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Volume contents
- 1 - 1790-1791 , Aberdeen
- 5 - 1790-1791 , Parish Index
- 9 - 1790-1791 , Argyll
- 11 - 1790-1791 , Ayr
- 29 - 1790-1791 , Parish index
- 31 - 1790-1791 , Banff
- 33 - 1790-1791 , Berwick
- 39 - 1790-1791 , Parish Index
- 41 - 1790-1791 , Clackmanan
- 47 - 1790-1791 , Dumbarton
- 53 - 1790-1791 , Dumfries
- 62 - 1790-1791 , Parish Index
- 65 - 1790-1791 , East Lothian
- 73 - 1790-1791 , Fife
- 85 - 1790-1791 , Forfar
- 88 - 1790-1791 , Parish Index
- 91 - 1790-1791 , Kincardine
- 93 - 1790-1791 , Parish Index
- 95 - 1790-1791 , Kinross
- 99 - 1790-1791 , Kirkcudbright
- 103 - 1790-1791 , Lanark
- 159 - 1790-1791 , Midlothian
- 203 - 1790-1791 , Moray
- 207 - 1790-1791 , Peebles
- 209 - 1790-1791 , Perth
- 213 - 1790-1791 , Renfrew
- 229 - 1790-1791 , Selkirk
- 231 - 1790-1791 , Stirling
- 243 - 1790-1791 , Parish Index
- 247 - 1790-1791 , West Lothian
- 256 - 1790-1791 , Parish Index
- 259 - 1790-1791 , Wigtown
| Date | Masters/mistresses names | Actual # | 2 wheel carts (2s) | 3-4 wheel wains/wagons (4s) | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prestonpans Parish | |||||
| 21 Aug 1790 | William Turnbull P. Pans [Prestonpans] | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | |
| James Home Prestonpans | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| Thomas Wright Prestonpans | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| John Thomson senr. [senior] Prestonpans | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| John Thomson junr. [junior] Prestonpans | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| Andrew Paxton Prestonpans | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| Richard Johnston Prestonpans | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| John Paxton Prestonpans | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| 8 | 8 | £0.16.0 | |||
| The Parishes Collected | |||||
| Innerwick | 2 | 2 | £0.4.0 | ||
| Whittinghame | 5 | 5 | £0.10.0 | ||
| Preston | 5 | 5 | £0.10.0 | ||
| Whitekirk | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| Dirleton | 11 | 11 | £1.2.0 | ||
| Aberlady | 8 | 8 | £0.16.0 | ||
| Athelstaneford | 2 | 2 | £0.4.0 | ||
| Haddington | 5 | 5 | £0.10.0 | ||
| Garvald | 3 | 3 | £0.6.0 | ||
| Gifford | 4 | 4 | £0.8.0 | ||
| Salton | 3 | 3 | £0.6.0 | ||
| Humbie | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| Ormiston | 5 | 5 | £0.10.0 | ||
| Pencaitland | 5 | 5 | £0.10.0 | ||
| Gladesmuir | 16 | 16 | £1.12.0 | ||
| Tranent | 37 | 37 | £3.14.0 | ||
| Prestonpans | 8 | 8 | £0.16.0 | ||
| 121 | 121 | £12.2.0 |
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Survey of the CART TAX. in Haddingtonshire
from the 5 April 1790 to 5th April 1791 Continued
Proof 121 Carts at £0.2.0 per is £12.2.0 Ster. [sterling]
I William Johnstone Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon carefull examination
I find the foregoing duties amount to the sum of Twelve pounds two Shillings Sterling
and that upon the 17 Nov. [November] 1790. I delivered to Peter Wilkie depute Collector of these
duties an exact duplicate of this Acct. [Account] duely examined & Compared which contained
my Oath That the foregoing Inhabitants wer duely served with Requisitions and
that they wer charged conform to their Answers or my knowledge & belief that they
wer liable in said duties,
William Johnstone Surveyor
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Cart tax - Volume 10 - Counties (see 'More info' for county details), E326/7/10
This volume contains information on the cart tax collected from the counties of Aberdeenshire, Ayrshire, Argyll, Banffshire, Berwickshire, Clackmannanshire, Dunbartonshire, Dumfriesshire, East Lothian, Fife, Forfarshire (Angus), Kincardineshire, Kinross-shire, Kirkcudbrightshire, Lanarkshire, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Morayshire (Elgin), Peeblesshire, Perthshire, Renfrewshire, Roxburghshire, Selkirkshire, Stirlingshire, West Lothian (Linlithgowshire) and Wigtownshire in 1790-1791.
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).