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 The tax was eventually repealed in 1851.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - - 1776 | Willm Sime Woodhaven | U.h. 11 [wind.] | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/77 | |||
| - - 1776 | William Simpson at Newport | U.h. 10 [wind.] | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/77 | Location | ||
| - - 1776 | Mr George Stark in Hass | 1 house, 11 windows | 11s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/77 | [Flass] | Location |
| - - 1776 | Mr Walker of Sampfoord | 1 house, 13 windows | 17s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/77 | ||
| - - 1776 | Peter Walker in Newton | 1 house, 8 windows | 4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/77 | Location | |
| - - 1776 | Total Forgon parish | 14 houses @ 1s., 136 windows | £7 11s. 8d. (windows) + 14s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/77 | ||
| - - 1776 | Total Forgon parish | 6 Apr 1776 to 6 Apr 1777 | £8 5s. 8d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/77 | ||
| 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 | |
| 27 Jul 1777 | George Fleeming in [Frierton] | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/101 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 27 Jul 1777 | Thomas Fleeming in Frierton | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/101 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 27 Jul 1777 | John Killespy Esqr of Kirton | 1 house, 22 windows | £1 18s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/101 | Location | |
| 27 Jul 1777 | John Gillespy Esqr closed up 5 wind. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/101 | Location | |||
| 27 Jul 1777 | Mr John Hay in Newport | 1 house, 9 windows | 6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/101 | Location | |
| 27 Jul 1777 | Charles Hill in Sampfoord | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/101 | ||
| 27 Jul 1777 | John Meldrum in Innerdavid | 1 house, 8 windows | 4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/101 | Location | |
| 27 Jul 1777 | Mr Meldrum Barns of Kirkton | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/101 | Location | |
| 27 Jul 1777 | John Scott at Morton | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/101 | Location | |
| 27 Jul 1777 | Mr Robert Sime Uperfrierton | 1 house, 10 windows | 8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/101 | Location | |
| 27 Jul 1777 | Mr William Sime of Woodhaven | 1 house, 15 windows | £1 2s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/101 | ||
| 27 Jul 1777 | Mr George Stark in hass | 1 house, 11 windows | 11s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/101 | [Flass] | Location |
| 27 Jul 1777 | Mr Walker of Sampfoord | 1 house, 13 windows | 17s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/101 | ||
| 27 Jul 1777 | Peter Walker at Newton | 1 house, 8 windows | 4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/101 | Location | |
| 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 | ||
| 27 Jul 1777 | Total Forgan parish | 6 Apr 1777 to 6 Apr 1778 | £7 10s. 2d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/46/101 | ||
| - Aug 1778 | Mr Walker of Sampfoord | 1 servant: Andrew Jameson, Gardener | 15s. 0d. | Male Servants Tax | E326/5/1/92 | ||
| 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 | |
| 19 Aug 1778 | George Fleeming in [Frierton] | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/9 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 19 Aug 1778 | Thomas Fleeming in Frierton | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/9 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 19 Aug 1778 | John Gibleston Esqr of Kirkton [sic] | 1 house [rated] £5 | 1s. 10.5d. | Inhabited House Tax | E326/3/15/5 | Location | |
| 19 Aug 1778 | John Gillespie Esqr of Kirtown | 1 house, 22 windows | £1 18s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/9 | Location | |
| 19 Aug 1778 | John Hay in Newport | 1 house, 9 windows | 6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/9 | Location | |
| 19 Aug 1778 | Charles Hill at Sampfoord | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/9 | ||
| 19 Aug 1778 | John Meldrum Innerdavid | 1 house, 8 windows | 4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/9 | Location | |
| 19 Aug 1778 | Mr Meldrum Barns of Kirkton | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/9 | Location | |
| 19 Aug 1778 | Thomas Meldrum Causyhead | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/9 | Location | |
| 19 Aug 1778 | John Scott at Morton | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/9 | Location | |
| 19 Aug 1778 | Mr Robert Sime Upperfrierton | 1 house, 10 windows | 8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/9 | Location | |
| 19 Aug 1778 | Mr Wm Sime Woodhaven | 1 house, 15 windows | £1 2s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/9 | ||
| 19 Aug 1778 | Mr George Stark in Hass | 1 house, 11 windows | 11s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/9 | [Flass] | Location |
| 19 Aug 1778 | Mr Sampfoord Walker | 1 house [rated] £8 | 3s | Inhabited House Tax | E326/3/15/5 | ||
| 19 Aug 1778 | Mr Walker of Sampfoord | 1 house, 13 windows | 17s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/9 | ||
| 19 Aug 1778 | Peter Walker at Newton | 1 house, 8 windows | 4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/9 | Location | |
| 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 | ||
| 19 Aug 1778 | Total Forgon parish | 6 Apr 1778 to 6 Apr 1779 | £7 12s. 4d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/9 | ||
| 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 | |
| 24 Aug 1779 | George Fleeming in [Frierton] | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/32 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 24 Aug 1779 | Thomas Fleeming in Frierton | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/47/32 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 24 Aug 1779 | John Gillespie Esqr of Kirkton | 1 house [rated] £5 | 7.5d. | Inhabited House Tax | E326/3/15/13 | Location | |
| 24 Aug 1779 | John Gillespie Esqr of Kirkton | 1 house [rated] £6 | 2s. 3d. | Inhabited House Tax | E326/3/15/22 | Location |
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