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Description of Property Valuation Sub 2 Present Proprietors Valuation Sub Valuation
No. 1. North Leith Parish. SCOTS MONEY
Evan McGregor, for Gray of Arriston, £260.11.4
Divided thus, -
13 Acres and 5 1/2 particates and 3 butts of Land, which were sometime possessed by John Ker of Barnhill, and Jean Gibb his spouse, £69.19.6
13 Acres, of old pertaining to Mr John Moscrop £65.19.11
2 1/2 Acres which sometime belonged to John Peirie, (Alexander Marjoribanks superior) £12.13.9
Four Acres lngthi te bonds of Newaven, and in the Clay Pots, L. [pounds] 20. 6s. [shillings] 2d. [pennies] William Scot, Solicitor-at-law £450.18.8
Divided tts, -
2 Acres belonging in Superiority Alexander Marjoribanks of the Ilk, L. [pounds] 10 3 1 Colonel Alexander Murray.
2 Acres belonging in Superiority to Alexander Young of Harburn, W.S. [Writer to the Signet] 10 3 1 1
Per decreet, 8th March 1813, £20.6.2
4 Acres and 7 particates, all formerly belonging to Mary Bunzan, (Alexander Marjoribanks superior) £20.10.6
14 Acres sometime pertaining to Daniel Hay, writer, and Margaret Purdie, his Spouse £71.1.6
50 1/2 Acres 12 1/2 particates and 3 butts of land,
Per decreet, 30th April 1812, £260.11.4
The Seamans Hospital of Leith, or Trinity Lands £169.4.0
The Seamans Hospital of Leith, or Trinity Lands, for George Wilson £21.3.4
£450.18.8
James Law of Hillhousefield, L. [pounds] 270. 13s. [shillings] 8d. [pennies] and for part of Hillhousefield, the remaining L. [pounds] 68 stated to Mr Anderson, as under £202.13.8
For Pilrig's acres £31.6.8
For James Davidson £26.1.0
For James Edgar £13.0.0 William obeson of Hillhousefield, now William Boyd, and others £273.1.4
Maurice Trent, for Boswell's Heirs, being Lands called Laverlockbank £110.0.0
Maurice Trent, for James Pillans, afterwards Dr [Doctor] Melville, being Lands called Laverockbank £77.7.0
Maurice Trent, for remainder of Hillhousefield £68.0.0
£255.7.0 Heirs of Dick Douglas Anderson of Laverockbank £255.7.0
North Leith carried forward, £979.7.0

Land tax transcription

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N.B. The Roman R on the Margin denotes that the Cess or Land-Tax is Redeemed
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Rectified Valuation Book, or Roll,
of the
County of Edinburgh, 1814
No.1. North Leith Parish.
Description of Property. Present Proprieters SCOTS MONEY
VALUATION.
Evan McGregor, for Gray of Warriston, £260.11.4
Divided thus, -
13 Acres and 5½ particates and 3 butts of Land, which
were sometime possessed by John Ker of Barnhill,
and Jean Gibb his spouse, - £69.19.6
13 Acres, of old pertaining to Mr John
Moscrop - - - £65.19.11
2½ Acres which sometime belonged to )
John Peirie (Alex. Marjoribanks ) £12.13.9
Superior) )
Four Acres lying within the bounds of New-
haven, and in the Clay Potts, £20.6.2. William Scot, Solicitor-at-Law
Divided thus , - £450.18.8
2 Acres belonging in Superiority to Alex. Colonel Alexander Murray
Marjoribanks of that Ilk, £10.3.1
2 Acres belonging in Superi-
ority to Alexander Young
of Harburn, W.S. £10.3.1
Per decreet, 8th March 1813, _______ £20.6.2
4 Acres and 7 particates, all formerly be- )
longing to Mary Bunzan, (Alexander ) £20.10.6
Marjoribanks superior) ) ________
14 Acres sometime pertaining to Daniel
Hay, writer and Margaret Purdie, his
Spouse - - £71.1 .6
50½ Acres 12½ particates and 3 butts of
land, _________
per decreet, 30th April 1812, £260.11.4
The Seamans Hospital of Leith, or Tri-
nity Lands - - - - £169.4.0
The Seamans Hospital of Leith, or Tri-
nity Lands, for George Wilson - £21.3.4
_________
£450.18.8
__________
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James Law of Hillhousefield, £270.13. 8.
and for part of Hillhousefield, the remaining
£68 stated to Mr Anderson, as under £202.13.8
For Pilrig's acres - - £31.6.8
For James Davison - - £26.1.0
For James Edgar - - £13.0.0 William Robertson of Hill-
____________ housefield, now William
£ 273 1 4 Boyd, and others - £273.1.4
_________________________________________________
Maurice Trent, for Boswell's Heirs, being
Lands called Laverockbank - £110. 0
Maurice Trent, for James Pillans, afterwards Dr
Melville, being Lands called Laverockbank. - - £77. 0
Maurice Trent, for remainder of Hillhousefield £68.0.0
_______________ Heirs of Dick Douglas Ander-
£255.7.0 son of Laverockbank £255.7.0
___________________________
North Leith carried forward, £979.7.0

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[page] 28

N.B. The Roman R on the Margin denotes that the Cess or Land-Tax is Redeemed.

[Page] 29
Rectified Caluation Book, or Roll,
OF THE
COUNTY OF EDINBURGH, 1814.

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