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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 1787 | Robert Hogg | Elizabeth Gray | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||
| William Swinton | Ann Aitkin Cook Euphemia Hamilton Ch [Chamber]maid |
2 | 2 | £1.0.0 | ||||
| Henry Watson | one | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Hugh Dalrymple Esq. | Barbara Douglas Bell Hume |
2 | 2 | £0.10.0 | ||||
| Charles Dalrymple Esq. | Ann Robertson Ladies maid Nanny Innes Housemaid Nanny Brown Dairymaid Christian Dickson Cook |
4 | 4 | £2.0.0 | ||||
| 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | £3.15.0 |
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[Page] 85 NORTH BERWICK
A Survey of the FEMALE SERVANTS TAX in the Royalty of
North Berwick for the year ending 5 April 1788
By William Johnstone Surveyor
Proof
2 Maids at £0.2.6 is £0.5.0
2 Maids at £0.5.0 is £0.10.0
4 Maids at £0.10.0 is £2.0.0
2 Batchelor Maids at £0.10.0 £1.0.0
£3.15.0
I William Johnstone Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon carefull examination of the above duties I find they
amount to Three pounds fifteen shillings sterling And that upon -- Novemr [ November] (1787) I delivered to Henry
Watson Collector of said duties in the Royalty of North Berwick an exact duplicate of this Account duely examined and
compared which Contained my Oath that the above Inhabitants were served with Requisitions of the above date and that
they were charged with the sums sett against their names according to their answers to said Requisitions.
William Johnstone 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).