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Volume contents
- 1 - 1786-87 , Glasgow burgh
- 49 - 1786-87 , Haddington burgh
- 53 - 1786-87 , Inveraray burgh
- 55 - 1786-87 , Inverbervie burgh
- 57 - 1786-87 , Inverness burgh
- 61 - 1786-87 , Inverkeithing burgh
- 63 - 1786-87 , Irvine burgh
- 67 - 1786-87 , Jedburgh burgh
- 69 - 1786-87 , Kinghorn burgh
- 71 - 1786-87 , Kilrenny burgh
- 73 - 1786-87 , Kirkcaldy burgh
- 77 - 1786-87 , Kirkcudbright burgh
- 79 - 1786-87 , Kirkwall burgh
- 81 - 1786-87 , Lanark burgh
- 85 - 1786-87 , Lauder burgh
- 87 - 1786-87 , Linlithgow burgh
- 89 - 1786-87 , Lochmaben burgh
- 91 - 1786-87 , Montrose burgh
- 95 - 1786-87 , Nairn burgh
- 99 - 1786-87 , North Berwick burgh
- 101 - 1786-87 , Peebles burgh
- 103 - 1786-87 , Perth burgh
- 107 - 1786-87 , Pittenweem burgh
- 109 - 1786-87 , Queensferry burgh
- 111 - 1786-87 , Renfrew burgh
- 113 - 1786-87 , Rothesay burgh
- 115 - 1786-87 , Rutherglen burgh
- 117 - 1786-87 , St. Andrews burgh
- 119 - 1786-87 , Stirling burgh
- 123 - 1786-87 , Stranraer burgh
- 125 - 1786-87 , Tain burgh
- 127 - 1786-87 , Wigtown burgh
| Date | Masters/mistresses names and designations | Servants names | Number of servants | Bachelor servants | One servant | Two servants | Three or more servants | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 1786 | Burgh of Renfrew | |||||||
| Miss Crawford | Mary Angus | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mr Campbell Minr [Minister] | Peggie Young | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| James Patterson Vintr [Vintner] | Betty Anderson | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Widow Patterson | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | |||||
| Mrs. Hutcheson | Ann Ewing | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Provost Mitchel | 1 | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 5 | £0.17.6 |
Transcribe other information
RENFREW 111
FEMALE SERVANTS TAX. From 5 April 1786
to 5th April 1787 By John Veitch surveyor
Proof
I Bat [Batchelor] servant at 5/- [£0.5.0] is £0.5.0
5 servants at 2/6 [£0.2.6] is £0.12.6
£0.17.6
I John Veitch Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon Carefull examination
of the foregoing several rates and Duties I find the amount in whole to the sum of
seventeen shillings and sixpence ster [sterling] and that upon the 8 December 1786 I transmitted
to James Cross Collr [Collector] of said duties for the Burgh aforesaid an exact duplicate of
the above 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 of the dates annexed to their respective names and that the assess
ments were made from the answers sent me and now in my possession.
John Veitch junr [junior] Surveyor
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Female servant tax - Volume 8 - Burghs (G-W) (see 'More info' for burgh details), E326/6/8
Volume 8 contains female servant tax rolls for the following burghs: Glasgow, Haddington, Inveraray, Inverbervie, Inverkeithing, Inverness, Irvine, Jedburgh, Kinghorn, Kilrenny, Kirkcaldy, Kirkcudbright, Kirkwall, Lanark, Lauder, Linlithgow, Lochmaben, Montrose, Nairn, North Berwick, Peebles, Pittenweem, Perth, Queensferry, Renfrew, Rothesay, Rutherglen, St. Andrews, Stirling, Stranraer, Tain, and Wigtown.
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).