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Volume contents
- 1 - 1788-1789 , Argyll
- 2 - 1788-1789 , Parish Index
- 5 - 1788-1789 , Ayr
- 25 - 1788-1789 , Parish Index
- 29 - 1788-1789 , Banff
- 31 - 1788-1789 , Berwick
- 40 - 1788-1789 , Parish Index
- 43 - 1788-1789 , Clackmanan
- 45 - 1788-1789 , Parish Index
- 49 - 1788-1789 , East Kilpatrick
- 52 - 1788-1789 , Bonhill
- 53 - 1788-1789 , Cardross
- 54 - 1788-1789 , West Kilpatrick
- 55 - 1788-1789 , Cumbernauld Parish
- 55 - 1788-1789 , Kirkintilloch
- 59 - 1788-1789 , Dumfries
- 73 - 1788-1789 , Parish Index
- 75 - 1788-1789 , East Lothian
- 83 - 1788-1789 , Parish Index
- 85 - 1788-1789 , Fife
- 97 - 1788-1789 , Forfar
- 99 - 1788-1789 , Parish Index
- 101 - 1788-1789 , Kingkardine
- 105 - 1788-1789 , Kinross
- 106 - 1788-1789 , Parish Index
- 109 - 1788-1789 , Kirkcudbright
- 111 - 1788-1789 , Lanakshire
- 151 - 1788-1789 , Midlothian
- 192 - 1788-1789 , Parish Index
- 195 - 1788-1789 , Elgin
- 198 - 1788-1789 , Peebles
- 203 - 1788-1789 , Perth
- 207 - 1788-1789 , Renfrew
- 233 - 1788-1789 , Parish Index
- 235 - 1788-1789 , Roxburgh
- 239 - 1788-1789 , Selkirk
- 241 - 1788-1789 , Stirling
- 255 - 1788-1789 , Linlithgow
- 260 - 1788-1789 , Parish Index
- 265 - 1788-1789 , Wigtown
| Date | Masters/mistresses names | Actual # | 2 wheel carts (2s) | 3-4 wheel wains/wagons (4s) | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dollar Parish | |||||
| 25 Aug 1788 | Jean Morgan | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | |
| Parishes Collected | |||||
| Alloa Parish | 39 | 34 | 5 | £4.8.0 | |
| Clackmanan Parish | 10 | 10 | £1.0.0 | ||
| Tillycoultry Parish | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| Dollar Prish | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| Totall | 51 | 46 | 5 | £5.12.0 |
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Clackmanan County Cart Tax Survey Continued
Proof
46 Carts @ 2/ [£0.2.0] each £4.12.0
5 Carts @ 4/ [£0.4.0] each. £1.0.0
£5.12.0
I James Watson Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon
carefull examination of the forgoing several Duties I find they
amount in whole to the sum of Five pounds twelve shilling
Stg. [Sterling] And that upon the twenty first day of November last I
delivered to Mr. John Jameson Collector for the said County an
exact Dupplicate of this Survey which contained my oath that
the several persons before named were duly served with
Requisitions & Notices whereby they were to be charged with
the Sums hereby Certified to be due by them
Linlithgow 2d Decemr [December] -- [signed] James Watson Surveyor
1788
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Cart tax - Volume 6 - Counties (see 'More info' for county details), E326/7/6
This volume contains information on the cart tax collected from the counties of Ayrshire, Argyll, Banffshire, Berwickshire, Clackmannanshire, Dunbartonshire, Dumfriesshire, East Lothian, Fife, Forfarshire (Angus), Kincardineshire, Kinross-shire, Kirkcudbrightshire, Lanarkshire, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Morayshire (Elgin), Peeblesshire, Perthshire, Renfrewshire, Roxburghshire, Selkirkshire, Stirlingshire, West Lothian (Linlithgowshire) and Wigtownshire in 1788-1789.
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).