miss Fullarton | James Stewart | House Servant | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
| Provost David Fergusson | Andrew McCormick | House Servant | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
| Hugh Stevenson Esquire | Thomas Baird | House servant | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
| Capt. [Captain] Patrick Hunter a Batchelor | Douglas Fergusson | House Servant | 1 | 1 | 1 | £2.10.0 | |||||
| 22 Aug 1786 | Mrs Campbell of Skerrington | John Murray | House servant | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | |||||
| Mr Dun Vintner | John Drennan | House Servant | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
| Mr Andrew Cathcart Vintner | George Logan | Waiter | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
| 23 Aug 1786 | Capt. [Captain] Webster | William Logan | H. [House] Servant | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | |||||
| 25 Aug 1786 | Major Montgomery a Batchelor | James Hayter | H. [House] Servant | 1 | 1 | 1 | £2.10.0 | ||||
| Colonel Thomas Trigg | George Cross | Butler | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
| Bailie Rankine | John Cowan | Postilion | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||||||
| The Countess of Crawford | 5 | 5 | £8.15.0 | ||||||||
| 28 Aug 1786 | Hugh Hamilton Esq. Holmston a Batchelor | Thomas McCrouny | H. [House] Servant | 1 | 1 | 1 | £2.10.0 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 3 | 13 | 5 | £28.15.0 |
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MALE- SERVANTS TAX.
From 5th April 1786 to 5th April 1787 By Robert Aiken Surveyor
Proof
Batchelors Servants 3 @ £2.10.0 each is £7.10.0
10 Servants @ £1.5.0 each is £12.10.0
5 Servants @ £1.15.0 each is £8.15.0
£28.15.0
I Robert Aiken Surveyor aforesaid Do hereby Certify, That upon Careful Examination
of the foregoing Rates and Duties, I find they amount in whole to Twenty
Eight pounds fifteen shillings sterling, and that upon the sixth day of
January Current I delivered to Mr James Johnston Collector of said Duties for
said Burgh an exact duplicate of and duly examined and compared
with the foregoing Account which contained my Oath, that Notifications were
delivered or left of the dates foresaid and that the Rates charged in said Account were
just and true charges to the best of my skill and knowledge; and to the best
of my belief no person liable to be charged, was omitted.
Robert Aiken 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).