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Index to Aberdeen City Stent Roll 1604 (CA/18/3/1) Index to Aberdeen City Stent Roll 1604 (CA/18/3/1) On March 24, 1603, Queen Elizabeth I of England died at the age of 69 and was succeeded on the throne by James VI of Scotland. This news was greeted in Aberdeen with tremendous celebration, as recorded in an entry in the Council Register dated 30 March, 1603: "... the haill toun to be warnit be sound of Trumpet and Drum To assemble Instantlie in thair paroche kirk and thair giff thankis and prasis to god ... And efter the ending of thankisgeving and of the exhortatioun, Ordanis bone fyris to be sett on throcht all the streittis of the towne, The haill Bellis To Ring, The croce to be deckt and hung, The wyne and spicerie to be spent abundantlie thairat, A numer of glassis to be cassin, And the haill youthis of the toun to tak thair hagbuttis and accumpanie thair magistrattis throcht the haill rewis of the towne, pas the tyme in schuting thair muskattis and hagbutis til lait at nicht ...". (CR41, pages 59-60) Although James removed himself to London soon afterwards, the Scottish Parliament continued to meet in the King's absence north of the border. A body of commissioners was appointed by the Crown to represent the royal interests and to report on proposals made and decisions taken. However, some matters proved too weighty to be negotiated by representatives alone, and so special meetings were occasionally convened between the King and a parliamentary delegation. Thus in Aberdeen Tolbooth, on 16 July 1604, Alexander Rutherford of Rubislaw, Provost and Burgh Commissioner to the Scottish Parliament, reported on a meeting of the Parliament held a fortnight previously in Perth. At this assembly, Rutherford had been selected by the Lords of the Parliament to be one of the four commissioners to meet with the King in England that coming September; on the agenda was the proposed union of the crowns of Scotland and England. The necessary expenses incurred in transporting the four commissioners and three lawyers were to be borne collectively by the Scottish burghs. Aberdeen's share of the 16,000 merks allocated, amounted to some 1,300 merks. In order to raise this sum, the magistrates agreed to place a tax, or stent, on the town and appointed stenters to set about the task: " ... the said soume ... salbe Stentit and Imposit on the Inhabitantis of this burght, Oblesand thame, ilk ane for thair awin pairtis, to pay the samen ... And to this effect instantlie electit, nominat, and chusit Dauid Cargill, Deane of gild, Henrie Forbes, Alexander Burnett, elder, George Nicolsoun, Johne Layng, James Fergussoun, merchandis, John Mershr, saidler, and Dauid Watsoun, tailzeour, Stentaris and Taxtaris, to stent the said soume ... ". (CR41, pages 804-805) The document listing the names of those stented survives in the City Archives and a transcription of it has added to the catalogue. It gives the names and occupations of individuals, however, the whereabouts of properties are not indicated beyond their location in one of the four Quarters of the Burgh: the Footdee, Green, Crooked and Even Quarters, along with the fishers of Footdee. While forenames and occupations have been modernised and their spellings standardised, all surnames and place-names have been rendered as they appear in the original document. © Aberdeen City & Aberdeenshire Archives 1 Contents Crooked Quarter………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………2 Even Quarter…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………17 Footdee Quarter……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………29 Fishers of Footdee………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..41 Green Quarter………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………42 Crooked Quarter (CA/18/3/1/C) This document, compiled in the summer of 1604, gives the names of the taxed residents in the Crooked Quarter of Aberdeen. The earliest description of the Crooked Quarter dates from 1888: the Quarter began at the top of the north side of Netherkirkgate taking in St. Nicholas Street and all the other parts of the Town west of the Gallowgate and Broad Street, including the west side of these streets, bounded on the south by the Green Quarter. (J A Ross, Municipal Affairs in Aberdeen, 1889, page 115). Page 1 John Nicolsone Assessment: £0 53s 4d Robert Cutberd Assessment: £0 6s 8d Andrew Stevyn, dyer Assessment: £0 15s 0d John Duncan, merchant Assessment: £4 16s 8d James Donaldsone Assessment: £5 13s 4d Alexander Donaldsone © Aberdeen City & Aberdeenshire Archives 2 Assessment: £0 46s 8d James Cristall Assessment: £0 26s 8d Thomas Hervy Assessment: £0 40s 0d Andrew Wilsone Assessment: £0 13s 4d James Rany Assessment: £0 26s 8d Alexander Kay Assessment: £0 30s 0d Alexander Blair Assessment: £0 20s 0d Robert Gray Assessment: £5 0s 0d Alexander Mylne Assessment: £0 6s 8d Alexander Williamsone Assessment: £0 26s 8d Thomas Barnat, shoemaker Assessment: £0 10s 0d © Aberdeen City & Aberdeenshire Archives 3 William Cwik, shoemaker Assessment: £0 6s 8d Mathew Youngsone Assessment: £0 26s 8d Thomas Cumming Assessment: £0 13s 4d Andrew Barcar Assessment: £0 20s 0d Robert Merscheall Assessment: £0 6s 8d John Davidsone, tailor Assessment: £0 6s 8d David Rany, skinner Assessment: £0 6s 8d John Riddell Assessment: £0 16s 8d Patrick Lesly Assessment: £3 6s 8d Mr Robert Davidsone Assessment: £0 20s 0d Thomas Jhonstoun © Aberdeen City & Aberdeenshire Archives 4 Assessment: £7 0s 0d James Grigorie Assessment: £0 30s 0d William Russell Assessment: £0 50s 0d Mr George Body Assessment: £0 30s 0d John Ray Assessment: £6 0s 0d Andrew Raitt Assessment: £0 23s 4d Alexander Forbes Assessment: £0 53s 4d David Symsone Assessment: £0 30s 0d William Mar younger Assessment: £0 26s 8d John Collesone Assessment: £4 0s 0d Walter Collesone Assessment: £4 0s 0d © Aberdeen City & Aberdeenshire Archives 5 Patrick Gray Assessment: £6 0s 0d Mr John Cheyne Assessment: £3 0s 0d Mr Patrick Skeyne Assessment: £0 36s 8d Page 2 Alexander Smyth, shoemaker Assessment: £0 26s 8d James Low Assessment: £0 40s 0d Alexander Rob Assessment: £0 13s 4d John Moresone Assessment: £0 40s 0d James Moresone Assessment: £0 13s 4d Andrew Jamesone Assessment: £0 30s 0d Thomas Straquhen, flesher Assessment: £0 20s 0d © Aberdeen City & Aberdeenshire Archives 6 David Andersone younger Assessment: £0 50s 0d Mr Alexander Irwing for Frosterhill Assessment: £0 40s 0d Thomas Lesly Assessment: £0 13s 4d Henry Lesk Assessment: £0 13s 4d Andrew Howat Assessment: £0 20s 0d Andrew Watsone Assessment: £0 50s 0d Thomas Kyng Assessment: £4 0s 0d Alexander Howat Assessment: £0 13s 4d David Low Assessment: £0 10s 0d Robert Wischart Assessment: £0 13s 4d William Forbes © Aberdeen City & Aberdeenshire Archives 7 Assessment: £0 26s 8d George Keir Assessment: £0 26s 8d Mr Thomas Mengzes Assessment: £6 0s 0d Robert Keith Assessment: £4 0s 0d Robert Gordoun Assessment: £3 0s 0d Alexander Burnet Assessment: £0 50s 0d George Annand Assessment: £0 13s 4d Michael Vandall Assessment: £0 30s 0d Laurence Mershr Assessment: £0 26s 8d Andrew Hendersone Assessment: £0 50s 0d Robert Alschenour Assessment: £0 53s 4d © Aberdeen City & Aberdeenshire Archives 8 John Alschenour Assessment: £0 26s 8d Michael Andersone Assessment: £0 20s 0d Henry Robertsone Assessment: £0 40s 0d George Elphingstoun Assessment: £0 13s 4d James Banerman Assessment: £0 33s 4d David Lindsay, metalworker Assessment: £0 33s 4d John Middiltoun Assessment: £0 26s 8d Gilbert Andersone Assessment: £0 20s 0d David Watsone Assessment: £3 0s 0d Patrick Cursor Assessment: £0 50s 0d William Logy © Aberdeen City & Aberdeenshire Archives 9 Assessment: £0 50s 0d Gilbert Gordoun Assessment: £0 53s 4d James Straquhen Assessment: £0 23s 4d John Drwm Assessment: £0 26s 8d David Cargill Assessment: £0 26s 8d James Auchinhuiff Assessment: £0 16s 8d William Kelman Assessment: £0 6s 8d Patrick Chopman Assessment: £0 13s 4d David Beathleam Assessment: £0 10s 0d Charles Robertsone Assessment: £0 50s 0d Page 3 John Williamsone © Aberdeen City & Aberdeenshire Archives 10 Assessment: £0 30s 0d Robert Sanders Assessment: £0 20s 0d George Andersone Assessment: £0 13s 4d Mr William Andersone Assessment: £0 40s 0d John Fyff Assessment: £0 10s 0d Mr Gilbert Gray Assessment: £6 0s 0d William Beanis Assessment: £0 26s 8d Agnes Rutherfuird Assessment: £0 33s 4d Peter Maitland Assessment: £0 53s 4d Robert Blakhall Assessment: £0 36s 8d Patrick Jak Assessment: £0 53s 4d © Aberdeen City & Aberdeenshire Archives 11 Alexander Wilsone Assessment: £0 30s 0d James Home Assessment: £0 6s 8d John Towcht Assessment: £6 0s 0d James Ross Assessment: £0 30s 0d James Andersone, dyer Assessment: £0 13s 4d Archibald Beanis Assessment: £3 0s 0d Andrew & Robert Marre Assessment: £0 13s 4d Duncan Galloway Assessment: £0 30s 0d Patrick Newaill Assessment: £0 6s 8d The relict of Mathew Guild Assessment: £0 33s 4d © Aberdeen City & Aberdeenshire Archives 12 William Stewart Assessment: £0 30s 0d Alexander Smyth, tailor Assessment: £0 33s 4d Nicoll Ros Assessment: £0 50s 0d Walter Robertsone Assessment: £0 40s 0d Patrick Donaldsone Assessment: £4 0s 0d William Donaldsone Assessment: £0 13s 4d Andrew Duncan Assessment: £0 33s 4d George Bruce Assessment: £0 26s 8d Adam Gordoun Assessment: £0 13s 4d Robert Williamsone Assessment: £0 26s 8d John Lumisden © Aberdeen City & Aberdeenshire Archives 13 Assessment: £0 26s 8d Gilbert Stevyn Assessment: £0 20s 0d Thomas Kelly Assessment: £0 16s 8d Gilbert Quhyt Assessment: £4 10s 0d William Wilsone Assessment: £0 36s 8d George Layng Assessment: £0 10s 0d Nicholas Innes Assessment: £3 0s 0d Robert Kyntor Assessment: £0 13s 4d Alexander Wischart
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