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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 The tax was eventually repealed in 1851.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 Jul 1781Mr Walker of Sampford1 house, 13 windows17s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/78
23 Jul 1781Peter Walker in Newton1 house, 8 windows4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/78Location
23 Jul 1781Total Forgan parish15 houses @ 1s., 140 windows£7 3s. 0d. (windows) + 15s. 0d. (houses)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/78
23 Jul 1781Total Forgan parish5 Apr 1781 to 5 Apr 1782£7 18s. 0d.House & Window TaxE326/1/47/78
23 Jul 1782John Gillespie Esqr of Kirkton1 house [rated] £63s.Inhabited House TaxE326/3/15/37Location
24 Jul 1782Mr Burns Min[iste]r1 house, 14 windows£1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/102Location
24 Jul 1782George Fleeming in [Frierton]1 house1s.House & Window TaxE326/1/47/102[which Friarton not stated]Location
24 Jul 1782Thomas Fleeming Frierton8 ws. now 2 Tents.House & Window TaxE326/1/47/102[? now 2 tenants]Location
24 Jul 1782George Gillespie Esqr Kirkton1 house, 22 windows£1 18s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/102Location
24 Jul 1782John Hay in Newport1 house, 9 windows6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/102Location
24 Jul 1782Charles Hill in Sampford1 house, 8 windows4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/102
24 Jul 1782John Melldrum Innerdavid1 house, 8 windows4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/102Location
24 Jul 1782Mrs Melldrum Barns Kirkton1 house, 7 windows1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/102Location
24 Jul 1782Thomas Melldrum Causyhead1 house, 7 windows1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/102Location
24 Jul 1782John Scot in Morton1 house1s.House & Window TaxE326/1/47/102Location
24 Jul 1782Robert Sime in Uperfrierton1 house, 10 windows8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/102Location
24 Jul 1782Mr William Sime Woodhaven1 house, 15 windows£1 2s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/102
24 Jul 1782Mr George Stark in Hass1 house, 11 windows11s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/102[Flass]Location
24 Jul 1782Mr Walker of Sampfoord13 ws. U.h.House & Window TaxE326/1/47/102[? uninhabited]
24 Jul 1782Peter Walker in Newton1 house, 8 windows4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/102Location
24 Jul 1782Total Forgan parish13 houses @ 1s., 119 windows£6 1s. 8d. (windows) + 13s. 0d. (houses)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/102
24 Jul 1782Total Forgan parish5 Apr 1782 to 5 Apr 1783£6 14s. 8d.House & Window TaxE326/1/47/102
22 Jul 1783Mr Burns Min[iste]r1 house, 14 windows£1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/124Location
22 Jul 1783George Fleeming in Frierton1 house1s.House & Window TaxE326/1/47/124[which Friarton not stated]Location
22 Jul 1783John Gillespie Esqr Kirkton1 house [rated] £63s.Inhabited House TaxE326/3/15/45Location
22 Jul 1783John Gillespie Esqr Kirkton1 house, 22 windows£1 18s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/124Location
22 Jul 1783John Hay in Newport1 house, 9 windows6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/124Location
22 Jul 1783Charles Hill in Sampfurd1 house, 8 windows4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/124
22 Jul 1783John Melldrum in Innerdavid1 house, 8 windows4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/124Location
22 Jul 1783Mrs Melldrum Barns Kirkton1 house, 7 windows1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/124Location
22 Jul 1783Thomas Melldrum Causyhead1 house, 7 windows1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/124Location
22 Jul 1783John Scot in Morton1 house1s.House & Window TaxE326/1/47/124Location
22 Jul 1783Mrs Sime Upperfrierton1 house, 10 windows8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/124Location
22 Jul 1783Mr Wm Sime in Woodhaven1 house, 15 windows£1 2s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/124
22 Jul 1783George Stark in Hass1 house, 9 windows6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/124[Flass]Location
22 Jul 1783The said Geo Stark formerly 11 w. Shut up 2House & Window TaxE326/1/47/124Location
22 Jul 1783Peter Walker in Newton1 house, 8 windows4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/124Location
22 Jul 1783Total Forgan parish13 houses @ 1s., 117 windows£5 16s. 8d. (windows) + 13s. 0d. (houses)House & Window TaxE326/1/47/124
22 Jul 1783Total Forgan parish5 Apr 1783 to 5 Apr 1784£6 9s. 8d.House & Window TaxE326/1/47/124
4 Aug 1784Mr Burn Min[iste]r1 house, 14 windows£1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/48/10Location
4 Aug 1784Willm Chalmers Uperfrierton1 house, 10 windows8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/48/10Location
4 Aug 1784Captn Duncan of Sampfoord1 house [rated] £168s.Inhabited House TaxE326/3/15/53
4 Aug 1784Captn Duncan of St foord1 house, 26 windows£2 12s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/48/10
4 Aug 1784Thomas Fleeming in Frierton1 house1s.House & Window TaxE326/1/48/9[which Friarton not stated]Location
4 Aug 1784John Gillespie Esqr Kirkton1 house [rated] £63s.Inhabited House TaxE326/3/15/53Location
4 Aug 1784John Gillespy Esqr Kirkton1 house, 22 windows£1 18s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/48/9Location
4 Aug 1784John Hay in Newport1 house, 9 windows6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/48/9Location
4 Aug 1784Chs Hill in St foord U.h. 8 windowsHouse & Window TaxE326/1/48/10
4 Aug 1784John Meldrum in Innerdavid1 house, 8 windows4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/48/9Location
4 Aug 1784Mrs Melldrum Barns Kirkton1 house, 7 windows1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/48/9Location

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