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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 1789 | Royal Burgh of Rutherglen | ||||
| George White Esqr of Bankhead | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | ||
| John Love of Burnside | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | ||
| Major John Spence | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | ||
| David Scott Writer | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | ||
| Robert Park Esqr | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | ||
| Mr Andrew Harvie | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | ||
| John Paterson Esqr of Springfield | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | ||
| Alexander Murdoch | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | ||
| William Wilson Flesher | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | ||
| James Wilson Flesher | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | ||
| John Cumming & Compy [Company] | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | ||
| Total of the Royal Burgh of Rutherglen | 11 | 11 | £5.10.0 | ||
| Grand Total | £5.10.0 | ||||
| Prooff | |||||
| 11 Saddle Horses at £0.10.0 Each pr [per] Year is | £5.10.0 | ||||
| Grand Total | £5.10.0 |
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Survey of the Duties on Carriage and Saddle Horses in the Royal Burgh of Rutherglen for
Year Com [Commencing] the 5th of April 1788 to the 5th of April 1789 Surveyed the 4th Day of Sept [September 1789
By William Mure Surveyor.
I William Mure Surveyor aforesaid, do hereby Certify that, upon Carefull examination
of the foregoing several rates and duties, I find they amount, in whole, to Five Pounds
Ten Shillings Stg [Sterling] and that upon --- I delivered to John Dykes
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).