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 The tax was eventually repealed in 1851.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 34 records.
| Date | Taxpayer | Taxable items | Duty paid | Tax | Source ref | Note | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 1791 | John Berry Esq, Tayfield | 1 private carriage with 4 wheels | £8 + 16s. | Carriage Tax | E326/8/13/55 | Location | |
| 26 Jul 1792 | John Berry, Tayfield | 1 private carriage with 4 wheels | £8 + 16s. | Carriage Tax | E326/8/15/58 | Location | |
| 4 Aug 1794 | John Berry Esq, Tayfield | 1 private carriage with 4 wheels | £8 + 16s. | Carriage Tax | E326/8/17/65 | Location | |
| 2 Oct 1797 | John Berry, Tayfield | 1 private carriage with 4 wheels | £8 + 16s. | Carriage Tax | E326/8/19/52 | Location | |
| 19 Sep 1785 | Captain Duncan of Sampford | 1 carriage with 2 wheels | £2 12s. 6d. | Carriage Tax | E326/8/1/55 | ||
| 28 Jul 1786 | Captain Duncan of St Foord | 1 carriage with2 wheels | £3 10s. | Carriage Tax | E326/8/3/59 | ||
| 10 Aug 1787 | Alexander Duncan Esqr of St Fourt | 1 carriage with2 wheels | £3 10s. | Carriage Tax | E326/8/5/52 | ||
| 2 Aug 1788 | William Gordon at Woodhaven for Hyre | 2 carriages with 4 wheels | £14 | Carriage Tax | E326/8/6/53 | ||
| 24 Jul 1789 | Mr William Gordon in Woodhaven, Hyrer | 2 carriages with 4 wheels | £14 | Carriage Tax | E326/8/8/63 | ||
| 27 Jul 1789 | William Gordon, Woodhaven | 2 public carriages with 4 wheels | £14 | Carriage Tax | E326/8/11/49 | ||
| 5 Jun 1791 | William Gordon in Woodhaven | 2 public carriages with 4 wheels | £14+ £1 8s. | Carriage Tax | E326/8/13/55 | ||
| 26 Jul 1792 | William Gordon, vr [vintner], Woodhaven | 2 public carriages with 4 wheels | £14+ £1 8s. | Carriage Tax | E326/8/15/58 | ||
| 4 Aug 1794 | Wm Gordon, vintner, Woodhaven | 2 public carriages with 4 wheels | £14+ £1 8s. | Carriage Tax | E326/8/17/65 | ||
| 2 Oct 1797 | Mr Gordon, Woodhaven | 2 public carriages with 4 wheels | £14+ £1 8s. | Carriage Tax | E326/8/19/52 | ||
| 24 Jul 1789 | The Honble. Robert Lindsay of Leuchars | 1 carriage with 4 wheels | £7 | Carriage Tax | E326/8/8/63 | ||
| 24 Jul 1789 | The Honl. Robert Lindsay of St Foord | 1 carriage | 15s. | Carriage Tax | E326/8/9/50 | ||
| 19 Sep 1785 | Mr William Sime at Woodhaven | 2 carriages with 4 wheels | £10 10s. | Carriage Tax | E326/8/1/55 | ||
| 28 Jul 1786 | William Sime at Woodhaven | 2 carriages with 4 wheels | £14 | Carriage Tax | E326/8/3/59 | ||
| 10 Aug 1787 | William Sime at Woodhaven | 2 carriages with 4 wheels | £14 | Carriage Tax | E326/8/5/52 | ||
| 5 Jun 1791 | Robert Stewart Esq of Sampford | 1 private carriage with 4 wheels | £8 + 16s. | Carriage Tax | E326/8/13/55 | ||
| 26 Jul 1792 | Robert Stewart, St Fort | 1 private carriage with 4 wheels | £8 + 16s. | Carriage Tax | E326/8/15/58 | ||
| 4 Aug 1794 | Robert Stewart Esq, St Fort | 1 private carriage with 4 wheels | £8 + 16s. | Carriage Tax | E326/8/17/65 | ||
| 2 Oct 1797 | Mr Stewart, St Fort | 1 private carriage with 4 wheels | £8 + 16s. | Carriage Tax | E326/8/19/52 | ||
| 19 Sep 1785 | Total Forgan parish | Duty on carriages | £13 2s 6d. | Carriage Tax | E326/8/1/55 | ||
| 28 Jul 1786 | Total Forgan parish | Duty on carriages | £17 10s. | Carriage Tax | E326/8/3/59 | ||
| 10 Aug 1787 | Total Forgan parish | Duty on carriages | £17 10s. | Carriage Tax | E326/8/5/52 | ||
| 2 Aug 1788 | Total Forgan parish | Duty on carriages | £14 | Carriage Tax | E326/8/6/53 | ||
| 24 Jul 1789 | Total Forgan parish | Duty on carriages | £21 | Carriage Tax | E326/8/8/63 | ||
| 24 Jul 1789 | Total Forgan parish | Duty on carriages | 15s. | Carriage Tax | E326/8/9/50 | ||
| 27 Jul 1789 | Total Forgan parish | Duty on carriages | £14 | Carriage Tax | E326/8/11/49 | ||
| 5 Jun 1791 | Total Forgan parish | Duty on carriages | £30 + £3 | Carriage Tax | E326/8/13/55 | ||
| 26 Jul 1792 | Total Forgan parish | Duty on carriages | £30 + £3 | Carriage Tax | E326/8/15/58 | ||
| 4 Aug 1794 | Total Forgan parish | Duty on carriages | £30 + £3 | Carriage Tax | E326/8/17/65 | ||
| 2 Oct 1797 | Total Forgan parish | Duty on carriages | £30 + £3 | Carriage Tax | E326/8/19/52 |