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Volume contents
- 1 - 1785-86 , Glasgow burgh
- 49 - 1785-86 , Haddington burgh
- 53 - 1785-86 , Inveraray burgh
- 55 - 1785-86 , Inverbervie burgh
- 57 - 1785-86 , Inverkeithing burgh
- 59 - 1785-86 , Inverness burgh
- 63 - 1785-86 , Irvine burgh
- 67 - 1785-86 , Jedburgh burgh
- 69 - 1785-86 , Kinghorn burgh
- 71 - 1785-86 , Kilrenny burgh
- 73 - 1785-86 , Kirkcaldy burgh
- 77 - 1785-86 , Kirkwall burgh
- 79 - 1785-86 , Lanark burgh
- 81 - 1785-86 , Lauder burgh
- 83 - 1785-86 , Linlithgow burgh
- 87 - 1785-86 , Montrose burgh (1784-85)
- 91 - 1785-86 , Nairn burgh
- 95 - 1785-86 , North Berwick burgh
- 99 - 1785-86 , Peebles burgh
- 101 - 1785-86 , Pittenweem burgh
- 105 - 1785-86 , Perth burgh
- 111 - 1785-86 , Queensferry burgh
- 113 - 1785-86 , Renfrew burgh
- 115 - 1785-86 , Rothesay burgh
- 117 - 1785-86 , Rutherglen burgh
- 119 - 1785-86 , St. Andrews burgh
- 121 - 1785-86 , Stirling burgh
- 125 - 1785-86 , Tain burgh
| Date | Masters/mistresses names and designations | Servants names | Number of servants | Bachelor servants | One servant | Two servants | Three or more servants | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug 1785 | Royal Burgh of Lanerk | |||||||
| 17 Aug 1785 & 13 Oct 1785 | William Huton Wright | Bell Dent | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||
| Thomas Anderson Baker | Janet Anderson | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| John Haddow Vintner | Marion Taylor Cook | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| William Gardner Baker | Grizel Broun | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| William Bannatyne Surgeon | Kathrine Lawrie | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| William Forrest Merchant | Janet Forrest | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Mrs Bell | Agnes Legat | 1 | 1 | £0.3.9 | ||||
| Helen Wilson Ch. [Chamber] Maid | 1 | 1 | £0.3.9 | |||||
| William Todd Surgeon | Janet Paton | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Mrs Miller | Agnes Anderson | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
| Mr Robert Thomson Schoolmaster | Elizabeth Gowans | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Commissary John Bannatyne | Janet Lockhart | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Total of the Royal Burgh of Lanark | 12 | 10 | 2 | £1.6.3 |
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A Survey of the Duties on Female Servants in the Royal Burgh of Lanerk from the 5th of July 1785 to
the 5th of April 1786 by William Mure Surveyor.
LANARK [Page] 79
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10 Female Servants at £0.2.6 each per year for three quarters of a year is £0.18.9
2 Female Servants at £0.5.0 each per year for three quarters of a year is £0.7.6
Grand Total £1.6.3
I William Mure Surveyor aforesaid, do hereby certify that, upon carefull examination of
the foregoing Several Rates and Duties, I find they Amount, in whole, to one pound six shillings
and three pence Sterling, and that upon the [Blank space] I delivered to Richard Watson
Collector of the Said Duties for the Burgh aforesaid, an exact Duplicate of the Above Account, duly
examined and compared with the foregoing, which contained my Oath, that Notices were left with
the Several inhabitants, or at their Dwelling-houses, of the Dates annexed to their respective Names,
that they were to be charged with the Sums hereby certified to be due from them.
by me William Mure Surveyor
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Female servant tax - Volume 4 - Burghs (G-T) (see 'More info' for burgh details), E326/6/4
Volume 4 contains female servant tax rolls for the following burghs: Glasgow, Haddington, Inveraray, Inverbervie, Inverkeithing, Inverness, Irvine, Jedburgh, Kinghorn, Kilrenny, Kirkcaldy, Kirkwall, Lanark, Lauder, Linlithgow, Montrose, Nairn, North Berwick, Peebles, Pittenweem, Perth, Queensferry, Renfrew, Rothesay, Rutherglen, St. Andrews, Stirling, and Tain.
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).