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Volume contents
- 1 - 1789-90 , Midlothian (Edinburghshire)
- 101 - 1789-90 , Morayshire (Elginshire)
- 105 - 1789-90 , Nairnshire
- 107 - 1789-90 , Orkney
- 111 - 1789-90 , Peeblesshire
- 115 - 1789-90 , Perthshire
- 127 - 1789-90 , Renfrewshire
- 145 - 1789-90 , Ross-shire
- 149 - 1789-90 , Roxburghshire
- 153 - 1789-90 , Selkirkshire
- 155 - 1789-90 , Shetland
- 159 - 1789-90 , Stirlingshire
- 171 - 1789-90 , Sutherland
- 173 - 1789-90 , West Lothian (Linlithgowshire)
- 183 - 1789-90 , Wigtownshire
| Date | Masters/mistresses names and designations | Servants names | Number of servants | Bachelor servants | One servant | Two servants | Three or more servants | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 1789 | Corstorphine | |||||||
| Alexander Keith Esqr | Isobel Dukien Janet Greig |
2 | 2 | £0.10.0 | ||||
| James Leslie farmer | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| George Smeeton Esqr. | Jean Stewart Mary Williamson |
2 | 2 | £0.10.0 | ||||
| Dr. [Doctor] James Stewart | Nelly Logan | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| James Nimmo Slighthill | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| George Anderson Broomhouse | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Mrs Porteous Corstorphine | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Samuel Mitchelson Esqr | Gavin Dawsen Jane Duncan Christian Kinnard |
3 | 3 | £1.10.0 | ||||
| John Cleghorn | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| John Foreman farmer | 1 | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | ||||
| Mrs Christie | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Lady Gibson at Gogar | 2 | 2 | £0.10.0 | |||||
| John Comb farmer | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| 21 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | £5.15.0 | |||
| General Lesslie | Elizabeth Cross Peggie GoodWillie Ann Little |
3 | 3 | £1.10.0 |
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MIDLOTHIAN (EXT>)
Survey of the Female Servants Tax arisen in the exterior
part of the County of Edinr (Edinburgh) from 5th April 1789 to 5thApril 1790 made up by John Wood Surveyor
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Female servant tax - Volume 18 - Counties (M-W) (see 'More info' for county details), E326/6/18
Volume 18 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).