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Volume contents
- 1 - 1789-1790 , Aberdeen
- 5 - 1789-1790 , Argyll
- 7 - 1789-1790 , Ayr
- 27 - 1789-1790 , Parish Index
- 31 - 1789-1790 , Banff
- 33 - 1789-1790 , Berwick
- 43 - 1789-1790 , Clackmanan
- 49 - 1789-1790 , Dumbarton
- 55 - 1789-1790 , Dumfries
- 65 - 1789-1790 , Parish Index
- 69 - 1789-1790 , East Lothian
- 79 - 1789-1790 , Fife
- 91 - 1789-1790 , Forfar
- 95 - 1789-1790 , Kincardine
- 97 - 1789-1790 , Parish Index
- 99 - 1789-1790 , Kinross
- 103 - 1789-1790 , Kirkcudbright
- 104 - 1789-1790 , Parish Index
- 107 - 1789-1790 , Lanark
- 155 - 1789-1790 , Midlothian
- 195 - 1789-1790 , Morray
- 197 - 1789-1790 , Peebles
- 201 - 1789-1790 , Perth
- 207 - 1789-1790 , Renfrew
- 221 - 1789-1790 , Roxburgh
- 225 - 1789-1790 , Selkirk
- 227 - 1789-1790 , Stirling
- 241 - 1789-1790 , West Lothian
- 251 - 1789-1790 , Wigtown
| Date | Masters/mistresses names | Actual # | 2 wheel carts (2s) | 3-4 wheel wains/wagons (4s) | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 1789 | Linlithgow Parish | ||||
| Miller and Smith Prinfield | 2 | 2 | £0.4.0 | ||
| Joseph Read Bleachfield | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| James Bennet Kippetstane | 2 | 2 | £0.4.0 | ||
| James Aitken Silver Mine | 2 | 2 | £0.4.0 | ||
| Alexander Aitken Tartraven | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| John Easton Woodcockdale | 3 | 3 | £0.6.0 | ||
| Alexander Easton Woodcockdale | 2 | 2 | £0.4.0 | ||
| John & James Thoms Lochmiln | 2 | 2 | £0.4.0 | ||
| James Nimmo Ochiltree | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| 18 Jul 1789 | James Proven Kingcavil | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | |
| John Forgie Kingcavil | 2 | 2 | £0.4.0 | ||
| Robert Forgie Kingcavil | 2 | 2 | £0.4.0 | ||
| James Rivens Porterside | 2 | 2 | £0.4.0 | ||
| Totall | 23 | 23 | £2.6.0 | ||
| Borrowstounness Town & Parish | |||||
| 30 Jul 1789 | James Meikle Carrier | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | |
| Andrew Mitchell | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| David Spouart | 2 | 2 | £0.4.0 | ||
| John Rob | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| William Johnston | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| William Hog | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| Robert Henderson | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| Richard Brown | 2 | 2 | £0.4.0 | ||
| James Whytt | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| William Jarvie | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| Alexander Muir | 2 | 2 | £0.4.0 | ||
| James Miller | 1 | 1 | £0.2.0 | ||
| Carry over | 15 | 15 | £1.10.0 |
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West Lothian [Page] 241
Linlithgow County CART TAX. Survey from the 5th April
1789 to the 5th April 1799 - By James Watson Surveyor
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Cart tax - Volume 8 - Counties (see 'More info' for county details), E326/7/8
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, Kirkcudbrightshire, Lanarkshire, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Morayshire (Elgin), Peeblesshire, Perthshire, Renfrewshire, Roxburghshire, Selkirkshire, Stirlingshire, West Lothian (Linlithgowshire) and Wigtownshire in 1789-1790.
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).