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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 1787 | Craill | |||||||
| Sir Charles Ersken | Betty Walker | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mr Bousswall | Peggie Chien | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| John Scott | Elisabeth Murrow | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Miss Fairwather | Kathren Hodge | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Daniel Conlay | Betty Murrow | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Andrew Robertson | Janet Seth | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Andrew Jamison | Christon Mitchell | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| William Brown | Agnes Brown | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Robert McDonald | Mary Runchie | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| 9 | 9 | £1.2.6 |
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9 Servants at 2/6 [£0.2.6] Each Is = £1.2.6
I Charles Robb Assessor aforesaid do hereby certify that upon careful examination of the foregoing
Several rates and Duties I find they Amount in whole to the sum of One pound Two shilling and
Six pence Sterlling and that upon the Eight day of November I delivered to David Willie
Collector for the Borough 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 Assessor
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).