This week's poser asked you how has the sub-collector for the county of Stirling listed the hearth tax payers at Airth and how many women he named?

Answer: the sub-collector has, by and large, listed the tenants and other tax payers alphabetically by first name.

Transcription

Barrony of Airth
THe place of Airth
Andrew hodge
Alexander Bald
Alexander Bruce
Alex[ande]r Huttone & Alex[ande]r Loggane
Alex[ande]r hodge, dalrumple, & warden
Alex[ande]r daviesone
Alex[ande]r Heigg
Andrew mcinteir, Christian Campbell, & Rae
Christian hodge, milnes & kilnes
Dun[can] Row, Da[vid] Walker, dick, & duncan
Donald & George mcapline
Edward dick & Thomson, & Eliz[abe]t[h] mitchell
Geo[rge] hodge, Loggan, dalrumple, & Boyd
Don[ald] ferguson, Geo[rge] hendrie, Ballintin, forester
Gilbert waters, Eupham Boyd, Hendrie Ballintin


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