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Volume contents
- 1 - , Glasgow
- 27 - , Haddington burgh
- 31 - , Inveraray burgh
- 33 - , Inverkeithing burgh
- 35 - , Inverness burgh
- 39 - , Irvine burgh
- 43 - , Jedburgh
- 45 - , Kilrenny burgh
- 47 - , Kinghorn burgh
- 49 - , Kirkcaldy burgh
- 53 - , Kirkcudbright burgh
- 55 - , Kirkwall burgh
- 57 - , Lanark burgh
- 59 - , Lauder burgh
- 61 - , Linlithgow burgh
- 65 - , Lochmaben burgh
- 67 - , Montrose burgh
- 71 - , Nairn burgh
- 73 - , North Berwick burgh
- 75 - , Peebles burgh
- 77 - , Perth burgh
- 81 - , Queensferry burgh
- 85 - , Renfrew burgh
- 89 - , Rothsay burgh
- 91 - , Rutherglen burgh
- 93 - , St Andrews burgh
- 97 - , Sanquhar burgh
- 99 - , Selkirk burgh
- 101 - , Stirling burgh
- 105 - , Stranraer burgh
- 107 - , Tain burgh
- 109 - , 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 | 10% per 31 George III |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 1791 | The Burgh of Jedburgh | |||||||||
| Thomas Waugh Esqr. in Jedburgh | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | £0.0.3 | ||||||
| Mr. Shanks Minr. [Minister] in Jedburgh | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | £0.0.3 | ||||||
| Mrs. Jardin in Jedburgh | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | £0.0.3 | ||||||
| Mrs. Bennet of Chesters in Jedburgh | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | £0.0.3 | ||||||
| James Potts Writer in Jedburgh | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | £0.0.3 | ||||||
| Mrs. Christy Vintner in Jedburgh | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | £0.0.3 | ||||||
| William Rutherford of Fala in Jedburgh | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | £0.0.6 | ||||||
| John Rutherford Ainzlie Esqr. in Jedburgh | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | £0.0.6 | ||||||
| Thomas Usher Writer in Jedburgh | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | £0.0.6 | ||||||
| 9 | 3 | 6 | £1.10.0 | £0.3.0 |
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A Survey of the FEMALE SERVANTS TAX in the Burgh of Jedburgh 22
from the 5 of Aprile 1791 to the 5 of Aprile 1792. By William Brunton Surveyor JEDBURGH
Proof
3 Female Servants @ Sh.[Shillings] 5 [£0.5.0] Each is £0.15.0
6 Female Servants @ Sh. [Shillings] 2.6 [£0.2.6] Each is £0.15.0
£1.10.0
£1.10.0 @ Ten per Cent is £0.3.0
Total £1.13.0
I William Brunton Surveyor aforesaid do hereby certify that upon carefull examination I find the above dutys amount to the
Sum of One pound Thirteen Shillings and that upon the Twenty ____ day of October ____ I delivered to James Black Collector
of said dutys for the Burgh aforesaid an exact Duplicate of the above which Containd my Oath that the preceeding inhabitants were
duly served with Requisitions of the dates aforesaid desiring them within fourteen days to deliver or Cause to be delivered to me upon
calling for that purpose an Attested list of all the Servants horses and Carriages used and employed by them from the fifth day of Aprile
Ninety one to the fifth of Aprile Ninety two as well as an account of what Servants Horses and Carriages they might Use and employ any where Else and that the foregoing Report was made up from their Several Attested lists or Returns to me from the best information I could procure or from my own certain knowledge of their respective Establishments -
[signed] William Brunton.
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Female servant tax - Volume 28 - Burghs (G-W) (see 'More info' for burgh details), E326/6/28
Volume 28 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, Perth, Queensferry, Renfrew, Rothesay, Rutherglen, St. Andrews, Sanquhar, 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).