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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 1788 | Miss Bell Campbell | Mary McAlpin | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||
| Lieut.[Lieutenant] William Malone 1 | Agnes Lamont | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mr. Graham Seceding Minister 1 | Mary Mc Alister | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mr. John Robertson | Janet McFie | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Collr. [Collector] Logie | Catherine McColl | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Alexander Pedie Baker | Giles Sharp | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Miss Boyl | Grizall McConnachie | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mr. Peter Fisher Manager of the Cotton Manufactory Batchelor | Janet Nisbett | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | ||||
| Alexander Campbell Exc [Excise] Officer 1 | Mary Campbell | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mr. M'Lea Minister | Christopher Wright Janet Wright |
2 | 2 | £0.10.0 | ||||
| 30 Jul 1788 | John Gordon Esq. Belvue | Ann Currie | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||
| Lady Amelia Lamont | Martha McCrae | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | £2.0.0 |
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[Page] 92
Royal Burgh of Rothsay
FEMALE SERVANTS TAX
From 5 April 1788 to 5 April 1789 By Robert Aiken Surveyor
Proof
1 Servant @ £0.5.0 £0.5.0
10 Servants @ £0.2.6 £1.5.0
2 Servants @ £0.5.0 £0.10.0
Tot [Total] by Proof £2.0.0
I Robert Aiken Surveyor Do hereby Certify that
upon careful Examination of the foregoing Rates and Duties I find they
amount in whole to Two Pounds Sterling, And that upon the --
I caused deliver to John Blane Collector
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 knowledge
and skill, and to the best of my belief no person liable to be charged was
ommitted.
Robert Aiken Surveyor.
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).