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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1786 | Mr. David Ross Clerk | Isobel Ross | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | |||
| Mr. Alexander Manson | housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | ||||
| Mr. Benjamin Ross | housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.5.0 | ||||
| Mrs. Reid | housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mrs. Ross Clerks relict | housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mrs. Munro Mr. Josephs relict | housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Baillie George Miller | housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Robert Murray Mercht. [Merchant] | housemaid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Hugh McFarquhar Surveyor | Margaret Munro | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| 9 | 3 | 6 | £1.10.0 |
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TAIN 125
A Survey of the FEMALE SERVANTS TAX arisen in the Burgh
of Tain from 5th April 1786 to 5th April 1787 By Hugh Macfarquhar Surveyor
Prooff
3 Batchelor Servants @ 5/- [£0.5.0] each is £0.15.0
6 Servants @ 2/6 [£0.2.6] each is £0.15.0
£1.10.0 Total
Tain
22 Nov 1786
I Hugh MacFarquhar Surveyor aforesaid Do hereby Certify That upon Carefull examination of
the foregoing Rates & Duties, I find they Amount in whole to One pound Ten Shillings, and that
upon the fifteenth day of November currt. [current], I delivered to Mr. Alexander Manson present Treasurer
& Collector of said Duties for the Burgh aforesaid, an exact Duplicate of the Above Acct. [Account] duly
examined and compared with the foregoing, which contained my Oath that the above list contained the
number of Servants returned to me by the different master or mistress's, and that they kept
or imployed according to the best of my knowledge or information
Hugh McFarquhar 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).