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The Newport, Wormit & Forgan Archive

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 The tax was eventually repealed in 1851.

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DateTaxpayerTaxable itemsDuty paidTaxSource refNoteLocation
- Feb 1762Alexr Walker of St ford1 house, 26 windows13s. 0d. + 6s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/43/222
- Feb 1762Thos Walker in [St ford]1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/43/222
- Feb 1762Total Forgan parish17 houses @ 6d., 62 windows @3d., 0 windows @ 4.5d., 53 windows @ 6d., 53 windows @ additional 3d.£2 2s. 0d. + 13s. 3d. (windows) + 8s. 6d. (houses)House & Window TaxE326/1/43/222
- Feb 1762Total Forgan parishMartinmas 1761 to Whitsunday 1762£3 3s. 9d.House & Window TaxE326/1/43/222
15 Jun 1762Mr Burns Minister1 house, 14 windows3s. 6d. + 0 + 7s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/44/13Location
15 Jun 1762John Duncan Cassowayhead1 house, 8 windows0 + 0 + 4s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/44/13Location
15 Jun 1762James Farmer at Newport1 house, 10 windows2s. 6d. + 0 + 2s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/44/13Location
15 Jun 1762George Fleming in [muckle frierton]1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/44/13Location
15 Jun 1762Thomas Fleming muckle frierton1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/44/13Location
15 Jun 1762John Gillespie of Kirkton1 house, 27 windows13s. 6d. + 6s. 9d. + 0 (windows) + 6d. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/44/13Location
15 Jun 1762John Hay of Morton1 house, 14 windows3s. 6d. + 0 + 7s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/44/13Location
15 Jun 1762Alexr Marshal in wormat1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/44/13Location
15 Jun 1762Andrew Meldrum in Barns of [Kirkton]1 house, 9 windows0 + 0 + 4s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/44/13Location
15 Jun 1762John Meldrum Innerdivet1 house, 9 windows0 + 0 + 4s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/44/13Location
15 Jun 1762Thomas Pate in [Newport]1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/44/13Location
15 Jun 1762Robert Sime Frierton1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/44/13[which Friarton not stated]Location
15 Jun 1762Walter Syme Newton1 house, 10 windows2s. 6d. + 0 + 2s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/44/13Location
15 Jun 1762Willm Sime at Newport1 house, 18 windows6s. 9d. + 4s. 6d. + 2s. 3d. (windows) + 6d. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/44/13[? Woodhaven]
15 Jun 1762James Stark in Flask1 house, 8 windows0 + 0 + 4s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/44/13Location
15 Jun 1762Alexr Walker of St Ford1 house, 26 windows13s. 0d. + 6s. 6d. + 0 (windows) + 6d. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/44/13
15 Jun 1762Thomas Walker in [St Ford]1 house, 8 windows0 + 0 + 4s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/44/13
15 Jun 1762Total Forgan parish17 houses @ 6d., 161 windows£2 5s. 3d. (1747 duty) + 17s. 9d. (1758 duty) + £2 2s. 3d. (1762 duty) (windows) + 8s. 6d. (houses)House & Window TaxE326/1/44/13
15 Jun 1762Total Forgan parishWhitsunday to Martinmas 1762£5 13s. 9d.House & Window TaxE326/1/44/13
8 Feb 1763Mr Burns minister1 house, 14 windows3s. 6d. + 0 + 7s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/44/46Location
8 Feb 1763John Duncan Cassowayhead1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/44/46Location
8 Feb 1763James Farmer in Newport1 house, 10 windows2s. 6d. + 0 + 2s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/44/46Location
8 Feb 1763George Fleming in [mickle frierton]1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/44/46Location
8 Feb 1763Thomas Fleming mickle frierton1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/44/46Location
8 Feb 1763John Gillespie in Kirkton1 house, 27 windows13s. 6d. + 6s. 9d. + 0 (windows) + 6d. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/44/46Location
8 Feb 1763John Hay of Morton1 house, 14 windows3s. 6d. + 0 + 7s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/44/46Location
8 Feb 1763Alexr Marchal in wormet1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/44/46Location
8 Feb 1763Andrew Meldrum in [Kirkton]1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/44/46Location
8 Feb 1763John Meldrum innerdivet1 house, 9 windows0 + 0 + 4s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/44/46Location
8 Feb 1763Thomas Patt in [Newport]1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/44/46Location
8 Feb 1763Walter Syme in Newton1 house, 10 windows2s. 6d. + 0 + 2s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/44/46Location
8 Feb 1763William Sime in Woodhaven1 house, 18 windows6s. 9d. + 4s. 6d. + 2s. 3d. (windows) + 6d. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/44/46
8 Feb 1763James Stark in Flask1 house, 8 windows0 + 0 + 4s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/44/46Location
8 Feb 1763Alexr Walker in St Ford1 house, 26 windows13s. 0d. + 6s. 6d. + 0 (windows) + 6d. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/44/46
8 Feb 1763Thomas Walker in [St Ford]1 house, 8 windows0 + 0 + 4s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/44/46
8 Feb 1763Total Forgan parish16 houses @ 6d., 144 windows£2 5s. 3d. (1747 duty) + 17s. 9d. (1758 duty) + £1 13s. 9d. (1762 duty) (windows) + 8s. 0d. (houses)House & Window TaxE326/1/44/46
8 Feb 1763Total Forgan parishMartinmas 1762 to Whitsunday 1763£5 4s. 9d.House & Window TaxE326/1/44/46
27 May 1763Mr Burns minister1 house, 14 windows3s. 6d. + 0 + 7s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/44/75Location
27 May 1763Andrew Burns Tennant at [Kirkton]1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/44/75[? Andrew Meldrum Kirkton barns]Location
27 May 1763Mrs Farmer in Newport1 house, 10 windows2s. 6d. + 0 + 2s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/44/75Location
27 May 1763George Fleming in [mickle frierton]1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/44/75Location
27 May 1763Thomas Fleming mickle frierton1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/44/75Location
27 May 1763Mr Gillespie in Kirkton1 house, 27 windows13s. 6d. + 6s. 9d. + 0 (windows) + 6d. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/44/75Location
27 May 1763John Hay of Morton1 house, 14 windows3s. 6d. + 0 + 7s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/44/75Location
27 May 1763Alexr Marchall in Wormet1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/44/75Location
27 May 1763John Meldrum Innerdivet1 house, 8 windows0 + 0 + 4s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/44/75Location

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