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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1791 | Royal Burgh of Rothesay | £ s d | £ s d | |||||||
| 26 Oct 1791 | Miss Bell Campbell | Margaret McAlpin | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | £0.0.3 | ||||
| Neill McNeill Merchant | Elizabeth Bannatyne | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | £0.0.3 | |||||
| Mr John Robertson | Janet McFie | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | £0.0.3 | |||||
| Collector Blane | Margaret Frazer | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | £0.0.3 | |||||
| Alexander Pedie Baker | Giles Sharp | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | £0.0.3 | |||||
| Thomas McKinlay Merchant | Flora McConnochie | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | £0.0.3 | |||||
| 27 Oct 1791 | Mr Archibald Campbell of Springfield | Mary White | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | £0.0.3 | ||||
| Mr McLea Minister | Christopher Wright | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | £0.0.3 | |||||
| Mr Peter Fisher | Anaple Smith | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | £0.0.6 | |||||
| Total | 9 | 1 | 8 | £1.5.0 | £0.2.6 |
Transcribe other information
Royal Burgh of Rothesay Rothesay (45)
From 5th April 1791 to 5th April 1792 By Robert Aiken Surveyor
Prooff
1 Br Servt [Bachelor Servant] @ £0.5.0 £0.5.0
8 Servts [Servants[ at £0.2.6 £1.0.0
£1.5.0
10 pr ct [per cent] thereon £0.2.6
Total by prooff £1.7.6
I Robert Aiken Surveyor aforesaid Do hereby Certify that upon carefull Examination of
the foregoing Rates and Duties I find they amount with the ten per cent thereon in whole to one pound seven shillings
and six pence sterling and that upon the day of I caused to deliver to John
Wright Esqr Collector of said Duties forsaid Burgh at his office an exact duplicate of and duly
Examined and Compared with the foregoing account which contained my oath that notifications
were delivered or left of the date foresaid and that the Rates charged in said account were just
and true to the best of my skill and knowledge and to the best of my belief no person liable to
be charged was omitted. Robert Aiken
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).