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Volume contents
- 1 - 1789-90 , Glasgow burgh
- 33 - 1789-90 , Haddington burgh
- 37 - 1789-90 , Inveraray burgh
- 39 - 1789-90 , Inverkeithing burgh
- 41 - 1789-90 , Inverness burgh
- 45 - 1789-90 , Irvine burgh
- 49 - 1789-90 , Jedburgh burgh
- 51 - 1789-90 , Kilrenny burgh
- 53 - 1789-90 , Kinghorn burgh
- 55 - 1789-90 , Kirkcaldy burgh
- 57 - 1789-90 , Kirkcudbright burgh
- 59 - 1789-90 , Kirkwall burgh
- 61 - 1789-90 , Lanark burgh
- 65 - 1789-90 , Lauder burgh
- 69 - 1789-90 , Linlithgow burgh
- 73 - 1789-90 , Lochmaben burgh
- 75 - 1789-90 , Montrose burgh
- 81 - 1789-90 , Nairn burgh
- 83 - 1789-90 , North Berwick burgh
- 87 - 1789-90 , Peebles burgh
- 89 - 1789-90 , Perth burgh
- 93 - 1789-90 , Pittenweem burgh
- 95 - 1789-90 , Queensferry burgh
- 97 - 1789-90 , Renfrew burgh
- 99 - 1789-90 , Rothesay burgh
- 103 - 1789-90 , St. Andrews burgh
- 105 - 1789-90 , Selkirk burgh
- 107 - 1789-90 , Stirling burgh
- 111 - 1789-90 , Stranraer burgh
- 113 - 1789-90 , Tain burgh
- 115 - 1789-90 , Wigtown 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 1790 | Brought forward | 25 | 64 | 3 | 35 | 6 | £6.12.6 | ||
| John Traill of Westness | Marjory Eunson, Ann Ritch Margaret Eunson Dairy maid |
3 | 2 | £0.10.0 | |||||
| John Wier | Isobella Gray | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | |||||
| Mrs Kelday | Jean Peace | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Mr William Balfour | Jean Scott | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Cicilia Stewart | Barbara Flett | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Isobella Riddoch | Ann Delday | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| James Erskine Shopkeeper | Betty Mouat Ann Tait | 2 | 2 | £0.10.0 | |||||
| Magnus Paul | Janet Murray | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Hugh Sclaiter | Margaret Scott | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| 25 | 76 | 4 | 41 | 10 | £8.12.6 | ||||
| 55 | |||||||||
| Proof | |||||||||
| 4 Batchelor Servants at £0.5.0 each is | £1.0.0 | ||||||||
| 41 Servants at £0.2.6 | £5.2.6 | ||||||||
| 10 Servants at £0.5.0 | £2.10.0 | ||||||||
| 25 children 12 | |||||||||
| other servants not taxable 9 | |||||||||
| Total 76 | £8.12.6 |
Transcribe other information
I Alexander Fraser Surveyor aforesaid Do make oath That the Female Servants Tax within the Town of [Kirkwall]
amounts to Eight pounds twelve shils [shillings] six pence and that upon the Eleventh day of February Seventeen hundred and Ninety
I delivered to John Heddle Town Clerk of Kirkwall Collector of said duties an exact Duplicate of the foregoing amount
At Kirkwall 11th February 1790
Alexander Fraser Surveyor
Sworn before John Wier JP [Justice of the Peace]
Duplicate
Female Servants Tax within the Town of Kirkwall from 5th April 1789 to 5 April 1790
Ex G S [Examined General Surveyor]
[Page] 60
10/38
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Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Female servant tax - Volume 20 - Burghs (G-W) (see 'More info' for burgh details), E326/6/20
Volume 20 contains female servant tax rolls for the following burghs: Glasgow, Haddington, Inveraray, Inverkeithing, Inverness, Irvine, Jedburgh, Kinghorn, Kilrenny, Kirkcaldy, Kirkcudbright, Kirkwall, Lanark, Lauder, Linlithgow, Lochmaben, Montrose, Nairn, North Berwick, Peebles, Pittenweem, Perth, Queensferry, Renfrew, Rothesay, Rutherglen, St. Andrews, Selkirk, Stirling, Stranraer, Tain, and Wigtown.
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).