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Tax rolls available on Scotland's People cover the period 1645-1831.

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Exact names only Searches for records matching the exact spelling of your input, ensuring precise results without variations or misspellings.

Fuzzy matching Finds records that closely resemble your input, allowing for slight variations or common misspellings in names or terms.

Wildcards allowed Use special characters (e.g., *, ?) in your search input to represent unknown or variable characters, expanding search flexibility.

Names that begin with Retrieves records of names starting with the specified letters, useful for finding entries with common prefixes or partial names.

Phonetic matching Searches for records that sound like your input, capturing variations in spelling that share the same pronunciation.

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Search 17th-19th century tax rolls submitted to the Scottish Exchequer, listing different types of people in each of Scotland's parishes and burghs.

Images of most original tax rolls are accompanied by searchable transcriptions of the text.

Read how to search tax rolls and understand their contents in our tax rolls guide. You can also read how to:

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