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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borness. [Borrowstounness] Parish | ||||||
| 3 Jul 1797 | Mr. Andrew Tod at Dean | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | ||
| 4 Jul 1797 | Mrs. Padden Borness. [Borrowstounness] | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | ||
| Total | 2 | £1.0.0 | £0.2.0 | |||
| Dalmaney Parish | ||||||
| 18 Jul 1797 | Mrs. Gordon at Craigie | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | ||
| Total | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | |||
| Parishes Collected | ||||||
| 1 | Borness. [Borrowstounness] Parish | 2 | £1.00 | £0.2.0 | ||
| 2 | Dalmaney Parish | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | ||
| Total | 3 | £1.10.0 | £0.3.0 |
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[Page] 85 W. LOTHIAN
Survey in the County of Linlithgow of the
Covered Carriages or Carts with less than Four Wheels, per 35 Geo. III. Cap. cix.
from the 5th April 1797 to the 5th April 1798. James Watsone Surveyor
Proof
3 Covered Carriages @ £0.10.0.. £1.10.0
To the 10 P Ct. [Per Cent] thereon £0.3.0
Totall £1.13.0
I James Watson Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that
upon carefull examination of the foregoing Rates and Duties I find
they amount in whole to the sum of One pound thirteen
shillings Ster. [Sterling] And that upon the Eight day of November
last I delivered to Mr. James Taylor Junr. [Junior] Collector for the
said County of Linlithgow an exact Dupplicate of the
foregoing Survey which contained my Oath that the
several persons beforenamed were duly served with
Requisitions and notices whereby they were to be charged
with the several Duties hereby Certified to be due by them
Linlithgow 5th December James Watsone Surveyor
1797
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).