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Volume contents
- 1 - 1789-90 , Aberdeen burgh
- 13 - 1789-90 , Annan burgh
- 15 - 1789-90 , Anstruther Easter burgh
- 17 - 1789-90 , Anstruther Wester burgh
- 19 - 1789-90 , Arbroath burgh
- 21 - 1789-90 , Ayr burgh
- 25 - 1789-90 , Banff burgh
- 29 - 1789-90 , Brechin burgh
- 31 - 1789-90 , Burntisland burgh
- 33 - 1789-90 , Campbeltown burgh
- 35 - 1789-90 , Crail burgh
- 37 - 1789-90 , Cullen burgh
- 39 - 1789-90 , Culross burgh
- 41 - 1789-90 , Cupar burgh
- 43 - 1789-90 , Dingwall burgh
- 45 - 1789-90 , Dumbarton burgh
- 47 - 1789-90 , Dumfries burgh
- 51 - 1789-90 , Dunbar burgh
- 55 - 1789-90 , Dundee burgh
- 65 - 1789-90 , Dunfermline burgh
- 67 - 1789-90 , Dysart burgh
- 69 - 1789-90 , Edinburgh burgh
- 125 - 1789-90 , Elgin burgh
- 129 - 1789-90 , Forfar burgh
- 131 - 1789-90 , Forres burgh
- 135 - 1789-90 , Fortrose burgh
| Date | Masters/mistresses names and designations | Children under 14 | Servants names | Number of servants | Bachelor servants | One servant | Two servants | Three or more servants | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1789 | Provost Andrew Robertson | housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| 9 Oct 1789 | Mr Petter May | housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mr Murdoch McKenzie | housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Mrs Dr [Doctor] Bitten | housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Mr Daniel Rose Minr. [Minister] | housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | |||||
| 5 | 1 | 4 | £0.15.0 |
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[Page] 43
DINGWALL
A Survey of the Rates & Duties on Female Servants, Arisen in the Burgh of Dingwall
from 5th Aprile 1789 to 5th Aprile 1790. By John Barclay Assistant Surveyor
Prooff
5 Servants
1 @ 5/ £0.5.0
4 @ 2/6 [£0.2.6] £0.10.0
£0.15.0
I John Barclay Surveyor aforesaid, do hereby certify, That upon examination of the
foregoing Rates and Duties, I find they Amount in whole to fifteen shillings, and that upon
the eight day of December current, I delivered to Roderick Morrison Collector of of the Said duties
for the Burgh aforesaid, An exact Duplicate of the above Acct [Account] duly examined & compared with
the foregoing, which contained my Oath that the foregoing, contained the number of Servants
returned to me or that were kept or employed by the Several masters or mistress's, according
to the best of my knowledge or information John Barclay asst [assistant] Surveyor.
Tain 21st Decr [December] 1789
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Female servant tax - Volume 19 - Burghs (A-F) (see 'More info' for burgh details), E326/6/19
Volume 19 contains female servant tax rolls for the following burghs: Aberdeen, Annan, Anstruther Easter, Anstruther Wester, Arbroath, Ayr, Banff, Brechin, Burntisland, Campbeltown, Crail, Cullen, Culross, Cupar, Dingwall, Dumbarton, Dumfries, Dunbar, Dundee, Dunfermline, Dysart, Edinburgh, Elgin, Forfar, Forres, and Fortrose.
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).