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Hearth tax transcription

John Wood in Lauderbarns one Barbara Young his coatter one -- 2
Helen Rollmanis in Kaidsley one Georg Aitchisone her coatter one -- 2
Georg Turner in Hespishaw -- 1
Thomas Thomsone in Hanghead -- 1
Ritchard Wilsone thr [there] -- 1
James Gray in Boghall -- 1
Robert Edgar in Whalplaw -- 1
All conform to ane accompt of the samen wryten be him
Georg Hardie in Kaidsley one, James Forgreive thr [there] one, Adam
Darling thr [there] one John Purves thr [there] one & Andrew Nottman thr [there] one being -- 5
Georg Somervell tennent in Lylestoun one James Greive coatter
thr [there] one James Neilsone coatter thr [there] one & Isobell Dinning coatter thr [there] one -- 4
Thir two articles discharged be Alexander Andersone
John Meik walker in Lauder walkmilne -- 1
John Suanstone in Trabroun -- 1
Mary Wadderstoun widow in Lylestoun one William Watterstone her
coatter one, Georg Wood coatter one, William Ker coatter one William
Nicolsone coatter to William Allan in Newbigging one Isobell Nicolsone
thr [there] one being in all -- 6
Ritchard Louthian smith in Lylestoun two one qrof [quherof] ane smiddie -- 2
William Darling wright in Lauder -- 1
Margaret Purves widow thr [ there] -- 1
In the castle of Thirlestoune 45 hearths includeing ovens
& furnaces conform to ane List subt [subscrevit] by Charles Lauder
factor -- 45
John Cochran smith in Boghall two one wherof ane smiddie -- 2
Cuthbert Aitchisone in Adinstoune one Andrew Dewar thr [there] one -- 2
William Lumsden in Lylestoun milne two one qrof [quherof] a kill -- 2
[sub total] 81

The whole Number of harthes in this parosch extends to -- 381

The paroch of Erslingtoune
Toun of Ridpath
From William Bell in Ridpath -- 2
William Broun thr [there] -- 1
Walter Baxter thr [there] -- 1
[sub total] -- 4

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