Volume contents
- 1 - 1785-86 , Aberdeen burgh
- 25 - 1785-86 , Arbroath burgh
- 29 - 1785-86 , Ayr burgh
- 33 - 1785-86 , Banff burgh
- 37 - 1785-86 , Brechin burgh
- 39 - 1785-86 , Burntisland burgh
- 41 - 1785-86 , Campbeltown burgh
- 43 - 1785-86 , Crail burgh
- 45 - 1785-86 , Cullen burgh
- 49 - 1785-86 , Culross burgh
- 51 - 1785-86 , Cupar burgh
- 53 - 1785-86 , Dingwall burgh
- 55 - 1785-86 , Dumbarton burgh
- 57 - 1785-86 , Dumfries burgh
- 61 - 1785-86 , Dunbar burgh
- 65 - 1785-86 , Dundee burgh (1784-85)
- 71 - 1785-86 , Dunfermline burgh
- 73 - 1785-86 , Dysart burgh
- 75 - 1785-86 , Edinburgh burgh
- 121 - 1785-86 , Elgin burgh
- 125 - 1785-86 , Forfar burgh
- 127 - 1785-86 , Forres burgh
- 131 - 1785-86 , Fortrose burgh
| Date | Masters/mistresses names and designations | Servants names | Number of servants | Bachelor servants | One servant | Two servants | Three or more servants | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1786 | Brought forward | 49 | 4 | 37 | 12 | £6.1.10½ | ||
| 12 Nov 1785 | George Graham of Fleemingtown Esqr near Arbroath | 2 | 2 | 2 | £0.15.0 | |||
| 51 | 6 | 37 | 14 | £6.16.10½ | ||||
| N.B | 51 | 4-2-0 | 33 | 12 | £6.16.10½ |
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Survey of the Burgh of Aberbrothock continued
Proof
4 Single Servants of unmarried persons of above 21 years of age for 9 Months as above at 1/10½ [£0.1.10] each £0.7.6
2 Single Servants of unmarried persons of above 21 years of age for 9 Months as above at 3/9d [£0.3.9] each £0.7.6
37 Single Servants of Married persons of above 21 years of age for 9 Months as above at 1/10½d [£0.1.10½] each £3.9.4½
14 Single Servants of Married (pairs) persons of above 21 years of age for 9 Months as above at 3/9d [£0.3.9] each is £2.12.6
Totall £6.16.10½
I William Greig Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon carful examination of the foregoing Duties
I find they Amount in whole to Six pounds Sixteen Shillings and Ten pence halfpenny Sterling. And that upon the [--] day of
[---] 1786 I delivered Mr John Colville Collector of the said Duties for the Burgh aforesaid an exact
Duplicate of the above Account as will appear from [--] I duly examined and compared
the foregoing, which contained my Oath that Nottices were left with the Several persons before named and
at their dwelling houses of the dates Annexed to their respective names requiring them within four
days to give in a list of their Servants returned or employed by them
from the fifth of July 1784 to the fifth day April 1785, and that the said account or survey is made out
from the lists returned to me, and from the best information, I could procure of the Servants of those who neglected
or refused to give in a list thereof in terms of the Nottices left with them as aforesaid
William Greig Surveyor
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Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Female servant tax - Volume 3 - Burghs (A-F) (see 'More info' for burgh details), E326/6/3
Volume 3 contains female servant tax rolls for the following burghs: Aberdeen, 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).