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Volume contents
- 1 - 1788-89 , Midlothian (Edinburghshire)
- 93 - 1788-89 , Morayshire (Elginshire)
- 99 - 1788-89 , Nairnshire
- 101 - 1788-89 , Orkney
- 105 - 1788-89 , Peeblesshire
- 107 - 1788-89 , Perthshire
- 121 - 1788-89 , Renfrewshire
- 151 - 1788-89 , Ross-shire
- 155 - 1788-89 , Roxburghshire
- 159 - 1788-89 , Selkirkshire
- 161 - 1788-89 , Shetland
- 165 - 1788-89 , Stirlingshire
- 173 - 1788-89 , Sutherland
- 175 - 1788-89 , West Lothian (Linlithgowshire)
- 183 - 1788-89 , Wigtownshire
| Date | Masters/mistresses names and designations | Servants names | Number of servants | Bachelor servants | One servant | Two servants | Three or more servants | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1788 | Island of Shapenshay | |||||||
| 2 Jul 1788 | Docter Thomas Balfour | Margaret Weldrege | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||
| Mrs Johnson | Margaret Heddle | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mr Alexander Pitcairn Minister | Janet Laughton | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Total in Shapenshay | 3 | 3 | £0.7.6 | |||||
| Island of Sanday | ||||||||
| 4 Jul 1788 | Mr William Clouston Minister | Barbara Begland | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||
| Thomas Traill Savil | Margaret Peace | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mrs Ann Tea | Jannet Manson | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Total in Sanday | 3 | 3 | £0.7.6 | |||||
| Island of Westray | ||||||||
| 7 Jul 1788 | James Stewart of Brough | Barbara & Katharine Hercus's | 2 | 2 | £0.10.0 | |||
| Thomas Trail Tirlet | Jean Tail | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mr James Tret Minister | Katharine Burgar | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | ||||
| Thomas Traill Papa | Jean Hercus & Marjory Fouls |
2 | 2 | £0.10.0 | ||||
| Mr George Traill | Kelly Hiddle & Marjory Hercus |
2 | 2 | £0.10.0 | ||||
| Total in Westray | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | £1.17.6 | |||
| Parish of Rendall | ||||||||
| 17 Jul 1788 | Mrs Mowat in Collascarth | Jean Irvine | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||
| Parish of Birsay | ||||||||
| 19 Jul 1788 | Mr George Law Minister | Jannet Linklater | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||
| Parish of Sandwick | ||||||||
| 21 Jul 1788 | Mrs Graham of Breckness | Marion Charles | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||
| Island of Burray | ||||||||
| 25 Nov 1788 | Captain James Sutherland | Helen Macbeath | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | |||
| Island of Southronaldsay | ||||||||
| 2 Dec 1788 | John Sangster in Widewall | Barbara Reid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||
| Mr James Watson Minister | Elizabeth Gordon | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | ||||
| Total in So [South] Ronaldsay | 2 | 1 | 1 | £0.7.6 | ||||
| Island of walls | ||||||||
| 16 Dec 1788 | James Moodie of Melsetter | Ann Young | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||
| Parish of Orpher | ||||||||
| 5 Jan 1789 | John Gillies Factor over the Estate of Gremsay | Barbara Forrister | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||
| Parish of Firth | ||||||||
| 3 Feb 1789 | William Watt in Burness | Catherine Cursater | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||
| Parish of Saint Olla | ||||||||
| 5 Feb 1789 | Mr John Yule Minister | Isobel Drever | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||
| William Rickam in Corse | Margaret Corslan | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| William Lindsay in Caldale | Barbara Flett | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Total in St Olla | 3 | 3 | £0.7.6 | |||||
| Parish of Stromness | ||||||||
| 10 Feb 1789 | Thomas Spence Carpenter | Isobel Sinclair | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||
| Catharine Pollenger | Isobel Irvine | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Robert Clouston Carpenter | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Peter Lould Shopkeeper | Chrisrian Irvine | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| John Gordon Surveyor of Customs | Charlotte Virtue | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | ||||
| James Spence Shopkeeper | Ann Spence | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Carried Over | 6 | 1 | 5 | £0.17.6 |
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ORKNEY
[Page] 101
Survey FEMALE SERVANT TAX. within the County of Orkney
from 5 April 1788 to 5 April 1789 By Alexander Fraser Surveyor
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Female servant tax - Volume 14 - Counties (M-W) (see 'More info' for county details), E326/6/14
Volume 14 contains female servant tax rolls for the following counties: Midlothian, Morayshire, Nairnshire, Orkney, Peeblesshire, Perthshire, Renfrewshire, Ross-shire, Roxburghshire, Selkirkshire, Shetland, Stirlingshire, Sutherland, West Lothian, and Wigtownshire.
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).