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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BroT. [Brought] over | 109 | 18 | 58 | 22 | 11 | £20.5.0 | ||
| N.B. | 109 | 18 | 58 | 22 | 11 | £20.5.0 |
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Survey of the FEMALE-SERVANTS TAX. within the County of Elgin
Continued
Prooff
18 Servants 11 at £0.5.0 each 2 at £0.10.0 each & 5 at £1.0.0 pr. [per] Annum for 3 Quarters of a year is £6.11.3
58 Servants at £0.2.6 each per annum for 3 Quarters of a year is £5.8.9
22 Servants at £0.5.0 each per annum for 3 Quarters is £4.2.6
11 Servants at £0.10.0 each per annum for 3 Quarters is £4.2.6
109 £20.5.0
I Archibald Duff Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon careful examination of the
foregoing several rates and duties I find they amount in whole to Twenty pounds five shillings
Sterling and that upon the Eighteenth day of March Currt. [Current] I delivered
to Provost John Duff Collector of the said duties for the County of Elgin aforesaid an Exact Duplicate
of the above accot. [account] duly examined and compaired with the foregoing which Contained
my oath that notices were left with the Several Inhabitants or at their
dwelling houses of the dates annexed to their respective names, In order that they might
make a report of the greatest number of female servants retained and employed by them for
the period therein mentioned Which they did in Substance as above.
Archibald Duff Surveyor
11 Batchelors at £0.1.10½ is £1.0.7½
2 Batchelors at £0.3.9 is £0.7.6
5 Batchelors at £0.7.6 is £1.17.6
69 Servants at £0.1.10½ is £6.9.4½
24 Servants at £0.3.9 is £4.10.0
16 Servants at £0.7.6 is £6.0.0
£20.5.0
Female Servants
County of Elgin
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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).