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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 1786 | Robert McLaggan Haddington | 1 | £7.0.0 | £0.2.4 | |||||
| David Smith Haddington | 1 | £5.0.0 | £0.1.8 | ||||||
| John Main Haddington | 1 | £5.0.0 | £1.8.0 | ||||||
| Alexander Hislop Haddington | 1 | £7.0.0 | £0.2.4 | ||||||
| William Cunningham Haddington | 1 | £5.0.0 | £0.1.8 | ||||||
| James Banks Haddington | 1 | £5.0.0 | £0.1.8 | ||||||
| Alexander Nisbet Haddington | 1 | £6.0.0 | £0.2.0 | ||||||
| Robert Burton Haddington | 1 | £5.0.0 | £0.1.8 | ||||||
| James Vetch Haddington | 1 | £5.0.0 | £0.1.8 | ||||||
| William Wardlaw Haddington | 1 | £5.0.0 | £0.1.8 | ||||||
| John Carfrae Haddington | 1 | £6.0.0 | £0.2.0 | ||||||
| William Vetch Haddington | 1 | £7.0.0 | £0.2.4 | ||||||
| George Blair Haddington | 1 | £5.0.0 | £0.1.8 | ||||||
| John Banks Haddington | 1 | £5.0.0 | £0.1.8 | ||||||
| Richard Somners Haddington | 1 | £10.0.0 | £0.6.8 | ||||||
| James Forrest Haddington | 1 | £6.0.0 | £0.2.0 | ||||||
| John Crombie Haddington | 1 | £10.0.0 | £0.6.8 | ||||||
| 1 Sep 1786 | Mr McLarron Haddington | 1 | £6.0.0 | £0.2.0 | |||||
| Alexander Aitchison Haddington | 1 | £5.0.0 | £0.1.8 | ||||||
| John Brown Haddington | 1 | £5.0.0 | £0.1.8 | ||||||
| James Grive Haddington | 1 | £6.0.0 | £0.2.0 | ||||||
| James Newton Haddington | 1 | £7.0.0 | £0.2.4 | ||||||
| Dickson & Fair Haddington | 1 | £6.0.0 | £0.2.0 | ||||||
| 2 Sep 1786 | Peter Dods Haddington | 1 | £6.0.0 | £0.2.0 | |||||
| James Cunningham Haddington | 1 | £5.0.0 | £0.1.8 | ||||||
| John Forrest Haddington | 1 | £5.0.0 | £0.1.8 | ||||||
| 26 | £137.0.0 | £20.0.0 | £2.19.0 | ||||||
| Proof | |||||||||
| £137.0.0 at 4d [£0.0.4] P £ [Per Pound] | £2.5.8 | ||||||||
| £20.0.0 at 8d P £ [Per Pound] | £0.13.4 | ||||||||
| £2.19.0 |
Transcribe other information
75
SHOP TAX
In the Royalty of Haddington From 5 April 1786 to 5 April 1787 by Henry Watson Surveyer
I Henry Watson Surveyor aforesaid do Hereby Certify That upon carefull Examination
of the forgoing several Rates and Dutys I find they Amount to the Sum of Two Pounds
Nineteen Shillings Sterling and that upon the --- of October One Thousand
seven Hundred and Eighty six I delivered to John Carfrae Collector of the said Dutys
for the Royalty of Haddington, an exact Duplicate of the foregoing Acct. [Account] duly Examined
and Compared with the foregoing, and which Contained my Oath that Notices
were left with the several foregoing Inhabitants, or at their dwelling Houses, of the
Respective dates aforesaid, that they were to be Charged with the Sums Certified to
be due from Them.
Henry Watson 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).