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 The tax was eventually repealed in 1851.

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Date	Taxpayer	Taxable items	Duty paid	Tax	Source ref	Note	Location
19 Sep1785	William Challmers Uperfrierton	1 carriage & saddle horse	5s.	Horse Tax	E326/9/1/123		Location
19 Sep1785	Captn. Alexr Duncan of St Ford	2 carriage & saddle horses	10s.	Horse Tax	E326/9/1/123
19 Sep1785	Thomas Fleeming Neuton of Frierton	1 carriage & saddle horse	5s.	Horse Tax	E326/9/1/124		Location
19 Sep1785	John Gillespie Esqr of Kirkton	1 carriage & saddle horse	5s.	Horse Tax	E326/9/1/123		Location
19 Sep1785	John Hay at Newport	3 carriage & saddle horses	5s.	Horse Tax	E326/9/1/124		Location
19 Sep1785	Andrew Jameson at [Woodmuir]	2 carriage & saddle horses	5s.	Horse Tax	E326/9/1/124
19 Sep1785	Andrew Lanceman at Woodmuir	2 carriage & saddle horses	5s.	Horse Tax	E326/9/1/124
19 Sep1785	William McCulloch at Scrugieside	1 carriage & saddle horse	5s.	Horse Tax	E326/9/1/124		Location
19 Sep1785	John Meldrum in Innerdavid	1 carriage & saddle horse	5s.	Horse Tax	E326/9/1/124		Location
19 Sep1785	Mrs Meldrum in Barns of [Kirkton]	1 carriage & saddle horse	5s.	Horse Tax	E326/9/1/123		Location
19 Sep1785	George Stark in Flass	1 carriage & saddle horse	5s.	Horse Tax	E326/9/1/123		Location
19 Sep1785	Peter Walker in Newton	1 carriage & saddle horse	5s.	Horse Tax	E326/9/1/123		Location
19 Sep1785	Total Forgan parish	17 carriage & saddle horses	£4 5s. 0d.	Horse Tax	E326/9/1/124
10 Aug 1787	William Chalmers at upper Frirton	1 saddle horse	10s.	Horse Tax	E326/9/6/115		Location
10 Aug 1787	Captain Alexander Duncan of St ford	2 carriage horses, 1 saddle horse	£1 10s. 0d.	Horse Tax	E326/9/6/115
10 Aug 1787	Thomas Fleming at Frirton	1 saddle horse	10s.	Horse Tax	E326/9/6/115	[which Friarton not stated]	Location
10 Aug 1787	John Gillespie Esq of Kirton	1 saddle horse	10s.	Horse Tax	E326/9/6/115		Location
10 Aug 1787	John Hay at Newport	3 saddle horses	£1 10s. 0d.	Horse Tax	E326/9/6/115		Location
10 Aug 1787	Andrew Jameson at Woodmuir	1 saddle horse	10s.	Horse Tax	E326/9/6/115
10 Aug 1787	Andrew Lansman at [Woodmuir]	1 saddle horse	10s.	Horse Tax	E326/9/6/115
10 Aug 1787	William McCullow at Scrogiesead	1 saddle horse	10s.	Horse Tax	E326/9/6/115		Location
10 Aug 1787	John Melldrum at Inerdavid	1 saddle horse	10s.	Horse Tax	E326/9/6/115		Location
10 Aug 1787	Mrs Melldrum at the Barns of Kirton	1 saddle horse	10s.	Horse Tax	E326/9/6/115		Location
10 Aug 1787	George Stark at Flass	1 saddle horse	10s.	Horse Tax	E326/9/6/115		Location
10 Aug 1787	Petter Wallker at Newton	1 saddle horse	10s.	Horse Tax	E326/9/6/115		Location
10 Aug 1787	Total Forgan parish	2 carriage horses, 14 saddle horses	£8	Horse Tax	E326/9/6/115
2 Aug 1788	William Bousie Barnskirktone	1 saddle horse	10s	Horse Tax	E326/9/9/131		Location
2 Aug 1788	Thomas Fleming at Frierton	1 saddle horse	10s	Horse Tax	E326/9/9/130	[which Friarton not stated]	Location
2 Aug 1788	John Gillespie Esq of Kirktone	1 saddle horse	10s	Horse Tax	E326/9/9/131		Location
2 Aug 1788	John Hay at Newport	3 saddle horses	£1 10s	Horse Tax	E326/9/9/130		Location
2 Aug 1788	Andrew Jameson in Woodmuir	1 saddle horse	10s	Horse Tax	E326/9/9/130
2 Aug 1788	Andrew Lanceman at [Woodmuir]	1 saddle horse	10s	Horse Tax	E326/9/9/130
2 Aug 1788	William McCulloch Scrogyside	1 saddle horse	10s	Horse Tax	E326/9/9/130		Location
2 Aug 1788	John Meldrum in Innerdervid	1 saddle horse	10s	Horse Tax	E326/9/9/130		Location
2 Aug 1788	George Stark at Flass	1 saddle horse	10s	Horse Tax	E326/9/9/130		Location
2 Aug 1788	Robert Thom in Upper friertonn	1 saddle horse	10s	Horse Tax	E326/9/9/131		Location
2 Aug 1788	Peter Walker at Newton	1 saddle horse	10s	Horse Tax	E326/9/9/130		Location
2 Aug 1788	Total Forgan parish	13 saddle horses	£6 10s 0d.	Horse Tax	E326/9/9/131
24 Jul 1789	William Bisset at the Kirkton of Barns	1 saddle horse	10s	Horse Tax	E326/9/12/127	[? Bousie]	Location
24 Jul 1789	Thomas Fleming at Freirton	1 saddle horse	10s	Horse Tax	E326/9/12/127	[which Friarton not stated]	Location
24 Jul 1789	John Gillespie Esq Kirkton	1 saddle horse	10s	Horse Tax	E326/9/12/127		Location
24 Jul 1789	John Hay at Newport for hyre	2 carriage horses	£1	Horse Tax	E326/9/12/127		Location
24 Jul 1789	John Hay of Newport	2 horses (1 no charge, 1 at 5s. per annum)	3s. 9d.	Horse Tax	E326/9/15/63		Location
24 Jul 1789	Andrew Landsman at Woodmuir for hyre	1 saddle horse	10s	Horse Tax	E326/9/12/127
24 Jul 1789	The Honble Robt Lindsay of Lewchars at St ford	4 horses (2 carriage and 2 saddle)	£2	Horse Tax	E326/9/12/127
24 Jul 1789	The Hone. Robt Lindsay of St foord	4 horses (3 no charge, 3 at 7s. 6d. per annum) [sic]	16s. 10.5d.	Horse Tax	E326/9/15/63
24 Jul 1789	William McCulloch at Scrogiesid for hyre	1 saddle horse	10s	Horse Tax	E326/9/12/127		Location
24 Jul 1789	John Meldrum at Innerdvid	1 saddle horse	10s	Horse Tax	E326/9/12/127		Location
24 Jul 1789	Robert Thom uper Frierton	1 saddle horse	10s	Horse Tax	E326/9/12/127		Location
24 Jul 1789	Peter Walker at Newton	1 saddle horse	10s	Horse Tax	E326/9/12/127		Location

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