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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 The tax was eventually repealed in 1851.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
24 Jul 1789Mr Burns Min[iste]r1 house, 14 windows£1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/49/10Location
24 Jul 1789Thomas Fleming at Freirton1 saddle horse10sHorse TaxE326/9/12/127[which Friarton not stated]Location
24 Jul 1789Thomas Fleming Nether Frierton1 house1s.House & Window TaxE326/1/49/10Location
24 Jul 1789John Gillespie of Kirkton1 servant: Mary Rannie House S[ervan]t2s. 6d.Female Servants TaxE326/6/17/99Location
24 Jul 1789John Gillespie Esq Kirkton1 saddle horse10sHorse TaxE326/9/12/127Location
24 Jul 1789John Gillespie of Kirkton1 house [rated] £63s.Inhabited House TaxE326/3/15/89Location
24 Jul 1789John Gillespie Esq Kirkton1 house, 22 windows£1 18s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/49/10Location
24 Jul 1789Mr William Gordon in Woodhaven, Hyrer2 carriages with 4 wheels£14Carriage TaxE326/8/8/63
24 Jul 1789William Gordon Woodhaven1 servant: Ann Dickson House S[ervan]t2s. 6d.Female Servants TaxE326/6/17/99
24 Jul 1789William Gordon Woodhaven1 house, 14 windows£1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/49/10
24 Jul 1789John Hay in Newport1 cart with 2 wheels, duty 2s.2s.Cart TaxE326/7/8/83Location
24 Jul 1789John Hay at Newport for hyre2 carriage horses£1Horse TaxE326/9/12/127Location
24 Jul 1789John Hay of Newport2 horses (1 no charge, 1 at 5s. per annum)3s. 9d.Horse TaxE326/9/15/63Location
24 Jul 1789John Hay in Newport1 house, 9 windows6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/49/10Location
24 Jul 1789Andrew Landsman at Woodmuir for hyre1 saddle horse10sHorse TaxE326/9/12/127
24 Jul 1789The Honble. Robert Lindsay of Leuchars1 carriage with 4 wheels£7Carriage TaxE326/8/8/63
24 Jul 1789The Honl. Robert Lindsay of St Foord1 carriage15s.Carriage TaxE326/8/9/50
24 Jul 1789The Honble. Robt. Lindsay Forgan4 servants: Mrs Chrystie Housekeeper, Jean Carmichael Cookmaid, Euphie Wilkie Cham[be]rmaid, Pegie Chrystie Laundrym[ai]d£2Female Servants TaxE326/6/17/99
24 Jul 1789The Honble Robt Lindsay of Lewchars at St ford4 horses (2 carriage and 2 saddle)£2Horse TaxE326/9/12/127
24 Jul 1789The Hone. Robt Lindsay of St foord4 horses (3 no charge, 3 at 7s. 6d. per annum) [sic]16s. 10.5d.Horse TaxE326/9/15/63
24 Jul 1789The Honbl Robt Lindsay St foord1 house [rated] £189s.Inhabited House TaxE326/3/15/89
24 Jul 1789Robt. Lindsay Esq of Sampford1 house, 37 windows£3 14s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/49/10
24 Jul 1789William McCulloch at Scrogiesid for hyre1 saddle horse10sHorse TaxE326/9/12/127Location
24 Jul 1789John Meldrum at Innerdvid1 saddle horse10sHorse TaxE326/9/12/127Location
24 Jul 1789Thomas Meldrum Inerdavid1 house, 8 windows4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/49/10Location
24 Jul 1789Thomas Meldrum Causyhed1 house, 7 windows1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/49/10Location
24 Jul 1789Andrew Rodger at Newport1 cart with 2 wheels, duty 2s.2s.Cart TaxE326/7/8/83Location
24 Jul 1789William Sime in Woodhaven1 house, 7 windows1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/49/10
24 Jul 1789George Stark in Frierton1 house1s.House & Window TaxE326/1/49/10[which Friarton not stated]Location
24 Jul 1789Robert Thom uper Frierton1 saddle horse10sHorse TaxE326/9/12/127Location
24 Jul 1789Robert Thom in Uper frierton1 house, 9 windows6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/49/10Location
24 Jul 1789Peter Walker at Newton1 saddle horse10sHorse TaxE326/9/12/127Location
24 Jul 1789Peter Walker in Newton1 house, 8 windows4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/49/10Location
24 Jul 1789Total Forgan parishDuty on carriages£21Carriage TaxE326/8/8/63
24 Jul 1789Total Forgan parishDuty on carriages15s.Carriage TaxE326/8/9/50
24 Jul 1789Total Forgan parish6 servants£2 5s. 0d.Female Servants TaxE326/6/17/99
24 Jul 1789Total Forgan parish14 horses (2 carriage and 12 saddle)£7Horse TaxE326/9/12/127
24 Jul 1789Total Forgan parish(additional, 9 months to 5 Apr 1790)£1 0s. 7.5d.Horse TaxE326/9/15/63
24 Jul 1789Total Forgan parish2 houses [rated] £2412s.Inhabited House TaxE326/3/15/89
24 Jul 1789Total Forgan parish13 houses @ 1s., 135 windows£8 16s. 10d. (windows) + 13s. 0d. (houses)House & Window TaxE326/1/49/10
24 Jul 1789Total Forgan parish5 Apr 1789 to 5 Apr 1790£9 9s. 10d.House & Window TaxE326/1/49/10
27 Jul 1790William Bowsie Kirkton of Barns1 horse10s.Horse TaxE326/9/17/104Location
27 Jul 1790Wm Bousie Barns of Kirkton1 house1s.House & Window TaxE326/1/49/35Location
27 Jul 1790Mr Burns Min[iste]r1 horse10s.Horse TaxE326/9/17/104Location
27 Jul 1790Mr Burns Min[iste]r1 house, 14 windows£1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house)House & Window TaxE326/1/49/35Location
27 Jul 1790Thomas Fleming uper frierton1 horse10s.Horse TaxE326/9/17/104Location
27 Jul 1790Thomas Fleming Nether frierton1 house1s.House & Window TaxE326/1/49/35Location
27 Jul 1790John Gillespie Esq Kirkton1 servant: Mary Ranny housem[ai]d2s. 6d.Female Servants TaxE326/6/21/90Location
27 Jul 1790John Gillespie Esqr Kirkton1 horse10s.Horse TaxE326/9/17/104Location
27 Jul 1790John Gillespie Kirktonn1 house [rated] £63s.Inhabited House TaxE326/3/15/100Location

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