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Volume contents
- 1 - 1790-91 , Aberdeen burgh
- 13 - 1790-91 , Annan burgh
- 15 - 1790-91 , Anstruther Easter burgh
- 17 - 1790-91 , Anstruther Wester burgh
- 19 - 1790-91 , Arbroath burgh
- 23 - 1790-91 , Ayr burgh
- 27 - 1790-91 , Banff burgh
- 31 - 1790-91 , Brechin burgh
- 33 - 1790-91 , Burntisland burgh
- 35 - 1790-91 , Campbeltown burgh
- 37 - 1790-91 , Crail burgh
- 39 - 1790-91 , Cullen burgh
- 41 - 1790-91 , Culross burgh
- 45 - 1790-91 , Cupar burgh
- 49 - 1790-91 , Dingwall burgh
- 51 - 1790-91 , Dumbarton burgh
- 55 - 1790-91 , Dumfries burgh
- 61 - 1790-91 , Dunbar burgh
- 65 - 1790-91 , Dundee burgh
- 71 - 1790-91 , Dunfermline burgh
- 73 - 1790-91 , Dysart burgh
- 75 - 1790-91 , Edinburgh burgh
- 119 - 1790-91 , Elgin burgh
- 123 - 1790-91 , Forfar burgh
- 125 - 1790-91 , Forres burgh
- 127 - 1790-91 , Fortrose 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anstruther Easter | |||||||||
| 6 Aug 1790 | John Reid | Nelly Duncan housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Andrew Black | Janet Delas housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | |||||
| George Darsie | Isbell Wilson housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| David Henderson | 1 | Margaret Eson housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| William Gray | Ann Lindsay housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Thomas Ballardie | Betty Fleming housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Mrs. Chalmers | Margaret Bell housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Alexander Cunningham | 1 | Agnes Wilson housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| James Smith | Ann Sutherland housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Alexander Martin | 1 | Isbell Muer housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Thomas Whyte | Agnes Russell housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| George Ayton | Bell Golldie housemaid Christon Simpson cook |
2 | 2 | £0.10.0 | |||||
| Mr. John Pearson Minister | Betty Anstruther cook Betty Semeres housemaid |
2 | 2 | £0.10.0 | |||||
| 15 | 1 | 10 | 4 | £2.10.0 |
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[Page] 15
Anstruther Easter
FEMALE SERVANTS TAX.
Survey in the Burgh of Anstruther Easter from the 5th April 1789
to 5th April 1790 by Charles Robb Surveyor
Proof
1 Bachelor Servant at £05.0 is £0.5.0
10 Servants at £0.2.6 is £1.5.0
4 Servants at £0.5.0 is £1.0.0
£2.10.0
I Charles Robb Surveyor do hereby certify that upon careful Examination of the foregoing duties I find
they amount in whole to Two pounds Ten Shillings Sterling and that upon the Twenty fourt day of November
I delivered to Alexander Clark Collector of the saed duties for the Burgh aforesaed an Exact duplicate of the
above Account duly Examined and compared with the foregoing which Contained my Oath that Nottices were
left with the Several persons befor named or at their dwelling houses of the dates anexed to their Respective
names requiring them within fourteen days to give in alist of their Carriage or Saddle
horses of those Employed by them from the 5th day of April 1789 to the 5th day of April 1790 and that the saed Account or Survey
is made Out from the list returned to me and from the Best Information I could procur of the Carriage or Saddle
horses of those where lists ar deficiant Neglected or refused to give in alist thereof in terms of the Nottices left with
them as aforesaed -
Charles Robb Surveyor
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Female servant tax - Volume 23 - Burghs (A-F) (see 'More info' for burgh details), E326/6/23
Volume 23 contains female servant tax rolls for the following burghs: Aberdeen, Annan, Anstruther Easter, Anstruther Wester, Arbroath, Ayr, Banff, Brechin, Burntisland, Campbeltown, Crail, Cullen, Culross, Cupar, Dingwall, Dumbarton, Dumfries, Dunbar, Dundee, Dunfermline, Dysart, Edinburgh, Elgin, Forfar, Forres, and Fortrose.
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).