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 The tax was eventually repealed in 1851.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 Jul 1773 | Mr Burns Minister | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/11 | Location | |
| 30 Jul 1774 | Mr Burns Minister | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/33 | Location | |
| 3 Aug 1775 | Mr Burns Minister | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/54 | Location | |
| - - 1776 | Mr Burns Minister of Forgon | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/77 | Location | |
| 27 Jul 1777 | Mr Burns Min[iste]r of Forgon | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/101 | Location | |
| 19 Aug 1778 | Mr Burns Min[iste]r of Forgan | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/9 | Location | |
| 24 Aug 1779 | Mr Burns Min[iste]r of Forgan | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/32 | Location | |
| 9 Aug 1780 | Mr Burns Min[iste]r | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/56 | Location | |
| 23 Jul 1781 | Mr Burns Min[iste]r | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/78 | Location | |
| 24 Jul 1782 | Mr Burns Min[iste]r | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/102 | Location | |
| 22 Jul 1783 | Mr Burns Min[iste]r | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/124 | Location | |
| 4 Aug 1784 | Mr Burn Min[iste]r | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/10 | Location | |
| 19 Sep 1785 | Mr Burns Min[iste]r | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/32 | Location | |
| 28 Jul 1786 | Mr Burns Min[iste]r | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/55 | Location | |
| 10 Aug 1787 | Mr Burns Min[iste]r | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/78 | Location | |
| 2 Aug 1788 | Mr Burns Min[iste]r | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/99 | Location | |
| 24 Jul 1789 | Mr Burns Min[iste]r | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/10 | Location | |
| 27 Jul 1790 | Mr Burns Min[iste]r | 1 horse | 10s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/17/104 | Location | |
| 27 Jul 1790 | Mr Burns Min[iste]r | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/35 | Location | |
| 1 Jul 1791 | Mr Burns Min[iste]r | 1 horse | 10s. + 1s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/20/105 | Location | |
| 1 Jul 1791 | Mr Burns Min[iste]r | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) + 2s. 2.4d. (10%) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/60 | Location | |
| 25 Jul 1792 | Mr Burns Min[iste]r | 1 horse | 10s. + 1s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/23/117 | Location | |
| 25 Jul 1792 | Mr Burns Min[iste]r | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) + 2s. 2.4d. (10%) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/82 | Location | |
| 18 Jul 1793 | Mr Burn Min[iste]r | 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 | Mr Burns Min[iste]r | 1 horse | 10s. + 1s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/26/123 | Location | |
| 4 Aug 1794 | Mr Burns Min[iste]r | 1 house [rated] £5 | 2s. 6d. + 3d. | Inhabited House Tax | E326/3/15/125 | Location | |
| 4 Aug 1794 | Mr Burns Forgan (in List of the Clergy) | 1 house [rated] £5 | 2s. 6d. + 3d. | Inhabited House Tax | E326/3/15/132 | Location | |
| 4 Aug 1794 | Mr Burns Min[iste]r | 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 Burn, Min[iste]r | 1 silver or metal watch | 1s. 10.5d. | Clock & Watch Tax | E326/12/2/29 | Location | |
| 2 Oct 1797 | Mr Burn, minister | 2 horses, 2 liable for duty at 2 shillings each | 4s. 0d. | Farm Horse Tax | E326/10/2/303 | Location | |
| 2 Oct 1797 | Mr Burn Min[iste]r | 1 house [rated] £5 | 2s. 6d. + 3d. + 3d. | Inhabited House Tax | E326/3/15/142 | Location | |
| 2 Oct 1797 | Burn Forgan (in List of the Clergy) | 1 house [rated] £5 | 2s. 6d. + 3d. + 3d. | Inhabited House Tax | E326/3/15/146 | Location | |
| 2 Oct 1797 | Mr Burn Min[iste]r | 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 | |
| 2 Oct 1797 | Mr Burn, min[iste]r | 2 horses, 2 liable for duty | 4s. 6d. + 10.8d. | Farm Horse Tax | E326/10/9/31 | Location | |
| 18 Nov 1798 | Mr Burns, Forgan [parochial clergy] | Duties on houses and windows | £3 18s. | Consolidated schedules | E326/15/11/54 | Location | |
| 18 Nov 1798 | Mr Burns, Forgan [parochial clergy] | Duties on inhabited houses | 3s. 4d. | Consolidated schedules | E326/15/11/54 | Location | |
| 18 Nov 1798 | Revd. Mr Burns, Minister | Duties on houses & 14 windows | £3 18s. | Consolidated schedules | E326/15/11/18 | Location | |
| 18 Nov 1798 | Rev Mr Burns, Minister | Duties on inhabited houses & £5 rents | 3s. 4d. | Consolidated schedules | E326/15/11/18 | Location | |
| 18 Nov 1798 | Rev Mr Burns, Minister | Duty on 2 horses used in husbandry or trade, or mules | 12s. | Consolidated schedules | E326/15/11/18 | Location | |
| 18 Nov 1798 | Rev Mr Burns, Minister | Duty on 1 dog at 4 shillings | 4s. | Consolidated schedules | E326/15/11/18 | Location | |
| 18 Nov 1798 | Rev Mr Burns, Minister | Total | £4 17s. 4d. | Consolidated schedules | E326/15/11/18 | Location | |
| 27 May 1763 | Andrew Burns Tennant at [Kirkton] | 1 house | 6d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/75 | [? Andrew Meldrum Kirkton barns] | Location |
| 4 Aug 1784 | Willm Chalmers Uperfrierton | 1 house, 10 windows | 8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/10 | Location | |
| 19 Sep1785 | William Challmers Uperfrierton | 1 carriage & saddle horse | 5s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/1/123 | Location | |
| 19 Sep 1785 | Wm Challmers uperfrierton | 1 house, 10 windows | 8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/32 | Location | |
| 28 Jul 1786 | Wm Chalmers Uperfriertown | 1 house, 10 windows | 8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/54 | Location | |
| 10 Aug 1787 | William Chalmers at upper Frirton | 1 saddle horse | 10s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/6/115 | Location | |
| 10 Aug 1787 | William Chalmers Uper frierton | 1 house, 10 windows | 8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/78 | Location | |
| 18 Jul 1793 | John Chrystie Causeyhead | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) + 2.6d. (10%) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/99 | Location | |
| 4 Aug 1794 | John Christie Causeyhead | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) + 2.6d. (10%) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/49/119 | Location |
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