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Volume contents
- 1 - 1789-90 Burghs , Aberdeen
- 4 - 1789-90 Burghs , Annan
- 8 - 1789-90 Burghs , Anstruther
- 11 - 1789-90 Burghs , Ayr
- 15 - 1789-90 Burghs , Banff
- 20 - 1789-90 Burghs , Brechin
- 21 - 1789-90 Burghs , Burntilsand
- 24 - 1789-90 Burghs , Campbeltown
- 25 - 1789-90 Burghs , Cullen
- 29 - 1789-90 Burghs , Cupar
- 33 - 1789-90 Burghs , Dumbarton
- 35 - 1789-90 Burghs , Dumfries
- 39 - 1789-90 Burghs , Dunbar
- 41 - 1789-90 Burghs , Dundee
- 45 - 1789-90 Burghs , Dunfermline
- 47 - 1789-90 Burghs , Dysart
- 49 - 1789-90 Burghs , Edinburgh
- 75 - 1789-90 Burghs , Glasgow
- 83 - 1789-90 Burghs , Haddington
- 87 - 1789-90 Burghs , Inveraray
- 89 - 1789-90 Burghs , Innerkeithing
- 91 - 1789-90 Burghs , Irvine
- 95 - 1789-90 Burghs , Jedburgh
- 98 - 1789-90 Burghs , Kilrennie
- 99 - 1789-90 Burghs , Kinghorn
- 101 - 1789-90 Burghs , Kirkcaldie
- 103 - 1789-90 Burghs , Kirkcudbright
- 107 - 1789-90 Burghs , Lanark
- 111 - 1789-90 Burghs , Lauder
- 115 - 1789-90 Burghs , Linlithgow
- 121 - 1789-90 Burghs , Lochmaben
- 123 - 1789-90 Burghs , Montrose
- 127 - 1789-90 Burghs , North Berwick
- 129 - 1789-90 Burghs , Peebles
- 135 - 1789-90 Burghs , Pittenweem
- 137 - 1789-90 Burghs , Queensferry
- 139 - 1789-90 Burghs , Renfrew
- 141 - 1789-90 Burghs , Rothesay
- 143 - 1789-90 Burghs , Rutherglen
- 145 - 1789-90 Burghs , St Andrews
- 147 - 1789-90 Burghs , Sanquhar
- 149 - 1789-90 Burghs , Selkirk
- 151 - 1789-90 Burghs , Stirling
| Date | Masters/mistresses names and designations | Actual # | Carriage horses <br>(10s each) | Saddle horses <br>(10s each) | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Aug 1789 | Royal Burgh of Lanark | ||||
| Miss Porterfield at Smeillon Entered two Coach & one Saddle Horse in Edinr.[Edinburgh] | |||||
| Commissary John Bannatyne Esq. of Castlebank | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | ||
| John Haddow Vintner | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | ||
| James Somervile Surgeon | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | ||
| James Lind Surgeon | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | ||
| William Todd Surgeon | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | ||
| James Forrest Mercht [Merchant] | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | ||
| Mrs Simpson Vintner | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | ||
| Robert Swan Saddler | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | ||
| Robert Hutchison Mercht [Merchant] | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | ||
| Daniel Murray Mercht [Merchant] | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | ||
| Robert Newbigging Writer | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | ||
| Samuel & James Chapman Horse dealers of Mouse breaheads | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | ||
| Total of the Royal Burgh of Lanark | 12 | 1 | 11 | £6.0.0 |
Transcribe other information
Survey of the Duties on Carriage & Saddle Horses in the Royal Burgh of Lanark for the Year
form the 5th of April 1788 to the 5th of April 1789. Surveyd the 5th day of August 1789.
[Page] 107
Proof
1 Carriage Horse at 10/. [£0.10.0] pr [per] Year is £0.10.0
11 Saddle Horses at 10/. [£0.10.0] pr [per] Year is £5.10.0
12 Grand Total £6.0.0
I William Mure Surveyor aforesaid, do hereby Certify, that, upon Carefull examination
of the foregoing Severall rates & duties, I find they Amount, in Whole, to Six pounds Stg. [Sterling]
and that upon the [......] I delivered to James Waggateshaw
Collector of the said Duties for the Burgh aforesaid, an Exact Duplicate of the above
Account, Duly examined & Compared with the foregoing, which Contained My Oath
that Notices were left with the Several Inhabitants or at their Dwelling houses
of the dates Annexed to their respective names that they were to be Charged with
the Sums hereby Certified to be due from them. William Mure
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Horse tax - Volume 14 - Burghs (see 'More info' for burgh details), E326/9/14
This volume contains information on who paid horse tax in the Scottish burghs of Aberdeen, Annan, Anstruther Easter, Anstruther Wester, Arbroath (Aberdrothock), Ayr, Banff, Brechin, Burntisland, Campbeltown, Cullen, Culross, Cupar, Dingwall, Dumbarton, Dumfries, Dunbar, Dundee, Dunfermline, Dysart, Edinburgh, Elgin, Forfar, Forres, Fortrose and Rosemarkie, Glasgow, Haddington, Inverary, Inverkeithing, Irvine, Jedburgh, Kilrenny, Kinghorn, Kirkcaldy, Kirkcudbright, Kirkwall, Lanark, Lauder, Linlithgow, Lochmaben, Montrose, North Berwick, Peebles, Perth, Pittenweem, Queensferry (South Queensferry), Renfrew, Rothesay, Rutherglen, St Andrews, Sanquhar, Selkirk, Stirling, Stranraer, Tain, and Wigtown, 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).