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 The tax was eventually repealed in 1851.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
1748	Alexander Aitcken	18 windows	13s. 6d.	Window Tax	E326/1/42/31
May 1753	Alexander Aitken	18 windows	6s. 9d.	Window Tax	E326/1/42/191
15 May 1754	Alexr. Aiken	18 windows	13s. 6d.	Window Tax	E326/1/42/216
15 May 1755	Alexr Aitken	18 windows	13s. 6d.	Window Tax	E326/1/42/229
15 May 1756	Alex Aitken	18 windows	6s. 9d.	Window Tax	E326/1/42/245
9 Aug 1758	Jno Anderson	1 house	6d.	House & Window Tax	E326/1/42/299
16 Nov 1756	John Auchinleck	18 windows	6s. 9d.	Window Tax	E326/1/42/262
22 Jun 1757	John Auchinleck	18 windows	6s. 9d.	Window Tax	E326/1/42/271
23 Nov 1757	John Auchinleck	11 windows	2s. 9d.	Window Tax	E326/1/42/280
2 Aug 1760	Walter Barclay	1 house	6d.	House & Window Tax	E326/1/43/116
early 1761	Walter Barcly	1 house	6d.	House & Window Tax	E326/1/43/155
1748	Mr William Beatt	17 windows	12s. 9d.	Window Tax	E326/1/42/31		Location
May 1753	Mr William Bett	16 windows	6s.	Window Tax	E326/1/42/191		Location
15 May 1754	Mr Willm. Bett	14 windows	7s. 0d.	Window Tax	E326/1/42/216		Location
15 May 1755	Mr Willm Beatt	14 windows	7s. 0d.	Window Tax	E326/1/42/229		Location
15 May 1756	Mr Wm Beat	14 windows	3s. 6d.	Window Tax	E326/1/42/245		Location
16 Nov 1756	Mr Willm Beatt Minister	14 windows	3s. 6d.	Window Tax	E326/1/42/262		Location
23 Jun 1757	Mr Willm Beatt	14 windows	3s. 6d.	Window Tax	E326/1/42/271		Location
24 Nov 1757	Mr Wm Beatt Min[iste]r	14 windows	3s. 6d.	Window Tax	E326/1/42/280		Location
28 Jun 1758	Mr Willm Beatt	1 house 14 windows	4s. 0d.	House & Window Tax	E326/1/42/299		Location
6 Apr 1759	Mr Wm Beatt Min[iste]r	1 house 14 windows	4s. 0d.	House & Window Tax	E326/1/42/311		Location
21 Jul 1759	Mr Willm Beat Min[iste]r	1 house, 14 windows	3s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/43/43		Location
2 May 1760	Mr William Beat Min[iste]r	1 house, 14 windows	3s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/43/80		Location
2 Aug 1760	Mr William Bett Min[iste]r	1 house, 14 windows	3s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/43/115		Location
5 Jun 1791	John Berry Esq, Tayfield	1 private carriage with 4 wheels	£8 + 16s.	Carriage Tax	E326/8/13/55		Location
1 Jul 1791	John Berry Esqr of Hayfield	1 house [rated] £8	4s. + 4.8d.	Inhabited House Tax	E326/3/15/107	[Tayfield]	Location
1 Jul 1791	John Berry Esq Tayfield	1 servant: John McIntosh, House Servt.	£1 5s. 0d. + 2s. 6d.	Male Servants Tax	E326/5/17/67		Location
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
- Jul 1792	John Berry Tayfield	1 servant	£1 5s. 0d. + 2s. 6d.	Male Servants Tax	E326/5/19/75		Location
25 Jul 1792	John Berry Tayfield	3 horses (1 at 10s. + 2 at 17s. 6d.)	£2 5s. 0d. + 4s. 6d.	Horse Tax	E326/9/23/117		Location
25 Jul 1792	John Berry Tayfield	1 house [rated] £8	4s. + 4.8d.	Inhabited House Tax	E326/3/15/115		Location
25 Jul 1792	John Berry Tayfield	1 house, 14 windows	£1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) + 2s. 2.4d. (10%)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/49/82		Location
26 Jul 1792	John Berry, Tayfield	1 private carriage with 4 wheels	£8 + 16s.	Carriage Tax	E326/8/15/58		Location
18 Jul 1793	John Berry Esqr Tayfield	1 servant: Andw. Lanceman, Servant	£1 5s. 0d. + 2s. 6d.	Male Servants Tax	E326/5/21/81		Location
18 Jul 1793	John Berry Esq Tayfield	1 house, 14 windows	£1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) + 2s. 2.4d. (10%)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/49/99		Location
4 Aug 1794	John Berry Esq, Tayfield	1 private carriage with 4 wheels	£8 + 16s.	Carriage Tax	E326/8/17/65		Location
4 Aug 1794	John Berry Esq Tayfield	3 horses (1 at 10s. + 2 at 17s. 6d.)	£2 5s. 0d. + 4s. 6d.	Horse Tax	E326/9/26/123		Location
4 Aug 1794	John Berry of Tayfield	1 house [rated] £8	4s. + 4.8d.	Inhabited House Tax	E326/3/15/125		Location
4 Aug 1794	John Berry Esqr Tayfield	1 servant	£1 5s. 0d. + 2s. 6d.	Male Servants Tax	E326/5/23/81		Location
4 Aug 1794	John Berry Esq Tayfield	1 house, 14 windows	£1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) + 2s. 2.4d. (10%)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/49/119		Location
2 Oct 1797	Mr Berry, Tayfield	1 clock, 2 silver or metal watches	7s. 6d.	Clock & Watch Tax	E326/12/2/29		Location
Oct 1797	John Berry Esq, Tayfield	Duty on 8 dogs at 5 shillings each	£2	Dog Tax	E326/11/1/102		Location
2 Oct 1797	John Berry, Tayfield	1 private carriage with 4 wheels	£8 + 16s.	Carriage Tax	E326/8/19/52		Location
2 Oct 1797	John Berry Esq, Tayfield	2 horses, 2 liable for duty at 2 shillings each	4s. 0d.	Farm Horse Tax	E326/10/2/303		Location
2 Oct 1797	Mr Berry Tayfield	3 horses	11s. 3d. + 2s. 3d.	Horse Tax	E326/9/32/67		Location
2 Oct 1797	Mr Berry Tayfield	1 house [rated] £10	5s. + 6d. + 6d.	Inhabited House Tax	E326/3/15/142		Location
2 Oct 1797	Mr Berry Tayfield	1 servant: Wm Marshall, Ho[use] Servant	£1 5s. 0d. + 2s. 6d. + 2s. 6d.	Male Servants Tax	E326/5/25/82		Location
2 Oct 1797	Mr Berry Tayfield	1 house, 14 windows	£1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) + 2s. 2.4d. (10%) + 2s. 2.4d. (10%)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/49/143		Location
8 Oct 1797	Mr Berry Tayfield	3 horses (1 at 10s. + 2 at 17s. 6d.)	£2 5s. 0d. + 4s. 6d. + £2 5s. 0d.	Horse Tax	E326/9/29/123		Location
2 Oct 1797	John Berry Esq, Tayfield	2 horses, 2 liable for duty	4s. 6d. + 10.8d.	Farm Horse Tax	E326/10/9/31		Location

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