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Hearth tax transcription

(2) Preston Pans paroch. persons & hearths
payed the 13 day of March 1691 -- hearths -- lb -- ss -- ds
John Patton in prpans [prestonpans] five -- 5
John Cannie in prpans [prestonpans] two -- 2
Alexandrr Cannie in prpans [prestonpans] two -- 2
William Blaikie ther on -- 1
Robert Jameson ther two -- 2
William Aitchison five at pr [preston] Graing -- 5
James Martiel ther two -- 2
john Mitchel in prpans [prestonpans] two -- 2
Kathrin Rotson [Robertson] ther on -- 1
John Forrest ther three -- 3
Jannet Mitchel ther on -- 1
William Bartlman ther five -- 5
Walter Bisset ther two -- 2
Mark Bartlman ther on -- 1
George Spence ther four -- 4
William Bain ther two -- 2
Helen Stevenson ther two -- 2
John Burnet ther four -- 4
David Louthian ther on -- 1
Janet Gatt ther two -- 2
Isabel Bronn relict to David Spence ther on -- 1
James Milton thr [there] on -- 1
Robertt Mitchel younger thr [there] two -- 2
Mr John Rotson [Robertson] in preston five -- 5
Isabel Norie ther on -- 1
John Davidson in prpans [prestonpans] on -- 1
William Broun thr [there], on -- 1
William Chapman thr [there], on -- 1
Gerge: Gailor thr [there], on -- 1
John Moir hearth & smidie two -- 2
Adam Cubie thr [there] two -- 2
Andrew Pirie thr [there] on -- 1
Janet Norie thr [there] on -- 1
Patrick Lyle thr [there] on -- 1
Mistris Louthian in Preston, eleaven -- 11
Thomas Greg thr [there] on -- 1
John Alexr [Alexander] in prpans [prestonpans] two -- 2
John Hempseed ther four -- 4
David Wallace ther on -- 1
James Ferguson thr [there] on -- 1
James Renie in preston, on -- 1
John Hog ther on -- 1
Adam Cubie ther on -- 1
John Cruiks thr [there] hearthes & kill -- 3
Bailrie Charters ther ten -- 10
Thomas Simervel thr [there] four -- 4
John Runshman thr [there] on -- 1
James Mitchel in prpans [prestonpans] on -- 1
George Paston thr [there] three -- 3
John Moor thr [there] hearthes & smidie three -- 3
George Horsburgh thr [there] two -- 2
James Mc murran in preston six -- 6
John Dughtie in prpans [prestonpans] three -- 3
James Deanes thr [there] hearthes four -- 4
the sd [said] James salt pans two -- 2
John Cummin in pr [preston] Graing, on -- 1
Margaret Tait thr [there] two -- 2
William Chright thr [there] on -- 1
Robert Butter in prpans [prestonpans] on -- 1
Mistris Johnston in preston on -- 1
John Cuthbertson in prpans [prestonpans] on -- 1
[tota] -- 142

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3) Prpans [Prestonpans] Paroch Persons & hearthes Payed 1691
John Sibbald in preston one -- 1
John Rotson [Robertson] in preston two -- 2
John Thomson thr [there] three -- 3
Walter Martin thr [there] one -- 1
Margaret Anderson thr [there] hearths & kill five -- 5
Richard Martine thr [there] two -- 2
John Wedderburn in preston two -- 2
Robert Cairnes in Doffistoune fyve -- 5
John Temple thr [there] one -- 1
William Leslie smith thr [there] hearth & smidie two -- 2
Gerge Burnet in pr [preston] graing two -- 2
John Smith in new haven one -- 1
William Mure thr [there] one -- 1
Alexander Hamilton thr [there] one -- 1
John Aitchison in pr [preston] grainge one -- 1
Robert Willson in Lochend one -- 1
Edward Rutherfoord thr [there] one -- 1
James Thomson thr [there] one -- 1
John Kellie in Dowfistonne one -- 1
John Corss in Lochend one -- 1
John Cockburn in prpans [prestonpans] one -- 1
Bessie Whitlow thr [there] one -- 1
William Sheild thr [there] one -- 1
George Cuthbertson thr [there] one -- 1
William Parkie in pr [preston] Grainge one -- 1
Margaret Mckay in prpans [prestonpans] three -- 3
Walter Martin thr [there] one -- 1
John Luchait thr [there] two -- 2
Henrie Vass thr [there] hearths & kill fyve -- 5
George Bekbie thr [there] two -- 2
Nathaniael Guthrie in Dowfisto [Dowfiston] two -- 2
James Mennaur in preston one -- 1
William Craig thr [there] one -- 1
William Tait in prpans [prestonpans] one -- 1
Christen Lockart thr [there] one -- 1
Jennet Craig thr [there] two -- 2
William Finlason thr [there] one -- 1
James Clark in New haven one -- 1
John Norrie in prpans [prestonpans] one -- 1
John Petticrue thr [there] two -- 2
William Meason thr [there] one -- 1
Francis Scot thr [there] one -- 1
Robert hall hearth & smidie thr [there] two -- 2
John Paterson thr [there] smith two -- 2
David Thomson thr [there] one -- 1
John Darling in Dowfiston one -- 1
Robert Lowrie baxter in prpans [prestonpans] two -- 2
Barbarie Finlie thr [there] one -- 1
Margaret Blaickie thr [there] one -- 1
John Bridge smith thr [there] two -- 2
Thomas Harper thr [there] Ane -- 1
Jennet Irving thr [there] one -- 1
George Hood thr [there] one -- 1
Alexander Gibbson thr [there] one -- 1
Margaret Norrie for hir kill one -- 1
James Cowan in preston four -- 4
the sd [said] James for one salt pan one -- 1
Robert Rutherfoord in prpans [prestonpans] one -- 1
John Greiff thr [there] two -- 2
Jean New thr [there] one -- 1
Bailiff Barklai thr [there] seaven -- 7
Alexander Lockart thr [there] six -- 6
Alexander Salton thr [there] one -- 1
John Young thr [there] one -- 1
[total -- 109

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Transcriber's notes

Dowfiston = Dolphinston

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