Hearth tax records for Aberdeenshire, volume 11

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E69/1/11/1 [Page] 1 Ane list of the hearths in the presbitrie of Turreff as the samen wer surveyed by the rexive [respective] Persons after mentioned and Givin in to Sr [Sir] James Gordon of Lessmoir as after followes Turreff Presbitrie -- hearths -- lib [pounds] -- ss [shillings] -- ds [pence] Auchterles P [Parish] Surveyed be Mr david pantone session clerk and James alexander in Knockleith and John duncan at milne of [poglassie] tuo of the elders Conforme to thir subscryved list extends to -- 364 Kingedward P [Parish] Surveyed be Mr William Law session clerk androw Gerard in Clochorbie androw Mackie at the milne of balmade elders extends to Thrie hundreth sixtie six hearths -- 348 Drumblait P [Parish] Surveyed be Mr William Logie session clerk Hierom duiguid and William Gordon elders Conforme to ther subd [subscrived] list extends to thrie hundreth tuentie nyne hearths -- 339 Monquhiter P [Parish] Surveyed be Mr androw Gardyne session clerk John [dinguall] in Litle Achry and alexander panton in Lesscraigie elders Conforme to ther subd [subscrived] list extends to tuo hundreth four score tuo hearths -- 282 fyvie [?] P [Parish] Surveyed be Mr Robert blanshell sessi [session] clerk alexander cheyne and John forsyth elders Conforme to ther subd [subscrived] List extends to six hundreth & ten hearths -- 610 forgue P [Parish] Surveyed be Mr James crombie sess [session] clerk alexander fordyce and james Coshie elders Conforme to ther subscryved List extends to four hundreth & eghtie four -- 484 Turreff P [Parish] Surveyed by David Ramsay session clerk John Thomsone and William Davidson elders Conforme to ther subd [subscrived] list extends to thrie hundreth and sixtie -- 504 Suma [Summa] -- 2931 Strathbogie Presbitrie Ane list of the hearths of the presbitrie off Strathbogie as the samen was surveyed be the persones eftermentioned And Givin in to the abovemenned [abovementioned] Sir James Gordon of Lessmoir Rynie & essie P [Parish] Surveyed by Mr John Layng session clerk William Clark & Robert sinclar elders Conforme to ther subd [subscrived] list extends to tuo hundreth tuentie four herths -- 244 Botarie P [Parish] Surveyed by Mr Thomas harper session clerk & James duff elder Conforme to ther subd [subscrived] list ex tends [extends] to one hundreth and eightie fyve herths -- 185 Ruthven P [Parish] Surveyed by Mr Thomas harper sess [session] clerk & James duffe elder Conforme to ther subd [subscrived] List extends to tuo hundreth and thrie hearths -- 203
E69/1/11/1 Page numbered 1/ in a modern hand. NOTE ON TRANSCRIPTION Some figures have been corrected and now contradict the numbers given in words. The initial letters of several of the parish names are partly obscured. 'Rexive' is an abbreviation for 'respective(ly)', with confusion of 'x' and 'p'. FORMS OF NAMES Clochorbie - cf. (Upper) Clochforbie Drumblait = Drumblade Poglassie = Piglassie
E69/1/11/2 [Page] 2 The remanent of the presbitrie of Strathbogie -- -- hearths Kinoir P [Parish] Surveyed be Mr alexander fraser session clerk alexander Murray and John allardes elders Conforme to ther subd [subscrived] list Givin in in maner forsaid extends to one hundreth fourtie nyne hearths -- 149 Dumbenan p [parish] Surveyed be Mr alexander fraser session clerk William Gordon and Thomas wilson elders Conforme to ther subd [subscrived] list extends to Tuo hundreth and nyne hearths -- 238 Glass P [Parish] Surveyed be Mr William Mitchell sessien clerk William Wilson and John forbes elders Conforme to thir subd [subscrived] list extends to ane hundreth eightie nyne hearths -- 182 Gairtlie P [Parish] Surveyed be Mr John chalmer session clerk James Chrystie and William hendrie elders Conforme to ther subscryved list extends to ane hundreth & nyntie hearths -- 200 Suma [Summa] -- 1501 -- hearths Suma [Summa] of hearths Givin wp be the subcollector forsaid befor the Survey in the presbitrie of Turreff is -- 2611 Item in the presbitrie of Strathbogie -- 971 which being added togither maks in wholl thrie thousand fyve hundreth and eightie tuo hearths -- 3582 Surveyed Lists of the presbitrie of Turreff is -- 2931 Item Surveyed hearths in strathbogie is -- 1501 which is in all four thousand four hundred thirtie two -- 4432 I Sr [Sir] James Gordon of Lismoir being noiat [nominate] by a meeting of Comissioners [Commissioners] for surveying the hearths in Abd [Aberden] shyre to giv ordors for surveying the hearths wtin [within] the prites [presbitries] of Tullef [Turref] & Strathbogie [Strathbogie] to report the Lists throf [thereof], having accordingly givin ordor to the effect forsd [forsaid] & received the Lists and reports abov wrin [written] & exactly calculat according to my knowadge [knowladge] (except that of the parioch of fyvie) the Lists of which wer not so clear I doe testify the accompts abov wrin [written] to be the true reall & full number of hearths given wp by the session clerks & elders of the seall [severall] parioches As also received Georg stuart subcollector of the forsd [forsaid] Pares [Parishes] his book of accompts of all entrd [entered] hearths which I gav in to Thomas forbes clerk to the Comissioners [Commissioners] for surveying the hearths of the sd [said] Shyre as wittness my hand at Newtoune Garvie the tuenty day of febry [february] 1698 James Gordone
E69/1/11/2 Page numbered 2 at top left in a modern hand. NOTE ON TRANSCRIPTION Some of the figures have been corrected and now contradict the numbers given in words. At Glass something has been over-written or scored out, but it looks as if 'William Wilson' is the text intended to stand.
E69/1/11/3 [Page] 3 Ane accompt of the hearth money within the presbitries of Turreff and Strathbogie as the samen was givin wp in ane particular accompt be George Stewart in Turreff to Sir James Gordon of Lessmoir one of the Comissioners [Commissioners] appoynted be the act of the Lords of privie Councill for surveying the hearths of aberdein shyre Which hearths wer Collected be the said George stewart befor the sd [said] survey as after followes viz Turreff Presbitrie -- -- hearths -- libs [pounds] -- ss [shilllings] -- ds [pence] King Edward P [Parish] -- Thrie hundreth and fourtie hearths -- 340 -- £238.0.0 Monquhiter P [Parish] -- Tuo hundreth threttie fyve hearths -- 235 -- £164.10.0 Auchterles P [Parish] -- Tuo hundreth nyntie nyne hearths -- 299 -- £209.6.0 fyvie P [Parish] -- Fyve hundreth and fiftie hearths -- 550 -- £385.0.0 Drumblait P [Parish] -- Tuo hundreth nyntie sevin hearths -- 297 -- £207.18.0 Turreff P [Parish] -- four hundreth and sevintie hearths -- 470 -- £329.6.0 Forgue P [Parish] -- four hundreth and tuentie hearths -- 420 -- £294.0.0 -- Suma [Summa] -- 2611 -- £1827.0.0 Strathbogie Presbitrie Ruthven P [Parish] -- one hundreth tuentie nyne hearths -- 129 -- £90.6.0 Botarie P [Parish] -- one hundreth tuentie one hearths -- 121 -- £84.4.0 Rynie & Essie P [Parish] -- one hundreth and eightie hearths -- 180 -- £126.0.0 Glass P [Parish] -- one hundreth tuentie sevin hearths -- 127 -- £88.18.0 Dumbenan P [Parish] -- one hundreth eightie six hearths -- 186 -- £130.4.0 Kinoir P [Parish] -- eightie six hearths -- 86 -- £60.4.0 Gairtlie P [Parish] -- one hundreth fourtie tuo hearths -- 142 -- £99.8.0 -- Suma [Summa] -- 971 -- £679.14.0
E69/1/11/3 Page numbered 3 at top left in a modern hand.
E69/1/11/4 Surveyed Repors of the Hearth money within the Presbitries of Turreff and Strathbog [Strathbogie] [At foot of page] Turreff & Strathbogie Prebries [Presbetries]
E69/1/11/4 A modern hand has written E69/ 1/11 and numbered the page 4. The last few letters are lost.