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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 1785 | William Christie | Betty Stewart | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||
| Thomas Bruce | Euphemia Alexander | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Miss Erskine | Jean Johnston | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| David Ireland | Agnes Smith | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Mrs. Geddes | Margaret Robertson | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| 5 | £0.9.4½ |
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CULROSS
A Survey of the Duty on female Servants in the Town of Culross
from 5 July 1785 to 5 April 1786 by Laurence Buchan Surveyor 49
Proof 5 at £0.1.10½ £0.9.4½
Perth 7 March 1786 I Laurence Buchan Surveyor aforesaid do hereby certify That upon
careful Examination of the foregoing Duties they amount to Nine Shilling and four pence
half penny St. [Sterling] And this day I sent by Carrier to Mr David Ireland Toun Clerkof the Toun
aforesaid an Exact Duplicate of the above Acct. [Account] so as he might deliver former to the Collector that
should be appointed to Collect former said Act. [Account] being duly examined and compared with the
foregoing that from the Notes left then returns were made by the Masters & Mistresses
Laurence Buchan Surveyor
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).