Volume contents
- 1 - Burghs , Aberdeen
- 9 - Burghs , Annan
- 13 - Burghs , Anstruther Easter
- 15 - Burghs , Anstruther Wester
- 17 - Burghs , Arbroath
- 21 - Burghs , Ayr
- 25 - Burghs , Banff
- 31 - Burghs , Brechin
- 33 - Burghs , Burntisland
- 35 - Burghs , Crail
- 37 - Burghs , Cullen
- 41 - Burghs , Cupar
- 45 - Burghs , Dingwall
- 47 - Burghs , Dumbarton
- 51 - Burghs , Dumfries
- 59 - Burghs , Dunbar
- 63 - Burghs , Dundee
- 67 - Burghs , Dunfermline
- 71 - Burghs , Dysart
- 73 - Burghs , Edinburgh
- 77 - Burghs , Elgin
- 81 - Burghs , Forfar
- 86 - Burghs , Forres
- 89 - Burghs , Fortrose
- 93 - Burghs , Glasgow
- 107 - Burghs , Haddington
- 111 - Burghs , Bervie (Inverbervie)
- 113 - Burghs , Inverkeithing
- 115 - Burghs , Inverness
- 119 - Burghs , Irvine
- 121 - Burghs , Jedburgh
- 125 - Burghs , Kilrenny
- 127 - Burghs , Kinghorn
- 129 - Burghs , Kirkcaldy
- 133 - Burghs , Kirkcudbright
- 135 - Burghs , Lanark
- 139 - Burghs , Lauder
- 143 - Burghs , Linlithgow
- 147 - Burghs , Lochmaben
- 151 - Burghs , Montrose
- 155 - Burghs , Nairn
- 159 - Burghs , New Galloway
- 161 - Burghs , North Berwick
- 165 - Burghs , Peebles
- 167 - Burghs , Perth
- 169 - Burghs , Pittenweem
- 173 - Burghs , Queensferry
- 177 - Burghs , Renfrew
- 181 - Burghs , Rothesay
- 185 - Burghs , Rutherglen
- 189 - Burghs , Sanquhar
- 191 - Burghs , Selkirk
- 193 - Burghs , Stirling
- 197 - Burghs , Stranraer
- 201 - Burghs , Tain
- 203 - Burghs , Whithorn
- 206 - Burghs , Wigtown
| Date | Masters/mistresses names | Number of horses | Horses liable in duty | Horses not liable | Duty | 20% per 37 George III |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Dec 1797 | John Mentiplay Milnton | 2 | 2 | £0.4.6 | £0.0.10.8 | |
| William Bridie Milnton | 2 | 2 | £0.4.6 | £0.0.10.8 | ||
| John Bisset Milnton | 2 | 2 | £0.4.6 | £0.0.10.8 | ||
| George Scott Anstruther | 2 | 2 | £0.4.6 | £0.0.10.8 | ||
| Baillie Meldrum Anstruther | 1 | 1 | £0.2.3 | £0.0.5.4 | ||
| John Young Anstruther | 2 | 2 | £0.4.6 | £0.0.10.8 | ||
| Mr Forrester Minst. [Minister] | 1 | 1 | £0.2.3 | £0.0.10.8 | ||
| 12 | 12 | £1.7.0 | £0.5.4.8 |
Transcribe other information
4 Anstruther Wester 15
Report of the HORSE TAX, per 37 Geo.111. Cap. 108. in the Royalty of Anstruther Wester from 5 July 1797 to 5 April 1798 By P Plenderleath Surveyor.
duty £1.7.0 + 20 per cent £0.5.4.8 = £1.12.4.8
Proof 12 Horses @ £0.2.3 = £1.7.0 + 20 per cent £0.5.4.8 = £1.12.4.8
Pittenweem 13 February 1798 I Patrick Plenderleath Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon Careful examination
of the foregoing rates and duties I find they amount to the sum of One pound twelve shillings and fourpence 8 tenths sterling, and that I this day delivered to John Young Collector for the said Burgh a full duplicate of this accot. [account] Containing my oath that the preceding
Inhabitants were duly served with requisitions of the dates foresaid, And that they were charged According to their own returns or the best
Information, and that they are liable to pay the sums set against their several names.
[signed] P. Plenderleath Surveyor
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Farm horse tax - Volume 13 - Royal Burghs, E326/10/13
Volume 13 contains farm horse tax information for many of the royal burghs in Scotland.
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records)
The Scottish Exchequer, and subsequently the Court of Exchequer, were concerned with the accounting of collected taxes in Scotland. These taxes include the Carriage tax (1785-1798), Cart tax (1785-1798), Clock and watch tax (1797-1798), Dog tax (1797-1798), Farm horse tax (1797-1798), Servant tax (1777-1798), Hearth tax (1691-1695), Horse tax (1785-1798), Inhabited house tax (1778-1798), Land tax (1645-1831), Poll tax (1694-1698), Shop tax (1785-1789), Window tax (1748-1798). Following the Consolidating Acts (38 Geo. III cap. 40 and 41), the duties on windows, inhabited houses, male servants, carts, carriages and dogs were incorporated in Consolidated Schedules of Assessed Taxes (1798-1799).