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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 1788 | Burgh of Selkirk | ||||
| Thomas Blackhal in Selkirk | 2 | 2 | £0.4.0 | ||
| James Renwick Selkirk | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| William Davidson Selkirk | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| Thomas Currar Selkirk | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| Robert Meabon Selkirk | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| Alex Inglis Selkirk | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| Andrew Messer Selkirk | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| David Brown Selkirk | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| John Tait Selkirk | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| Andrew Stewart Selkirk | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| James Anderson Selkirk | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| William Lamb Mercht. [Merchant] Selkirk | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| James Inglis Selkirk | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| William Emond Selkirk | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| James Scott and Father Selkirk | 2 | 2 | £0.4.0 | ||
| Robert Emond Selkirk | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| Adam Laidlaw Selkirk | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| Andrew Skelton Selkirk | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| 20 | 20 | £2.0.0 |
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[Page] 139 SELKIRK
Survey of the CART TAX. in the Burgh of Selkirk
from 5 April 1788 to 5 April 1789 by William Brunton Surveyor
I William Brunton Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon carefull
examination of the foregoing Taxes, I find the Amount in Whole to the Sum of
Two pounds Ster [Sterling] And that upon the twenty second day of Octbr [October] 1788
I delivered to John Long Collector of Said duty for the Burgh
aforesaid a Copy of the above duly compared which Containd my Oath that
Requisitions were left with foregoing persons that they were to be charged
with the Sums set against their Several Names.
William Brunton
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).