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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 The tax was eventually repealed in 1851.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 Jul 1789Total Forgan parish14 horses (2 carriage and 12 saddle)£7Horse TaxE326/9/12/127
24 Jul 1789Total Forgan parish(additional, 9 months to 5 Apr 1790)£1 0s. 7.5d.Horse TaxE326/9/15/63
27 Jul 1790William Bowsie Kirkton of Barns1 horse10s.Horse TaxE326/9/17/104Location
27 Jul 1790Mr Burns Min[iste]r1 horse10s.Horse TaxE326/9/17/104Location
27 Jul 1790Thomas Fleming uper frierton1 horse10s.Horse TaxE326/9/17/104Location
27 Jul 1790John Gillespie Esqr Kirkton1 horse10s.Horse TaxE326/9/17/104Location
27 Jul 1790John Hay at Newport2 horses (1 at 10s. + 1 at 15s.)£1 5s. 0d.Horse TaxE326/9/17/104Location
27 Jul 1790Andrew Landsman Woodmuir1 horse10s.Horse TaxE326/9/17/104
27 Jul 1790William McCullock Scrogside1 horse10s.Horse TaxE326/9/17/104Location
27 Jul 1790John Meldrum Inerdavid1 horse10s.Horse TaxE326/9/17/104Location
27 Jul 1790Thomas Meldrum Causyhead1 horse10s.Horse TaxE326/9/17/104Location
27 Jul 1790Robert Thom at [uper frierton]1 horse10s.Horse TaxE326/9/17/104Location
27 Jul 1790Peter Walker at Newton1 horse10s.Horse TaxE326/9/17/104Location
27 Jul 1790James Wishart Woodhaven1 horse10s.Horse TaxE326/9/17/104
27 Jul 1790Total Forgan parish13 horses (12 at 10s. + 1 at 15s.)£6 15s. 0d.Horse TaxE326/9/17/104
1 Jul 1791William Bousie Kirkton of Barns1 horse10s. + 1s.Horse TaxE326/9/20/105Location
1 Jul 1791Mr Burns Min[iste]r1 horse10s. + 1s.Horse TaxE326/9/20/105Location
1 Jul 1791Thomas Fleming in Nether frierton1 horse10s. + 1s.Horse TaxE326/9/20/105Location
1 Jul 1791John Gillespie Kirktonn1 horse10s. + 1s.Horse TaxE326/9/20/105Location
1 Jul 1791John Hay in Newport2 horses (1 at 10s. + 1 at 15s.)£1 5s. 0d. + 2s. 6d.Horse TaxE326/9/20/105Location
1 Jul 1791Andrew Lansman at Woodmuir1 horse10s. + 1s.Horse TaxE326/9/20/105
1 Jul 1791William McCullow at Scroguside1 horse10s. + 1s.Horse TaxE326/9/20/105Location
1 Jul 1791John Meldrum in Innerdavid1 horse10s. + 1s.Horse TaxE326/9/20/105Location
1 Jul 1791Thomas Meldrum in Causyhead1 horse10s. + 1s.Horse TaxE326/9/20/105Location
1 Jul 1791Robert Stewart Esqr Sampford4 horses (1 at 10s. + 3 at 17s. 6d.)£3 2s. 6d. + 6s. 3d.Horse TaxE326/9/20/105
1 Jul 1791Robert Thom at Over [frierton]1 horse10s. + 1s.Horse TaxE326/9/20/105Location
1 Jul 1791James Walker in Newton1 horse10s. + 1s.Horse TaxE326/9/20/105Location
1 Jul 1791James Wishart in Woodhaven1 horse10s. + 1s.Horse TaxE326/9/20/105
1 Jul 1791Total Forgan parish17 horses (13 at 10s. + 1 at 15s. + 3 at 17s. 6d.)£9 17s. 6d. + £1 9s. 9d.Horse TaxE326/9/20/105
25 Jul 1792John Berry Tayfield3 horses (1 at 10s. + 2 at 17s. 6d.)£2 5s. 0d. + 4s. 6d.Horse TaxE326/9/23/117Location
25 Jul 1792Wm Bowie Kirktown Barns1 horse10s. + 1s.Horse TaxE326/9/23/117Location
25 Jul 1792Mr Burns Min[iste]r1 horse10s. + 1s.Horse TaxE326/9/23/117Location
25 Jul 1792Thos Fleming N[ether] Frierton1 horse10s. + 1s.Horse TaxE326/9/23/117Location
25 Jul 1792John Gillespie Kirktown1 horse10s. + 1s.Horse TaxE326/9/23/117Location
25 Jul 1792John Hay Newport2 horses (1 at 10s. + 1 at 15s.)£1 5s. 0d. + 2s. 6d.Horse TaxE326/9/23/117Location
25 Jul 1792And. Lansman Woodmuir1 horse10s. + 1s.Horse TaxE326/9/23/117
25 Jul 1792Wm McCulloch Scroguside1 horse10s. + 1s.Horse TaxE326/9/23/117Location
25 Jul 1792John Meldrum Innerdivot1 horse10s. + 1s.Horse TaxE326/9/23/117Location
25 Jul 1792Thos Meldrum Causewayhead1 horse10s. + 1s.Horse TaxE326/9/23/117Location
25 Jul 1792Ro. Stewart Esq St Fort4 horses (1 at 10s. + 3 at 17s. 6d.)£3 2s. 6d. + 6s. 3d.Horse TaxE326/9/23/117
25 Jul 1792Jas Walker Newtown1 horse10s. + 1s.Horse TaxE326/9/23/117Location
25 Jul 1792Jas Wishart Woodhaven1 horse10s. + 1s.Horse TaxE326/9/23/117
25 Jul 1792Total Forgan parish19 horses (13 at 10s. + 1 at 15s. + 5 at 17s. 6d.)£11 12s. 6d. + £1 3s. 3d.Horse TaxE326/9/23/117
4 Aug 1794John Berry Esq Tayfield3 horses (1 at 10s. + 2 at 17s. 6d.)£2 5s. 0d. + 4s. 6d.Horse TaxE326/9/26/123Location
4 Aug 1794Willm Bowsie Kirktonbarn1 horse10s. + 1s.Horse TaxE326/9/26/123Location
4 Aug 1794Mr Burns Min[iste]r1 horse10s. + 1s.Horse TaxE326/9/26/123Location
4 Aug 1794John Chrystie Causwayhead1 horse10s. + 1s.Horse TaxE326/9/26/123Location
4 Aug 1794Thos Fleming Nether Frearton1 horse10s. + 1s.Horse TaxE326/9/26/123Location
4 Aug 1794Dr Gillespie Kirkton1 horse10s. + 1s.Horse TaxE326/9/26/123Location
4 Aug 1794John Greig Haysmill1 horse10s. + 1s.Horse TaxE326/9/26/123Location

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