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Volume contents
- 1 - 1785-86 , Midlothian (Edinburghshire)
- 67 - 1785-86 , Morayshire (Elginshire)
- 71 - 1785-86 , Nairnshire
- 75 - 1785-86 , Orkney
- 77 - 1785-86 , Peeblesshire
- 83 - 1785-86 , Perthshire
- 93 - 1785-86 , Renfrewshire
- 109 - 1785-86 , Ross-shire
- 113 - 1785-86 , Roxburghshire
- 117 - 1785-86 , Selkirkshire
- 119 - 1785-86 , Shetland
- 123 - 1785-86 , Stirlingshire
- 131 - 1785-86 , Sutherland
- 133 - 1785-86 , West Lothian (Linlithgowshire)
- 141 - 1785-86 , Wigtownshire
| Date | Masters/mistresses names and designations | Servants names | Number of servants | Bachelor servants | One servant | Two servants | Three or more servants | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inveresk Parish | ||||||||
| Mrs Brander | Margaret Butler | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
| Profr. [Professor] Stewart | Jean Douglas | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
| Robert Chalmers | J Tod B Baptie |
2 | £0.7.6 | |||||
| John Thompson Esqr. | Catherine Millar | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
| Mrs Davidson | Rachel Forrest | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
| Peter Scott | Margaret Malcolm | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
| Alexander Hall | 1 | 1 | £0.3.9 | |||||
| George Young | Euphemia Hadden | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
| David Campbell | Margaret Buchanan J Davidson |
2 | £0.7.6 | |||||
| James Hamilton | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||||
| Capt. [Captain] Wood | __ Cameron | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
| Archibald McDougal | Jean Craig | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
| James Carmichael | M McQueen | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
| Mrs Gibson | Helen Burns | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
| Capt [Captain] Burnet | J Charles | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
| Robert Speed | M Davidson | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
| Capt [Captain] Ramsay | Jean Tod | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
| Mr James Baillie | B Wilkie M Wright |
2 | £0.7.6 | |||||
| Mrs Cockburn | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||||
| Mrs Brown | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||||
| William Smith | E Whitton | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
| Dr. [Doctor] Carlile | Janet Farquhar Janet Farquhar |
2 | £0.7.6 | |||||
| Mr Burns Minr [Minister] | 1 | 1 | £0.3.9 | |||||
| James Irland | C Findley | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
| Mrs Brunton | Janet Gray | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
| Mrs Primrose | Betty Davy | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
| Mrs Scott | Elizabeth Duncan | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
| Sir Archibald Hope Bart (Baronet) | Mrs Howden Jean Moffat Jean Dobie Flora Sykes Elizabeth Anderson | 5 | £1.17.6 | |||||
| Alexander Clark | Jean Douglas | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
| Mathew Gray | 2 | £0.7.6 | ||||||
| Michael Ramsay | Jean Duncan Mary Aitken | 2 | £0.7.6 | |||||
| Mr Hunter | Agnes Naper | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
| Robert Moir | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||||
| Martin Beg | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||||
| 44 | 2 | 27 | 12 | 5 | £6.16.10½ |
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Account of the Duty on the MIDLOTHIAN
FEMALE SERVANT TAX
arisen in the County of Edinb. [Edinburgh] from 5th July 1785 to 5th April 1786
made up by John Wood Surveyor agreeable to to Returns from the different inhabitants to Him
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Female servant tax - Volume 2 - Counties (M-W) (see 'More info' for county details), E326/6/2
Volume 2 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).