Hearth tax transcription

The paroch of Suintoune
From John Hepburn factor to The Laird of Swintoun
for Eleven hearths in Ellbackhouse oven & furnaces
included Conform to List -- 11
John Hill Late hynd in Swintoun now Harcars -- 1
John Hepburne Baillie of Swintoun two for King
officer one in all three -- 3
Isobell Whillas coatter in Little Swintoune -- 1
Margaret Broun widow att Swintounhill -- 1
John Rotsone [Robertsone] in Swintone qrter [quarter] one, John Currie thr [there]
John Wilsone, Georg Cornett Alexander Steall John Whyte
Thomas Chirnsyde Patrick Swintoun John Home & Alexander
Kinghorne thr [there] each of them one Inde -- 10
Thomas Gibsone in Swintoun milne one -- 1
Robert Rutherfoord in Ellbaak one James Haittlie one is -- 2
John Pollwart in Milnesteill one Thomas Rutherford in
Swintounhill one -- 2
James Wilsone in Milnesteall -- 1
John Scott millner three 2 qrof [quherof] kills -- 3
John Murray thr [there] one Isobell Allan thr [there] one -- 2
John Wood in Little Swintoune one Archibald Wood thr [there] one -- 2
Jasper Aird in Steill -- 2
Alexander Gray in the qrter [quarter] one, Georg Pearsone thr [there] one -- 2
William Rochead in Swintoune one Jasper younger thr [there] one -- 2
William Cossar thr [there] one John Coustone thr [there] one -- 2
Thomas Fair thr [there] 2 Robert Broun thr [there] one is -- 3
Andrew Hume in Gerrick -- 2
John Fogo in Bittricksyde one John Richardsone one -- 2

Erles
Agnes Smith in Harcarse one John Lough thr [there] one -- 2
Mr Thomas Brake schoolmr [schoolmaster] in Swintoune -- 1
John Dow in Swintounhill one all conform to List -- 1
John Swintoun officer in Swintoun two one qrof [quherof] a kill -- 2
Margaret Trotter widow in Elbaak -- 1
William Brankentein lately in Mountfair now in Upsettlingtoun -- 1
William Richardsone in Mountfair -- 1
Georg Jaffra in Ellbaak one Alexander Moffat thr [there] one -- 2
John Smith in Swintoun qrter [quarter] two one a smidie Thomas Smith thr [there] one -- 3
[Sub total] -- 69

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