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Volume contents
- 3 - 1788-89 , Glasgow burgh
- 39 - 1788-89 , Haddington burgh
- 43 - 1788-89 , Inveraray burgh
- 45 - 1788-89 , Inverbervie burgh
- 47 - 1788-89 , Inverkeithing burgh
- 49 - 1788-89 , Inverness burgh
- 53 - 1788-89 , Irvine burgh
- 57 - 1788-89 , Jedburgh burgh
- 59 - 1788-89 , Kilrenny burgh
- 61 - 1788-89 , Kinghorn burgh
- 63 - 1788-89 , Kirkcaldy burgh
- 67 - 1788-89 , Kirkcudbright burgh
- 69 - 1788-89 , Kirkwall burgh
- 71 - 1788-89 , Lanark burgh
- 75 - 1788-89 , Lauder burgh
- 79 - 1788-89 , Linlithgow burgh
- 83 - 1788-89 , Lochmaben burgh
- 85 - 1788-89 , Montrose burgh
- 89 - 1788-89 , Nairn burgh
- 92 - 1788-89 , Rothesay burgh
- 93 - 1788-89 , North Berwick burgh
- 97 - 1788-89 , Peebles burgh
- 99 - 1788-89 , Perth burgh
- 103 - 1788-89 , Pittenweem burgh
- 105 - 1788-89 , Queensferry burgh
- 109 - 1788-89 , Renfrew burgh
- 115 - 1788-89 , Rutherglen burgh
- 119 - 1788-89 , St. Andrews burgh
- 121 - 1788-89 , Selkirk burgh
- 123 - 1788-89 , Stirling burgh
- 127 - 1788-89 , Stranraer burgh
- 129 - 1788-89 , Tain burgh
- 131 - 1788-89 , Wigtown burgh
| Date | Masters/mistresses names and designations | Servants names | Number of servants | Bachelor servants | One servant | Two servants | Three or more servants | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 1788 | Burgh of Lanark | |||||||
| Miss Porterfield at Smellons Entered in Georges Square Edinr [Edinburgh] | Anna Grerson Housekeeper Margaret Cunningham Cook Nancy McKay derry maid |
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| Commissary John Bannatyne ----2 | Two female servants | 2 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| William Hutton Wright | Betty Dent Housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Chancelor Thomson Wright | Margaret Thomson Housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| James Lockhart Wright | one Female Servant | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| James Forrest Mercht [Merchant] a Bachelor | one Female Servant | 1 | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | |||
| William Bannatyne Surgeon | one Female Servant | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mrs Bell | one Female Servant | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mr John Gardener School M [Master] | one Female Servant | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| James Hastie Writer ---4 | Two Female Servants | 2 | 2 | |||||
| William Todd Surgeon | Janet Todd | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| John Wilson Town Clerk | Janet Wilson | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Thomas Anders Baker | Janet Anderson | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Robert Newbigging Writer ---4 | Two Female Servants | |||||||
| Total ---10 | 16 | 1 | 11 | £1.10.0 | ||||
| Grand Total | 12 | 1 | 10 | £1.10.0 |
Transcribe other information
A Survey of the Duties on Female Servants in the Royal Burgh of Lanark for the Year from the 5th of April 1788
to the 5th of April 1789 By William Mure Surveyor
[page] 36
LANARK 71
Proof
11 Female Servants at £0.2.6 Each per year £1.7.6
1 Batchelor Servant at £0.2.6 Each per year £0.2.6
£1.10.0
Grand Total
Children Under 14 Years of Age 10
Female Servants Free of duty 5
Female Servants Charged with Duty 11
Total 16
I William Mure Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon Carefull Examination of the
foregoing Several Rates & Duties I find they amount, in whole to one pound Ten Shillings
Sterling ad that upon the [---] I delivered to James Waggateshaw
Collector of the said duties for the Burgh aforesaid, an Exact Duplicate of the above Account
duely Examined & 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 Sumes hereby Certified to be Due from them by William Mure
Transcriber's notes
Number of children under 14 has been entered against name of master/mistress as column missing from template
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Female servant tax - Volume 16 - Burghs (G-W) (see 'More info' for burgh details), E326/6/16
Volume 16 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, Lochmaben, 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).