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 The tax was eventually repealed in 1851.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 Aug 1788 | Robert Thom uper frierton | 1 house, 9 windows | 6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/99 | Location | |
| 2 Aug 1788 | The sd. Robert Thom formerly Wm Chalmers has Shut up 1 W. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/99 | Location | |||
| 2 Aug 1788 | Peter Walker in Newton | 1 house, 8 windows | 4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/99 | Location | |
| 2 Aug 1788 | Total Forgan parish | 12 houses @ 1s., 98 windows | £5 2s. 10d. (windows) + 12s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/99 | ||
| 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 | Willm Bousie Barns of kirkton | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/10 | Location | |
| 24 Jul 1789 | Mr Burns Min[iste]r | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/10 | Location | |
| 24 Jul 1789 | Thomas Fleming Nether Frierton | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/10 | Location | |
| 24 Jul 1789 | John Gillespie Esq Kirkton | 1 house, 22 windows | £1 18s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/10 | Location | |
| 24 Jul 1789 | William Gordon Woodhaven | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/10 | ||
| 24 Jul 1789 | John Hay in Newport | 1 house, 9 windows | 6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/10 | Location | |
| 24 Jul 1789 | Robt. Lindsay Esq of Sampford | 1 house, 37 windows | £3 14s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/10 | ||
| 24 Jul 1789 | Thomas Meldrum Inerdavid | 1 house, 8 windows | 4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/10 | Location | |
| 24 Jul 1789 | Thomas Meldrum Causyhed | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/10 | Location | |
| 24 Jul 1789 | William Sime in Woodhaven | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/10 | ||
| 24 Jul 1789 | George Stark in Frierton | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/10 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 24 Jul 1789 | Robert Thom in Uper frierton | 1 house, 9 windows | 6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/10 | Location | |
| 24 Jul 1789 | Peter Walker in Newton | 1 house, 8 windows | 4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/10 | Location | |
| 24 Jul 1789 | Total Forgan parish | 13 houses @ 1s., 135 windows | £8 16s. 10d. (windows) + 13s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/10 | ||
| 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 | Wm Bousie Barns of Kirkton | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/35 | Location | |
| 27 Jul 1790 | Mr Burns Min[iste]r | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/35 | Location | |
| 27 Jul 1790 | Thomas Fleming Nether frierton | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/35 | Location | |
| 27 Jul 1790 | John Gillespie Esq Kirkton | 1 house, 22 windows | £1 18s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/35 | Location | |
| 27 Jul 1790 | William Gordon at [Woodhaven] | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/35 | ||
| 27 Jul 1790 | John Hay in Newport | 1 house, 9 windows | 6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/35 | Location | |
| 27 Jul 1790 | John Meldrum in Inerdavid | 1 house, 8 windows | 4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/35 | Location | |
| 27 Jul 1790 | Thomas Meldrum Causyhd. | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/35 | Location | |
| 27 Jul 1790 | Mrs Sime at Woodhaven | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/35 | ||
| 27 Jul 1790 | George Stark Frierton U.h. 1 House | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/35 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location | ||
| 27 Jul 1790 | Robert Stewart Esq St ford | 1 house, 37 windows | £3 14s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/35 | ||
| 27 Jul 1790 | Robert Thom Uperfrierton | 1 house, 8 windows | 4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/35 | Location | |
| 27 Jul 1790 | Peter Walker at Newton | 1 house, 8 windows | 4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/35 | Location | |
| 27 Jul 1790 | Total Forgan parish | 12 houses @ 1s., 134 windows | £8 14s. 10d. (windows) + 12s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/35 | ||
| 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 | John Berry Hayfield | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) + 2s. 2.4d. (10%) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/60 | [Tayfield] | Location |
| 1 Jul 1791 | Wm Bousie Barns kirkton | 1 house | 1s. + 1.2d. (10%) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/60 | Location | |
| 1 Jul 1791 | Mr Burns Min[iste]r | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) + 2s. 2.4d. (10%) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/60 | Location | |
| 1 Jul 1791 | Thos Fleeming Frierton | 1 house | 1s. + 1.2d. (10%) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/60 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 1 Jul 1791 | John Gillespie of Kirkton | 1 house, 22 windows | £1 18s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house) + 3s. 11.4d. (10%) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/60 | Location | |
| 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 | ||
| 1 Jul 1791 | John Hay in Newport | 1 house, 9 windows | 6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) + 8.4d. (10%) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/60 | Location | |
| 1 Jul 1791 | John Meldrum Inerdavid | 1 house, 8 windows | 4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) + 6d. (10%) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/60 | Location | |
| 1 Jul 1791 | Thos. Meldrum Causyhead | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) + 2.6d. (10%) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/60 | Location | |
| 1 Jul 1791 | Alexr. Sime in Woodhaven | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) + 2.6d. (10%) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/60 | ||
| 1 Jul 1791 | Robt. Stewart of St ford | 1 house, 37 windows | £3 14s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) + 7s. 6d. (10%) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/60 | ||
| 1 Jul 1791 | Robt. Thom uperfrierton | 1 house, 8 windows | 4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) + 6d. (10%) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/60 | Location | |
| 1 Jul 1791 | James Walker at Newton | 1 house, 8 windows | 4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) + 6d. (10%) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/60 | Location | |
| 1 Jul 1791 | Total Forgan parish | 13 houses @ 1s., 148 windows | £9 15s. 10d. (windows) + 13s. 0d. (houses) + £1 0s.10.6d. (10%) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/60 | ||
| 1 Jul 1791 | Total Forgan parish | 5 Apr 1791 to 5 Apr 1792 | £11 9s. 8.6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/60 |
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