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Volume contents
- 1 - 1797-1798 , Aberdeen
- 5 - 1797-1798 , Argyll
- 7 - 1797-1798 , Ayrshire
- 9 - 1797-1798 , Banff
- 11 - 1797-1798 , Berwickshire
- 15 - 1797-1798 , Crowarty
- 17 - 1797-1798 , Dumbarton
- 21 - 1797-1798 , Dumfries
- 23 - 1797-1798 , East Lothian
- 27 - 1797-1798 , Fife
- 35 - 1797-1798 , Forfarshire
- 39 - 1797-1798 , Kinrosshire
- 41 - 1797-1798 , Kirkcudbright
- 45 - 1797-1798 , Lanarkshire
- 49 - 1797-1798 , Midlothian
- 61 - 1797-1798 , Murray
- 65 - 1797-1798 , Peebleshire
- 67 - 1797-1798 , Perth
- 71 - 1797-1798 , Renfrewshire
- 77 - 1797-1798 , Roxburgh
- 81 - 1797-1798 , Stirling
- 85 - 1797-1798 , Linlithgow
- 87 - 1797-1798 , Wigtown
- 89 - 1797-1798 , Dumfries
- 91 - 1797-1798 , Dundee
- 93 - 1797-1798 , Irvine
- 97 - 1797-1798 , Lochmaben
- 99 - 1797-1798 , Montrose
- 101 - 1797-1798 , Peebles
- 103 - 1797-1798 , Selkirk
| Date | Masters/mistresses names | Actual # | 2 wheel carts | 3-4 wheel wains/wagons | Duty | 10% per 31 George III |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largo | ||||||
| 24 [Feb] 1798 | W. Henderson Hatton | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | ||
| Kilconquhar | ||||||
| Mr John Russell Reres | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | |||
| £1.0.0 | £0.2.0 | |||||
| Duty £1.0.0 10PC | £0.2.0 | £1.2.0 | ||||
| P Plenderleath | 2 | £1.0.0 | £0.2.0 | |||
| James Millar | 5 | £2.10.0 | £0.5.0 | |||
| 7 | £3.10.0 | £0.7.0 |
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[Page] 31 FIFE (2)
Report of the
COVERED CARRIAGES OR CARTS with less than Four Wheels per 35 Geo.III.Cap cix.
within the County of Fife for the year ending 5 April 1798. By Patrick Plenderleith
Pittenweem 13 February 1798 I Patrick Plenderleath Surveyor Aforesaid
do hereby Certify that upon careful examination of the foregoing
rates and duties I find they Amount to the Sum of One
Pound two shillings sterling and that I this day delivered
to John Cheape Esq. Collector of the foresaid duties a full duplicate
of this account Containing my Oath that the preceeding Inhabitants
are Charged according to their own returns or the
best Information and that they were liable to pay
the sums set against their several names.
Patrick Plenderleath Surveyor
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Cart tax - Volume 14 - Counties (see 'More info' for county details), E326/7/14
This volume contains information on the cart tax collected from the counties of Aberdeenshire, Ayrshire, Argyll, Banffshire, Berwickshire, Cromarty, Clackmannanshire, Dunbartonshire, Dumfriesshire, East Lothian, Fife, Forfarshire (Angus), Kinross-shire, Kirkcudbrightshire, Lanarkshire, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Morayshire (Elgin), Peeblesshire, Perthshire, Renfrewshire, Roxburghshire, Selkirkshire, Stirlingshire, West Lothian (Linlithgowshire) and Wigtownshire in 1797-1798.
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).