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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 1786 | Burgh of Dumbarton | |||||||
| Provost Colquhoun | Mary Monro | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mr John Gray | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| George Swan Surgeon | Margaret Cleland | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | ||||
| Mrs McFerson | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Miss Craufurds | Mary Paterson | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| William Dickson | Jean McCallum | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| George McFarlane | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Robert Hunter | Emelia Blair | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Bailie Gardner | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Mr Olivant minr [minister] | Katherine Davie | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mr Riddle Levenside | Three Servts [Servants] | 3 | 3 | £1.10.0 | ||||
| Mrs McKorkle Dead | ||||||||
| 13 | 1 | 9 | 3 | £2.17.6 |
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DUMBARTON
[Page] 49
FEMALE SERVANTS TAX in the Burgh of
Dumbarton from 5th Aprile 1786 to 5th Aprile 1787 - By John Veitch Surveyor
Proof
1 Batchelors servant @ 5/0 [£0.5.0] is £0.5.0
9 Servants of the 1st Class @ 2/6 [0.2.6] £1.2.6
3 Servants of the 3rd Class @ 10/ [0.10.0] £1.10.0
£2.17.6
I John Veitch Surveyor aforesaid do freely Certify that upon Carefull examination
of the foregoing Rates and Duties I find the amount in whole to the sum of two pounds seventeen
shillings and Sixpence Sterling and that upon the 23 Decr [December] I transmitted to John McAuly
Collector of said Duties for the Burgh aforesaid ane exact Duplicate of the above acct [account]
duly examined and Compared with the foregoing which Contained my oath that requisitions
were left with the several foregoing Inhabitants or at their Dwelling houses
at the dates annexed to their Respective names and that the assessments were made
from the answers sent me and nou in my possession.
John Veitch Junr [Junior] 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).