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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 1789 | Brought over | 14 | 2 | 12 | 2 | £2.10.0 | ||
| Sir George Douglas of Springwoodpark | Mary Scott House Maid Jannet Scott House Maid Jannet Blythe Cook Maid and Chambermaid |
3 | 3 | £1.10.0 | ||||
| John Proctor of Softlaw | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| William Ker Esqr of Broomlands | Euphema Richardson House maid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Robert Davidson of Pinnacle | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| 20 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 3 | £4.7.6 | |||
| 10 Aug 1789 | Ednam Parish | |||||||
| Capt [Captain] William Dickson of Sidnam | a cook Maid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Stitchel Parish | ||||||||
| Sir James Pringle of Stitchel | 4 | 4 | £2.0.0 | |||||
| McCarston Parish | ||||||||
| Sir Hendry Hay Mcdoual of McCarston | 3 | 3 | £1.10.0 | |||||
| 14 Aug 1789 | Crylon Parish | |||||||
| Admiral John Eliot Mountwal | 1 | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | ||||
| Walter Hunter of Crylon | Carolin Russel House maid Mary Mcquin Cook |
2 | 2 | £0.10.0 | ||||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Minto Parish | ||||||||
| Sir Gilbert Eliott of Minto | Mary Brown Cook & house Maid Agnes Brydon Ladys Maid Nelly Thomson Landry Maid Ann Watson Maid |
6 | 6 | £3.0.0 | ||||
| David Simson of Know | Peggy T_d__ Kitchen Maid Margrat Baird House Keeper |
2 | 2 | 2 | £1.0.0 | |||
| 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | £4.0.0 | ||||
| Roxburgh Parish | ||||||||
| Baron Robert Rutherford of Ferninton | Janny Bessie Cook Isobel Anderson Landrymaid Elisabeth Laidlaw Chambermaid |
3 | 3 | 3 | £3.0.0 | |||
| Ancrum Parsh | ||||||||
| Sir John Scott of Ancrum | Joan Anderson Cook & Housekeeper | 1 | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | |||
| Mrs Scott Nisbit Ancrum | Margrat Young Ladys Maid Margrat Forgreve Chambermaid |
2 | 2 | £0.10.0 | ||||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | £0.15.0 | ||||
| Wilton Parish | ||||||||
| Gilbert Chisholm of Marches | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| William Scott of Burnhead | Cook and Chambermaid | 2 | 2 | £1.0.0 | ||||
| Archibald Douglas of Midshiels | Cook and Chambermaid | 2 | 2 | £0.10.0 | ||||
| Lord Napier of Wilton Lodge | 5 | 5 | £2.10.0 | |||||
| Melrose Parish | ||||||||
| Thomas Tod of Drygrange | Doly Cook Peggy Hart Chambermaid |
2 | 2 | £0.10.0 |
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Transcriber's notes
The first group [continuation of Kelso] were very confusing as regards the servants' names. 4 households with 6 servts between them but only 4 names, bracketed as two groups, 3 and 1. I made a considered judgement as to which household employed the 4th named but i cannot be sure i got it right.
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).