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Volume contents
- 1 - 1787-88 , Aberdeen burgh
- 17 - 1787-88 , Anstruther Easter burgh
- 19 - 1787-88 , Anstruther Wester burgh
- 21 - 1787-88 , Arbroath burgh
- 23 - 1787-88 , Ayr burgh
- 29 - 1787-88 , Banff burgh
- 33 - 1787-88 , Brechin burgh
- 37 - 1787-88 , Burntisland burgh
- 39 - 1787-88 , Campbeltown burgh
- 41 - 1787-88 , Crail burgh
- 43 - 1787-88 , Cullen burgh
- 45 - 1787-88 , Culross burgh
- 47 - 1787-88 , Cupar burgh
- 49 - 1787-88 , Dingwall burgh
- 51 - 1787-88 , Dumbarton burgh
- 55 - 1787-88 , Dumfries burgh
- 59 - 1787-88 , Dunbar burgh
- 63 - 1787-88 , Dundee burgh
- 71 - 1787-88 , Dunfermline burgh
- 73 - 1787-88 , Dysart burgh
- 75 - 1787-88 , Edinburgh burgh
- 111 - 1787-88 , Elgin burgh
- 115 - 1787-88 , Forfar burgh
- 119 - 1787-88 , Forres burgh
- 123 - 1787-88 , Fortrose burgh
| Date | Masters/mistresses names and designations | Servants names | Number of servants | Bachelor servants | One servant | Two servants | Three or more servants | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Burgh of Ayr Brot. [Brought] Over | 84 | 10 | 56 | 18 | £15.0.0 | |||
| 18 Aug 1787 | Miss Betty Hunter | Marion Jamieson | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||
| Mr Ballantine | Jean McDowall | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mrs Fergusshill | Janet Doak | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mr McGill Minister | Mary Gray | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Baillie Rankin | Margaret McClatchie Jean Walker |
2 | 2 | £0.10.0 | ||||
| Mr McCrotchert | Katherine Gemmill | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mrs Cameron | Jean Sloan | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Miss Whitefoord | Jean Jack | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Miss Crawfords | Elizabeth Clerk | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mrs McKinzie in Park | Ann Smith | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Thomas Clerk in Greenfield | Mary McAllister | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| 20 Aug 1787 | Lady Crauford | Mrs Morrison H.K. [House Keeper] Mrs Hutchison Mary Mitchell Mary McClatchie |
4 | 4 | £4.2.0 | |||
| Hugh Hamilton Esquire Pinmone Batchelor | Jean McClymont | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | ||||
| Total | 101 | 11 | 66 | 20 | 4 | £19.0.0 |
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Batchelors Servants 7 @ 5 shillings each £1.15.0
Batchelors Servants 4 @ 10 shillings each £2.0.0
Married People 66 @ 2 shillings 6 pence £8.5.0
Married people 20 @ 5 shillings each £5.0.0
Married People 4 @ 10 shillings each £2.0.0
Total Servants 101 duties £19.0.0
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 Nineteen Pounds Sterling, and
that upon the twenty first day of January current I delivered
to Mr James Johnston Collector of said Duties for the 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
the Rates charged in said Account were just and true 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), Female servant tax - Volume 11 - Burghs (A-F) (see 'More info' for burgh details), E326/6/11
Volume 11 contains female servant tax rolls for the following burghs: Aberdeen, Anstruther Easter, Anstruther Wester, Arbroath, Ayr, Banff, Brechin, Burntisland, Campbeltown, Crail, Cullen, Culross, Cupar, Dingwall, Dumbarton, Dumfries, Dunbar, Dundee, Dunfermline, Dysart, Edinburgh, Elgin, Forfar, Forres, and Fortrose.
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).