The Newport, Wormit & Forgan Archive

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 The tax was eventually repealed in 1851.

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Date	Taxpayer	Taxable items	Duty paid	Tax	Source ref	Note	Location
4 Aug 1794	Robert Meldrum Hillside	1 horse	10s. + 1s.	Horse Tax	E326/9/26/123		Location
4 Aug 1794	Alexr. Syme Woodhaven	1 house, 7 windows	1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) + 2.6d. (10%)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/49/119
4 Aug 1794	Robert Stewart Esq, St Fort	1 private carriage with 4 wheels	£8 + 16s.	Carriage Tax	E326/8/17/65
4 Aug 1794	Robt Stewart Esq St Ford	4 horses (1 at 10s. + 3 at 17s. 6d.)	£3 2s. 6d. + 6s. 3d.	Horse Tax	E326/9/26/123
4 Aug 1794	Rt Stewart Esqr St Fort	1 house [rated] £18	9s. + 10.8d.	Inhabited House Tax	E326/3/15/125
4 Aug 1794	Robt Stewart Esqr St Fort	3 servants	£4 10s. 0d. + 9s. 0d.	Male Servants Tax	E326/5/23/81
4 Aug 1794	Provt. Stewart St Fort	1 house, 37 windows	£3 14s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) + 7s. 6d. (10%)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/49/119
4 Aug 1794	James Walker Newton	1 horse	10s. + 1s.	Horse Tax	E326/9/26/123		Location
4 Aug 1794	James Walker Newton	1 house, 8 windows	4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) + 6d. (10%)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/49/119		Location
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
4 Aug 1794	Total Forgan parish	Duty on carriages	£30 + £3	Carriage Tax	E326/8/17/65
4 Aug 1794	Total Forgan parish	18 horses (13 at 10s. + 5 at 17s. 6d.)	£10 17s. 6d. + £1 1s. 9d.	Horse Tax	E326/9/26/123
4 Aug 1794	Total Forgan parish	5 houses [rated] £44	£1 2s. 0d. + 2s. 2.4d.	Inhabited House Tax	E326/3/15/125
4 Aug 1794	Total Forgan parish	4 servants	£5 15s. 0d. + 11s. 6d.	Male Servants Tax	E326/5/23/81
4 Aug 1794	Total Forgan parish	10 houses @ 1s., 140 windows (The Old Window duty)	£9 11s. 10d. (windows) + 10s. 0d. (houses) + £1 0s.2.2d. (10%)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/49/119
4 Aug 1794	Total Forgan parish	5 Apr 1794 to 5 Apr 1795	£11 2s. 0.2d.	House & Window Tax	E326/1/49/119
2 Oct 1797	Mr Berry, Tayfield	1 clock, 2 silver or metal watches	7s. 6d.	Clock & Watch Tax	E326/12/2/29		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	Thomas Fleeming, E Freerton	1 clock, 1 silver or metal watch	5s. 7.5d.	Clock & Watch Tax	E326/12/2/29		Location
2 Oct 1797	Miss Gillespie, Kirkton	1 clock	3s. 9d.	Clock & Watch Tax	E326/12/2/29		Location
2 Oct 1797	Mr Gordon, Woodhaven	1 clock	3s. 9d.	Clock & Watch Tax	E326/12/2/29
2 Oct 1797	John Hay, Newport	1 clock	3s. 9d.	Clock & Watch Tax	E326/12/2/29		Location
2 Oct 1797	Alexander Meldrum, Inverdivot	1 clock, 1 silver or metal watch	5s. 7.5d.	Clock & Watch Tax	E326/12/2/29		Location
2 Oct 1797	Mrs Stewart, St Fort	1 gold watch	7s. 6d.	Clock & Watch Tax	E326/12/2/29
2 Oct 1797	Robert Stewart Esq, St Fort	1 clock, 1 gold watch	11s. 3d.	Clock & Watch Tax	E326/12/2/29
2 Oct 1797	James Walker, Newton	1 silver or metal watch	1s. 10.5d.	Clock & Watch Tax	E326/12/2/29		Location
2 Oct 1797	Total Forgan parish	Duty on 7 clocks, 2 gold watches, 6 silver or metal watches	£2 12s. 6d.	Clock & Watch Tax	E326/12/2/29
Oct 1797	John Berry Esq, Tayfield	Duty on 8 dogs at 5 shillings each	£2	Dog Tax	E326/11/1/102		Location
Oct 1797	Thomas Fleming, E Freerton	Duty on 1 dog at 5 shillings each	5s. 0d.	Dog Tax	E326/11/1/102		Location
Oct 1797	Alexander Meldrum, Inverdiviot	Duty on 1 dog at 3 shillings each	3s. 0d.	Dog Tax	E326/11/1/102		Location
Oct 1797	Robert Stewart Esq, St Fort	Duty on 3 dogs at 5 shillings each	15s. 0d.	Dog Tax	E326/11/1/102
Oct 1797	Total Forgan parish	Duty on 1 dog at 5 shillings, 13 dogs at 3 shillings	£3 3s. 0d.	Dog Tax	E326/11/1/102
2 Oct 1797	John Berry, Tayfield	1 private carriage with 4 wheels	£8 + 16s.	Carriage Tax	E326/8/19/52		Location
2 Oct 1797	John Berry Esq, Tayfield	2 horses, 2 liable for duty at 2 shillings each	4s. 0d.	Farm Horse Tax	E326/10/2/303		Location
2 Oct 1797	Mr Berry Tayfield	3 horses	11s. 3d. + 2s. 3d.	Horse Tax	E326/9/32/67		Location
2 Oct 1797	Mr Berry Tayfield	1 house [rated] £10	5s. + 6d. + 6d.	Inhabited House Tax	E326/3/15/142		Location
2 Oct 1797	Mr Berry Tayfield	1 servant: Wm Marshall, Ho[use] Servant	£1 5s. 0d. + 2s. 6d. + 2s. 6d.	Male Servants Tax	E326/5/25/82		Location
2 Oct 1797	Mr Berry Tayfield	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 Bowsie, Kirkton barns	8 horses, 8 liable for duty at 2 shillings each	16s. 0d.	Farm Horse Tax	E326/10/2/303		Location
2 Oct 1797	Robert Bryden, Hillside	5 horses, 5 liable for duty at 2 shillings each	10s. 0d.	Farm Horse Tax	E326/10/2/303		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	John Christie, Cawsie head	6 horses, 6 liable for duty at 2 shillings each	12s. 0d.	Farm Horse Tax	E326/10/2/303		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	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
2 Oct 1797	John Foggo, Myre end	2 horses, 2 liable for duty at 2 shillings each	4s. 0d.	Farm Horse Tax	E326/10/2/303		Location

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