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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brot. [Brought] Over | 21 | 21 | £10.10.0 | ||
| John Urquhart | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | ||
| George Ogilvie Esqr. | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | ||
| Mr James Strachon | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | ||
| Capt. [Captain] David Laird | 4 | 4 | £2.0.0 | ||
| Sir Alexander Douglas | 2 | 2 | £1.0.0 | ||
| David Ross | 2 | 2 | £1.0.0 | ||
| Dr. [Doctor] John Willison | 2 | 2 | £1.0.0 | ||
| 34 | 34 | £17.0.0 |
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[Page] 42
I Daniel Ross Surveyor aforesaid do hereby
Certify that upon careful examination I find the foregoing
duties amount to Seventeen pounds Sterling, and that upon
the 22 day of Janry. [January] 1790 I delivered to Mr. James Dick Collr. [Collector]
the said duties for the toun of Dundee aforesaid, an exact
duplicate of the accot. [account] which contained my oath that
the preceding inhabitants were Served with
requisitions of the dates aforesaid intimating that the
sum to be Charged with the sums hereby certified to be
due from them
Dundee 22nd Jany. [January] 1790
[Signed] Daniel Ross Surveyor
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).