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Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Horse tax - Volume 14 - Burghs (see 'More info' for burgh details), E326/9/14

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CARRIAGE AND HORSE TAX
City of Edinr [Edinburgh] from 1789 To 1790

Names -- Returned in County of -- No of Horses

Mr John Hutton -- Edinr [Edinburgh]
Mr Alexander Glen -- Haddington -- 1
Captain Maitland -- Edinr [Edinburgh] -- 1
Charles Cowan Mercht. [Merchant]-- Edinr [Edinburgh]
James McAulay Apothecary -- Fife
Mr Ferguson of Pitfour -- Aberdeen -- 1
Mr David Patterson -- Edinr [Edinburgh]
Mr James Foggo -- Perth -- 1
Mrs Hamilton of Belhaven -- Haddington
Mr John Mcdonald -- Linlithgow -- 1
Mr Stobie writer -- Fife -- 1
Mr William Robertson -- Berwick
John Bell Bookseller -- Edinr [Edinburgh] -- 1
Mr Auld writer -- Clackmannan -- 1
Mr Robert Playfair writer -- Edinr [Edinburgh] -- 1
Lord Dreghorn -- Edinr [Edinburgh] -- 5
Peter Main Painter -- Edinr [Edinburgh] -- 1
Lord Henderland -- Edr [Edinburgh]
Mr Patrick Kerr -- Edr [Edinburgh] -- 1
James Eyres Brewer -- Edr [Edinburgh] -- 1
Mr Robert Walker writer-- Roxburgh -- 1
Mr Benjamin Bell Surgeon -- Edinr [Edinburgh]
Mr Alexander Gordon Kirkcudbright -- 1
Mr John Hume -- Edinr [Edinburgh]
Mr Craig of Riccarton -- Edinr [Edinburgh]
Mr William Muter of Anfield -- Fife
Mr Oliphant of Rossie -- Perth
Mr John Clerk -- Edinr [Edinburgh]
Mr Hunter of Polmood -- Roxburgh
Mr Robert Wellwood -- Edinr [Edinburgh]
Sir George Ramsay -- Perth
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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).

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