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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1785 | Linlithgow Parish | ¾ year | ||||||
| 26 Oct 1785 | James Smith Esqr of Benside | Margaret McNabb | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||
| Alexander Johnston Esqr | Janet Duncan Ann Duncan |
2 | 2 | 2 | £0.15.0 | |||
| Mrs Barron of Preston | Helen Tripenny | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Mrs Ann Seaton | Mary Glen | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Total | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | £1.0.7½ | |||
| Torphichen Parish | ||||||||
| 20 Oct 1785 | Mr James Paton Minr [Minister] | Ann Drysdale | 1 | 1 | 1 | £0.3.9 | ||
| Mrs Gillen of Wallhouse | Elizabeth Wilson | 1 | ||||||
| Isabell Adams | 1 | 2 | £0.7.6 | |||||
| total | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | £0.11.3 | |||
| Bathgate Parish | ||||||||
| 30 Oct 1785 | Walter Reid Mert. [Merchant] | Ann Rankine | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||
| George Jarvey Vintr [Vintner] | Margaret Shaw | 1 | 1 | 1 | £0.3.9 | |||
| Walter Taylor | Helen Gentleman | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| George Nevill Esqr. Bathgate | Elizabeth Preston | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| John Dicksen Mert [Merchant] | Janet Rattan | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Alexander Mayjoribank Esqr | Name not returned | 1 | 1 | 1 | £0.3.9 | |||
| John Wallace Mert [Merchant] | Name not returned | 1 | 1 | 1 | £0.3.9 | |||
| Walter Taylor Mert [Merchant] | Name not returned | 1 | 1 | 1 | £0.3.9 | |||
| John Callander Mert [Merchant] | Name not returned | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Walter Jarden Minister | Mary Bathgate | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| John Johnston School Mr [Master] | Margaret Kerr | 1 | 1 | 1 | £0.3.9 | |||
| Robert Durham Esqr | Janet Grenton | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Total | 12 | 5 | 12 | £1.11.10½ |
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WEST LOTHIAN 1
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Linlithgow County Survey
FEMALE-SERVANTS TAX.
from 5th July 1785 to 5th April 1786 p. [per] James Man Surveyor
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).