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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 [--] 1786 | The Burgh of Wigtown | ||||
| Andrew Watson in Wigtown | 1 | 1 | £0.1.0 |
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A Survey of the Cart Tax in the Burgh of
Wigtown from 10 of Octr [October] 1785 to 5th of April 1786 -- W B
I William Brunton Surveyor aforsaid do herby Certify that
upon Careful Examination of the foregoing Several Rates &
Duties I find they amount to Sh [Shilling] 1 Sterling [£0.1.0] and upon the
18 March 1786 I Sent by post to James [McCorn] Collectorr of the said
Duties for the Burgh aforesaid an exact Duplicate of the
Above duly examined & Compared with the foregoing 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 aforsaid -- [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).