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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 1797 | Broughton Parish | |||||
| Simon Linton Broughton | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | |||
| John Tait in Broughton | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | |||
| John Tweedy Travelling Mercht. [Merchant] | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | |||
| 18 Jul 1797 | Kilbucho Parish | |||||
| John Johnston Kilbucho bakbyres | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | |||
| Parishes Collected | ||||||
| Broughton Parish | 3 | £1.10.0 | £0.3.0 | |||
| Kilbucho Parish | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | |||
| 4 | £2.0.0 | £0.4.0 |
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Survey of the Covered Carts Tax in the Shire of Peebles from the 5 of April 1797 to the
5 of April 1798 By William Brunton Surveyor
PEEBLES SHIRE 18
Proof
4 Carts @ £0.10.0 Each is £2.0.0
£2.0.0 @ 10 per Cent is. £0.4.0
Sum Total. £2.4.0
I William Brunton Surveyor aforesaid do hereby certify that upon carefull
examination of the forgoing duties I find they amount to the Sum of Two pound
four Shillings And that upon the ... day of ... I delivered to
Gideon Neidham Collector of Said duties for the Shire aforesaid an exact
duplicat of the above duly Compared which contained my Oath that the
preceeding inhabitants were duly Served with Requisitions of the aforgoing
dates desiring them Within fourteen days to deliver or cause to be delivered to
me upon calling for that purpose An Attested list of all the Covered Carts used
and employed by them from the 5 of April 1797 to the 5 of April 1798
from the best information I coud procure or from my own certain knowledge
of their Respective Establishment
William Brunton
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).