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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790 | Provost Andrew Robertson | Housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| 26 Jun 1790 | Mr Petter May | Housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mr Murdoch McKenzie | Housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Mrs Doctor Bitten | Housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Mr Daniel Rose Minr. [Minister] Batchelor | Housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | |||||
| 5 | 1 | 4 | £0.15.0 |
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[Page] 49
DINGWALL
A Survey of the Rates & Duties on Female Servants, Arisen in the Burgh of
Dingwall from 5th Aprile 1790 to 5th Aprile 1791. By John Barclay Assistant Surveyor
Prooff
5 Servants
1 Batchelors @ £0.5.0
4 Servants @2/6 [£0.2.6] £0.10.0
£0.15.0 Total
I John Barclay Surveyor aforesaid do hereby certify, That upon carefull examination of
the foregoing Duties, I find they Amount to fifteen Shillings, and that upon the Seventh
day of December current I delivered to Baillie Alexander Kemp residing majistrate in said Burgh
there being no Collector Appointed an exact Duplicate of the Above Acct. [Account] duly examined &
compared, which contained my Oath that the Above Acct. [Account] contained the number of Servants
returned to me or were kept by the different Masters or Mistress's According to the best of my
knowledge or information.
John Barclay
Tain 8th Decr [December] 1790
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).