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 The tax was eventually repealed in 1851.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .. Sep 1768 | Mr Fermor at Newport | 1 house, 10 windows | 8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/82 | Location | |
| 18 Aug 1769 | Mrs Fermor at Newport | 1 house, 10 windows | 8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/102 | Location | |
| 23 Aug 1770 | Mrs Fermor at Newport | 1 house, 10 windows | 8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/121 | Location | |
| 29 Jun 1766 | Willm Feathers in newport | 1 house, 9 windows | 0 + 0 + 3s. 9d. (windows) + 5d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/12 | Location | |
| 2 Oct 1797 | William Feathers, back of Caddon | 2 horses, 2 liable for duty at 2 shillings each | 4s. 0d. | Farm Horse Tax | E326/10/2/303 | ||
| 2 Oct 1797 | William Fethers, Back of Caden | 2 horses, 2 liable for duty | 4s. 6d. + 10.8d. | Farm Horse Tax | E326/10/9/31 | ||
| 18 Nov 1798 | Wm. Feathers, Back of Cadden | Duties on houses | 2s. 6d. | Consolidated schedules | E326/15/11/18 | ||
| 18 Nov 1798 | Wm. Feathers, Back of Cadden | Duty on 2 horses used in husbandry or trade, or mules | 12s. | Consolidated schedules | E326/15/11/18 | ||
| 18 Nov 1798 | Wm. Feathers, Back of Cadden | Total | 14s. 6d. | Consolidated schedules | E326/15/11/18 | ||
| 6 Apr 1759 | Geo Fleming | 1 house | 1s 0d. (a year) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/42/311 | ||
| 21 Jul 1759 | Geo. Fleming Friarton | 1 house | 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/43 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 2 May 1760 | George Fleming Friarton | 1 house | 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/80 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 2 Aug 1760 | Geo Fleming in Little friarton | 1 house | 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/116 | Location | |
| early 1761 | Geo Fleming in Litle Frierton | 1 house | 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/155 | Location | |
| 26 Jun 1761 | Geo. Fleming in Frierton | 1 house | 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/190 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| - Feb 1762 | Geo. Fleming Frierton | 1 house | 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/222 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 15 Jun 1762 | George Fleming in [muckle frierton] | 1 house | 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/13 | Location | |
| 8 Feb 1763 | George Fleming in [mickle frierton] | 1 house | 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/46 | Location | |
| 27 May 1763 | George Fleming in [mickle frierton] | 1 house | 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/75 | Location | |
| 10 Feb 1764 | George Fleming in [Frierton] | 1 house | 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/107 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 11 Jun 1764 | George Fleming in [mickel frirten] | 1 house | 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/136 | Location | |
| 29 Mar 1765 | George Fleming in [Mickle frierton] | 1 house | 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/166 | Location | |
| 9 Jul 1765 | Geo Fleming in [Frierton] | 1 house | 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/196 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 3 Dec 1765 | Geo Fleming in [Mickle frierton] | 1 house | 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/224 | Location | |
| 29 Jun 1766 | Geo Fleming in [mickle frierton] | 1 house | 5d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/12 | Location | |
| 25 May 1767 | George Fleeming [Friartoun] | 1 house, 7 windows | 7d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/35 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 20 Sep 1767 | George Fleeming [in Friartoun] | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/58 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| .. Sep 1768 | George Fleeming [in Friartown] | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/81 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 18 Aug 1769 | George Fleeming in [Frierton] | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/102 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 23 Aug 1770 | George Fleeming [in Friertoun] | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/121 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 31 Aug 1771 | George Fleeming in [Friertoun] | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/140 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 19 Jul 1772 | George Fleeming in [Friertoun] | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/161 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 15 Jul 1773 | George Fleeming in [Freerton] | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/11 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 30 Jul 1774 | George Fleeming in [Friertown] | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/33 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 3 Aug 1775 | George Fleeming in [Friertown] | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/54 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| - - 1776 | George Fleeming in [Friertown] | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/77 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 27 Jul 1777 | George Fleeming in [Frierton] | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/101 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 19 Aug 1778 | George Fleeming in [Frierton] | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/9 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 24 Aug 1779 | George Fleeming in [Frierton] | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/32 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 9 Aug 1780 | George Fleeming in [Frierton] | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/56 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 23 Jul 1781 | George Fleeming in [Frierton] | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/78 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 24 Jul 1782 | George Fleeming in [Frierton] | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/102 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 22 Jul 1783 | George Fleeming in Frierton | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/124 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 10 Aug 1758 | Thos Fleming | 1 house | 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/42/299 | ||
| 6 Apr 1759 | Thos Fleming | 1 house | 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/42/311 | ||
| 21 Jul 1759 | Thos Fleming Meikle friarton | 1 house | 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/43 | Location | |
| 2 May 1760 | Thos Fleming Meikle friarton | 1 house | 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/80 | Location | |
| 2 Aug 1760 | Tho. Fleming Meikle friarton | 1 house | 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/115 | Location | |
| early 1761 | Thos. [Henderson deleted] Fleming Mikel Frirton | 1 house | 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/154 | Location | |
| 26 Jun 1761 | Thomas Fleming in meickle frierton | 1 house | 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/190 | Location |
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