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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct 1785 | Archibald Harvey Linlithgow | 3 | 3 | £0.3.0 | |
| Alexander Baird Linlithgow | 2 | 2 | £0.2.0 | ||
| William Hay Linlithgow | 1 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| Widow Buchannan Linlithgow | 1 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| John Smith Linlithgow | 2 | 2 | £0.2.0 | ||
| John Schaw Linlithgow | 1 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| William Dumbreak Linlithgow | 1 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| William Waddile Linlithgow | 1 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| Alexander Drumbreck Linlithgow | 2 | 2 | £0.2.0 | ||
| Alexander Clark Linlithgow | 3 | 3 | £0.3.0 | ||
| Thomas Brown Linlithgow | 1 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| George Chirrie Linlithgow | 2 | 2 | £0.2.0 | ||
| Alexander Chirrie | 2 | 2 | £0.2.0 | ||
| John Dickson Linlithgow | 2 | 2 | £0.2.0 | ||
| George Brown Linlithgow | 1 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| Andrew Lishman Linlithgow | 1 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| James Brown Linlithgow | 1 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| George Murray Linlithgow | 1 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| Hugh Nicol Linlithgow | 1 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| Edward Anderson Linlithgow | 1 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| William Anderson Linlithgow | 1 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| Alexander Pitticruck Linlithgow | 1 | 1 | £0.1.0 | ||
| Total | 32 | 32 | £1.12.0 |
Transcribe other information
[page] 99
Linlithgow Town Survey upon Carts
from 10th Octr [October] 1785 to 5th April 1786 by James Allan Surveyor
I James Allan Surveyor aforesaid, do hereby certify. That upon
carefull Examination of the foregoing several Rates & duties I find
they Amount in Whole to One pound twelve Shillings Sterg [Sterling] &
that upon the 23, Current, I delivered to Mr William Napier in Linlithgow
Collector for the Burgh aforesaid an exact duplicate of the above
Account, duly examined & compared with the foregoing which contained
my oath that notices were left with the several Inhabitants or
at their Dwelling Houses of the dates annexed to their respective Names
that they are chargeable with the Sums set against their several names
certified to be due from them
[signed] [James] Allen 25th Febry [February]
1786
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).