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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 The tax was eventually repealed in 1851.

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DateTaxpayerTaxable itemsDuty paidTaxSource refNoteLocation
23 Nov 1757William Syme19 windows7s. 1.5d.Window TaxE326/1/42/280
24 Nov 1757Mr Wm Beatt Min[iste]r14 windows3s. 6d.Window TaxE326/1/42/280Location
24 Nov 1757Jno Gillespie Esqr27 windows13s. 6d.Window TaxE326/1/42/280Location
24 Nov 1757John Hay Esqr14 windows3s. 6d.Window TaxE326/1/42/280Location
24 Nov 1757Alexr Walker Esqr28 windows14s.Window TaxE326/1/42/280
24 Nov 1757Total Forgan parish[half year Martinmas 1757 to Whitsunday 1758]£2 4s. 4.5d.Window TaxE326/1/42/280
28 Jun 1758Mr Willm Beatt1 house 14 windows4s. 0d.House & Window TaxE326/1/42/299Location
28 Jun 1758Willm Syme1 house 19 windows12s. 4.5d.House & Window TaxE326/1/42/299
28 Jun 1758Alexr Walker Esqr1 house 28 windows£1 1s. 6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/42/299
29 Jun 1758Jno Gilispie Esqr1 house 27 windows£1 0s. 9d.House & Window TaxE326/1/42/299Location
29 Jun 1758Jno Hay Esqr1 house 14 windows4s. 0d.House & Window TaxE326/1/42/299Location
10 Aug 1758Thos Fleming1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/42/299
10 Aug 1758Andw Meldrum1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/42/299
10 Aug 1758Jas Meldrum1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/42/299
10 Aug 1758Jno Meldrum1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/42/299
10 Aug 1758Walter Sime1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/42/299
10 Aug 1758Robt Stark1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/42/299
10 Aug 1758Jas Walker Esqr1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/42/299
10 Aug 1758Alexr Young1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/42/299
10 Aug 1758Total Forgan parish[half year Whitsunday to Martinmas 1757] 15 houses,£3 7s. 7.5d.House & Window TaxE326/1/42/299
10 Aug 1758Total Forgan parish28 windows (10-14 windows), 19 windows (15-19 windows), 55 windows (>19 windows)15 houses, 102 windowsHouse & Window TaxE326/1/42/299
9 Aug 1758Jno Anderson1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/42/299
9 Aug 1758Willm Henderson1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/42/299
2 Mar 1759John Hay Esqr1 house 14 windows4s. 0d.House & Window TaxE326/1/42/311Location
3 Mar 1759John Duncan1 house1s 0d. (a year)House & Window TaxE326/1/42/311
3 Mar 1759John Meldrum1 house 10 windows3s. 0d.House & Window TaxE326/1/42/311
3 Mar 1759William Syme1 house 19 windows12s. 4.5d.House & Window TaxE326/1/42/311
3 Mar 1759Margaret Steel1 house1s 0d. (a year)House & Window TaxE326/1/42/311Location
6 Apr 1759Mr Wm Beatt Min[iste]r1 house 14 windows4s. 0d.House & Window TaxE326/1/42/311Location
6 Apr 1759Geo Fleming1 house1s 0d. (a year)House & Window TaxE326/1/42/311
6 Apr 1759Thos Fleming1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/42/311
6 Apr 1759John Gillespie Esqr1 house 27 windows£1 0s. 9d.House & Window TaxE326/1/42/311Location
6 Apr 1759Andrew Meldrum1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/42/311
6 Apr 1759Walter Syme1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/42/311
6 Apr 1759James Stark1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/42/311Location
6 Apr 1759Alexr Walker Esqr1 house 28 windows£1 1s. 6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/42/311
6 Apr 1759Thos Walker Esqr1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/42/311
7 Apr 1759Wm Henderson1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/42/311
7 Apr 1759Total Forgan parish[half year Martinmas 1758 to Whitsunday 1759]£3 11s. 7.5d.House & Window TaxE326/1/42/311
7 Apr 1759Total Forgan parish38 windows (10-14 windows), 19 windows (15-19 windows), 55 windows (>19 windows)15 houses, 112 windowsHouse & Window TaxE326/1/42/311
21 Jul 1759Mr Willm Beat Min[iste]r1 house, 14 windows3s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/43/43Location
21 Jul 1759John Duncan Causeyhead1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/43/43Location
21 Jul 1759Geo. Fleming Friarton1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/43/43[which Friarton not stated]Location
21 Jul 1759Thos Fleming Meikle friarton1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/43/43Location
21 Jul 1759David Forress1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/43/43
21 Jul 1759John Gillespie of Kirkton1 house, 27 windows13s. 6d. + 6s. 9d. (windows) + 6d. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/43/43Location
21 Jul 1759John Hay of Morton1 house, 14 windows3s. 6d. (windows) + 6d. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/43/43Location
21 Jul 1759Wm Henderson Ninwalls1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/43/43Location
21 Jul 1759And. Meldrum Kirkland barn1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/43/43Location
21 Jul 1759John Meldrum Innerdivat1 house6d.House & Window TaxE326/1/43/43Location

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