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CA - Records of the Royal Burgh and City of Aberdeen
- 18 - Aberdeen City: Rentals and Taxation
  - 3 - Aberdeen City: Stent Rolls
    - 2 - Aberdeen City: 1655 Stent Roll

Reference No	CA/18/3/2/G
Title	Aberdeen 1655 Stent Roll: Green Quarter
Description	The Stent Roll is a valuation of properties within the burgh which were subject to payment of cess, or land tax. The resulting Stent Roll lists the proprietors of taxable land within each quarter, their occupations and the assessments to be paid towards the land tax. The earliest description of the area in the Green Quarter dates from 1888: the Green Quarter boundary runs along the west side of Shiprow, Union Street on both sides westwards from Shiprow and St Catherine's Wynd, south side of the Netherkirkgate, Correction Wynd, Backwynd to Gaelic Lane, along the south side of Gaelic Lane to Belmont Street and Union Street, Union Terrace to the Chapel there, thence to Diamond Street, Golden Square, Huntly Street, Summer Street to Little Chapel Street, taking in the south side of Little Chapel Street, Chapel Street to Union Street, Thistle Street to Victoria Street West, and bounded on the south by the Inner Marches. (J A Ross, Municipal Affairs in Aberdeen, 1889, page 115). (Page 1) John Gilbruth, cobbler Assessment: £1 16s 0d Andrew Job Assessment: £0 12s 0d John Brabner, weaver Assessment: £1 4s 0d Thomas Richie, weaver Assessment: £1 10s 0d William Toux, merchant Assessment: £14 0s 0d George Robertsone, slater Assessment: £3 0s 0d And for the whole land out and in of Mr Alexander Robertsone Assessment: £2 8s 0d John Ettershank, cooper Assessment: £2 8s 0d And for the house he dwells in Assessment: £1 12s 0d David Hutchone, weaver Assessment: £1 0s 0d John Andersone younger, skipper Assessment: £20 0s 0d Thomas Boyas, skipper Assessment: £22 0s 0d Laird of Skyene for his house only Assessment: £3 0s 0d James Anderson, salmon fisher Assessment: £12 0s 0d David Young for his brewing Assessment: £4 0s 0d Charles Angus, mariner Assessment: £4 0s 0d And for the whole maills of Samuel Messon, his lands Assessment: £5 0s 0d John Garioche, tailor Assessment: £4 0s 0d Andrew Burnet Assessment: £2 0s 0d Alexander Farquhar, merchant Assessment: £30 0s 0d George Kempt, gunner Assessment: £3 0s 0d And for the house he dwells in Assessment: £2 8s 0d Alexander Burnet, Baillie Assessment: £80 0s 0d Andrew Gray, shopkeeper Assessment: £1 10s 0d And for Helen Umphras's house Assessment: £1 10s 0d William Chessar, tailor Assessment: £6 0s 0d Robert Gleny, wright Assessment: £3 0s 0d Robert Lae, wright Assessment: £1 10s 0d James Andersone, tailor Assessment: £1 4s 0d James Andersone, skipper Assessment: £5 0s 0d John Marr, gardener Assessment: £2 8s 0d Alexander Jaffrey, late Provost Assessment: £20 0s 0d (Page 2) John Ross, merchant Assessment: £30 0s 0d Andrew Kempt, flesher Assessment: £5 0s 0d Andrew Sim, cobbler Assessment: £2 0s 0d William Leslie, stabler Assessment: £8 0s 0d Isobel Lorimer Assessment: £4 0s 0d For the house she dwells in Assessment: £2 0s 0d John Donnoldsone, her son Assessment: £2 8s 0d George Hutchiesone, merchant, for himself Assessment: £8 0s 0d For his sister-in-law, her land Assessment: £2 0s 0d For Thomas Orum in Old Aberdeen Assessment: £2 0s 0d William Keinneir, merchant Assessment: £3 0s 0d Robert Rae elder Assessment: £5 0s 0d Peter Skedirae, gardener Assessment: £3 0s 0d Relict of Lawrence Wricht Assessment: £6 0s 0d Alexander Simpsone, shopkeeper Assessment: £1 0s 0d Alexander Ramsay Assessment: £5 0s 0d William Gordon elder, tailor Assessment: £6 0s 0d Elspet Caddell Assessment: £3 0s 0d Lieutenant John Brown Assessment: £5 0s 0d For the house he dwells in Assessment: £3 0s 0d Relict of George Johnston for her rent of the Creves Assessment: £5 0s 0d Relict of Alexander Donnold for house and brewing Assessment: £5 6s 8d George Rose, merchant Assessment: £18 0s 0d John Hendrie, shoemaker Assessment: £7 0s 0d John Thomsone, Burgess Assessment: £5 0s 0d Andrew Straquhan, painter Assessment: £2 0s 0d James Will for his trade and brewing Assessment: £4 0s 0d For the house he dwells in Assessment: £2 8s 0d William Saidler Assessment: £2 8s 0d William Cooke for his brewing and house Assessment: £4 0s 0d George Cullen, Baillie Assessment: £16 0s 0d For the land of Thomas Cargill Assessment: £8 0s 0d Richard Raven, for his brewing Assessment: £1 10s 0d William Leslie younger Assessment: £8 0s 0d Relict of William Cordoner Assessment: £8 0s 0d For the house she dwells in Assessment: £3 6s 8d Alexander Cordoner, her son Assessment: £1 10s 0d William Johnstone of Middletone for the Creves Assessment: £9 0s 0d John Gray, saddler Assessment: £8 0s 0d Andrew Aberdein, merchant Assessment: £8 0s 0d For the whole land out and in of Gilbert Leslies Assessment: £3 0s 0d George Watt, tailor Assessment: £4 0s 0d Margaret Downy, brewer Assessment: £3 0s 0d James Ronnold Assessment: £1 10s 0d (Page 3) John Galloway, merchant Assessment: £10 0s 0d John Duncan, merchant Assessment: £20 0s 0d Andrew Mylle, merchant Assessment: £3 6s 8d George Cruckshank, merchant Assessment: £66 13s 4d William Peettrie, glover Assessment: £1 10s 0d Thomas Myll, [peinitmaker] Assessment: £2 0s 0d The land of James Brans, Adam Moore to pay for it Assessment: £1 0s 0d Adam Moore for himself Assessment: £3 0s 0d William Garioche Assessment: £2 0s 0d William Blackburne, merchant Assessment: £4 0s 0d Alexander Yooll, flesher Assessment: £2 0s 0d Alexander Falconer, cobbler Assessment: £1 10s 0d Donald Keirin, tailor Assessment: £1 10s 0d Doctor Robert Dun Assessment: £20 0s 0d Charles Dun, dyer Assessment: £16 0s 0d Patrick Watsone, dyer Assessment: £13 6s 8d John Reid, fiddler Assessment: £3 0s 0d Adam Smyth, weaver Assessment: £1 10s 0d Andrew Logie, sawyer Assessment: £2 0s 0d Thomas Lumsden, gardener Assessment: £1 0s 0d Gilbert Arthur, weaver Assessment: £1 10s 0d Andrew Gray, salmon fisher Assessment: £1 4s 0d William Smyth, salmon fisher Assessment: £1 4s 0d John Straqn, weaver Assessment: £2 8s 0d For the house he dwells in Assessment: £0 12s 0d Andrew Donnold, salmon fisher Assessment: £5 0s 0d For the lands and yards of Barbara Jonstone Assessment: £7 4s 0d Alexander Deans, salmon fisher Assessment: £1 4s 0d John Rickart, salmon fisher Assessment: £1 10s 0d Gilbert Murrey Assessment: £1 10s 0d Andrew Irving, labourer Assessment: £2 0s 0d For the house and yards he dwells in Assessment: £1 16s 0d James Auld, tailor Assessment: £1 0s 0d John Duncan, salmon fisher Assessment: £0 12s 0d William Gray, weaver Assessment: £2 0s 0d For the house he dwells in Assessment: £1 0s 0d William Craigmyll, salmon fisher Assessment: £1 4s 0d John Douglas, cupmaker Assessment: £0 12s 0d Andrew Walker, salmon fisher Assessment: £0 12s 0d George Boyas, salmon fisher Assessment: £8 0s 0d For William Haye's croft Assessment: £1 0s 0d Andrew Moore, smith Assessment: £1 4s 0d Alexander Cruckshank, salmon fisher Assessment: £1 0s 0d John Tellie, salmon fisher Assessment: £1 10s 0d Archibald Wood, gardener Assessment: £3 0s 0d George Abercrombie, salmon fisher Assessment: £1 4s 0d For the house he dwells in Assessment: £0 12s 0d (Page 4) Andrew Young, cooper Assessment: £1 4s 0d Alexander Moore, smith Assessment: £1 10s 0d Robert Sangster, weaver Assessment: £1 4s 0d Patrick Grae, wright, for his house and all Assessment: £4 0s 0d John Edward, weaver Assessment: £1 10s 0d William Cowper, weaver Assessment: £1 0s 0d John Walker, weaver Assessment: £0 12s 0d Thomas Wyllie, weaver Assessment: £1 0s 0d Alexander Gordon, weaver Assessment: £1 0s 0d James Bannerman, maltman Assessment: £1 0s 0d George Myllne Assessment: £3 0s 0d For the house he dwells in Assessment: £1 10s 0d Thomas Marschell Assessment: £12 0s 0d For the house he dwells in Assessment: £1 16s 0d Andrew Licklie, labourer Assessment: £1 10s 0d Robert Walker, gardener Assessment: £4 0s 0d Alexander Harrow, labourer Assessment: £7 0s 0d Christian Burnet, widow Assessment: £1 16s 0d Alexander Forbes, horse hirer Assessment: £1 0s 0d James Clerk, weaver Assessment: £2 0s 0d John Thombe, cobbler Assessment: £0 13s 4d Relict of John Ronnoldsone Assessment: £6 0s 0d John Marre, labourer Assessment: £0 12s 0d For the land he dwells in Assessment: £0 12s 0d James Fettas, labourer Assessment: £0 12s 0d William Farquhair, horse hirer Assessment: £1 4s 0d Thomas Hendersone, labourer Assessment: £2 8s 0d Alexander Donnold, weaver Assessment: £0 12s 0d Thomas Dawidsone, labourer Assessment: £0 12s 0d James Mitchell, muckster Assessment: £0 12s 0d John Alexander, merchant Assessment: £15 0s 0d John Findlay, slater Assessment: £2 8s 0d Alexander Lidikin, weaver Assessment: £1 4s 0d James Cruckshank, weaver Assessment: £0 12s 0d James Cutts, salmon fisher Assessment: £2 14s 0d George Aidie for his land and water Assessment: £13 6s 8d William Stewart, salmon fisher Assessment: £2 0s 0d John Still, labourer Assessment: £1 0s 0d James Wynton, weaver Assessment: £0 12s 0d For the whole land of William Robertsone Assessment: £1 0s 0d Robert Moore, dyer Assessment: £7 0s 0d For Thomas Robertsone's house Assessment: £2 8s 0d Cummer Narne Assessment: £1 10s 0d George Sibald, dyer Assessment: £10 13s 4d Adam Gordon for his house only Assessment: £1 16s 0d Robert Gray, tailor Assessment: £1 10s 0d (Page 5) Thomas Selbie, shopkeeper Assessment: £2 10s 0d James Ettershank, maltman Assessment: £6 0s 0d For the house he dwells in Assessment: £1 4s 0d Alexander Andersone Assessment: £1 4s 0d John Kellie, baker Assessment: £0 12s 0d Arthur Makie, salmon fisher Assessment: £0 12s 0d James Horne, miller Assessment: £2 10s 0d George Adame, weaver Assessment: £4 0s 0d William Sangster younger, weaver Assessment: £3 0s 0d Viduas Kellie, Burgess Assessment: £1 10s 0d Andrew Meny Assessment: £0 12s 0d William Sangster elder, weaver Assessment: £8 0s 0d Margaret Jaffrey, widow Assessment: £1 4s 0d David Cramond, slater Assessment: £2 0s 0d Alexander Crav, weaver Assessment: £0 12s 0d Adam Gray, salmon fisher Assessment: £1 0s 0d James Myll, labourer Assessment: £1 0s 0d Robert Tailyor, mason Assessment: £1 10s 0d William Smout Assessment: £1 0s 0d For the house he dwells in Assessment: £0 12s 0d Alexander Tailyor, weaver Assessment: £2 0s 0d James Malice Assessment: £0 12s 0d William Cooke for the house he dwells in Assessment: £1 4s 0d Henry Johnstone Assessment: £1 0s 0d John Moore Assessment: £2 10s 0d For the house he dwells in Assessment: £0 12s 0d Robert Cruckshank, tailor Assessment: £0 12s 0d David Duchers, flesher Assessment: £8 0s 0d
Date	1655
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