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 The tax was eventually repealed in 1851.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - Feb 1762 | Thomas Fleming Mickle frierton | 1 house | 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/222 | Location | |
| 15 Jun 1762 | Thomas Fleming muckle frierton | 1 house | 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/13 | Location | |
| 8 Feb 1763 | Thomas Fleming mickle frierton | 1 house | 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/46 | Location | |
| 27 May 1763 | Thomas Fleming mickle frierton | 1 house | 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/75 | Location | |
| 10 Feb 1764 | Thomas Fleming in Frierton | 1 house | 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/107 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 11 Jun 1764 | Thomas Fleming mickel frirten | 1 house | 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/136 | Location | |
| 29 Mar 1765 | Thomas Fleming in Mickle frierton | 1 house | 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/166 | Location | |
| 9 Jul 1765 | Thos Fleming in Frierton | 1 house | 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/196 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 3 Dec 1765 | Thos Fleming in Mickle frierton | 1 house | 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/224 | Location | |
| 29 Jun 1766 | Thos Fleming in mickle frierton | 1 house | 5d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/12 | Location | |
| 25 May 1767 | Thomas Fleeming Friartoun | 1 house | 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/35 | [House taxation column hidden] | Location |
| 20 Sep 1767 | Thomas Fleeming in Friarton | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/58 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| .. Sep 1768 | Thomas Fleeming in Friartown | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/81 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 18 Aug 1769 | Thomas Fleeming in Frierton | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/102 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 23 Aug 1770 | Thomas Fleeming in Friertoun | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/121 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 31 Aug 1771 | Thomas Fleeming in Friertoun | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/140 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 19 Jul 1772 | Thomas Fleeming in Friertoun | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/161 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 15 Jul 1773 | Thomas Fleeming in Freerton | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/11 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 30 Jul 1774 | Thomas Fleeming Friertown | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/33 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 3 Aug 1775 | Thomas Fleeming in Friertown | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/54 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| - - 1776 | Thomas Fleeming in Friertown | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/77 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 27 Jul 1777 | Thomas Fleeming in Frierton | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/101 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 19 Aug 1778 | Thomas Fleeming in Frierton | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/9 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 24 Aug 1779 | Thomas Fleeming in Frierton | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/32 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 9 Aug 1780 | Thomas Fleeming in Frierton | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/56 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 23 Jul 1781 | Thomas Fleeming in Frierton | 1 house, 8 windows | 4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/78 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 24 Jul 1782 | Thomas Fleeming Frierton | 8 ws. now 2 Tents. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/102 | [? now 2 tenants] | Location | |
| 4 Aug 1784 | Thomas Fleeming in Frierton | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/9 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 19 Sep1785 | Thomas Fleeming Neuton of Frierton | 1 carriage & saddle horse | 5s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/1/124 | Location | |
| 19 Sep 1785 | Thomas Fleeming Frierton | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/32 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 28 Jul 1786 | Thomas Fleming Frierton | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/54 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 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 | Thomas Fleming Frierton | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/78 | [which Friarton not stated] | 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 | Thomas Fleming netherfrierton | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/99 | 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 | Thomas Fleming Nether Frierton | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/10 | Location | |
| 27 Jul 1790 | Thomas Fleming uper frierton | 1 horse | 10s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/17/104 | Location | |
| 27 Jul 1790 | Thomas Fleming Nether frierton | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/35 | Location | |
| 1 Jul 1791 | Thomas Fleming in Nether frierton | 1 horse | 10s. + 1s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/20/105 | Location | |
| 1 Jul 1791 | Thos Fleeming Frierton | 1 house | 1s. + 1.2d. (10%) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/60 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 25 Jul 1792 | Thos Fleming N[ether] Frierton | 1 horse | 10s. + 1s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/23/117 | Location | |
| 4 Aug 1794 | Thos Fleming Nether Frearton | 1 horse | 10s. + 1s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/26/123 | Location | |
| 2 Oct 1797 | Thomas Fleeming, E Freerton | 1 clock, 1 silver or metal watch | 5s. 7.5d. | Clock & Watch Tax | E326/12/2/29 | Location | |
| Oct 1797 | Thomas Fleming, E Freerton | Duty on 1 dog at 5 shillings each | 5s. 0d. | Dog Tax | E326/11/1/102 | Location | |
| 2 Oct 1797 | Thos. Fleeming, East Frierton | 7 horses, 7 liable for duty at 2 shillings each | 14s. 0d. | Farm Horse Tax | E326/10/2/303 | Location | |
| 2 Oct 1797 | Thomas Fleming Esq Freeton | 1 house, 8 windows | 4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) + 6d. (10%) + 6d. (10%) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/143 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 8 Oct 1797 | Thos Fleeming E Freerton | 1 horse | 10s. + 1s. + 10s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/29/123 | Location | |
| 2 Oct 1797 | Thos. Fleeming, E. Freerton | 7 horses, 7 liable for duty | 15s. 9d. + 3s. 1.8d. | Farm Horse Tax | E326/10/9/31 | Location | |
| 18 Nov 1798 | Thomas Fleeming, E Frierton | Duties on houses & 8 windows | 19s. | Consolidated schedules | E326/15/11/18 | Location |
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