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Volume contents
- 1 - 1789-90 , Aberdeenshire
- 21 - 1789-90 , Argyll
- 27 - 1789-90 , Ayrshire
- 43 - 1789-90 , Banffshire
- 47 - 1789-90 , Berwickshire
- 55 - 1789-90 , Buteshire
- 59 - 1789-90 , Caithness
- 63 - 1789-90 , Clackmannanshire
- 69 - 1789-90 , Cromartyshire
- 73 - 1789-90 , Dunbartonshire
- 79 - 1789-90 , Dumfriesshire
- 87 - 1789-90 , East Lothian (Haddingtonshire)
- 95 - 1789-90 , Fife
- 107 - 1789-90 , Angus (Forfarshire)
- 115 - 1789-90 , Inverness-shire
- 117 - 1789-90 , Kincardineshire
- 121 - 1789-90 , Kinross-shire
- 125 - 1789-90 , Kirkcudbrightshire
- 131 - 1789-90 , Lanarkshire
| Date | Masters/mistresses names and designations | Servants names | Number of servants | Bachelor servants | One servant | Two servants | Three or more servants | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 1789 | Cullicudden Parish | |||||||
| George Gun Munro Points field - 3 | Cathrin Davidson | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | ||||
| Flora Mathewson | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | |||||
| Jean Wright | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | |||||
| Mrs Grant of Balimore | Housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| David Urquhart Brealangwall - 3 | House keeper | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | ||||
| housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | |||||
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | £2.2.6 | ||||
| 10 Oct 1789 | Fodderty Parish | |||||||
| Capt [Captain] John McKenzie Castleleod - 3 | Housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||||
| 5 Oct 1789 | Fearn Parish | |||||||
| William Robertson Kindeace - 3 | Ann Cameron | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||||
| 6 Oct 1789 | Loggie Parish | |||||||
| George McKenzie of Meddat - 3 | housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | ||||||
| 15 Oct 1789 | Cromarty Town & Ph [Parish] | |||||||
| Capt [Captain] John McKenzie - 2 | Isobel Driver | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | ||||
| Christian Munro | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | |||||
| Miss Grhame of Drynie - 2 | housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Dr [Doctor] Alexander McKenzie - 2 | housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mrs Anderson Udale - 2 | housemaid | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Mr George Henderson - 2 | housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mrs Allan - 2 | housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mr William Forsyth - 2 | 2 housemaids | 2 | 2 | £0.10.0 | ||||
| John McLeod mercht [merchant] - 2 | housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mr Walter Ross Factor - 2 | housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mr Robert Smith Minr [Minister] - 2 | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | |||||
| 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | £2.2.6 | ||||
| Parishes Collected | ||||||||
| Cullicudden Parish | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | £2.2.6 | |||
| Fodderty Parish | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Fearn Parish | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Loggie Parish | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | |||||
| Cromarty Town & Ph [Parish] | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | £2.2.6 | |||
| 21 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | £4.15.0 |
Transcriber's notes
Number of children under 14 years of age has been entered against name of master/mistress as column missing from template
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A Survey of the Rates & Duties on Female Servants, Arisen in the Shire of
Cromarty, from 5th Aprile 1789 to 5th Aprile 1790. By John Barclay, Assistant Surveyor
CROMARTY
Prooff
21 Servants
2 @ 5/ [£0.5.0] each £0.10.0
10 @ 2/5 [£0.2.6] each £1.5.0
6 @ 5/ [£0.5.0] each £1.10.0
3 @ 10/ [£0.10.0] each £1.10.0
4.15.0 Total £4.15.0
I John Barclay Surveyor Aforesaid, do hereby certify, That upon carefull examination of the
foregoing Several Rates & Duties, I find they Amount in whole to Four pounds fifteen
Shillings, And that upon the tenth day of December instant, I delivered to Mr Walter Ross
Collector of the said duties for the Shire Aforesaid, An exact Duplicate of the Above Acct [Account]
duly examined & compared with the foregoing, which containd my oath that the foregoing
containd the number of Servants returned to me & they were kept or employed by the Several
masters or mistress's according to the best of my knowledge or information
[Signed] John Barclay asst [assistant] Surveyor
Tain 21st Decr [December] 1789
[Page] 69
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Female servant tax - Volume 17 - Counties (A-L) (see 'More info' for county details), E326/6/17
Volume 17 contains female servant tax rolls for the following counties: Aberdeenshire, Argyll, Ayrshire, Banffshire, Berwickshire, Buteshire, Caithness, Clackmannanshire, Cromartyshire, Dunbartonshire, Dumfriesshire, East Lothian, Fife, Angus, Inverness-shire, Kincardineshire, Kinross-shire, Kirkcudbrightshire and Lanarkshire.
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).