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Volume contents
- 1 - 1787-88 , Glasgow burgh
- 37 - 1787-88 , Haddington burgh
- 41 - 1787-88 , Inveraray burgh
- 43 - 1787-88 , Inverbervie burgh
- 45 - 1787-88 , Inverkeithing burgh
- 47 - 1787-88 , Inverness burgh
- 51 - 1787-88 , Irvine burgh
- 55 - 1787-88 , Jedburgh burgh
- 57 - 1787-88 , Kilrenny burgh
- 59 - 1787-88 , Kinghorn burgh
- 61 - 1787-88 , Kirkcaldy burgh
- 65 - 1787-88 , Kirkcudbright burgh
- 67 - 1787-88 , Kirkwall burgh
- 69 - 1787-88 , Lanark burgh
- 71 - 1787-88 , Lauder burgh
- 73 - 1787-88 , Linlithgow burgh
- 75 - 1787-88 , Montrose burgh
- 81 - 1787-88 , Nairn burgh
- 85 - 1787-88 , North Berwick burgh
- 87 - 1787-88 , Peebles burgh
- 89 - 1787-88 , Perth burgh
- 93 - 1787-88 , Pittenweem burgh
- 95 - 1787-88 , Queensferry burgh
- 97 - 1787-88 , Renfrew burgh
- 101 - 1787-88 , Rothesay burgh
- 105 - 1787-88 , Rutherglen burgh
- 107 - 1787-88 , St. Andrews burgh
- 109 - 1787-88 , Selkirk burgh
- 111 - 1787-88 , Stirling burgh
- 115 - 1787-88 , Stranraer burgh
- 117 - 1787-88 , Tain burgh
- 119 - 1787-88 , Wigtown burgh
| Date | Masters/mistresses names and designations | Servants names | Number of servants | Bachelor servants | One servant | Two servants | Three or more servants | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burgh of Irvine Brot. [Brought] Forward | 47 | 6 | 37 | 4 | £8.2.6 | |||
| 1787 | Mr Bryce | Agnes Porter | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||
| Samuel Gemmill Merchant | Agnes Findlay | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| 7 Dec 1787 | Miss McBride Kirkgate | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 2-4 | 40 | 4 | £8.10.0 |
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[Page] 53
FEMALE SERVANTS TAX.
From 5th April 1787 to 5th April 1788 By [Robert Aiken]
Proof
Batchelor Servants 2 @ 5 sh [shillings] [£0.5.0] each which is £0.10.0
Batchelor Servants 4 @ 10 sh. [shillings] [£0.10.0] each which is £2.0.0
Servants 40 @ 2/6d [£0.2.6 ] each which is £5.0.0
Servants 4 @ 5sh. [shillings] £0.5.0] each which is £1.0.0
Total Servants 50 Total by Proof £8.10.0
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 Eight pounds ten shillings Sterling
And that upon the twenty third day of January Current, I
delivered to Mr Alexander McMillan 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 to the best of my skill and knowledge;
And, to the best of my belief, no person liable to be charged, was omitted.
Rob Aiken Surveyor
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Female servant tax - Volume 12 - Burghs (G-W) (see 'More info' for burgh details), E326/6/12
Volume 12 contains female servant tax rolls for the following burghs: Glasgow, Haddington, Inveraray, Inverbervie, Inverkeithing, Inverness, Irvine, Jedburgh, Kinghorn, Kilrenny, Kirkcaldy, Kirkcudbright, Kirkwall, Lanark, Lauder, Linlithgow, Montrose, Nairn, North Berwick, Peebles, Pittenweem, Perth, Queensferry, Renfrew, Rothesay, Rutherglen, St. Andrews, Selkirk, Stirling, Stranraer, Tain, and Wigtown.
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).