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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parish of St Olla | ||||||||
| 25 Nov 1785 | Mr John Yule Minister | Ann Hercus | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||
| William Richan | Margaret Taylor | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| William Lindsay | Babie Flett | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Total in St Olla | 3 | 3 | £0.5.7½ | |||||
| Parish of Holm | ||||||||
| 1 Dec 1785 | Mrs Grame of Grameshall | Janet Robertson Janet Eunson | 2 | 2 | £0.7.6 | |||
| Total in Holm | 2 | 2 | £0.7.6 | |||||
| Island of South Ronaldshay | ||||||||
| 10 Dec 1785 | John Sutherland Knockhall | Ann Brown | 1 | 1 | 1 | £0.3.9 | ||
| John Sangster | Margaret Couper | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Total in So [South] Ronaldshay | 2 | 1 | 2 | £0.5.7½ | ||||
| Parish of St Andrews | ||||||||
| 13 Dec 1785 | Mrs Polexphen Senr [Senior] | Jean Aitken | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||
| 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||||
| Island of Shapinshay | ||||||||
| Mrs Johnston | Margaret Heddle | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Thomas Balfour | Jean Peacock | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Totals in Shapinshay | 2 | 2 | £0.3.9 | |||||
| Parish of Stromness | ||||||||
| 16 Dec 1785 | Margaret Houston | Isobell Anderson | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||
| Thomas Spence | Isobell Sinclair | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| William Miller | Jean Ormand | 1 | 1 | 1 | £0.3.9 | |||
| James Gordon | Cristian Smith | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| John Gordon | Charlotte Vertie | 1 | 1 | 1 | £0.3.9 | |||
| Robert Sandison | Katherine Moor | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Peter Loutit | Cristian Irvine | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Archibald Potinger | Jannet Mowat | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| James Spence | Elspet Linklater | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Robert Clauston Jinr [Junior] | Betty Budge | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Ann Ross | Marion Garson | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Nicol Robertson | Marion Groundwater | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Mrs Robert Graham | Ann Caithness | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Mrs Cruickshanks | Isobell Miller | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| James Sabiston | Isobell Johnston | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| John Garnioch | Elspet Hounston | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Hary Cruickshank | Barbara Groundwater | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| William Baikie | Jean Johnston | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Josuah Johnstpn | Margaret Gray | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| David Geddes | Barbara Manson | 1 | 1 | £0.10.1 | ||||
| Davis Geddes | Barbara Manson | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| William Carr | Jean Groundwater | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| William Ross | Barbara Groundwater | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Robert Clouston Senr [Senior] | Marion Kirkness | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| 23 | 2 | 23 | £2.6.10 1/2 |
Transcribe other information
76 Survey Female Servants Tax within the County of
Orkney from 5th July 1785 to 5th April 1786 by Alexander Fraser 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).