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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1797 | Methven Parish | |||||
| 28 Aug 1797 | Hble [Honourable] David Smyth Lord Methven | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | ||
| Little Dunkeld Parish | ||||||
| 09 Oct 1797 | Mr John Robertson Minr [Minister] | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | ||
| Kenmuire Parish | ||||||
| 10 Oct 1797 | The Rt Hle [Right Honourable] Earl Breadalbine | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | ||
| Bendochie Parish | ||||||
| 18 Jul 1797 | Thomas Farquharson of Pearsy | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | ||
| Couper Parish | ||||||
| Doctor R. Henderson | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | |||
| Longforgain Parish | ||||||
| 11 Jul 1797 | The Rt Hle [Right Honourable] Lord Kinnaird | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | ||
| George Paterson Esqr | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | |||
| James Keyls Monorgan | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | |||
| 3 | £1.10.0 | £0.3.0 | ||||
| Dunbarnie Parish | ||||||
| 07 Nov 1797 | William Dow in Kilgraston | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | ||
| Parishes Collected | ||||||
| Methven Parish | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | |||
| Little Dunkeld Parish | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | |||
| Kenmuire Parish | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | |||
| Bendochie Parish | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | |||
| Couper Parish | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | |||
| Longforgain Parish | 3 | £1.10.0 | £0.3.0 | |||
| Dunbarnie Parish | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | |||
| 9 | £4.10.0 | £0.9.0 | ||||
| Prooff | ||||||
| 9 at 10/- [£0.10.0] £4.10.0 | £4.10.0 | |||||
| £4.10.0 at 10 PCt [per cent] £0.9.0 | ||||||
| £4.19.0 | £4.19.0 |
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[Page] 67 PERTHSHIRE
A Survey of the Rates and Duties on Covered Carriages or Carts in
the Shire of Perth from 5 Ap [April] 1797 [05 Apr 1797] to 5 Ap [April] 1798 [05 Apr 1798] by Laurence Buchan Surveyor
Perth 13 March 1798 I Laurence Buchan Surveyor aforesaid
do hereby certify That upon careful Examination I find the several duties
amount to Four pounds Nineteen shillings sts [sterling] and this date I
delivered to James Maxton Esqr Collector of Said Duties an Exact
Duplicate of the Above Account duly Examined and compared
with the foregoing requisitions being left with the several inhabitants
and the Above Acct [Account] is agreeable to information recd [received] or requisitions returned
Laurence Buchan 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).