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Volume contents
- 1 - 1790-91 , Midlothian (Edinburghshire)
- 71 - 1790-91 , Morayshire (Elginshire)
- 75 - 1790-91 , Nairnshire
- 77 - 1790-91 , Orkney
- 81 - 1790-91 , Peeblesshire
- 83 - 1790-91 , Perthshire
- 91 - 1790-91 , Renfrewshire
- 107 - 1790-91 , Ross-shire
- 111 - 1790-91 , Roxburghshire
- 115 - 1790-91 , Selkirkshire
- 117 - 1790-91 , Shetland
- 121 - 1790-91 , Stirlingshire
- 133 - 1790-91 , Sutherland
- 135 - 1790-91 , West Lothian (Linlithgowshire)
- 149 - 1790-91 , Wigtownshire
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parish of Firth | |||||||||
| 1 Nov 1790 | Balfour Stewart | 2 | Esther McBeath Mary Irvine |
2 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||
| Rendall | |||||||||
| 2 Nov 1790 | Mrs. Mouat in Cottascarth | Jannet Firth & Mary Rendall a Deary Maid |
2 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Island of Westray | |||||||||
| 6 Nov 1790 | Mr. James Izat, Minr. [Minister] | Catherine Burgher | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | ||||
| Thomas Traill in Tookquoy, | Janet Yorston & 4 employ in Husbandry |
5 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| 8 Nov 1790 | James Stewart of Brugh | Barbra Eunson Eliza Williamson & 6 employed in Husbandry |
8 | 2 | £0.10.0 | ||||
| Thomas Traill Papay | Mary McBeath, Jane Hercus & 5 employed in Husbandry |
7 | 2 | £0.10.0 | |||||
| Mrs. Traill Papay | Margaret Hercus & a dearymaid | 2 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Total | 23 | 1 | 2 | 4 | £1.10.0 | ||||
| Sanday | |||||||||
| 11 Nov 1790 | Mr. William Clouston | 1 | Ursula Sclater & Izabela Bigland of which one a deary Maid |
2 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||
| John Traill | Betty Scott & 3 for Husbandry | 4 | 1 | £0.5.0 | |||||
| 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | £0.7.6 | |||||
| Shapinshay | |||||||||
| 17 Nov 1790 | Mr. Alexander Pitcairn, Minister | Ann Caithness, 2 for Husbandry | 3 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mrs. Johnstone in How | Margaret Heddle | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Doctor Thomas Balfour | 2 | Barbara Park, Jannet Burgher Jannet Reid deary Maid |
3 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 7 | 3 | £0.7.6 | |||||
| Parish of St. Olla | |||||||||
| 26 Nov 1790 | Mr. John Yule, Minister | Peggy Firsal, Isobel Petrie a deary Maid |
2 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| William Richan Corse | 5 | Jane Delday, Marion Muir & Isobel Spence |
3 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| William Lindsay Caldale | Betty Flett & 2 for Husbandry | 3 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Total | 5 | 8 | 3 | £0.7.6 | |||||
| Island of Burray | |||||||||
| 6 Dec 1790 | Captain James Sutherland | Hellen McBeath | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | ||||
| South Ronaldsay | |||||||||
| 8 Dec 1790 | Mr. James Watson, Minister | Ann Gordon | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | ||||
| Walls | |||||||||
| 10 Dec 1790 | James Moodie of Melsetter | 2 | Ann Young, Betty Cruikshank & 2 for Husbandry |
4 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||
| Parish of Orphir | |||||||||
| 15 Dec 1790 | Mr. Francis Liddle, Minister | Jane Watt & 2 for Husbandry | 3 | 1 | £0.5.0 | ||||
| Stromness | |||||||||
| 16 Dec 1790 | Thomas Spence Carpenter | Isobel Sinclair | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Archibald Pottinger Mariner | Sibila Irvine | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Peter Loutit, Shopkeeper | Christian Irvine | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| John Gordon, Surveyor | Charlote Vertie | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | |||||
| William Miller writer | Margaret Budge | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Robert Sandison | 2 | Eliza Yorston, Isobel Brechan | 2 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Ann Ross | Marion Garson | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Hary Knarstone | Hellen Mouat | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Nicol Robertson, Shopkeeper | Marjory Robertson | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Mrs. Robert Graeme | Marion Charles | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| 2 | 11 | 1 | 9 | £1.7.6 |
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[Page] 77 ORKNEY
Survey, FEMALE SERVANTS TAX within the County of Orkney
from 5th April 1790 to 5th April 1791. By Alexander Fraser Surveyor
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Female servant tax - Volume 22 - Counties (M-W) (see 'More info' for county details), E326/6/22
Volume 22 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).