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 The tax was eventually repealed in 1851.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 847 records.
| Date | Taxpayer | Taxable items | Duty paid | Tax | Source ref | Note | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 1785 | John Scott in Morton | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/32 | Location | |
| 19 Sep 1785 | William Sime Woodhaven | 1 house, 15 windows | £1 2s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/32 | ||
| 19 Sep 1785 | George Stark in Hass | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/32 | [Flass] | Location |
| 19 Sep 1785 | The sd. George Stark Shut up 3 ws. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/32 | Location | |||
| 19 Sep 1785 | Peter Walker in Newton | 1 house, 8 windows | 4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/32 | Location | |
| 19 Sep 1785 | Total Forgan parish | 13 houses @ 1s., 126 windows | £7 18s. 8d. (windows) + 13s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/32 | ||
| 19 Sep 1785 | Total Forgan parish | 5 Apr 1785 to 5 Apr 1786 | £8 11s. 8d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/32 | ||
| 28 Jul 1786 | Mr Burns Min[iste]r | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/55 | Location | |
| 28 Jul 1786 | Wm Chalmers Uperfriertown | 1 house, 10 windows | 8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/54 | Location | |
| 28 Jul 1786 | Captn Duncan of St ford | 1 house, 37 windows | £3 14s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/55 | ||
| 28 Jul 1786 | Thomas Fleming Frierton | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/54 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 28 Jul 1786 | John Gillespie Esqr Kirktown | 1 house, 22 windows | £1 18s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/54 | Location | |
| 28 Jul 1786 | John Hay in Newport | 1 house, 9 windows | 6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/54 | Location | |
| 28 Jul 1786 | John Meldrum Innerdavid | 1 house, 8 windows | 4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/54 | Location | |
| 28 Jul 1786 | Mrs Meldrum Barnskirkton | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/54 | Location | |
| 28 Jul 1786 | Thomas Meldrum Causyhead | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/55 | Location | |
| 28 Jul 1786 | John Scott in Morton | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/54 | Location | |
| 28 Jul 1786 | William Sime Woodhaven | 1 house, 15 windows | £1 2s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/54 | ||
| 28 Jul 1786 | George Stark in Hass | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/54 | [Flass] | Location |
| 28 Jul 1786 | Peter Walker in Newton | 1 house, 8 windows | 4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/54 | Location | |
| 28 Jul 1786 | Total Forgan parish | 13 houses @ 1s., 137 windows | £9 0s. 8d. (windows) + 13s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/55 | ||
| 28 Jul 1786 | Total Forgan parish | 5 Apr 1786 to 5 Apr 1787 | £8 11s. 8d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/55 | ||
| 10 Aug 1787 | Mr Burns Min[iste]r | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/78 | Location | |
| 10 Aug 1787 | William Chalmers Uper frierton | 1 house, 10 windows | 8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/78 | Location | |
| 10 Aug 1787 | Captn Duncan of Sampfd. | 1 house, 37 windows | £3 14s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/78 | ||
| 10 Aug 1787 | Thomas Fleming Frierton | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/78 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
| 10 Aug 1787 | John Gillespie Esqr Kirkton | 1 house, 22 windows | £1 18s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/78 | Location | |
| 10 Aug 1787 | John Hay in Newport | 1 house, 9 windows | 6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/78 | Location | |
| 10 Aug 1787 | John Meldrum Inerdavid | 1 house, 8 windows | 4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/78 | Location | |
| 10 Aug 1787 | Mrs Meldrum Barnskirkton | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/78 | Location | |
| 10 Aug 1787 | Thomas Meldrum Causyhead | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/78 | Location | |
| 10 Aug 1787 | John Scot in Morton U.h. 1 H. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/78 | Location | |||
| 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 Hass | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/78 | [Flass] | 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 | 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 | ||
| 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 netherfrierton | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/99 | 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 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 house, 9 windows | 6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/99 | 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 | 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 Hass | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/99 | [Flass] | Location |
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