Volume contents
- 1 - 1788-1789 , Aberdeen
- 5 - 1788-1789 , Annan
- 7 - 1788-1789 , Anstruther
- 11 - 1788-1789 , Arbroath
- 13 - 1788-1789 , Ayr
- 17 - 1788-1789 , Banff
- 19 - 1788-1789 , Brechin
- 21 - 1788-1789 , Burntisland
- 23 - 1788-1789 , Campbeltown
- 25 - 1788-1789 , Crail
- 27 - 1788-1789 , Culross
- 31 - 1788-1789 , Dumbarton
- 33 - 1788-1789 , Dumfries
- 39 - 1788-1789 , Dundee
- 43 - 1788-1789 , Dunfermline
- 45 - 1788-1789 , Dysart
- 47 - 1788-1789 , Edinburgh
- 51 - 1788-1789 , Elgin
- 53 - 1788-1789 , Forfar
- 55 - 1788-1789 , Forres
- 61 - 1788-1789 , Glasgow
- 71 - 1788-1789 , Haddington
- 75 - 1788-1789 , Inverary
- 77 - 1788-1789 , Bervie
- 79 - 1788-1789 , Inverkeithing
- 81 - 1788-1789 , Inverness
- 83 - 1788-1789 , Irvine
- 87 - 1788-1789 , Jedburgh
- 89 - 1788-1789 , Killrenie
- 91 - 1788-1789 , Kinghorn
- 93 - 1788-1789 , Kirkaldie
- 95 - 1788-1789 , Kirkcudbright
- 97 - 1788-1789 , Lanark
- 101 - 1788-1789 , Lauder
- 103 - 1788-1789 , Linlithgow
- 107 - 1788-1789 , Montrose
- 109 - 1788-1789 , Nairn
- 111 - 1788-1789 , North Berwick
- 113 - 1788-1789 , Peebles
- 115 - 1788-1789 , Perth
- 119 - 1788-1789 , Pittenweem
- 121 - 1788-1789 , Queensferry
- 125 - 1788-1789 , Renfrew
- 129 - 1788-1789 , Rothsay
- 135 - 1788-1789 , St Andrews
- 137 - 1788-1789 , Sanquhar
- 139 - 1788-1789 , Selkrik
- 141 - 1788-1789 , Stirling
| Date | Masters/mistresses names | Actual # | 2 wheel carts (2s) | 3-4 wheel wains/wagons (4s) | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought foreward | 31 | 31 | £3.2.0 | ||
| 10 Jun 1788 | Robert Steel Linlithgow | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | |
| John Dumbreak Linlithgow | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| George Chirry Linlithgow | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| Alexander Chirry Linlithgow | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| George Brown Linlithgow | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| John Ronald Linlithgow | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| Edmond Anderson Linlithgow | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| David Binny Linlithgow | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| James Niven Linlithgow | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| Thomas Harvie Linlithgow | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| Totall | 41 | 41 | £4.2.0 |
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Page 104
Linlithgow Town CART TAX. Brought forward
I James Watsone Surveyor do hereby Certify that upon carefull
examination of the foregoing Duties I find they amount in whole to
the sum of Four pounds two shillings sterling And that upon the
twenty first November last I delivered to Mr William Napier
Collector of the said Borough an exact Dupplicate of the foregoing
Survey which contained my oath that the severall persons before
named were duly served with Requisitions and Notices whereby
they were to be charged with the sums hereby certified to be due by
them.
James Watsone Surveyor
Linlithgow 3rd Decemr [December]
1788
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Cart tax - Volume 7 - Burghs (see 'More info' for burgh details), E326/7/7
This volume contains information on the cart tax collected from the burghs of Aberdeen, Arbroath, Annan, Ayr, Anstruther, Banff, Bervie, Brechin, Burntisland, Crail, Culross, Campbeltown, Dumbarton, Dunfermline, Dysart, Dumfries, Dundee, Edinburgh, Elgin, Forres, Forfar, Glasgow, Haddington, Inverkeithing, Inverness, Inverary, Irvine, Jedburgh, Kirkcudbright, Kirkcaldy, Kilrenny, Kinghorn, Lanark, Lauder, Linlithgow, Montrose, Nairn, North Berwick, Perth, Pittenweem, Peebles, Queensferry, Rothesay, Renfrew, Rutherglen, Selkirk, St Andrews, and Stirling 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).