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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1786 | The Burgh of Jedburgh | |||||||
| James Potts Writer in Jedburgh | Jean Dods Chambermaid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Thomas Waugh Esqr in Jedburgh | Isabel Sibbald Cook & Chambermaid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| William Rutherfoord of Sadfield Jedburgh, a Batchelor | a Kitchen & Chambermaid | 1 | 1 | £5.0.0 | ||||
| Mrs. Doctor Rutherfoord Jedburgh | a House Maid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mrs. Elliot of Herot Jedburgh | a House Maid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mrs. Pott Senior Jedburgh | a House Maid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mrs. Jeardon Jedburgh | a House Maid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| Mrs. Bennet of Chesters Jedburgh | a House Maid | 1 | 1 | £0.2.6 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | 7 | £1.2.6 |
Transcribe other information
Jedburgh
67
A Survey of [FEMALE SERVANTS TAX] in the Burgh of
Jedburgh from the 5 of Aprile 1786 to the 5 Aprile 1787 By William Brunton Surveyor
Proof 8 Servant Maids @ £0.2.6 Each is £1.0.0 1 Batchelor Serv. at £0.5.0 £0.5.0
1 Servant a Batchelor Maid @ £0.2.6 is £0.2.6 7 Servants £0.2.6 £0.17.6
Total £1.2.6 £1.2.6
I William Brunton Surveyor do hereby Certify that upon Carefull examination of the forgoing
Several Rates and dutys I find they amount in whole to the Sum of One Pound two Shillings
and Six pence Ster [Sterling] and that upon the 26 day of Sepr [September] last I delivered to James Blak
Collector of the said dutys for the Burgh aforesaid an exact Duplicate of the above
Accounts duly examined and Compared with the foregoing which Containd my Oath that
Requisitions were left with the Several persons at their Dwelling Houses that they were to be
Charged with the Sums Set against their Several Names
William Brunton
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).