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 The tax was eventually repealed in 1851.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 1771 | Thomas Fleeming in Friertoun | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/140 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 31 Aug 1771 | John Gillespie Esqr of Kirkton | 1 house, 27 windows | £2 14s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/140 | 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 | |
| 31 Aug 1771 | Andrew Meldrum of Barns kirton | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/140 | Location | |
| 31 Aug 1771 | John Meldrum in Innerdovat | 1 house, 8 windows | 4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/140 | Location | |
| 31 Aug 1771 | Mr Rae at Woodhaven | 1 house, 15 windows | £1 2s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/140 | ||
| 31 Aug 1771 | John Scott at Morton | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/140 | Location | |
| 31 Aug 1771 | Robert Syme Upper frierton | 1 house, 10 windows | 8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/140 | Location | |
| 31 Aug 1771 | MrWilliam Syme Woodhaven | 1 house, 11 windows | 11s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/140 | ||
| 31 Aug 1771 | George Stark in Hass | 1 house, 11 windows | 11s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/140 | [Flass] | Location |
| 31 Aug 1771 | Mr Alexander Tod Newport | 1 house, 10 windows | 8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/140 | Location | |
| 31 Aug 1771 | Mr Walker of St fort | 1 house, 13 windows | 17s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/140 | ||
| 31 Aug 1771 | Patrick Walker at Newton | 1 house, 10 windows | 8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/140 | Location | |
| 31 Aug 1771 | Total Forgan parish | 16 houses @ 1s., 160 windows | £8 17s. 8d. (windows) + 16s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/140 | ||
| 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 | Mr Burns minister | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/161 | Location | |
| 19 Jul 1772 | George Fleeming in [Friertoun] | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/161 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 19 Jul 1772 | Thomas Fleeming in Friertoun | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/161 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 19 Jul 1772 | John Gillespie of Kirkton Esqr | 1 house, 27 windows | £2 14s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/161 | 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 | |
| 19 Jul 1772 | Andrew Meldrum of Barns kirkton | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/161 | Location | |
| 19 Jul 1772 | John Meldrum in Innerdovat | 1 house, 8 windows | 4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/161 | Location | |
| 19 Jul 1772 | Mr John Murray at Woodhaven | 1 house, 15 windows | £1 2s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/161 | ||
| 19 Jul 1772 | John Scott at [Morton] | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/161 | Location | |
| 19 Jul 1772 | Robert Syme at upper frierton | 1 house, 10 windows | 8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/161 | Location | |
| 19 Jul 1772 | Mr William Syme at Woodhaven | 1 house, 11 windows | 11s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/161 | ||
| 19 Jul 1772 | Mr George Stark in Hass | 1 house, 11 windows | 11s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/161 | [Flass] | Location |
| 19 Jul 1772 | Alexander Tod in Newport | 1 house, 10 windows | 8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/161 | Location | |
| 19 Jul 1772 | Mr Walker at St fort | 1 house, 13 windows | 17s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/161 | ||
| 19 Jul 1772 | Peter Walker at Newton | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/161 | Location | |
| 19 Jul 1772 | Total Forgan parish | 16 houses @ 1s., 157 windows | £8 10s. 6d. (windows) + 16s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/161 | ||
| 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 | Mr Burns Minister | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/11 | Location | |
| 15 Jul 1773 | George Fleeming in [Freerton] | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/11 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 15 Jul 1773 | Thomas Fleeming in Freerton | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/11 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 15 Jul 1773 | John Gillespie Esqr of Kirkton | 1 house, 27 windows | £2 14s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/11 | 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 | |
| 15 Jul 1773 | Andrew Meldrum of Barns kirton | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/11 | Location | |
| 15 Jul 1773 | John Meldrom in Innerdavit | 1 house, 8 windows | 4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/11 | Location | |
| 15 Jul 1773 | Mr John Murray Woodhaven | 1 house, 15 windows | £1 2s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/11 | ||
| 15 Jul 1773 | John Scott at [Barns kirton] | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/11 | [should be Morton] | Location |
| 15 Jul 1773 | Robert Sime upper frierton | 1 house, 10 windows | 8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/11 | Location | |
| 15 Jul 1773 | Mr William Sime in [Woodhaven] | 1 house, 11 windows | 11s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/11 | ||
| 15 Jul 1773 | Mr George Stark in Hass | 1 house, 11 windows | 11s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/11 | [Flass] | Location |
| 15 Jul 1773 | Alexander Todd Newport | 1 house, 10 windows | 8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/11 | Location | |
| 15 Jul 1773 | Mr Walker at St foord | 1 house, 13 windows | 17s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/11 | ||
| 15 Jul 1773 | Peter Walker at Newton | 1 house, 9 windows | 6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/11 | Location |
Page 10 of 17 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Next