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 The tax was eventually repealed in 1851.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 1759 | John Hay Esqr | 1 house 14 windows | 4s. 0d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/42/311 | Location | |
| 21 Jul 1759 | John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | 3s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/43 | Location | |
| 2 May 1760 | John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | 3s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/80 | Location | |
| 2 Aug 1760 | John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | 3s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/115 | Location | |
| early 1761 | John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | 3s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/154 | Location | |
| 26 Jun 1761 | John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | 3s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/190 | Location | |
| - Feb 1762 | John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | 3s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/43/222 | Location | |
| 15 Jun 1762 | John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | 3s. 6d. + 0 + 7s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/13 | Location | |
| 8 Feb 1763 | John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | 3s. 6d. + 0 + 7s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/46 | Location | |
| 27 May 1763 | John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | 3s. 6d. + 0 + 7s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/75 | Location | |
| 10 Feb 1764 | John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | 3s. 6d. + 0 + 7s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/107 | Location | |
| 11 Jun 1764 | John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | 3s. 6d. + 0 + 7s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/136 | Location | |
| 29 Mar 1765 | John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | 3s. 6d. + 0 + 7s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/166 | Location | |
| 9 Jul 1765 | John Hay in Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | 3s. 6d. + 0 + 7s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/196 | Location | |
| 3 Dec 1765 | John Hay in Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | 3s. 6d. + 0 + 7s. 0d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/224 | Location | |
| 29 Jun 1766 | John Hay in Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | 2s. 11d. + 0 + 5s. 10d. (windows) + 5d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/12 | Location | |
| 25 May 1767 | John Hay in Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | 10s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/35 | Location | |
| 20 Sep 1767 | John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/58 | Location | |
| .. Sep 1768 | John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/82 | Location | |
| 18 Aug 1769 | John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/102 | Location | |
| 23 Aug 1770 | Mr John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/121 | Location | |
| 31 Aug 1771 | Mr John Hey of Morton | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/140 | Location | |
| 31 Aug 1771 | Mr John Hey at Newport | 1 house, 10 windows | 8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/140 | Location | |
| 19 Jul 1772 | Mr John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/161 | Location | |
| 19 Jul 1772 | Mr John Hay at Newport | 1 house, 10 windows | 8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/161 | Location | |
| 15 Jul 1773 | Mr John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/11 | Location | |
| 15 Jul 1773 | John Hay at Newport | 1 house, 9 windows | 6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/11 | Location | |
| 30 Jul 1774 | Mr John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/33 | Location | |
| 30 Jul 1774 | John Hay at Newport | 1 house, 9 windows | 6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/33 | Location | |
| 3 Aug 1775 | Mr John Hay of Morton | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/54 | Location | |
| 3 Aug 1775 | John Hay in Newport | 1 house, 9 windows | 6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/54 | Location | |
| - - 1776 | Mr John Hay at Morton | U.h. 7 wind. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/77 | Location | ||
| - - 1776 | Mr John Hay in Newport | 1 house, 9 windows | 6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/77 | Location | |
| 27 Jul 1777 | Mr John Hay in Newport | 1 house, 9 windows | 6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/101 | Location | |
| 19 Aug 1778 | John Hay in Newport | 1 house, 9 windows | 6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/9 | Location | |
| 24 Aug 1779 | John Hay in Newport | 1 house, 9 windows | 6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/32 | Location | |
| 9 Aug 1780 | John Hay in Newport | 1 house, 9 windows | 6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/56 | Location | |
| 23 Jul 1781 | John Hay in Newport | 1 house, 9 windows | 6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/78 | Location | |
| 24 Jul 1782 | John Hay in Newport | 1 house, 9 windows | 6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/102 | Location | |
| 22 Jul 1783 | John Hay in Newport | 1 house, 9 windows | 6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/124 | Location | |
| 4 Aug 1784 | John Hay in Newport | 1 house, 9 windows | 6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/9 | Location | |
| 19 Sep 1785 | John Hay in Newport | 1 cart with 2 wheels, duty 2s. | 1s. | Cart Tax | E326/7/1/74 | Location | |
| 19 Sep1785 | John Hay at Newport | 3 carriage & saddle horses | 5s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/1/124 | Location | |
| 19 Sep 1785 | John Hay in Newport | 1 house, 9 windows | 6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/32 | Location | |
| 28 Jul 1786 | John Hay in Newport | 1 house, 9 windows | 6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/54 | Location | |
| 10 Aug 1787 | John Hay at Newport | 3 saddle horses | £1 10s. 0d. | Horse Tax | E326/9/6/115 | Location | |
| 10 Aug 1787 | John Hay in Newport | 1 house, 9 windows | 6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/78 | Location | |
| 10 ... 1787 | John Hay at Newport | 1 cart with 2 wheels, duty 2s. | 1s. | Cart Tax | E326/7/4/81 | Location | |
| 2 Aug 1788 | John Hay at Newport | 1 cart with 2 wheels, duty 2s. | 2s. | Cart Tax | E326/7/6/89 | Location | |
| 2 Aug 1788 | John Hay at Newport | 3 saddle horses | £1 10s | Horse Tax | E326/9/9/130 | Location |
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