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Volume contents
- 1 - 1790-1 counties , Aberdeenshire
- 13 - 1790-1 counties , Argyll
- 19 - 1790-1 counties , Ayrshire
- 35 - 1790-1 counties , Banffshire
- 39 - 1790-1 counties , Berwickshire
- 53 - 1790-1 counties , Buteshire
- 55 - 1790-1 counties , Caithness
- 57 - 1790-1 counties , Clackmannanshire
- 63 - 1790-1 counties , Dumbartonshire
- 71 - 1790-1 counties , Dumfriesshire
- 83 - 1790-1 counties , East Lothian
- 85 - 1790-1 counties , Haddingtonshire
- 116 - 1790-1 counties , Angus
- 125 - 1790-1 counties , Inverness-shire
- 129 - 1790-1 counties , Kincardineshire
- 133 - 1790-1 counties , Kinross-shire
- 137 - 1790-1 counties , Kirkcudbrightshire
| Date | Masters/mistresses names and designations | Actual # | 1 horse (10s) | 2 horses | 3-5 horses | 6 or more horses | Duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Island or County part of Bute | |||||||
| 29 Apr 1790 | William McLeod Bannatyne Esqr. | 2 | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | ||
| Peter May Esqr. of Mountstewart | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | ||||
| Total | 3 | 2 | 1 | £1.15.0 |
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6 Bute
Island or County part of Bute
CARRIAGE AND SADDLE HORSE TAX.
from 5th April 1790 to 5th April 1791 By Robert Aiken Surveyor
Proof
2 horses at £0.10.0 is £1.0.0
1 horse at £0.15.0 is £0.15.0
Total £1.15.0
I Robert Aiken Surveyor aforesaid, do hereby Certify That upon careful
examination of the foregoing Rates and Duties, I find they amount in whole to
one pound fifteen shillings Sterling And that upon the --
day of -- I caused to be delivered to Mr Alexander May Collector of said Duties
for said County an exact duplicate of, and duly examined and compared with the
foregoing Account, which contained my Oath that Notifications were delivered or
left of the dates foresaid, and that the rates charged in said Account were
just at the time 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
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Horse tax - Volume 17 - Counties (A-K) (see 'More info' for county details), E326/9/17
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 1790 until the 5th of April 1791.
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).