The Government of Scotland had no regular method of raising money in the 17th Century before the advent of the Poll Tax. This was a tax on the "head" of every person over 16 years of age. In order to determine who those persons were, a survey or census had to be taken. The first of which we have a record in Scotland is the Aberdeenshire Poll Book of 1696.
The Aberdeenshire Poll Book was a kind of census of all pole able, ie taxable, individuals for the year 1696. For Glenbucket the value of the estate was established as £75. This value was accumulated from the 184 adults listed. Children under 16 were not listed unless they had some estate value. The total population of the parish in 1696 was probably in excess of 400, compared with 535 in the first detailed census of 1841. There are only 14 clachans in the 1696 Poll whereas there were 38 by 1841.

This copy of the Aberdeenshire Poll Book of 1696 was published in:

Herewith is the literal transcript of that Poll.

NOTE.--G:P: = General Poll.
List of poleable persones witin the parioch, of Glenbucket, given. Wp be John fforbes of invenetie and Adam Gordon of Glenbucket, Commas appointed for the sd parioch, and be mr. alexr Stephan, Schoolmr at the Kirk of invenochty, Clerk and Collector appointed be them for the sd parioch.
The valuation of tht pairt of Glenbucket wtin the sd parioch which belonged to the deceist umqll Adam Gordon of Glenbucket, The valuatione of which is 740 pounds
The hundreth pt qrof is 7 8 O
Nota.--This is not devided amongst the tennents in the pole list given wp, But is to be devided among them at the wpgathering of thr G:pole.

It., Adam Gordon, son to umqll Adam Gordon, sometime of Glenbucket, haveing renunced to be air to 
his sd deceist fathr befor the sherriff of abd., And denyes to be heretor, Is poleable only as a 
gentleman in 3 pounds Scots, and of G:pole 6s. inde both is      3 pounds 6 0

It.,  Jean  Douglass, lyverentrix  of Glenbucket,  Is  the  third of her deceist husbands 
pole, which is 4 pounds, and G: pole 6s. inde both is 	4 pounds 6 0

It., Rob. Gordon, son also to the sd deceist Adam Gordon	0 pounds 6 0
It., Alexr Gordon, ane othr sone 							0 pounds 6 0 
It., margt Gordon, a daughter 							 0 pounds 6 0 
It., Helen gordone, ane othr dautr 							0 pounds 6 0 
It., Jacabona, ane othr daughter 							0 pounds 6 0 

    All these fyve Children unprovyded.

It., William Anderson, a servant to the Laydie, his fie 8 pounds, 40th pt qrofis 4s, and G :pole 6s.
 inde both is  							 0 pounds 10 0 
It., John brebner, also her servant, his fie 8 pounds per annum, 40th pt qrof is 4 s., and G:pole 6s.
 inde both is 							0 pounds 10 0
It., Alaster Deson, cottar, no trade, & his wife, thr G : pole  0 pounds 12 0 
It., Margt Sumer, ane Cottar woman, her G:pole	0 pounds 6 0

								TOTAL 11 pounds 0 0


cottertoune

It., patrick Smith, a Smith to his trade, & his wif, thr G:pole . 0 pounds 18 0
It., Patrick Smith, his sone, G:pole 0 pounds 6 0
It., james M'robie, Cottar, no trade, G:pole  0 pounds 6 0


badenyon

It., William dunbar, tennent, & his wife, G :p: 0 pounds 12 0
It., Adam moir, tennent thr, 62 his wife 0 pounds 12 0
It., John Roy, tennent thr, & his wife 0 pounds 12 0
It., wm beitty, tennent thr, & his wife, G:p : 0 pounds 12 0
It., John Moir, tennent thr, & his wife, G:p: 0 pounds 12 0
It., Duncan Roy, tennent thr, & his wife, G:p: 0 pounds 12 0
It., Wm robson, tennent thr, & his wife, G: p: 0 pounds 12 0
It., alaster gillenders, tennent thr, & his wife, G : p: 0 pounds 12 0
It., elspet couper, a widow thr, G : p: 0 pounds 6 0

dulaks

It., Wm reid tennent thr, & his wife 0 pounds 12 0
It., James Grant, his servant, his he is ;64 p. annum, 40thpt qrof is 2s., and G: pole 6s., 
Inde both is 0 pounds 8 0

nethertoune

It., Wm Beitty, elder, tennent, & his wife, G: p: 0 pounds 12 0
It., Wm Beitty, yr., widower, & tennent, G: p : 0 pounds 6 0
It., John Beitty, son to Wm Beitty, elder, G: p:  0 pounds 6 0                                
It., isobell mitehell, a woman servant, her fie 4 pounds p. annum, 40th pt qrof is 2s., 
and G : pole 6s., inde 0 pounds 8 0
It., Adam Beitty, tennent thr, & his wife, G: p:    O pounds 12 O 
It., John Cow, his servant, his fie 5 pounds p annum, 40th pt qrof is 2s. 6d., and 6s. 
G:pole is 0 pounds 8 6
It., Isobell Gordon, a litle lass, servant, her he is 2 pounds p. annum, 40th pt qrof is 1 s., 
and G: p : 6s., both is. 0 pounds 7 0

Crofts

It., Adam Roy, tennent thr, & his wife, G: p: 0 pounds 12 0
It., Wm Ffarqr, a shoemaker, & his wife . 0 pounds 18 0
It., Wm kellas, tennent thr, & his wife  0 pounds 12 0
It., Wm mitchell, weaver, & his wife, G: p : 0 pounds 18 0

uppertoune

It., John Moir, tennent, & his wife, G: pole 0 pounds 12 0
It., John provest, tennent, & his wife, G: pole. 0 pounds 12 0
It., Alaster callan, & his wife, G: p : 0 pounds 12 0
It., Alexr michy & his wife, G: p: 0 pounds 12 0
It., Wm Moir, tennent, & his wife  0 pounds 12 0
It., John Hay, tennent, & his wife, thr G: p : 0 pounds 12 0
It., Wm Hay, his sone, & his wife, G:p : 0 pounds 6 0

torrentoule

It., John kelloes, tennent, & his wife, G:p:   0 pounds 12 0 
It., Alexr Reid, his servant, his fie is 8 pounds p. annum, 40th pt qrof and is 4s., and 
G : p : 6s., inde both is 0 pounds 10 l 0

belnacraige

It., Arthour Mories, tennent, & his wife, thr G : p : 0 pounds 12 0
It., John & Arthour Morises, his sones, G : p : 0 pounds 12 0
It., Jean Mories, his dautr. 0 pounds 6 0
It., George Robson, tennent, & his wife, G: p:
It., Arthour Morise, yr, tennent, & his wife, G : p :    0 pounds 12 0                       
It., Hendry Black, his servant, his fie is 8 pounds p. annum, 40th pt qrof is 4s., and G: p : 6s.,
 both is 0 pounds 10 0
It., Alaster brody, tennent, & his wife, thr G: p : 0 pounds 12 0
It., Wm Brody, his son, G: p: 0 pounds 6 0
It., Alexr Hunter, tennent, & his wife, G : p : 0 pounds 12 0
It., Adam Roily, tennent, & his wife, G : p : 0 pounds 12 0

beltom

It., Alexr Reid, tennent & widower, his G: p: 0 pounds 6 0
It., Pat Reid, tennent, & his wife, thr G: p: 0 pounds 12 0
It., Wm kelles tennent, & his wife, G: p    0 pounds 12 0


tombreck

It., John Dunbar, tennent & his wife  0 pounds 12 0
It., George Benton, tennent, & his wife  0 pounds 12 0
It., donald Roy, tennent in belnaglack, & his wife, G: p: 0 pounds 12 0
It., ane man servant, his fie is 8 pounds per annum, 40th pt qrof is 4s., and G : p : 6s.,
 both is 0 pounds 10 0 
It.,  ane servant lass, her fie 4 pounds per annum, 40th pt qrof is 2s., and G: p : 6s., 
both is 0 pounds 6 0
It., agnes baine, ane cottar woman, G:p: 0 pounds 6 0

belnaboth

It., James strachan, tennent, & his wife   0 pounds 12 0  
It., Alaster M'CillaMie, his servant. 8 pounds p. annum of fie, 40th pt qrof is 4s., and G : p : 6s.,
 both is 0 pounds 10 0 
It., Elspet gow, his servant, who keeps a child, her fie is 40s., 40th pt qrof is Is., and G: pole 6s.,
inde both is 0 pounds 7 0
It., Patrick riach, a tennent, & his wife, G: p: 0 pounds 12 0
It., John Riach, tennent, & his wife, G: p :  0 pounds 12 0                                       
It., Catherin Fforbes, his servant, her fie 4 pounds P annum, 40th pt qrof is 2s., and G : pole 6s.,
 both is 0 pounds 8 0
It., George M'Robie, tennent, & his wife  0 pounds 12 0
It., John Robson, tennent, & his wife, thr G: p: 0 pounds 12 0
It., James Robson, yr, tennent, & his wife, thr G: p: 0 pounds 12 0
It., Wm callem, tennent, & his wife, G: p: 0 pounds 12 0
It., James Robson, tennent, & his wife, G: p : 0 pounds 12 0
It., James Couper, tennent, no wife, G: p: 0 pounds 6 0
It., Jean Couper, his dautr, her G: p: 0 pounds 6 0
It., John alexander, tennent, & his wife 0 pounds 12 0
It., Patrick Alexr, his sone, G: p: 0 pounds 6 0
It., James Yooll, millert, & his wife   0 pounds 18 0

beltirnor

It., James Strachan, tennent thr, & his wife  0 pounds 12 0
It., gilbert Strachan, tennent thr, & his wife, G:p: 0 pounds 12 0
It., George Strachan, tennent, & his wife, G: p: 0 pounds 12 0
It., Alexr watson,`tennent, & his wife, G : p : 0 pounds 12 0
It., John Hay, tennent thr, & his wife, G:p: 0 pounds 12 0
It., Donald igo, tennent thr, & his wife, G : p : 0 pounds 12 0 
It., William Igo, tennent thr, & his wife, G : p : 0 pounds 12 0
It., George Igo, tennent thr, & his wife, G: p: 0 pounds 12 0
It., John deson, tennent thr, & his wife, G : p : 0 pounds 12 0
It., William connan, tennent, & his wife, thr G: p :  0 pounds 12 0

                             	  milntoun of Glenbucket

It., Rob milne, tennent, & his wife, G : p :    O pounds 12 O 
It., John brunach, his Servt, his fie ;8 pounds p. annum, 40th pt qrof is 4s., and G: p : 6s., 
both is 0 pound 10 0 
It., Elspet Watson. his servant lass, her fie is 4 pounds p. annum. 40th pt qrofis 2s., and G :pole 6s.,
both is 0 pounds 8 0
It., Arthour Rainy, weaver, & his wife 0 pounds 18 0
It., George Alexander, walker, & his wife:  0 pounds 18 0

				backhillock	

It., Pat Ffinny, tennent, & his wife, G : p : 0 pounds 12 0
It., George Gordon, tennent, & his wife 0 pounds 12 0
It., John Raver, tennent, & his wife 0 pounds 12 0
It., Alexr Gow, tennent, & his wife, G: p : 0 pounds 12 0
It., Alexr Morgan, tennent, & his wife, G : p : 
0 pounds 12 0It., James Deson, tennent, gL his wife, G : p : 
It., John M'Yok, tennent & his wife, G:p: 0 pounds 12 0
It., James Condach, tennent, & his wife 0 pounds 12 0
It., John Condach, tennent, no wife, G: p: 0 pounds 6 0

 John Gordon of kirktoune of Glenbucket, his valuatione wtin the parrioch of Glenbucket is 45 pounds.
The hundreth pt qrof is 0 pounds 9 6                                  
Nota.--This is, not devided amongst the tennents in the pole list given wp, But is to be payed be the heretar in a Soume 
John Gordon, himselfe, his valuatione being under 50 pounds, Is poleable only as a gentleman, qch is 
3 pounds. and G:p:6s., both is   3 pounds 6 0 
It., his wife, & his dautr Elizabeth, thr pole is each of thm 6s. .         O pounds 12 O 
It., jannet Mitchell, a servant, her fie 4 pounds P annum, 40th pt qrof is 2s., and G :p :6s., 
both is  0 pounds 8 0
It., Wm Gordon, tennent, hes no wife 0 pounds 6 0
It., Wm Boy, tennent, no wife, G:p:  0 pounds 6 0
It., andrew killes, widower & tennent, his G : p : is  0 pounds 6 0

 Summa of the four pages of Glenbucket parioch is seventie fyve pund six shilling, inde 75 pounds 6 O