Historic Personal Taxes in the 18th Century
Various personal taxes were raised at different times from 1748. There were separate schedules for each tax but not all records survive. This page has transcripts of the schedules for Forgan parish from 1748 to 1798. The records are held by the National Records of Scotland, ref. E326 and the originals are online at ScotlandsPlaces, which has an overview of the records and transcripts of some of the documents. Interpreting old documents can produce different results.
The following taxes are included here:
Carriage Tax 1785-98 sorted by name, sorted by date,
Cart Tax 1785-98 sorted by name, sorted by date,
Clock and Watch Tax 1797-98 sorted by name
Dog Tax 1797-98 sorted by name
Farm Horse Tax 1797-98 sorted by name, sorted by date,
Female Servants' Tax 1785-92 sorted by name, sorted by date,
Horse Tax 1785-98 sorted by name, sorted by date,
Inhabited House Tax 1778-98 sorted by name, sorted by date,
Male Servants' Tax 1777-98 sorted by name, sorted by date,
Window Tax 1748-98 sorted by name, sorted by date.
From 1798 taxes were payable to a single consolidated fund. These were entered on a single schedule, which included houses and windows, inhabited houses, male servants, carriages, riding and carriage horses, horses used in husbandry and trade and mules, and dogs. The consolidated schedules survive for the year 5th April 1798 to 5th April 1799 only.
All records sorted by name, all records sorted by date
There are no Poll Tax records for Forgan, and no Shop Tax records for Fife at all. The Hearth Tax and some Land Tax records are listed on other pages.
A note on the Window Tax - initially the rolls list properties with 10 or more windows but from 1762 onwards they list those with 8 or more windows and from October 1766 they list those with 7 or more. The tax was eventually repealed in 1851.
There are 847 records.
| Date | Taxpayer | Taxable items | Duty paid | Tax | Source ref | Note | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 1789 | William Gordon Woodhaven | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/10 | ||
| 27 Jul 1790 | William Gordon at [Woodhaven] | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/35 | ||
| 1 Jul 1791 | William Gordon at [Woodhaven] | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) + 2s. 2.4d. (10%) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/60 | ||
| 25 Jul 1792 | Wm. Gordon V[intne]r Woodhaven | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) + 2s. 2.4d. (10%) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/82 | ||
| 18 Jul 1793 | Wm. Gordon Vintner [Woodhaven] | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) + 2s. 2.4d. (10%) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/99 | ||
| 4 Aug 1794 | Wm. Gordon Vintner [Woodhaven] | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) + 2s. 2.4d. (10%) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/119 | ||
| 2 Oct 1797 | Wm. Gordon Woodhaven | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) + 2s. 2.4d. (10%) + 2s. 2.4d. (10%) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/143 | ||
| May 1753 | John Hay Esq | 14 windows | 3s. 6d. | Window Tax | E326/1/42/191 | Location | |
| 15 May 1754 | [-] Hay Esqr | 16 windows | 12s. 0d. | Window Tax | E326/1/42/216 | Location | |
| 15 May 1755 | John Hay Esqr | 16 windows | 14s. 3d. | Window Tax | E326/1/42/229 | Location | |
| 15 May 1756 | John Hay Esqr | 14 windows | 3s. 6d. | Window Tax | E326/1/42/245 | Location | |
| 16 Nov 1756 | John Hay Esqr | 14 windows | 3s. 6d. | Window Tax | E326/1/42/262 | Location | |
| 23 Jun 1757 | John Hay Esqr | 14 windows | 3s. 6d. | Window Tax | E326/1/42/271 | Location | |
| 24 Nov 1757 | John Hay Esqr | 14 windows | 3s. 6d. | Window Tax | E326/1/42/280 | Location | |
| 29 Jun 1758 | Jno Hay Esqr | 1 house 14 windows | 4s. 0d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/42/299 | Location | |
| 2 Mar 1759 | John Hay Esqr | 1 house 14 windows | 4s. 0d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/42/311 | Location | |
| 21 Jul 1759 | John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | 3s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/43 | Location | |
| 2 May 1760 | John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | 3s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/80 | Location | |
| 2 Aug 1760 | John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | 3s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/115 | Location | |
| early 1761 | John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | 3s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/154 | Location | |
| 26 Jun 1761 | John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | 3s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/190 | Location | |
| - Feb 1762 | John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | 3s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/222 | Location | |
| 15 Jun 1762 | John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | 3s. 6d. + 0 + 7s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/13 | Location | |
| 8 Feb 1763 | John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | 3s. 6d. + 0 + 7s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/46 | Location | |
| 27 May 1763 | John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | 3s. 6d. + 0 + 7s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/75 | Location | |
| 10 Feb 1764 | John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | 3s. 6d. + 0 + 7s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/107 | Location | |
| 11 Jun 1764 | John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | 3s. 6d. + 0 + 7s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/136 | Location | |
| 29 Mar 1765 | John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | 3s. 6d. + 0 + 7s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/166 | Location | |
| 9 Jul 1765 | John Hay in Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | 3s. 6d. + 0 + 7s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/196 | Location | |
| 3 Dec 1765 | John Hay in Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | 3s. 6d. + 0 + 7s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/224 | Location | |
| 29 Jun 1766 | John Hay in Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | 2s. 11d. + 0 + 5s. 10d. (windows) + 5d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/12 | Location | |
| 25 May 1767 | John Hay in Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | 10s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/35 | Location | |
| 20 Sep 1767 | John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/58 | Location | |
| .. Sep 1768 | John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/82 | Location | |
| 18 Aug 1769 | John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/102 | Location | |
| 23 Aug 1770 | Mr John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/121 | Location | |
| 31 Aug 1771 | Mr John Hey of Morton | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/140 | Location | |
| 31 Aug 1771 | Mr John Hey at Newport | 1 house, 10 windows | 8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/140 | Location | |
| 19 Jul 1772 | Mr John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/161 | Location | |
| 19 Jul 1772 | Mr John Hay at Newport | 1 house, 10 windows | 8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/161 | Location | |
| 15 Jul 1773 | Mr John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/11 | Location | |
| 15 Jul 1773 | John Hay at Newport | 1 house, 9 windows | 6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/11 | Location | |
| 30 Jul 1774 | Mr John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/33 | Location | |
| 30 Jul 1774 | John Hay at Newport | 1 house, 9 windows | 6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/33 | Location | |
| 3 Aug 1775 | Mr John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/54 | Location | |
| 3 Aug 1775 | John Hay in Newport | 1 house, 9 windows | 6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/54 | Location | |
| - - 1776 | Mr John Hay at Morton | U.h. 7 wind. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/77 | Location | ||
| - - 1776 | Mr John Hay in Newport | 1 house, 9 windows | 6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/77 | Location | |
| 27 Jul 1777 | Mr John Hay in Newport | 1 house, 9 windows | 6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/101 | Location | |
| 19 Aug 1778 | John Hay in Newport | 1 house, 9 windows | 6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/9 | Location |
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