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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 The tax was eventually repealed in 1851.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
24 Aug 1779John Scott in Morton1 house1s.House & Window TaxE326/1/47/32Location
24 Aug 1779Robert Sime Upperfrierton1 house, 10 windows8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/32Location
24 Aug 1779Wm Sime in Woodhaven1 house, 15 windows£1 2s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/32
24 Aug 1779George Stark in Hass1 house, 11 windows11s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/32[Flass]Location
24 Aug 1779Mr Walker of Sampfoord1 house, 13 windows17s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/32
24 Aug 1779Peter Walker at Newton1 house, 8 windows4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/32Location
24 Aug 1779Total Forgan parish15 houses @ 1s., 138 windows£6 17s. 4d. (windows) + 15s. 0d. (houses)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/32
24 Aug 1779Total Forgan parish5 Apr 1779 to 5 Apr 1780£7 12s. 4d.House & Window TaxE326/1/47/32
9 Aug 1780Mr Burns Min[iste]r1 house, 14 windows£1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/56Location
9 Aug 1780George Fleeming in [Frierton]1 house1s.House & Window TaxE326/1/47/56[which Friarton not stated]Location
9 Aug 1780Thomas Fleeming in Frierton1 house, 7 windows1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/56[which Friarton not stated]Location
9 Aug 1780John Gillespie Esqr of Kirkton1 house, 22 windows£1 18s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/56Location
9 Aug 1780John Hay in Newport1 house, 9 windows6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/56Location
9 Aug 1780Capn. Hill at Sampfurd1 house, 7 windows1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/56
9 Aug 1780George Melldrum in Innerdavid1 house, 8 windows4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/56Location
9 Aug 1780Mrs Melldrum Barns Kirkton1 house, 7 windows1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/56Location
9 Aug 1780Thomas Melldrum Causyford1 house, 7 windows1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/56[Causewayhead]Location
9 Aug 1780John Scot in Morton1 house1s.House & Window TaxE326/1/47/56Location
9 Aug 1780Robert Sime Uperfrierton1 house, 10 windows8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/56Location
9 Aug 1780Mr Wm Sime in Woodhaven1 house, 15 windows£1 2s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/56
9 Aug 1780George Stark in Hass1 house, 11 windows11s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/56[Flass]Location
9 Aug 1780Mr Walker of Sampford1 house, 13 windows17s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/56
9 Aug 1780Peter Walker at Newton1 house, 8 windows4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/56Location
9 Aug 1780Total Forgan parish15 houses @ 1s., 138 windows£6 17s. 4d. (windows) + 15s. 0d. (houses)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/56
9 Aug 1780Total Forgan parish5 Apr 1780 to 5 Apr 1781£7 12s. 4d.House & Window TaxE326/1/47/56
23 Jul 1781Mr Burns Min[iste]r1 house, 14 windows£1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/78Location
23 Jul 1781George Fleeming in [Frierton]1 house1s.House & Window TaxE326/1/47/78[which Friarton not stated]Location
23 Jul 1781Thomas Fleeming in Frierton1 house, 8 windows4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/78[which Friarton not stated]Location
23 Jul 1781John Gillespie Esqr Kirkton1 house, 22 windows£1 18s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/78Location
23 Jul 1781John Hay in Newport1 house, 9 windows6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/78Location
23 Jul 1781Charles Hill in Sampfurd1 house, 8 windows4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/78
23 Jul 1781John Melldrum Innerdavid1 house, 8 windows4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/78Location
23 Jul 1781Mrs Melldrum Barns Kirkton1 house, 7 windows1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/78Location
23 Jul 1781Thomas Melldrum Causyhead1 house, 7 windows1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/78Location
23 Jul 1781John Scot in Morton1 house1s.House & Window TaxE326/1/47/78Location
23 Jul 1781Robt Sime in Upperfrierton1 house, 10 windows8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/78Location
23 Jul 1781William Sime Woodhaven1 house, 15 windows£1 2s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/78
23 Jul 1781George Stark in Hass1 house, 11 windows11s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/78[Flass]Location
23 Jul 1781Mr Walker of Sampford1 house, 13 windows17s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/78
23 Jul 1781Peter Walker in Newton1 house, 8 windows4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/78Location
23 Jul 1781Total Forgan parish15 houses @ 1s., 140 windows£7 3s. 0d. (windows) + 15s. 0d. (houses)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/78
23 Jul 1781Total Forgan parish5 Apr 1781 to 5 Apr 1782£7 18s. 0d.House & Window TaxE326/1/47/78
24 Jul 1782Mr Burns Min[iste]r1 house, 14 windows£1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/102Location
24 Jul 1782George Fleeming in [Frierton]1 house1s.House & Window TaxE326/1/47/102[which Friarton not stated]Location
24 Jul 1782Thomas Fleeming Frierton8 ws. now 2 Tents.House & Window TaxE326/1/47/102[? now 2 tenants]Location
24 Jul 1782George Gillespie Esqr Kirkton1 house, 22 windows£1 18s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/102Location
24 Jul 1782John Hay in Newport1 house, 9 windows6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/102Location
24 Jul 1782Charles Hill in Sampford1 house, 8 windows4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/102
24 Jul 1782John Melldrum Innerdavid1 house, 8 windows4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/102Location
24 Jul 1782Mrs Melldrum Barns Kirkton1 house, 7 windows1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/102Location

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