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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £.Sh.d | ||||||||
| Brought over | 29 | 1 | 26 | 2 | £4.0.0 | |||
| Mrs Grierson | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| John Mouat Sur [Surveyor] of Customs | 2 | 2 | £0.10.0 | |||||
| Arthur Nicolson Junr [Junior] of Lachend | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| 33 | 1 | 28 | 4 | £4.15.0 | ||||
| Island of Bressay | ||||||||
| James Henderson of Gardie | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Mrs Bolt of Crouister | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| 2 | 2 | £0.5.0 | ||||||
| Parishes & Islands Collected | ||||||||
| Parish of Dunrossness | 2 | 2 | £0.5.0 | |||||
| Island of Unst | 4 | 4 | £0.10.0 | |||||
| [Island of] Yell | 12 | 12 | £1.10.0 | |||||
| [Island of] Fetlar | 2 | 1 | 1 | £0.7.6 | ||||
| Parish of Lunisting | 4 | 4 | £0.10.0 | |||||
| [Parish of] Northmavine | 5 | 5 | £0.12.6 | |||||
| [Parish of] Walls | 3 | 3 | £0.7.6 | |||||
| [Parish of] Delting | 2 | 2 | £0.5.0 | |||||
| [Parish of] Sandsting & Tingwall | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | £1.5.0 | |||
| Town of Lerwick | 33 | 1 | 28 | 4 | £4.15.0 | |||
| Island of Bressay | 2 | 2 | £0.5.0 | |||||
| 76 | 3 | 67 | 6 | £10.12.6 |
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Proof £.Sh.d
3 Female Servants Bachelors duty at 5 Sh [£0.5.0]each p [per] Year is £0.15.0
67 Female Servants Married men etc duty at 2 Sh 6d [£0.2.6] each p [per] Year is £8.7.6
6 Female Servants Married men etc duty at 5 Sh [£0.5.0] each p [per] Year is £1.10.0
Totall £10.12.6
I John Henderson Surveyor do hereby Certify that upon Carefull Examination of the
forgoing rates and dutys on Female Servants I find they amount to Ten Pounds
Twelve Shillings and Sixpence Sterling and upon the eight day of December
1786 I delivered to Mr. Henry Ross Collector of the said Duties for the Lordship
of Zetland an Exact Duplicate of the above account duly examined and Compared
with the foregoing which Contained my Oath that Notices were either delivered to
the Several Inhabitants or Left at their Dwelling Houses of the dates annexed
to their Several Names. John Henderson Suror [Surveyor]
Lerwick 8t December 1786 Then Received from Mr John Henderson
Surveyor of Taxes in Shetland an Exact Copy of the Above Accot [Account].
Henry Ross Coll [Collector] of Cess
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).