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Volume contents
- 1 - 1786-87 , Midlothian (Edinburghshire)
- 85 - 1786-87 , Morayshire (Elginshire)
- 89 - 1786-87 , Nairnshire
- 94 - 1786-87 , Orkney
- 95 - 1786-87 , Peeblesshire
- 99 - 1786-87 , Perthshire
- 111 - 1786-87 , Renfrewshire
- 131 - 1786-87 , Ross-shire
- 135 - 1786-87 , Roxburghshire
- 139 - 1786-87 , Selkirkshire
- 141 - 1786-87 , Shetland
- 145 - 1786-87 , Stirlingshire
- 153 - 1786-87 , Sutherland
- 155 - 1786-87 , West Lothian (Linlithgowshire)
- 163 - 1786-87 , Wigtownshire
| Date | Masters/mistresses names and designations | Servants names | Number of servants | Bachelor servants | One servant | Two servants | Three or more servants | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1786 | Part of Stow Parish | |||||||
| James Pringle of Torwoodlie | Mary Myrtle Cook Maid | 1 | ||||||
| Peggy Vail Chambermaid | 2 | 2 | £0.10.0 | |||||
| 27 July 1786 | Country Part of Selkirk Parish | |||||||
| Andrew Plummer of Middlestead | Jane Alexander Housekeeper | |||||||
| Helen Sinton Cook | 2 | 2 | £0.10.0 | |||||
| John Pringle of Hainan a Batchelor | Mrs. Simpson Housekeeper | |||||||
| Ann Boston Cook Maid | ||||||||
| Jean Reid Chambermaid | 3 | 3 | £3.0.0 | |||||
| 5 | 3 | 2 | £3.10.0 | |||||
| 12 July 1786 | Part of Askirk Parish | |||||||
| Charles Riddle in Sinton a Batchelor | Betty Burn Cook & Chambermaid | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | ||||
| Parishes Collected | ||||||||
| Part of Stow Parish | 2 | 2 | £0.10.0 | |||||
| Country Part of Selkirk Parish | 5 | 3 | 2 | £3.10.0 | ||||
| Part of Askirk Parish | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | |||||
| 8 | 4 | 4 | £4.5.0 |
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SELKIRKSHIRE 139
A Survey of the FEMALE SERVANTS TAX. in the ShIre of Selkirk
from the 5 of Aprile 1786 to the 5 of Aprile 1787
By William Brunton Surveyor
I William Brunton Surveyor doe hereby Certify that upon carefull examination of the
Several Rates and dutys aforesaid I find they Amount in whole to the Sum of Four
Pound five Shillings Ster. [Sterling] And that upon the 25 day of Sepr. [September] I delivered to
John Scott Collector of Said dutys for the Shire aforesaid an exact
Duplicate of the above Accounts examined and compared with the foregoing which
contained my Oath that Requisitions were left with the Several persons or at their dwelling
houses that they are lyable in the Sums Set Against their Several Names.
Wm. Brunton
Proof 1 Servant Batchelor £0.5.0
3 Servants at £1 [£1.0.0] Each £3.0.0
4 Servants at 5/ [£0.5.0] Each £1.0.0
£4.5.0 Totall.
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Female servant tax - Volume 6 - Counties (M-W) (see 'More info' for county details), E326/6/6
Volume 6 contains female servant tax rolls for the following counties: Midlothian, Morayshire, Nairnshire, Orkney, Peeblesshire, Perthshire, Renfrewshire, Ross-shire, Roxburghshire, Selkirkshire, Shetland, Stirlingshire, Sutherland, West Lothian and Wigtownshire.
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).