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Hearth tax transcription

Dirlton (4)
Margaret veatiow in Gullen one -- 1
Issobell Thomson thr [there] one -- 1
Marion Taite thr [there] one -- 1
David Hoome thr [there] one -- 1
Allexander Ker thr [there] one -- 1
William Ormiston thr [there] one -- 1
Agnes Hog thr [there] one -- 1
Hugh Couden in Dirleton two -- 2
John Rae in Gullen one -- 1
James Trotter thr [there] one -- 1
Robert Miller thr [there] one -- 1
Elizabeth McGie thr [there] one -- 1
William Walker thr [there] one -- 1
Bessie Thomsone thr [there] one -- 1
John Bryce thr [there] one -- 1
Frederick Auld thr [there] one -- 1
Elizabeth Buckles thr [there] one -- 1
Alison Dickson thr [there] one -- 1
Andrew watson thr [there] two -- 2
William Thomson thr [there] two -- 2
John Duncan thr [there] one -- 1
Patrik Forrest thr [there] one -- 1
William Mchall thr [there] one -- 1
Patrik Thomson thr [there] one -- 1
William Telpher thr [there] one -- 1
George Liston in west fenton -- 1
Agnes Daill thr [there] one -- 1
Elizabeth walker thr [there] one -- 1
The Lady Saltcoats for what she posseses in the place of Saltcoats fyve -- 5
Robert Duncan in Dirleton one -- 1
The Laird of Saltcoats Nyne -- 9
Christopher Swinton in Gullen on -- 1
Robert Faire in Dirlton on -- 1
George Kilpatrick thr [there] on -- 1
Patrick Weetfoot thr [there] on -- 1
David Mill thr [there] on -- 1
Robert Litster thr [there] on -- 1
[total] -- 52

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(1) North Berwick paroch, hearths payed their in April 23 1691
The Laird of Sydserff eight -- 8
George Knox thr [there] four -- 4
Patrick Meck & his bror [brother] in the Chaple two -- 2
John Craufurd in the roods four -- 4
Sr [Sir] James Dick for the house of Hugh eight -- 8
Hugh Charles thr [there] three -- 3
John Burn thr [there] one -- 1
William Burn in Wamphra one -- 1
Alexander Bennit in Rottonraw two -- 2
Patrick Steven thr [there] one -- 1
Isobel Thomson in hairlaw one -- 1
Alexander Crewk in Kingston hill one -- 1
Andrew Burne in Gleghorne four -- 4
Charles Broun for the house of Gleghorne thr [there] is wast fyve -- 5
Thomas Young thr [there] one -- 1
Pattrick Hunter in Kingston hill one -- 1
James Watherston in WeetShot one -- 1
William Renton thr [there] two -- 2
Thomas Frazer in halflin barne one -- 1
Alexander Brounfeild in Balgon three -- 3
The laird of Balgon for his house tenn --10
William Bigbie in Sheriffhall three -- 3
Alexander Lawder in Bowhouse two -- 2
John Aitchison thr [there] one -- 1
Thomas Whitson thr [there] one -- 1
William Smith gardiner thr [there] one -- 1
William Wallace thr [there] one -- 1
Pattrick & Thomas Burnetts in Balgon two -- 2
John Hunter thr [there] one -- 1
Alexander Bruntfeild thr [there] three -- 3
William Preston thr [there] one -- 1
John School thr [there] one -- 1
James Coline in the Stobb one -- 1
William Fleck thr [ there] one -- 1
Charles Sandilands in Carperston one -- 1
John Koon in phennieforce one -- 1
Patrike Galight thr [there] one -- 1
George Nisbet thr [there] one -- 1
Mr John Herbert minister in North berwick six -- 6
William Lather thr [there] one -- 1
Robert Kirkwood in the Abbay three -- 3
Robert Alison in the Abbay two -- 2
William Crawfurd thr [there] one -- 1
John Lather thr [there] two -- 2
Euphan Craufurd in North berwike one -- 1
John Gray thr [there] one -- 1
James Hepburne thr [there] one -- 1
Alexander Forrest thr [there] two -- 2
Andrew Hepburn thr [there] four -- 4
Walter Wright thr [there] one -- 1
John Walker thr [there] one -- 1
William Feild thr [there] one -- 1
John Dikson thr [there] one -- 1
John Lather bailif thr [there] three -- 3
James Pearson thr [there] one -- 1
George Christie thr [there] one -- 1
John Leith thr [there] one -- 1
Alexander Fowler thr [there] three -- 3
David Cokburn thr [there] one -- 1
Helen Gaitgood thr [there] one -- 1
Mr William Walkers relict seaven -- 7
John Mortin thr [there] one -- 1
Marion Clarck thr [there] one -- 1
Pattrick Tait thr [there] four -- 4
Archibald Lather thr [there] two -- 2
Robert Oliver thr [there] one -- 1
John Morgan thr [there] one -- 1
James Alison thr [there] one -- 1
Thomas Hogg thr [there] one -- 1
[total] 145

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Transcriber's notes

halflin = halfland
weetshot residence of James Watherston has been altered but confirmed on page 58