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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 The tax was eventually repealed in 1851.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
4 Aug 1784Thomas Meldrum Causyhead1 house, 7 windows1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/48/10Location
4 Aug 1784John Scott in Morton1 house1s.House & Window TaxE326/1/48/9Location
4 Aug 1784William Sime Woodhaven1 house, 15 windows£1 2s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/48/10
4 Aug 1784George Stark in Hass1 house, 9 windows6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/48/9[Flass]Location
4 Aug 1784Peter Walker in Newton1 house, 8 windows4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/48/10Location
4 Aug 1784Total Forgan parish2 houses [rated] £2211s.Inhabited House TaxE326/3/15/53
4 Aug 1784Total Forgan parish13 houses @ 1s., 135 windows£8 4s. 8d. (windows) + 13s. 0d. (houses)House & Window TaxE326/1/48/10
4 Aug 1784Total Forgan parish5 Apr 1784 to 5 Apr 1784£8 17s. 8d.House & Window TaxE326/1/48/10
19 Sep 1785Captn Duncan of St ford1 house [rated] £168s.Inhabited House TaxE326/3/15/61
19 Sep 1785Geo Gillespie Esqr Kirkton1 house [rated] £63s.Inhabited House TaxE326/3/15/61Location
19 Sep 1785Total Forgan parish2 houses [rated] £2211s.Inhabited House TaxE326/3/15/61
19 Sep 1785Mr Burns Min[iste]r1 house, 14 windows£1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/48/32Location
19 Sep1785William Challmers Uperfrierton1 carriage & saddle horse5s.Horse TaxE326/9/1/123Location
19 Sep 1785Wm Challmers uperfrierton1 house, 10 windows8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/48/32Location
19 Sep 1785Captain Duncan of Sampford1 carriage with 2 wheels£2 12s. 6d.Carriage TaxE326/8/1/55
19 Sep 1785Captn. Duncan of Sampfurd2 servants: Jean Renton Cookmaid, Mary Stewart Cham[ber] maid7s. 6d.Female Servants TaxE326/6/1/94
19 Sep1785Captn. Alexr Duncan of St Ford2 carriage & saddle horses10s.Horse TaxE326/9/1/123
19 Sep 1785Captn. Duncan of St ford3 servants: Charles McFortone, Butler; James Edwards, Groom; Alex Lawson, Gardiner£3 7s. 6d.Male Servants TaxE326/5/5/98
19 Sep 1785Captn Duncan of St foord1 house, 26 windows£2 12s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/48/32
19 Sep1785Thomas Fleeming Neuton of Frierton1 carriage & saddle horse5s.Horse TaxE326/9/1/124Location
19 Sep 1785Thomas Fleeming Frierton1 house1s.House & Window TaxE326/1/48/32[which Friarton not stated]Location
19 Sep 1785John Gillespie Esq of Kirkton1 servant: Margaret Rannie House serv[an]t1s. 10.5d.Female Servants TaxE326/6/1/94Location
19 Sep1785John Gillespie Esqr of Kirkton1 carriage & saddle horse5s.Horse TaxE326/9/1/123Location
19 Sep 1785John Gillespie Kirkton1 house, 22 windows£1 18s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/48/32Location
19 Sep 1785John Hay in Newport1 cart with 2 wheels, duty 2s.1s.Cart TaxE326/7/1/74Location
19 Sep1785John Hay at Newport3 carriage & saddle horses5s.Horse TaxE326/9/1/124Location
19 Sep 1785John Hay in Newport1 house, 9 windows6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/48/32Location
19 Sep1785Andrew Jameson at [Woodmuir]2 carriage & saddle horses5s.Horse TaxE326/9/1/124
19 Sep1785Andrew Lanceman at Woodmuir2 carriage & saddle horses5s.Horse TaxE326/9/1/124
19 Sep1785William McCulloch at Scrugieside1 carriage & saddle horse5s.Horse TaxE326/9/1/124Location
19 Sep1785John Meldrum in Innerdavid1 carriage & saddle horse5s.Horse TaxE326/9/1/124Location
19 Sep 1785John Meldrum Innerdavid1 house, 8 windows4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/48/32Location
19 Sep1785Mrs Meldrum in Barns of [Kirkton]1 carriage & saddle horse5s.Horse TaxE326/9/1/123Location
19 Sep 1785Mrs Meldrum Barns Kirkton1 house, 7 windows1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/48/32Location
19 Sep 1785Thomas Melldrum Causyhead1 house, 7 windows1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/48/32Location
19 Sep 1785John Scott in Morton1 house1s.House & Window TaxE326/1/48/32Location
19 Sep 1785Mr William Sime at Woodhaven2 carriages with 4 wheels£10 10s.Carriage TaxE326/8/1/55
19 Sep 1785William Sime Woodhaven1 house, 15 windows£1 2s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/48/32
19 Sep1785George Stark in Flass1 carriage & saddle horse5s.Horse TaxE326/9/1/123Location
19 Sep 1785George Stark in Hass1 house1s.House & Window TaxE326/1/48/32[Flass]Location
19 Sep 1785The sd. George Stark Shut up 3 ws.House & Window TaxE326/1/48/32Location
19 Sep1785Peter Walker in Newton1 carriage & saddle horse5s.Horse TaxE326/9/1/123Location
19 Sep 1785Peter Walker in Newton1 house, 8 windows4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/48/32Location
19 Sep 1785Total Forgan parishDuty on carriages£13 2s 6d.Carriage TaxE326/8/1/55
19 Sep 1785Total Forgan parish3 servants9s. 4.5d.Female Servants TaxE326/6/1/94
19 Sep1785Total Forgan parish17 carriage & saddle horses£4 5s. 0d.Horse TaxE326/9/1/124
19 Sep 1785Total Forgan parish13 houses @ 1s., 126 windows£7 18s. 8d. (windows) + 13s. 0d. (houses)House & Window TaxE326/1/48/32
19 Sep 1785Total Forgan parish5 Apr 1785 to 5 Apr 1786£8 11s. 8d.House & Window TaxE326/1/48/32
28 Jul 1786Mr Burns Min[iste]r1 house, 14 windows£1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/48/55Location
28 Jul 1786Wm Chalmers Uperfriertown1 house, 10 windows8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/48/54Location

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