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Volume contents
- 1 - Burghs 1786-7 , Aberdeen
- 7 - Burghs 1786-7 , Ayr
- 9 - Burghs 1786-7 , Banff
- 11 - Burghs 1786-7 , Campbeltown
- 13 - Burghs 1786-7 , Dingwall
- 15 - Burghs 1786-7 , Dumfries
- 19 - Burghs 1786-7 , Dunbar
- 21 - Burghs 1786-7 , Dundee
- 25 - Burghs 1786-7 , Edinburgh
- 43 - Burghs 1786-7 , Elgin
- 45 - Burghs 1786-7 , Forres
- 47 - Burghs 1786-7 , Glasgow
- 75 - Burghs 1786-7 , Haddington
- 77 - Burghs 1786-7 , Inveraray
- 79 - Burghs 1786-7 , Inverness
- 81 - Burghs 1786-7 , Irvine
- 83 - Burghs 1786-7 , Jedburgh
- 85 - Burghs 1786-7 , Kirkcudbright
- 87 - Burghs 1786-7 , Kirkwall
- 89 - Burghs 1786-7 , Lanark
- 91 - Burghs 1786-7 , Montrose
- 93 - Burghs 1786-7 , Perth
- 97 - Burghs 1786-7 , Sanquhar
- 99 - Burghs 1786-7 , Selkirk
- 101 - Burghs 1786-7 , Stirling
- 103 - Burghs 1786-7 , Stranraer
- 105 - Burghs 1786-7 , Tain
| Date | Inhabitants names, residence, and parish | Actual # of shops | Shops at £5 to £9 | Shops at £10 to £14 | Shops at £15 to £19 | Shops at £20 to £24 | Shops at £25 to under £30 | Shops at £30 and upwards | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 1786 | Mr Benjamin Ross Mercht [Merchant] | 1 | £5.0.0 | £0.1.8 | |||||
| Mr George Murray Mercht [Merchant] | 1 | £5.0.0 | £0.1.8 | ||||||
| Total | 2 | £10.0.0 | £0.3.4 |
Transcribe other information
Duties on the SHOP TAX. arisen in the Burgh
of Tain for the year ending 5th Aprile 1787 [5 Apr 1787] by Hugh McFarquhar Surveyor
Tain 22 Nov 1786
I Hugh MacFarquhar Surveyor Aforesaid, Do hereby Certify, That upon examination
of the foregoing Duties, I find they Amount in Whole to Three Shillings & four pence
& that and that upon the fifteenth day of November Currt [Current] [15 Nov 1786 ] I delivered an exact Duplicate of
the Above Acct [Account] to Mr Alexander Manson Treasurer & present Collector of said Duties
for the Burgh aforesaid, which contained my Oath that Notices were left with the
different possessors, that they were to be charged with the Above Duties
[signature of] Hugh MacFarquhar Surveyor
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Shop tax - Volume 4 - Burghs (see 'More info' for burgh details), E326/4/4
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, Irvinem Jedburgh, Kirkcudbright, Kirkwall, Lanark, Montrose, Perth, Sanquhar, 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).