Midlothian Council Archives Valuation Rolls Gb584/Vr
MIDLOTHIAN COUNCIL ARCHIVES VALUATION ROLLS GB584/VR Name of Creator: Midlothian County Council Assessor Administrative History: The Lands Valuation (Scotland) Act 1854 required each authority in Scotland to produce a record of valuation of landed property in their area. Assessors for the authorities produced annual rolls each Whitsunday, usually around 25 May. These recorded the name and designation of proprietor, the tenant, the occupier, the rateable value of the property and a description of the property itself including its location and boundaries. Valuation rolls do not list residents of the property. Scope and Content: This collection of valuation rolls covers the historic counties of Edinburgh and Midlothian. The county boundaries changed over the time covered by these rolls and therefore coverage and format changed throughout the period. VR/1 – VR/5 Description of the lands and heritages arranged according to alphabetical order of initial letter of proprietor’s surname, including description of property, proprietor, tenant, occupier and value of subject. For the parishes of Borthwick, Cannongate, Carrington, Cockpen, Colinton, Corstorphine, Cramond, Cranston, Chrichton, Currie, Dalkeith, Duddingston, Fala, Glencorse, Heriot, Inveresk, Kirkliston, Kirknewton, Lasswade, Liberton, Mid Calder, Newbattle, Newton, Penicuik, Ratho, South Leith, St Cuthberts, Stow, Temple and West Calder. Also includes a valuation roll for railways for the following companies: Caledonian, Edinburgh, Perth and Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow, Edinburgh and Bathgate, North British Railway Company and Peebles Company. VR/6 – VR/13 Description of the lands and properties arranged alphabetically by street name within each parish, including description of property, proprietor, tenant, occupier and value of subject. Also includes valuation of railways, waterworks, index to farms, and index to proprietors of lands, mills, factories and other public works.
[Show full text]