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Volume contents
- 1 - 1789-90 counties , Aberdeenshire
- 17 - 1789-90 counties , Argyll
- 25 - 1789-90 counties , Ayrshire
- 49 - 1789-90 counties , Banffshire
- 53 - 1789-90 counties , Berwickshire
- 73 - 1789-90 counties , Buteshire
- 75 - 1789-90 counties , Caithness
- 79 - 1789-90 counties , Clackmannanshire
- 83 - 1789-90 counties , Cromartyshire
- 85 - 1789-90 counties , Dumbartonshire
- 93 - 1789-90 counties , Dumfrieshire
- 105 - 1789-90 counties , East Lothian
- 119 - 1789-90 counties , Fife
- 139 - 1789-90 counties , Angus
- 151 - 1789-90 counties , Inverness-shire
- 155 - 1789-90 counties , Kincardineshire
- 159 - 1789-90 counties , Kinross-shire
- 163 - 1789-90 counties , Kirkcudbrightshire
| Date | Masters/mistresses names and designations | Actual # | Carriage horses <br>(10s each) | Saddle horses <br>(10s each) | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1789 | Island of Bute | £ Sh D | |||
| 27 Jul 1789 | William McLeod Bannatyne Esqr | 2 | 1 | 1 | £1.0.0 |
| Peter May Esqr. Mount Stewart | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 2 | 1 | £1.10.0 |
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BUTE 6 [Page] 73
Island of Bute
Carriage and Horse Tax.
From 5th April 1789 to 5th April 1790 By Robert Aiken Surveyor
Prooff
3 Horses at £0.10.0 ... £1.10.0
Prooff £1.10.0
I Robert Aiken Surveyor aforesaid Do hereby Certify
That upon carefull examination of the foregoing rates & duties they
Amount in whole to One pound ten Shillings Sterling; And
that upon the Thirteenth day of March Currt. [Current] I delivered to
Mr. Alexander May Principal Collector of said Duties for said
Shire an exact duplicate of, and duly examined & compared with
the foregoing Accott. [Account] which contained my Oath That Notifications
were delivered or left of the dates foresaid, and that the rates charged
in said Accott. [Account] were just & true to the best of my Skill and
Knowledge; And to the best of my belief no person liable to be
charged was omitted.
Robert Aiken Surveyor
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Horse tax - Volume 12 - Counties (A-K) (see 'More info' for county details), E326/9/12
This volume contains information on who paid horse tax in the counties of Aberdeenshire, Argyll, Ayrshire, Banffshire, Berwickshire, Bute, Caithness, Clackmannanshire, Cromartyshire, Dunbartonshire, Dumfriesshire, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Fife, Forfarshire (Angus), Inverness-shire, Kincardineshire, Kinross-shire, and Kirkcudbrightshire, between the 5th of April 1789 until the 5th of April 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).