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 The tax was eventually repealed in 1851.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Feb 1763 | Total Forgan parish | 16 houses @ 6d., 144 windows | £2 5s. 3d. (1747 duty) + 17s. 9d. (1758 duty) + £1 13s. 9d. (1762 duty) (windows) + 8s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/46 | ||
| 27 May 1763 | Total Forgan parish | 14 houses @ 6d., 144 windows | £2 5s. 3d. (1747 duty) + 17s. 9d. (1758 duty) + £1 13s. 9d. (1762 duty) (windows) + 7s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/75 | ||
| 10 Feb 1764 | Total Forgan parish | 14 houses @ 6d., 144 windows | £2 5s. 3d. (1747 duty) + 17s. 9d. (1758 duty) + £1 13s. 9d. (1762 duty) (windows) + 7s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/107 | ||
| 11 Jun 1764 | Total Forgan parish | 15 houses @ 6d., 150 windows | £2 4s. 1.5d. (1747 duty) + 17s. 0d. (1758 duty) + £1 17s. 10.5d. (1762 duty) (windows) + 7s. 6d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/136 | ||
| 29 Mar 1765 | Total Forgan parish | 15 houses @ 6d., 150 windows | £2 4s. 1.5d. (1747 duty) + 17s. 0d. (1758 duty) + £1 17s. 10.5d. (1762 duty) (windows) + 7s. 6d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/166 | ||
| 9 Jul 1765 | Total Forgan parish | 15 houses @ 6d., 142 windows | £2 4s. 1.5d. (1747 duty) + 17s. 0d. (1758 duty) + £1 13s. 10.5d. (1762 duty) (windows) + 7s. 6d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/196 | ||
| 3 Dec 1765 | Total Forgan parish | 15 houses @ 6d., 151 windows | £2 4s. 1.5d. (1747 duty) + 17s. 0d. (1758 duty) + £1 18s. 4.5d. (1762 duty) (windows) + 7s. 6d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/44/224 | ||
| 29 Jun 1766 | Total Forgan parish | 16 houses @ 5d., 133 windows | £1 9s. 5.75d. (1747 duty) + 12s. 6d. (1758 duty) + £1 11s. 9.5d. (1762 duty) (windows) + 6s. 8d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/12 | ||
| 25 May 1767 | Total Forgan parish | 15 houses @ 6d., 178 windows | £5 13s. 7d. (windows) + 7s. 6d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/46 | ||
| 20 Sep 1767 | Total Forgan parish | 15 houses @ 1s., 158 windows | £9 11s. 4d. (windows) + 15s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/58 | ||
| .. Sep 1768 | Total Forgan parish | 16 houses @ 1s., 165 windows | £9 12s. 6d. (windows) + 16s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/82 | ||
| 18 Aug 1769 | Total Forgan parish | 15 houses @ 1s., 156 windows | £9 6s. 6d. (windows) + 15s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/102 | ||
| 23 Aug 1770 | Total Forgan parish | 16 houses @ 1s., 150 windows | £8 9s. 4d. (windows) + 16s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/121 | ||
| 31 Aug 1771 | Total Forgan parish | 16 houses @ 1s., 160 windows | £8 17s. 8d. (windows) + 16s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/140 | ||
| 19 Jul 1772 | Total Forgan parish | 16 houses @ 1s., 157 windows | £8 10s. 6d. (windows) + 16s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/45/161 | ||
| 15 Jul 1773 | Total Forgan parish | 16 houses @ 1s., 151 windows | £8 11s. 10d. (windows) + 16s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/11 | ||
| 30 Jul 1774 | Total Forgon parish | 16 houses @ 1s., 151 windows | £8 9s. 10d. (windows) + 16s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/33 | ||
| 3 Aug 1775 | Total Forgon parish | 16 houses @ 1s., 157 windows | £8 11s. 0d. (windows) + 16s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/54 | ||
| - - 1776 | Total Forgon parish | 14 houses @ 1s., 136 windows | £7 11s. 8d. (windows) + 14s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/77 | ||
| 27 Jul 1777 | Total Forgan parish | 14 houses @ 1s., 131 windows | £6 16s. 2d. (windows) + 14s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/101 | ||
| 19 Aug 1778 | Total Forgan parish | 2 houses [rated] £13 | 4s. 10.5d. | Inhabited House Tax | E326/3/15/5 | ||
| 19 Aug 1778 | Total Forgon parish | 15 houses @ 1s., 138 windows | £6 17s. 4d. (windows) + 15s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/9 | ||
| 24 Aug 1779 | Total Forgan parish | 2 houses [rated] £13 | 1s. 7.5d. | Inhabited House Tax | E326/3/15/13 | ||
| 24 Aug 1779 | Total Forgan parish | 2 houses [rated] £15 | 5s. 7.5d. | Inhabited House Tax | E326/3/15/22 | ||
| 24 Aug 1779 | Total Forgan parish | 15 houses @ 1s., 138 windows | £6 17s. 4d. (windows) + 15s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/32 | ||
| 9 Aug 1780 | Total Forgan parish | 15 houses @ 1s., 138 windows | £6 17s. 4d. (windows) + 15s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/56 | ||
| 23 Jul 1781 | Total Forgan parish | 15 houses @ 1s., 140 windows | £7 3s. 0d. (windows) + 15s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/78 | ||
| 24 Jul 1782 | Total Forgan parish | 13 houses @ 1s., 119 windows | £6 1s. 8d. (windows) + 13s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/102 | ||
| 22 Jul 1783 | Total Forgan parish | 13 houses @ 1s., 117 windows | £5 16s. 8d. (windows) + 13s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/124 | ||
| 4 Aug 1784 | Total Forgan parish | 2 houses [rated] £22 | 11s. | Inhabited House Tax | E326/3/15/53 | ||
| 4 Aug 1784 | Total Forgan parish | 13 houses @ 1s., 135 windows | £8 4s. 8d. (windows) + 13s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/10 | ||
| 19 Sep 1785 | Total Forgan parish | 2 houses [rated] £22 | 11s. | Inhabited House Tax | E326/3/15/61 | ||
| 19 Sep 1785 | Total Forgan parish | Duty on carriages | £13 2s 6d. | Carriage Tax | E326/8/1/55 | ||
| 19 Sep 1785 | Total Forgan parish | 3 servants | 9s. 4.5d. | Female Servants Tax | E326/6/1/94 | ||
| 19 Sep1785 | Total Forgan parish | 17 carriage & saddle horses | £4 5s. 0d. | Horse Tax | E326/9/1/124 | ||
| 19 Sep 1785 | Total Forgan parish | 13 houses @ 1s., 126 windows | £7 18s. 8d. (windows) + 13s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/32 | ||
| 28 Jul 1786 | Total Forgan parish | Duty on carriages | £17 10s. | Carriage Tax | E326/8/3/59 | ||
| 28 Jul 1786 | Total Forgan parish | 3 servants | 12s. 6d. | Female Servants Tax | E326/6/5/102 | ||
| 28 Jul 1786 | Total Forgan parish | 2 houses [rated] £22 | 11s. | Inhabited House Tax | E326/3/15/69 | ||
| 28 Jul 1786 | Total Forgan parish | 13 houses @ 1s., 137 windows | £9 0s. 8d. (windows) + 13s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/55 | ||
| 10 Aug 1787 | Total Forgan parish | 2 houses [rated] £22 | 11s. | Inhabited House Tax | E326/3/15/80 | ||
| 10 Aug 1787 | Total Forgan parish | Duty on carriages | £17 10s. | Carriage Tax | E326/8/5/52 | ||
| 10 Aug 1787 | Total Forgan parish | 3 servants | 12s. 6d. | Female Servants Tax | E326/6/9/104 | ||
| 10 Aug 1787 | Total Forgan parish | 2 carriage horses, 14 saddle horses | £8 | Horse Tax | E326/9/6/115 | ||
| 10 Aug 1787 | Total Forgan parish | 12 houses @ 1s., 137 windows | £9 0s. 8d. (windows) + 12s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/78 | ||
| 2 Aug 1788 | Total Forgan parish | Duty on carriages | £14 | Carriage Tax | E326/8/6/53 | ||
| 2 Aug 1788 | Total Forgan parish | 13 saddle horses | £6 10s 0d. | Horse Tax | E326/9/9/131 | ||
| 2 Aug 1788 | Total Forgan parish | 12 houses @ 1s., 98 windows | £5 2s. 10d. (windows) + 12s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/99 | ||
| 24 Jul 1789 | Total Forgan parish | Duty on carriages | £21 | Carriage Tax | E326/8/8/63 | ||
| 24 Jul 1789 | Total Forgan parish | Duty on carriages | 15s. | Carriage Tax | E326/8/9/50 |
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