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Volume contents
- 1 - 1791-1792 , Aberdeen
- 5 - 1791-1792 , Argyll
- 7 - 1791-1792 , Ayr
- 35 - 1791-1792 , Banff
- 37 - 1791-1792 , Berwickshire
- 45 - 1791-1792 , Clackmannanshire
- 49 - 1791-1792 , Dumbarton
- 57 - 1791-1792 , Dumfries
- 62 - 1791-1792 , Kirkmahoe
- 69 - 1791-1792 , East Lothian
- 70 - 1791-1792 , Haddington
- 77 - 1791-1792 , Fife
- 89 - 1791-1792 , Forfar
- 95 - 1791-1792 , Kincardine
- 99 - 1791-1792 , Kinross
- 103 - 1791-1792 , Kirkcudbright
- 107 - 1791-1792 , Lanarkshire
- 151 - 1791-1792 , Midlothian
- 159 - 1791-1792 , South Leith
- 199 - 1791-1792 , Elgin
- 201 - 1791-1792 , Peebles
- 205 - 1791-1792 , Perth
- 209 - 1791-1792 , Renfrew
- 213 - 1791-1792 , Glasgow
- 224 - 1791-1792 , Roxburgh
- 232 - 1791-1792 , Selkirk
- 234 - 1791-1792 , Stirling
- 250 - 1791-1792 , Linlithgow
- 262 - 1791-1792 , Wigtown
| Date | Masters/mistresses names | Actual # | 2 wheel carts | 3-4 wheel wains/wagons | Duty | 10% per 31 George III |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whittinghame Parish | ||||||
| 5 Jul 1791 | George Kempt Roughlaw Mains | 2 | 2 | £0.4.0 | £0.0.4.8 | |
| John Clark carrier Whit. [Whittinghame] | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | £0.0.2.4 | ||
| William Cockburn Whittinghame | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | £0.0.2.4 | ||
| Archibald Lauchlen Grange | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | £0.0.2.4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0.0 | |||
| The Parishes Collected | ||||||
| Innerwick Parish | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | £0.0.2.4 | ||
| Preston | 5 | 5 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0.0 | ||
| Athelstaneford | 2 | 2 | £0.4.0 | £0.0.4.8 | ||
| Dirleton | 6 | 6 | £0.12.0 | £0.1.2.4 | ||
| Aberlady | 9 | 9 | £0.18.0 | £0.1.9.6 | ||
| Haddington | 5 | 5 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0.0 | ||
| Gladesmuir | 15 | 15 | £1.10.0 | £0.3.0.0 | ||
| Tranent | 39 | 39 | £3.18.0 | £0.7.9.6 | ||
| Prestonpans | 7 | 7 | £0.14.0 | £0.1.4.8 | ||
| Ormiston | 6 | 6 | £0.12.0 | £0.1.2.4 | ||
| Pencaitland | 6 | 6 | £0.12.0 | £0.1.2.4 | ||
| Salton | 2 | 2 | £0.4.0 | £0.0.4.8 | ||
| Gifford | 3 | 3 | £0.6.0 | £0.0.7.2 | ||
| Whittinghame | 5 | 5 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0.0 | ||
| 111 | 111 | £11.2.0 | £1.2.2.4 |
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Survey of the Cart Tax in Haddingtonshire
from the 5 April 1791 to the 5 April 1792 Continued
Proof 111 Carts at £0.2.0 is £11.2.0
and 10 p Cent. on £11.2.0 is £1.2.2.4
amounting in all to £12.4.2.4 Sterling
I William Johnstone Survr. [Surveyor] aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon Carefull examination I find
the foregoing duties amount to the sum of Twelve pounds four shillings two pence & four tenths of a
penny Ster. [Sterling] And that upon the 26 Oct [October] 1791. I delivered to Patrick Wilkie depute Collector of these
duties an exact duplicate of this Acct. [Account] duly examined & compared which contained my Oath that the
foregoing,Inhabitants were duely served with requisitions & that they were charged in conformity to their several
returns or according to my knowledge & belief that they were liable in said duties
William Johnstone Surv. [Surveyor]
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Cart tax - Volume 12 - Counties (see 'More info' for county details), E326/7/12
This volume contains information on the cart tax collected from the counties of Aberdeenshire, Ayrshire, Argyll, Banffshire, Berwickshire, Clackmannanshire, Dunbartonshire, Dumfriesshire, East Lothian (Haddington), Fife, Forfarshire (Angus), Kincardineshire, Kinross-shire, Kirkcudbrightshire, Lanarkshire, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Morayshire (Elgin), Peeblesshire, Perthshire, Renfrewshire, Roxburghshire, Selkirkshire, Stirlingshire, West Lothian (Linlithgowshire) and Wigtownshire in 1791-1792.
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).