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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 | West Kirk Parish | |||||||
| 9 Jun 1788 | John Megget Mercht [Merchant] - 4 | Peggy Black | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||
| Alexander Simpson | Elizabeth Veitch | 1 | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | |||
| William Straton, Smith | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Joseph Horn Baker | Euphan Tofts | 1 | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | |||
| James Megget | Mary Nisbett | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Hugh Bell Brewer | Ann Clerk Ann Baxter |
2 | 2 | 2 | £1.0.0 | |||
| James Scolly Stocking Mr [Maker] | Janet Spence | 1 | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | |||
| George Forrest Brewer | 1 | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | ||||
| Mrs Stewart Coach Hyrer | Nelly Paterson | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mrs Alexander - 1 | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Mrs Campbell | Nelly Alexander | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mrs Comb | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Mr Anderson Custom house | 1 | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | ||||
| Walter Dumbar | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Mrs Dick | Euphan Westgarth | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Robert Bee Brewer | Barbara Anderson | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | ||||
| Mrs Elder | Elizabeth Short | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Thomas Bridges | Ann Winton | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| John Maclaren | 1 | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | ||||
| George Innes Esqr | Betty Cooper | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Thomas Bishop | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Lady Dick | Jean Moffat | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mrs Ramsay | Sarrah Currie Agnes Colvill |
2 | 2 | £0.10.0 | ||||
| 11 Jun 1788 | Mrs Lockhart | Janet Gilles | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||
| 26 | 7 2 | 22 | 4 | £5.2.6 |
Transcribe other information
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Midlothian (INT) [Interior]
Survey of the FEMALE SERVANTS TAX in the four Interior Parishes of the Shire of Edinburgh from the 5th April 1788 to 5th April 1789 by John Faill Surveyor
Transcriber's notes
7 Bachelor Servants and in one household 2 Bachelor Servants but there is not a specific column for the two Bachelor Servants
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).