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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jan 1786 | Town of Nairn | |||||||
| Mrs Brodie | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
| Mrs Wedderburn | Margaret Dunbar | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Mr Samuel Falconer | Jean Miln | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Mr George Grant Ex: Offr. [Excise Officer] | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
| Alexander Dunbar | Margaret Sinclair | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Mrs Rose Holm | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
| Alexander McBeath | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
| Alexander Ore Merchant | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
| Mrs Ore Knockawdie | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
| Baillie Alexander Brodie | Janet Beisack | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Mrs McIntosh | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
| Mr Alexander Ingles | Katharine Williamson | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Thomas McLaren Innkeeper | 2 | 2 | £0.7.6 | |||||
| Robert Falconer | 2 | 2 | £0.7.6 | |||||
| James Falconer Draches | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
| Hugh Ross Weaver | Katharine Trice | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| John Piper Merchant | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
| Nathaniel Craigie Vintner | 2 | 2 | £0.7.6 | |||||
| Miss Bridges | Ann McBain | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Mr Kitchen | Mary McBeath | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Francis Square | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
| Mr Alexander Kay | 1 | 1 | £0.3.9 | |||||
| Brayan Battersby Shoemaker | Elisabeth Cowie | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Dr [Doctor] Charles Farquharson | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
| James Wilson | Elspet McDonald | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Serjeant Smith | Jean McIntire | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Robert King Ex: Offr. [Excise Officer] | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
| Alexander Dean Weaver | Mary McIntosh | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Miss McKenzie | Sibella Ross | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Colin McArthur Dyer | Ann Nairn | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Mr Dallas Weaver | Ann Campbell | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Alexander Nicol | Jean McIntosh | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| John Clark Wright | Isobel Tolmie | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| William Fraser Mason | Janet Fraser | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Charles McPhatrick | Mary Gair | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Alexander Falconer | Mary Ross | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Duncan Clunness | Margaret Ross | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| William Ralph Vintner | Isobel Grant | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Mr Patrick Dunbar Minis. [Minister] | 1 | 1 | £0.1.10½ | |||||
| 42 | 1 | 35 | 6 | £4.11.10½ |
Transcribe other information
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NAIRN 91
Survey of the FEMALE SERVANTS TAX arisen within the Town of Nairn from the 5th day of July 1785 To the 5th Day of April 1786 By Archbald Duff Surveyor
Prooff
1 Servant at 5/- [£0.5.0] each yearly for 3 Quarters of a Year is £0.3.9
35 Servants at 2/6 [£0.2.6] each yearly for 3 Quarters of a Year is £3.5.7½
6 Servants at 5/- [£0.5.0] each yearly for 3 Quarters of a Year is £1.2.6
42 £4.11.10½
I Archibald Duff Surveyor aforesaid do herby Certify that upon careful examination of the foregoing
several rates and Duties I find they amount in whole to four pounds Eleven Shillings and ten pence
half penny Stg [Sterling] And that upon the Eighteenth day of March Current I delivered to Alexander Kinnaird
Collector of the said duties for the Town of Nairn aforesaid an Exact Duplicate of the above acct [account]
duly examined and Compaired with the foregoing which contained my oath that Notices were
left with the Severall Inhabitants or at their dwelling houses of the dates annexed to
their respective names in order that they might make out a report of the greatest number of
female servants retained and employed by them for the period therein mentioned & which they did in
substance as above.
Archibald Duff 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).