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Volume contents
- 1 - 1794-1795 , Aberdeen
- 5 - 1794-1795 , Annan
- 7 - 1794-1795 , Anstruther
- 11 - 1794-1795 , Arbroath
- 13 - 1794-1795 , Ayr
- 15 - 1794-1795 , Banff
- 17 - 1794-1795 , Brechin
- 19 - 1794-1795 , Cullen
- 21 - 1794-1795 , Cupar
- 23 - 1794-1795 , Dumbarton
- 25 - 1794-1795 , Dumfries
- 27 - 1794-1795 , Dundee
- 29 - 1794-1795 , Dunbar
- 31 - 1794-1795 , Edinburgh
- 35 - 1794-1795 , Elgin
- 37 - 1794-1795 , Forfar
- 39 - 1794-1795 , Forres
- 43 - 1794-1795 , Glasgow
- 49 - 1794-1795 , Haddington
- 51 - 1794-1795 , Inverarary
- 53 - 1794-1795 , Inverness
- 55 - 1794-1795 , Irvine
- 57 - 1794-1795 , Jedburgh
- 59 - 1794-1795 , Kinghorn
- 61 - 1794-1795 , Kirkcaldy
- 63 - 1794-1795 , Kirkcudbright
- 65 - 1794-1795 , Lanark
- 67 - 1794-1795 , Lauder
- 69 - 1794-1795 , Linlithgow
- 71 - 1794-1795 , Montrose
- 73 - 1794-1795 , Nairn
- 75 - 1794-1795 , North Berwick
- 77 - 1794-1795 , Peebles
- 79 - 1794-1795 , Buchan
- 79 - 1794-1795 , Perth
- 81 - 1794-1795 , Queensferry
- 83 - 1794-1795 , St Andrews
- 85 - 1794-1795 , Sanquhar
- 87 - 1794-1795 , Selkirk
- 91 - 1794-1795 , Stranraer
- 93 - 1794-1795 , Tain
- 95 - 1794-1795 , Wigton
| Date | Masters/mistresses names | Actual # | 2 wheel carriages | 4 wheel carriages | Private: one carriage | Private: two carriages | Private: three + carriages | Duty | 10% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 1794 | Captn [Captain] Hamilton | 1 | 1 | £8.0.0 | £0.16.0 | ||||
| Henry Clint Vintner | 4 | 4 | £28.0.0 | £2.16.0 | |||||
| William Hyslop Innk [Innkeeper] | 1 | 1 | £7.0.0 | £0.14.0 | |||||
| Thomas Dickson Carter | 1 | 1 | £3.10.0 | £0.7.0 | |||||
| 6 Jun 1794 | Henry Dickson Innk. [Innkeeper] | 1 | 1 | £7.0.0 | £0.14.0 | ||||
| Dr. [Doctor] Copland | 1 | 1 | £3.10.0 | £0.7.0 | |||||
| Mrs McVitie | 3 | 3 | £21.0.0 | £2.2.0 | |||||
| 10 Jun 1794 | Mrs Lowthian | 1 | 1 | £8.0.0 | £0.16.0 | ||||
| Mrs Maxwell of Kirkconel | 1 | 1 | £8.0.0 | £0.16.0 | |||||
| Capt [Captain] Riddel Caryield | 1 | 1 | £3.10.0 | £0.7.0 | |||||
| Hugh McCornock Inn [Innkeeper] | 1 | 1 | £7.0.0 | £0.14.0 | |||||
| 13 Jun 1794 | Colonel De Peyster | 1 | 1 | £8.0.0 | £0.16.0 | ||||
| 17 Jun 1794 | Edward Maxwell Esq | 1 | 1 | £8.0.0 | £0.16.0 | ||||
| John McMurdo Esq | 1 | 1 | £8.0.0 | £0.16.0 | |||||
| Mrs Gordon of Culvenan | 1 | 1 | £8.0.0 | £0.16.0 | |||||
| 18 Jun 1794 | James Paterson Shopkeeper | 1 | 1 | £3.10.0 | £0.7.0 | ||||
| [total] | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | £140.0.0 | £14.0.0 |
Transcribe other information
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Survey of the [Wheel-Carriage Tax] in the Burgh of
Dumfries from 5 April 1794 to 5 April 1795 by William Laidlaw Surv [Surveyor]
Proof
4 Carriages @ £3.10.0-- £14.0.0
10 Carriages @ £7.0.0-- £70.0.0
7 Carriages @ £8.0.0-- £56.0.0
£140.0.0
10 P Cent [Percent]-- £14.0.0
Total-- £154.0.0
I William Laidlaw Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon
careful examination I find the foregoing duties amount to One
hundred & fifty four pounds and that upon the twenty
first day of October Current I delivered to Francis Maxwell Collector
of said duties An Exact Duplicate hereof which contained my
oath that the persons before named were duly served with
requisitions And that they are Charged Agreeable to their
several returns or according to my knowledge & belief that they
were liable in said duties.
William Laidlaw
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Carriage tax - Volume 18 - Burghs (see 'More info' for burgh details), E326/8/18
This volume contains information about carriage tax paid in the burghs of Aberdeen, Annan, Anstruther Easter, Anstruther Wester, Arbroath (Aberbrothock), Ayr, Banff, Brechin, Burntisland, Campbeltown, Crail, Cullen, Culross, Cupar, Dingwall, Dumbarton, Dumfries, Dunbar, Dundee, Dunfermline, Dysart, Edinburgh, Elgin, Forfar, Forres, Fortrose and Rosemarkie, Glasgow, Haddington, Inveraray, Inverbervie (Bervie), Inverkeithing, Inverness, Irvine, Jedburgh, Kilrenny, Kinghorn, Kirkcaldy, Kirkcudbright, Kirkwall, Lanark, Lauder, Linlithgow, Lochmaben, Montrose, Nairn, New Galloway, North Berwick, Peebles, Perth, Pittenweem, Queensferry (South Queensferry), Renfrew, Rothesay, Rutherglen, St. Andrews, Sanquhar, Selkirk, Stirling, Stranraer, Tain, Whithorn, and Wigtown, in 1794-1795.
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).