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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 The tax was eventually repealed in 1851.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
15 Jul 1773Total Forgan parish16 houses @ 1s., 151 windows£8 11s. 10d. (windows) + 16s. 0d. (houses)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/11
15 Jul 1773Total Forgan parish6 Apr 1773 to 6 Apr 1774£9 7s. 10d.House & Window TaxE326/1/46/11
30 Jul 1774Mr Burns Minister1 house, 14 windows£1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/33Location
30 Jul 1774George Fleeming in [Friertown]1 house1s.House & Window TaxE326/1/46/33[which Friarton not stated]Location
30 Jul 1774Thomas Fleeming Friertown1 house1s.House & Window TaxE326/1/46/33[which Friarton not stated]Location
30 Jul 1774John Gillespie Esqr of Kirkton1 house, 27 windows£2 14s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/33Location
30 Jul 1774Mr John Hay of Morton1 house, 7 windows1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/33Location
30 Jul 1774John Hay at Newport1 house, 9 windows6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/33Location
30 Jul 1774Andrew Meldrum of Barom of [Kirkton]1 house, 7 windows1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/33Location
30 Jul 1774Geo Meldrum in Innerdavid1 house, 8 windows4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/33Location
30 Jul 1774Mr John Murray Woodhaven1 house, 15 windows£1 2s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/33
30 Jul 1774John Scott at [Morton]1 house1s.House & Window TaxE326/1/46/33Location
30 Jul 1774Robert Sime at Uper friertown1 house, 10 windows8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/33Location
30 Jul 1774Mr William Sime in [Woodhaven]1 house, 11 windows11s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/33
30 Jul 1774Mr George Stark in Hass1 house, 11 windows11s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/33[Flass]Location
30 Jul 1774Alexander Todd in Newport1 house, 10 windows8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/33Location
30 Jul 1774Mr Walker at St foord1 house, 13 windows17s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/33
30 Jul 1774Peter Walker at Newton1 house, 8 windows4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/33Location
30 Jul 1774Total Forgon parish16 houses @ 1s., 151 windows£8 9s. 10d. (windows) + 16s. 0d. (houses)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/33
30 Jul 1774Total Forgon parish6 Apr 1774 to 6 Apr 1775£9 5s. 10d.House & Window TaxE326/1/46/33
3 Aug 1775Mr Burns Minister1 house, 14 windows£1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/54Location
3 Aug 1775George Fleeming in [Friertown]1 house1s.House & Window TaxE326/1/46/54[which Friarton not stated]Location
3 Aug 1775Thomas Fleeming in Friertown1 house, 7 windows1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/54[which Friarton not stated]Location
3 Aug 1775John Gillespie Esqr of Kirktown1 house, 27 windows£2 14s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/54Location
3 Aug 1775Mr John Hay of Morton1 house, 7 windows1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/54Location
3 Aug 1775John Hay in Newport1 house, 9 windows6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/54Location
3 Aug 1775John Meldrum in Innerdavid1 house, 8 windows4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/54Location
3 Aug 1775Mr Meldrum Barns of Kirktown1 house, 7 windows1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/54Location
3 Aug 1775Mr Peter Murray in Woodhaven1 house, 15 windows£1 2s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/54
3 Aug 1775John Scott at [Morton]1 house1s.House & Window TaxE326/1/46/54Location
3 Aug 1775Mr Robert Sime Upper friertown1 house, 10 windows8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/54Location
3 Aug 1775Mr William Sime in [Woodhaven]1 house, 11 windows11s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/54
3 Aug 1775William Simpson at Newport1 house, 10 windows8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/54Location
3 Aug 1775Mr George Stark in Flass1 house, 11 windows11s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/54Location
3 Aug 1775Mr Walker of Sampfoord1 house, 13 windows17s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/54
3 Aug 1775Peter Walker at Newton1 house, 8 windows4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/54Location
3 Aug 1775Total Forgon parish16 houses @ 1s., 157 windows£8 11s. 0d. (windows) + 16s. 0d. (houses)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/54
3 Aug 1775Total Forgon parish6 Apr 1775 to 6 Apr 1776£9 7s. 0d.House & Window TaxE326/1/46/54
- - 1776Mr Burns Minister of Forgon1 house, 14 windows£1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/77Location
- - 1776George Fleeming in [Friertown]1 house1s.House & Window TaxE326/1/46/77[which Friarton not stated]Location
- - 1776Thomas Fleeming in Friertown1 house, 7 windows1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/77[which Friarton not stated]Location
- - 1776John Gillespy Esqr of Kirktown1 house, 27 windows£2 14s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/77Location
- - 1776Mr John Hay at MortonU.h. 7 wind.House & Window TaxE326/1/46/77Location
- - 1776Mr John Hay in Newport1 house, 9 windows6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/77Location
- - 1776Charles Hill at Sampfoord1 house, 7 windows1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/77
- - 1776John Meldrum in Innerdavid1 house, 8 windows4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/77Location
- - 1776Mr Meldrum in Barns of Kirktown1 house, 7 windows1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/77Location
- - 1776Mr Peter Murray in Woodhaven1 house, 15 windows£1 2s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/77
- - 1776John Scott at [Kirktown]1 house1s.House & Window TaxE326/1/46/77[should be Morton]Location
- - 1776Mr Robert Sime in Uperfriertown1 house, 10 windows8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/46/77Location

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