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 The tax was eventually repealed in 1851.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1797 | Total Forgan parish | 9 houses @ 1s., 134 windows (The Old Window duty) | £9 13s. 6d. (windows) + 9s. 0d. (houses) + £1 0s.3d. (10%) + £1 0s.3d. (10%) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/143 | ||
| 7 Apr 1759 | Total Forgan parish | 38 windows (10-14 windows), 19 windows (15-19 windows), 55 windows (>19 windows) | 15 houses, 112 windows | House & Window Tax | E326/1/42/311 | ||
| 21 Jul 1759 | Total Forgan parish | Whitsunday to Martinmas 1759 | £3 9s. 1.5d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/43 | ||
| 2 May 1760 | Total Forgan parish | Martinmas 1759 to Whitsunday 1760 | £3 9s. 1.5d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/80 | ||
| 2 Aug 1760 | Total Forgan parish | Whitsunday to Martinmas 1760 | £3 12s. 7.5d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/116 | ||
| early 1761 | Total Forgan parish | Martinmas 1760 to Whitsunday 1761 | £3 12s. 7.5d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/155 | ||
| 26 Jun 1761 | Total Forgan parish | Whitsunday to Martinmas 1761 | £3 3s. 9d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/190 | ||
| - Feb 1762 | Total Forgan parish | Martinmas 1761 to Whitsunday 1762 | £3 3s. 9d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/222 | ||
| 15 Jun 1762 | Total Forgan parish | Whitsunday to Martinmas 1762 | £5 13s. 9d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/13 | ||
| 8 Feb 1763 | Total Forgan parish | Martinmas 1762 to Whitsunday 1763 | £5 4s. 9d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/46 | ||
| 27 May 1763 | Total Forgan parish | Whitsunday to Martinmas 1763 | £5 3s. 9d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/75 | ||
| 10 Feb 1764 | Total Forgan parish | Martinmas 1763 to Whitsunday 1764 | £5 3s. 9d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/107 | ||
| 11 Jun 1764 | Total Forgan parish | Whitsunday to Martinmas 1764 | £5 6s. 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/136 | ||
| 29 Mar 1765 | Total Forgan parish | Martinmas 1764 to Whitsunday 1765 | £5 6s. 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/166 | ||
| 9 Jul 1765 | Total Forgan parish | Whitsunday to Martinmas 1765 | £5 2s. 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/196 | ||
| 3 Dec 1765 | Total Forgan parish | Martinmas 1765 to Whitsunday 1766 | £5 6s. 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/224 | ||
| 29 Jun 1766 | Total Forgan parish | Whitsunday 1766 to 10 Oct 1766 | £4 0s. 5.25d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/12 | ||
| 25 May 1767 | Total Forgan parish | 10 Oct 1766 to 6 Apr 1767 | £6 1s. 1d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/46 | ||
| 20 Sep 1767 | Total Forgan parish | 5 Apr 1767 to 5 Apr 1768 | £10 6s. 4d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/58 | ||
| .. Sep 1768 | Total Forgan parish | 5 Apr 1768 to 5 Apr 1769 | £10 8s. 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/82 | ||
| 18 Aug 1769 | Total Forgan parish | 6 Apr 1769 to 6 Apr 1770 | £10 1s. 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/102 | ||
| 23 Aug 1770 | Total Forgan parish | 5 Apr 1770 to 5 Apr 1771 | £9 5s. 4d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/121 | ||
| 31 Aug 1771 | Total Forgan parish | 6 Apr 1771 to 6 Apr 1772 | £9 13s. 8d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/140 | ||
| 19 Jul 1772 | Total Forgan parish | 6 Apr 1772 to 6 Apr 1773 | £9 6s. 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/161 | ||
| 15 Jul 1773 | Total Forgan parish | 6 Apr 1773 to 6 Apr 1774 | £9 7s. 10d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/11 | ||
| 30 Jul 1774 | Total Forgon parish | 6 Apr 1774 to 6 Apr 1775 | £9 5s. 10d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/33 | ||
| 3 Aug 1775 | Total Forgon parish | 6 Apr 1775 to 6 Apr 1776 | £9 7s. 0d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/54 | ||
| - - 1776 | Total Forgon parish | 6 Apr 1776 to 6 Apr 1777 | £8 5s. 8d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/77 | ||
| 27 Jul 1777 | Total Forgan parish | 6 Apr 1777 to 6 Apr 1778 | £7 10s. 2d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/101 | ||
| 19 Aug 1778 | Total Forgon parish | 6 Apr 1778 to 6 Apr 1779 | £7 12s. 4d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/9 | ||
| 24 Aug 1779 | Total Forgan parish | 5 Apr 1779 to 5 Apr 1780 | £7 12s. 4d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/32 | ||
| 9 Aug 1780 | Total Forgan parish | 5 Apr 1780 to 5 Apr 1781 | £7 12s. 4d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/56 | ||
| 23 Jul 1781 | Total Forgan parish | 5 Apr 1781 to 5 Apr 1782 | £7 18s. 0d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/78 | ||
| 24 Jul 1782 | Total Forgan parish | 5 Apr 1782 to 5 Apr 1783 | £6 14s. 8d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/102 | ||
| 22 Jul 1783 | Total Forgan parish | 5 Apr 1783 to 5 Apr 1784 | £6 9s. 8d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/124 | ||
| 4 Aug 1784 | Total Forgan parish | 5 Apr 1784 to 5 Apr 1784 | £8 17s. 8d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/10 | ||
| 19 Sep 1785 | Total Forgan parish | 5 Apr 1785 to 5 Apr 1786 | £8 11s. 8d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/32 | ||
| 28 Jul 1786 | Total Forgan parish | 5 Apr 1786 to 5 Apr 1787 | £8 11s. 8d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/55 | ||
| 10 Aug 1787 | Total Forgan parish | 5 Apr 1787 to 5 Apr 1788 | £9 12s. 8d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/78 | ||
| 2 Aug 1788 | Total Forgan parish | 5 Apr 1788 to 5 Apr 1789 | £5 14s. 10d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/99 | ||
| 24 Jul 1789 | Total Forgan parish | 5 Apr 1789 to 5 Apr 1790 | £9 9s. 10d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/10 | ||
| 27 Jul 1790 | Total Forgan parish | 5 Apr 1790 to 5 Apr 1791 | £9 9s. 10d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/35 | ||
| 1 Jul 1791 | Total Forgan parish | 5 Apr 1791 to 5 Apr 1792 | £11 9s. 8.6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/60 | ||
| 25 Jul 1792 | Total Forgan parish | 5 Apr 1792 to 5 Apr 1793 | £11 2s. 0.2d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/82 | ||
| 18 Jul 1793 | Total Forgan parish | 5 Apr 1793 to 5 Apr 1794 | £11 2s. 0.2d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/99 | ||
| 4 Aug 1794 | Total Forgan parish | 5 Apr 1794 to 5 Apr 1795 | £11 2s. 0.2d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/119 | ||
| 2 Oct 1797 | Total Forgan parish | 5 Apr 1797 to 5 Apr 1798 | £12 3s. 0d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/143 |
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