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Volume contents
- 1 - 1787-1788 , Aberdeen
- 5 - 1787-1788 , Parish Index
- 7 - 1787-1788 , Argyll
- 9 - 1787-1788 , Ayr
- 30 - 1787-1788 , Parish Index
- 33 - 1787-1788 , Banff
- 37 - 1787-1788 , Berwick
- 44 - 1787-1788 , Parish Index
- 47 - 1787-1788 , Clackmanan
- 51 - 1787-1788 , Dumbarton
- 57 - 1787-1788 , Dumfries
- 67 - 1787-1788 , Parish Index
- 69 - 1787-1788 , East Lothian
- 78 - 1787-1788 , Fife
- 87 - 1787-1788 , Parish Index
- 89 - 1787-1788 , Forfar
- 91 - 1787-1788 , Parish Index
- 93 - 1787-1788 , Kingkardine
- 97 - 1787-1788 , Kinross
- 99 - 1787-1788 , Parish Index
- 101 - 1787-1788 , Lanark
- 149 - 1787-1788 , Edinburgh
- 160 - 1787-1788 , Parish Index
- 163 - 1787-1788 , Edinburgh
- 177 - 1787-1788 , Elgin
- 179 - 1787-1788 , Peebles
- 183 - 1787-1788 , Perth
- 184 - 1787-1788 , Parish Index
- 187 - 1787-1788 , Renfrew
- 205 - 1787-1788 , Roxburgh
- 211 - 1787-1788 , Selkirk
- 213 - 1787-1788 , Stirling
- 226 - 1787-1788 , Parish Index
- 229 - 1787-1788 , Linlithgow
- 239 - 1787-1788 , Wigtoun
| Date | Masters/mistresses names | Actual # | 2 wheel carts (2s) | 3-4 wheel wains/wagons (4s) | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 1787 | Galashiels Parish | £ Sh [Pounds, Shillings. Pence] | |||
| George Richardson in Galashiels | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| William Young Galashiels | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| Walter Bleaklie Galashiels | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| Will Dabson Galashiels | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| John Claperton Galashiels | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| William Thomson Galashiels | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| William Walker Galashiels | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| George Patterson Galashiels | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| John Fairgray Galashiels | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| James Atchieson Galashiels | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| Robert Aimers Galashiels | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| William Leather Galashiels | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| James Thomson Galashiels | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| Widow Sanderson Clay dubs | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| Thomas Stenhouse Parkhouse | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| Walter Bold Galashiels | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| 16 | 16 | £1.12.0 | |||
| Yarrow Parish | |||||
| John Sword Tenas | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| Parishes Collected | |||||
| Galashiels Parish | 16 | 16 | £1.12.0 | ||
| Yarrow Parish | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| 17 | 17 | £1.14.0 |
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[Page] 211
Survey of the CART TAX in the Shire of
Selkirk from the 5 of April 1787 to the 5 of April 1788 William Brunton
Proof
17 Carts at 2 Sh [Shillings] Each is £1.14.0
I William Brunton Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon
careful examination of the foregoing Duties I find they amount to
£1.14.0 Sterling and that upon the 31th day of Octbr. [October] I Delivered
to John Scott Collector of the Said Duties for the Shire aforesaid
an exact duplicate of the above, duly examined & Compared with
the foregoing which Contain'd [Contained] my Oath that Notices were left with
the foregoing Inhabitants that the were to be Charged with the
Sums Set against their Several Names.
[signed] William Brunton
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Cart tax - Volume 4 - Counties (see 'More info' for county details), E326/7/4
This volume contains information on the cart tax collected from the counties of Aberdeenshire, Ayrshire, Argyll, Banffshire, Berwickshire, Clackmannanshire, Dunbartonshire, Dumfriesshire, East Lothian, Fife, Forfarshire (Angus), Kincardineshire, Kinross-shire, Lanarkshire, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Morayshire (Elgin), Peeblesshire, Perthshire, Renfrewshire, Roxburghshire, Selkirkshire, Stirlingshire, West Lothian (Linlithgowshire) and Wigtownshire in 1787-1788.
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).