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 The tax was eventually repealed in 1851.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 1293 records.
Date | Taxpayer | Taxable items | Duty paid | Tax | Source ref | Note | Location |
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4 Aug 1784 | Thomas Meldrum Causyhead | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/10 | Location | |
4 Aug 1784 | John Scott in Morton | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/9 | Location | |
4 Aug 1784 | William Sime Woodhaven | 1 house, 15 windows | £1 2s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/10 | ||
4 Aug 1784 | George Stark in Hass | 1 house, 9 windows | 6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/9 | [Flass] | Location |
4 Aug 1784 | Peter Walker in Newton | 1 house, 8 windows | 4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/10 | Location | |
4 Aug 1784 | Total Forgan parish | 2 houses [rated] £22 | 11s. | Inhabited House Tax | E326/3/15/53 | ||
4 Aug 1784 | Total Forgan parish | 13 houses @ 1s., 135 windows | £8 4s. 8d. (windows) + 13s. 0d. (houses) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/10 | ||
4 Aug 1784 | Total Forgan parish | 5 Apr 1784 to 5 Apr 1784 | £8 17s. 8d. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/10 | ||
19 Sep 1785 | Captn Duncan of St ford | 1 house [rated] £16 | 8s. | Inhabited House Tax | E326/3/15/61 | ||
19 Sep 1785 | Geo Gillespie Esqr Kirkton | 1 house [rated] £6 | 3s. | Inhabited House Tax | E326/3/15/61 | Location | |
19 Sep 1785 | Total Forgan parish | 2 houses [rated] £22 | 11s. | Inhabited House Tax | E326/3/15/61 | ||
19 Sep 1785 | Mr Burns Min[iste]r | 1 house, 14 windows | £1 1s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/32 | Location | |
19 Sep1785 | William Challmers Uperfrierton | 1 carriage & saddle horse | 5s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/1/123 | Location | |
19 Sep 1785 | Wm Challmers uperfrierton | 1 house, 10 windows | 8s. 4d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/32 | Location | |
19 Sep 1785 | Captain Duncan of Sampford | 1 carriage with 2 wheels | £2 12s. 6d. | Carriage Tax | E326/8/1/55 | ||
19 Sep 1785 | Captn. Duncan of Sampfurd | 2 servants: Jean Renton Cookmaid, Mary Stewart Cham[ber] maid | 7s. 6d. | Female Servants Tax | E326/6/1/94 | ||
19 Sep1785 | Captn. Alexr Duncan of St Ford | 2 carriage & saddle horses | 10s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/1/123 | ||
19 Sep 1785 | Captn. Duncan of St ford | 3 servants: Charles McFortone, Butler; James Edwards, Groom; Alex Lawson, Gardiner | £3 7s. 6d. | Male Servants Tax | E326/5/5/98 | ||
19 Sep 1785 | Captn Duncan of St foord | 1 house, 26 windows | £2 12s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/32 | ||
19 Sep1785 | Thomas Fleeming Neuton of Frierton | 1 carriage & saddle horse | 5s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/1/124 | Location | |
19 Sep 1785 | Thomas Fleeming Frierton | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/32 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
19 Sep 1785 | John Gillespie Esq of Kirkton | 1 servant: Margaret Rannie House serv[an]t | 1s. 10.5d. | Female Servants Tax | E326/6/1/94 | Location | |
19 Sep1785 | John Gillespie Esqr of Kirkton | 1 carriage & saddle horse | 5s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/1/123 | Location | |
19 Sep 1785 | John Gillespie Kirkton | 1 house, 22 windows | £1 18s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/32 | Location | |
19 Sep 1785 | John Hay in Newport | 1 cart with 2 wheels, duty 2s. | 1s. | Cart Tax | E326/7/1/74 | Location | |
19 Sep1785 | John Hay at Newport | 3 carriage & saddle horses | 5s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/1/124 | Location | |
19 Sep 1785 | John Hay in Newport | 1 house, 9 windows | 6s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/32 | Location | |
19 Sep1785 | Andrew Jameson at [Woodmuir] | 2 carriage & saddle horses | 5s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/1/124 | ||
19 Sep1785 | Andrew Lanceman at Woodmuir | 2 carriage & saddle horses | 5s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/1/124 | ||
19 Sep1785 | William McCulloch at Scrugieside | 1 carriage & saddle horse | 5s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/1/124 | Location | |
19 Sep1785 | John Meldrum in Innerdavid | 1 carriage & saddle horse | 5s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/1/124 | Location | |
19 Sep 1785 | John Meldrum Innerdavid | 1 house, 8 windows | 4s. 0d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/32 | Location | |
19 Sep1785 | Mrs Meldrum in Barns of [Kirkton] | 1 carriage & saddle horse | 5s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/1/123 | Location | |
19 Sep 1785 | Mrs Meldrum Barns Kirkton | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/32 | Location | |
19 Sep 1785 | Thomas Melldrum Causyhead | 1 house, 7 windows | 1s. 2d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/32 | Location | |
19 Sep 1785 | John Scott in Morton | 1 house | 1s. | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/32 | Location | |
19 Sep 1785 | Mr William Sime at Woodhaven | 2 carriages with 4 wheels | £10 10s. | Carriage Tax | E326/8/1/55 | ||
19 Sep 1785 | William Sime Woodhaven | 1 house, 15 windows | £1 2s. 6d. (windows) + 1s. (house) | House & Window Tax | E326/1/48/32 | ||
19 Sep1785 | George Stark in Flass | 1 carriage & saddle horse | 5s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/1/123 | Location | |
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 Sep1785 | Peter Walker in Newton | 1 carriage & saddle horse | 5s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/1/123 | 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 | Duty on carriages | £13 2s 6d. | Carriage Tax | E326/8/1/55 | ||
19 Sep 1785 | Total Forgan parish | 3 servants | 9s. 4.5d. | Female Servants Tax | E326/6/1/94 | ||
19 Sep1785 | Total Forgan parish | 17 carriage & saddle horses | £4 5s. 0d. | Horse Tax | E326/9/1/124 | ||
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 |
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