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Volume contents
- 1 - 1785-1786 , Aberdeen
- 5 - 1785-1786 , Arbroath
- 7 - 1785-1786 , Annan
- 13 - 1785-1786 , Ayr
- 17 - 1785-1786 , Brechine
- 21 - 1785-1786 , Campletown
- 25 - 1785-1786 , Culross
- 35 - 1785-1786 , Dunbar
- 37 - 1785-1786 , Dundee
- 51 - 1785-1786 , Forfar
- 57 - 1785-1786 , Glasgow
- 71 - 1785-1786 , Haddington
- 75 - 1785-1786 , Inverary
- 81 - 1785-1786 , Irvine
- 91 - 1785-1786 , Kirkudbright
- 99 - 1785-1786 , Linlithgow
- 101 - 1785-1786 , Lochmabon
- 103 - 1785-1786 , Montrose
- 105 - 1785-1786 , North Berwick
- 107 - 1785-1786 , Peebles
- 121 - 1785-1786 , Rutherglen
- 125 - 1785-1786 , Sanchor
- 127 - 1785-1786 , Selkirk
- 129 - 1785-1786 , Stirling
- 135 - 1785-1786 , Whithorn
- 137 - 1785-1786 , Wigtown
| Date | Masters/mistresses names | Actual # | 2 wheel carts (2s) | 3-4 wheel wains/wagons (4s) | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 [Nov] 1786 | Burgh of Peebles | ||||
| Robert Turnbull Peebles | 1 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| Alexander Veitch Peebles | 2 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| James Lyon Senr. [Senior] Peebles | 3 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| William Turnbull Peebles | 4 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| William Gilles Peebles | 5 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| John Girdwood Peebles | 6 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| Robert Catherwood Peebles | 7 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| Robert Brunton Peebles | 8 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| George Renwick Peebles | 9 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| George Dods Peebles | 10 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| Thomas Smith Peebles | 11 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| James Donaldson Peebles | 12 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| William Donaldson Peebles | 13 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| William Wilson Peebles | 14 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| William Greive Peebles | 15 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| William Hamilton Peebles | 16 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| James Smyth Peebles | 17 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| James Ritchie Peebles | 18 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| John Johnstone Peebles | 19 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| Robert Dods Peebles | 20 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| George Grieve Peebles | 21 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| 21 | 21 | £1.1.0 |
Transcribe other information
[page] 107
Survey of the Carts liable to be Taxed in the Burgh of Peebles
From 10th of October 1785 to the 6th of April 1786 By
William Brunton Sur. [Surveyor]
21 Carts @ 1/ [£0.1.0] each is £1.1.0
I William Brunton Surveyor aforsaid do hereby Certify that upon
careful Examination of the foregoing several Rates & duties
I find they amount in whole to £1.1.0 - Stg. [Sterling] & that upon the
18 of March :86 [1786] I caused deliver to John Hislop ... Collector
of the said duties for the Burgh aforesaid an exact duplicate
of the above Acct. [Account] duly examined and compared with the fore
going and I do make Oath, that the above is a just List returned
by the several Inhabitants when requisitions were made of the
several dates aforesaid
[signed] William Brunton
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Cart tax - Volume 2 - Burghs (see 'More info' for burgh details), E326/7/2
This volume contains information on the cart tax collected from the burghs of Aberdeen, Arbroath, Annan, Ayr, Brechine, Campbeltown, Culross, Dunbar, Dundee, Forfar, Glasgow, Haddington, Inverary, Irvine, Kirkcudbright, Linlithgow, Lochmaben, Montrose, North Berwick, Peebles, Rutherglen, Sanchor, Selkirk, Stirling, Whithorn, and Wigtown in 1785-1786.
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).