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 The tax was eventually repealed in 1851.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 1293 records.
| Date | Taxpayer | Taxable items | Duty paid | Tax | Source ref | Note | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun 1762 | Thomas Walker in [St Ford] | 1 house, 8 windows | 0 + 0 + 4s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/13 | ||
| 8 Feb 1763 | Thomas Walker in [St Ford] | 1 house, 8 windows | 0 + 0 + 4s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/46 | ||
| 27 May 1763 | Thomas Walker at [St Ford] | 1 house, 8 windows | 0 + 0 + 4s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/75 | ||
| 10 Feb 1764 | Thomas Walker at [St Ford] | 1 house, 8 windows | 0 + 0 + 4s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/107 | ||
| 11 Jun 1764 | Thomas Walker in [St Ford] | 1 house, 9 windows | 0 + 0 + 4s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/136 | ||
| 29 Mar 1765 | Thos Walker at [St ford] | 1 house, 9 windows | 0 + 0 + 4s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/166 | ||
| 9 Jul 1765 | Thos Walker at [St ford] | 1 house, 9 windows | 0 + 0 + 4s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/196 | ||
| 3 Dec 1765 | Thos Walker at [St ford] | 1 house, 9 windows | 0 + 0 + 4s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/224 | ||
| 29 Jun 1766 | Thos Walker near [St foord] | 1 house, 9 windows | 0 + 0 + 3s. 9d. (windows) + 5d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/12 | ||
| 25 May 1767 | Thos Walker [St Fort] | 1 house, 10 windows | 4s. 2d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/35 | ||
| 20 Sep 1767 | Thos Walker at [St Fort] | 1 house, 10 windows | 8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/58 | ||
| .. Sep 1768 | Thos Walker at [St fort] | 1 house, 10 windows | 8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/82 | ||
| 18 Aug 1769 | Thos Walker at [St fort] | 1 house, 10 windows | 8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/102 | ||
| 23 Aug 1770 | Mr Thomas Walker at [St fort] | - | - | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/121 | ||
| 29 Jun 1766 | John White in Hillside | 1 house | 5d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/12 | Location | |
| 2 Oct 1797 | John Williamson & John Oben, Burnside | 2 horses, 2 liable for duty at 2 shillings each | 4s. 0d. | Farm Horse Tax | E326/10/2/303 | Location | |
| 2 Oct 1797 | Jno. Williamson & Jno. Oben, Burnside | 2 horses, 2 liable for duty | 4s. 6d. + 10.8d. | Farm Horse Tax | E326/10/9/31 | Location | |
| 18 Nov 1798 | Jno. Williamson & John Oban | Duties on houses | 2s. 6d. | Consolidated schedules | E326/15/11/18 | ||
| 18 Nov 1798 | Jno. Williamson & John Oban | Duty on 2 horses used in husbandry or trade, or mules | 12s. | Consolidated schedules | E326/15/11/18 | ||
| 18 Nov 1798 | Jno. Williamson & John Oban | Total | 14s. 6d. | Consolidated schedules | E326/15/11/18 | ||
| 27 Jul 1790 | James Wishart Woodhaven | 1 horse | 10s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/17/104 | ||
| 1 Jul 1791 | James Wishart in Woodhaven | 1 horse | 10s. + 1s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/20/105 | ||
| 25 Jul 1792 | Jas Wishart Woodhaven | 1 horse | 10s. + 1s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/23/117 | ||
| 4 Aug 1794 | Jas Wishart Woodhaven | 1 horse | 10s. + 1s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/26/123 | ||
| 4 Aug 1794 | Andrew Wylie Morton | 1 horse | 10s. + 1s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/26/123 | Location | |
| 2 Oct 1797 | Andrew Wylie, Morton | 6 horses, 6 liable for duty at 2 shillings each | 12s. 0d. | Farm Horse Tax | E326/10/2/303 | Location | |
| 8 Oct 1797 | Andrew Wylie Morton | 1 horse | 10s. + 1s. + 10s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/29/123 | Location | |
| 2 Oct 1797 | Andw. Wylie, Morton | 6 horses, 6 liable for duty | 13s. 6d. + 2s. 8.4d. | Farm Horse Tax | E326/10/9/31 | Location | |
| 18 Nov 1798 | Andw. Wyllie, Morton | Duties on houses | 2s. 6d. | Consolidated schedules | E326/15/11/18 | Location | |
| 18 Nov 1798 | Andw. Wyllie, Morton | Duty on 6 horses used in husbandry or trade, or mules | £1 16s. | Consolidated schedules | E326/15/11/18 | Location | |
| 18 Nov 1798 | Andw. Wyllie, Morton | Total | £1 18s. 6d. | Consolidated schedules | E326/15/11/18 | Location | |
| 10 Aug 1758 | Alexr Young | 1 house | 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/42/299 | ||
| 1748 | Total Forgan parish | Duty on windows | £5 4s. 3d. | Window Tax | E326/1/42/31 | ||
| May 1753 | Total Forgan parish | Duty on windows | £2 10s. 4.5d. | Window Tax | E326/1/42/191 | ||
| 15 May 1754 | Total Forgan parish | £5 0s. 9d. | Window Tax | E326/1/42/216 | |||
| 15 May 1755 | Total Forgan parish | £5 0s. 9d. | Window Tax | E326/1/42/229 | |||
| 15 May 1756 | Total Forgan parish | [half year Whitsunday to Martinmas 1756] | £2 10s. 4.5d. | Window Tax | E326/1/42/245 | ||
| 16 Nov 1756 | Total Forgan parish | [half year Martinmas 1756 to Whitsunday 1757] | £2 7s. 10.5d. | Window Tax | E326/1/42/262 | ||
| 23 Jun 1757 | Total Forgan parish | [half year Whitsunday to Martinmas 1757] | £2 7s. 10.5d. | Window Tax | E326/1/42/271 | ||
| 24 Nov 1757 | Total Forgan parish | [half year Martinmas 1757 to Whitsunday 1758] | £2 4s. 4.5d. | Window Tax | E326/1/42/280 | ||
| 10 Aug 1758 | Total Forgan parish | [half year Whitsunday to Martinmas 1757] 15 houses, | £3 7s. 7.5d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/42/299 | ||
| 10 Aug 1758 | Total Forgan parish | 28 windows (10-14 windows), 19 windows (15-19 windows), 55 windows (>19 windows) | 15 houses, 102 windows | House & Window Tax | E326/1/42/299 | ||
| 7 Apr 1759 | Total Forgan parish | [half year Martinmas 1758 to Whitsunday 1759] | £3 11s. 7.5d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/42/311 | ||
| 21 Jul 1759 | Total Forgan parish | 16 houses @ 6d., 38 windows @3d., 19 windows @ 4.5d., 53 windows @ 6d., 72 windows @ additional 3d. | £2 3s. 1.5d. + 18s. 0d. (windows) + 8s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/43 | ||
| 2 May 1760 | Total Forgan parish | 16 houses @ 6d., 38 windows @3d., 19 windows @ 4.5d., 53 windows @ 6d., 72 windows @ additional 3d. | £2 3s. 1.5d. + 18s. 0d. (windows) + 8s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/80 | ||
| 2 Aug 1760 | Total Forgan parish | 18 houses @ 6d., 48 windows @3d., 19 windows @ 4.5d., 53 windows @ 6d., 72 windows @ additional 3d. | £2 5s. 7.5d. + 18s. 0d. (windows) + 9s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/116 | ||
| early 1761 | Total Forgan parish | 18 houses @ 6d., 48 windows @3d., 19 windows @ 4.5d., 53 windows @ 6d., 72 windows @ additional 3d. | £2 5s. 7.5d. + 18s. 0d. (windows) + 9s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/155 | ||
| 26 Jun 1761 | Total Forgan parish | 17 houses @ 6d., 62 windows @3d., 0 windows @ 4.5d., 53 windows @ 6d., 53 windows @ additional 3d. | £2 2s. 0d. + 13s. 3d. (windows) + 8s. 6d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/190 | ||
| - Feb 1762 | Total Forgan parish | 17 houses @ 6d., 62 windows @3d., 0 windows @ 4.5d., 53 windows @ 6d., 53 windows @ additional 3d. | £2 2s. 0d. + 13s. 3d. (windows) + 8s. 6d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/222 | ||
| 15 Jun 1762 | Total Forgan parish | 17 houses @ 6d., 161 windows | £2 5s. 3d. (1747 duty) + 17s. 9d. (1758 duty) + £2 2s. 3d. (1762 duty) (windows) + 8s. 6d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/13 |
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