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Volume contents
- 1 - Burghs 1785-6 , Aberdeen
- 7 - Burghs 1785-6 , Ayr
- 11 - Burghs 1785-6 , Banff
- 17 - Burghs 1785-6 , Dumfries
- 19 - Burghs 1785-6 , Dunbar
- 21 - Burghs 1785-6 , Dundee
- 25 - Burghs 1785-6 , Edinburgh
- 51 - Burghs 1785-6 , Elgin
- 55 - Burghs 1785-6 , Forres
- 57 - Burghs 1785-6 , Glasgow
- 87 - Burghs 1785-6 , Haddington
- 89 - Burghs 1785-6 , Inverness
- 93 - Burghs 1785-6 , Irvine
- 95 - Burghs 1785-6 , Jedburgh
- 98 - Burghs 1785-6 , Kirkcudbright
- 101 - Burghs 1785-6 , Lanark
- 103 - Burghs 1785-6 , Montrose
- 105 - Burghs 1785-6 , Perth
- 109 - Burghs 1785-6 , Selkirk
- 111 - Burghs 1785-6 , Stirling
- 114 - Burghs 1785-6 , Stranraer
| Date | Inhabitants names, residence, and parish | Actual # of shops | Shops at £5 to £10 | Shops at £10 to £15 | Shops at £15 to £20 | Shops at £20 to £25 | Shops at £25 and up | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1785 | Mr Benjamin Ross Mercht [Merchant] | 1 | £5.0.0 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| Dec [1785] | Mr George Murray Mercht [Merchant] | 1 | £5.0.0 | £0.1.10½ | ||||
| 2 | £10.0.0 | £0.3.9 |
Transcribe other information
A Survey of the Duties on Shops Arisen in the Burgh of Tain from
[5th] July 1785 to 5th Aprile 1786 by Hugh McFarquhar Surveyor
I Hugh MacFarquhar Surveyor Aforesaid, do hereby certify That upon careful
examination of the foregoing Duties, I find they Amount in Whole to Three
Shillings & Nine pence, and that an exact Duplicate of the Above Acct [Account] lye
in my own hands as Treasurer of the Said Burgh & Collector of said Duties
[signature of] Hugh MacFarquhar Surveyor
Tain 14th Febry [February] 1786
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Shop tax - Volume 2 - Burghs (see 'More info' for burgh details), E326/4/2
This volume contains information on who paid late 18th century shop tax in the burghs of Aberdeen, Ayr, Banff, Campbeltown, Dingwall, Dumfries, Dunbar, Dundee, Edinburgh, Elgin, Forres, Glasgow, Haddington, Inverary, Inverness, Irvine, Jedburgh, Kirkcudbright, Kirkwall, Lanark, Montrose, Perth, Selkirk, Stirling, Stranraer, and Tain.
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).