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Offline bill57

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scotlands places - male servants tax
« on: Tuesday 23 August 16 12:00 BST (UK) »
Hello

About the above. I found an entry for an ancestor in 1779 in Ayrshire. It states the estate owner etc and tells me he was a house servant. Does anyone know if there is any further information to be obtained from these records?

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Re: scotlands places - male servants tax
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 23 August 16 15:10 BST (UK) »
Bill,  the government taxed horses, dogs, windows, fires etc' anything to raise cash. Servants why not? shouldn't think you'd learn much?

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Re: scotlands places - male servants tax
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 23 August 16 18:06 BST (UK) »
Bill, likely you have seen this summary here but adding for background www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/digital-volumes/historical-tax-rolls

Not sure you will get much more than you have seen already as this is what is being put together and digitised from the schedules.

Hopefully someone has seen these/researched them and can add further details.

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