Volume contents
- 1 - 1786-87 , Aberdeen burgh
- 21 - 1786-87 , Anstruther Easter burgh
- 23 - 1786-87 , Anstruther Wester burgh
- 25 - 1786-87 , Arbroath burgh
- 27 - 1786-87 , Ayr burgh
- 31 - 1786-87 , Banff burgh
- 35 - 1786-87 , Brechin burgh
- 37 - 1786-87 , Burntisland burgh
- 39 - 1786-87 , Campbeltown burgh
- 41 - 1786-87 , Crail burgh
- 43 - 1786-87 , Culross burgh
- 45 - 1786-87 , Cupar burgh
- 47 - 1786-87 , Dingwall burgh
- 49 - 1786-87 , Dumbarton burgh
- 51 - 1786-87 , Dumfries burgh
- 55 - 1786-87 , Dunbar burgh
- 59 - 1786-87 , Dundee burgh
- 65 - 1786-87 , Dunfermline burgh
- 67 - 1786-87 , Dysart burgh
- 69 - 1786-87 , Edinburgh burgh
- 109 - 1786-87 , Elgin burgh
- 113 - 1786-87 , Forfar burgh
- 115 - 1786-87 , Forres burgh
- 119 - 1786-87 , Fortrose burgh
| Date | Masters/mistresses names and designations | Servants names | Number of servants | Bachelor servants | One servant | Two servants | Three or more servants | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1786 | Thomas Bruce | Euphemia Alexander | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||
| 14 Jun 1786 | William Christie | Betty Stewart | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||
| Miss Erskine | Jean Johnston | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| David Ireland | Agnus Smith | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mrs Geddes | Margaret Robertson | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| 5 | £0.12.6 |
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CULROSS
[Page] 43
A Survey of the Rates and Duties on Female Servants
in the Town of Culross from 5th April 1786 to 5th April 1787 by Laurence Buchan Surveyor
Perth 12 December 1786, I Laurence Buchan Surveyor aforesaid
Do hereby certify that upon careful Examination of the foregoing Duties I find
they amount in Whole to Twelve Shillings and Six pence and this
day I sent by The Carrier an Exact Duplicate of the above Acct. [Account] duly Examined
and Compared with the foregoing Notes being left with the Several Masters
and Mistresses or at their dwelling Houses
Laurence Buchan Surveyor
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Female servant tax - Volume 7 - Burghs (A-F) (see 'More info' for burgh details), E326/6/7
Volume 7 contains female servant tax rolls for the following burghs: Aberdeen, Anstruther Easter, Anstruther Wester, 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).