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 The tax was eventually repealed in 1851.

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Date	Taxpayer	Taxable items	Duty paid	Tax	Source ref	Note	Location
10 Aug 1787	William Sime at Woodhaven	2 carriages with 4 wheels	£14	Carriage Tax	E326/8/5/52
10 Aug 1787	William Sime in Woodhaven	1 house, 15 windows	£1 2s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/48/78
10 Aug 1787	George Stark at Flass	1 saddle horse	10s.	Horse Tax	E326/9/6/115		Location
10 Aug 1787	George Stark Hass	1 house	1s.	House & Window Tax	E326/1/48/78	[Flass]	Location
10 Aug 1787	Petter Wallker at Newton	1 saddle horse	10s.	Horse Tax	E326/9/6/115		Location
10 Aug 1787	Peter Walker in Newton	1 house, 8 windows	4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/48/78		Location
10 Aug 1787	Total Forgan parish	Duty on carriages	£17 10s.	Carriage Tax	E326/8/5/52
10 Aug 1787	Total Forgan parish	3 servants	12s. 6d.	Female Servants Tax	E326/6/9/104
10 Aug 1787	Total Forgan parish	2 carriage horses, 14 saddle horses	£8	Horse Tax	E326/9/6/115
10 Aug 1787	Total Forgan parish	12 houses @ 1s., 137 windows	£9 0s. 8d. (windows) + 12s. 0d. (houses)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/48/78
10 Aug 1787	Total Forgan parish	5 Apr 1787 to 5 Apr 1788	£9 12s. 8d.	House & Window Tax	E326/1/48/78
10 ... 1787	John Hay at Newport	1 cart with 2 wheels, duty 2s.	1s.	Cart Tax	E326/7/4/81		Location
10 ... 1787	Andrew Rodger at the Braehead	1 cart with 2 wheels, duty 2s.	1s.	Cart Tax	E326/7/4/81		Location
2 Aug 1788	William Bousie Barnskirktone	1 saddle horse	10s	Horse Tax	E326/9/9/131		Location
2 Aug 1788	William Bousie Barnskirkton	1 house	1s.	House & Window Tax	E326/1/48/99		Location
2 Aug 1788	The sd. Wm Bousie formerly Mrs Meldrum has Shut up 1 W.			House & Window Tax	E326/1/48/99		Location
2 Aug 1788	Mr Burns Min[iste]r	1 house, 14 windows	£1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/48/99		Location
2 Aug 1788	Captn Duncan of St ford U.h. 37 W.			House & Window Tax	E326/1/48/99
2 Aug 1788	Thomas Fleming at Frierton	1 saddle horse	10s	Horse Tax	E326/9/9/130	[which Friarton not stated]	Location
2 Aug 1788	Thomas Fleming netherfrierton	1 house	1s.	House & Window Tax	E326/1/48/99		Location
2 Aug 1788	John Gillespie Esq Kirktown	1 servant: Mary Remnie Housem[ai]d	2s. 6d.	Female Servants Tax	E326/6/13/92		Location
2 Aug 1788	John Gillespie Esq of Kirktone	1 saddle horse	10s	Horse Tax	E326/9/9/131		Location
2 Aug 1788	John Gillespie Esqr Kirkton	1 house, 22 windows	£1 18s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/48/99		Location
2 Aug 1788	William Gordon at Woodhaven for Hyre	2 carriages with 4 wheels	£14	Carriage Tax	E326/8/6/53
2 Aug 1788	William Gordon Woodhaven	1 house, 14 windows	£1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/48/99
2 Aug 1788	John Hay at Newport	1 cart with 2 wheels, duty 2s.	2s.	Cart Tax	E326/7/6/89		Location
2 Aug 1788	John Hay at Newport	3 saddle horses	£1 10s	Horse Tax	E326/9/9/130		Location
2 Aug 1788	John Hay at Newport	1 house, 9 windows	6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/48/99		Location
2 Aug 1788	Andrew Jameson in Woodmuir	1 saddle horse	10s	Horse Tax	E326/9/9/130
2 Aug 1788	Andrew Lanceman at [Woodmuir]	1 saddle horse	10s	Horse Tax	E326/9/9/130
2 Aug 1788	William McCulloch Scrogyside	1 saddle horse	10s	Horse Tax	E326/9/9/130		Location
2 Aug 1788	John Meldrum in Innerdervid	1 saddle horse	10s	Horse Tax	E326/9/9/130		Location
2 Aug 1788	John Meldrum Inerdavid	1 house, 8 windows	4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/48/99		Location
2 Aug 1788	Thomas Meldrum Causyhed	1 house, 7 windows	1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/48/99		Location
2 Aug 1788	Andrew Rodger at the Braehead	1 cart with 2 wheels, duty 2s.	2s.	Cart Tax	E326/7/6/89		Location
2 Aug 1788	Willm. Sime in Woodhaven	1 house, 7 windows	1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/48/99
2 Aug 1788	The said Wm. Sime formerly 15 W. only posseses part			House & Window Tax	E326/1/48/99
2 Aug 1788	George Stark at Flass	1 saddle horse	10s	Horse Tax	E326/9/9/130		Location
2 Aug 1788	George Stark Hass	1 house	1s.	House & Window Tax	E326/1/48/99	[Flass]	Location
2 Aug 1788	Robert Thom in Upper friertonn	1 saddle horse	10s	Horse Tax	E326/9/9/131		Location
2 Aug 1788	Robert Thom uper frierton	1 house, 9 windows	6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/48/99		Location
2 Aug 1788	The sd. Robert Thom formerly Wm Chalmers has Shut up 1 W.			House & Window Tax	E326/1/48/99		Location
2 Aug 1788	Peter Walker at Newton	1 saddle horse	10s	Horse Tax	E326/9/9/130		Location
2 Aug 1788	Peter Walker in Newton	1 house, 8 windows	4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/48/99		Location
2 Aug 1788	Total Forgan parish	Duty on carriages	£14	Carriage Tax	E326/8/6/53
2 Aug 1788	Total Forgan parish	13 saddle horses	£6 10s 0d.	Horse Tax	E326/9/9/131
2 Aug 1788	Total Forgan parish	12 houses @ 1s., 98 windows	£5 2s. 10d. (windows) + 12s. 0d. (houses)	House & Window Tax	E326/1/48/99
2 Aug 1788	Total Forgan parish	5 Apr 1788 to 5 Apr 1789	£5 14s. 10d.	House & Window Tax	E326/1/48/99
24 Jul 1789	William Bisset at the Kirkton of Barns	1 saddle horse	10s	Horse Tax	E326/9/12/127	[? Bousie]	Location
24 Jul 1789	Willm Bousie Barns of kirkton	1 house	1s.	House & Window Tax	E326/1/49/10		Location

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