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Volume contents
- 1 - 1792-3 counties , Aberdeen
- 17 - 1792-3 counties , Argyll
- 25 - 1792-3 counties , Ayrshire
- 47 - 1792-3 counties , Banffshire
- 51 - 1792-3 counties , Berwickshire
- 65 - 1792-3 counties , Buteshire
- 67 - 1792-3 counties , Caithness
- 69 - 1792-3 counties , Clackmannanshire
- 73 - 1792-3 counties , Cromartyshire
- 75 - 1792-3 counties , Dumbartonshire
- 81 - 1792-3 counties , Dumfriesshire
- 97 - 1792-3 counties , East Lothian
- 109 - 1792-3 counties , Fife
- 131 - 1792-3 counties , Angus
- 143 - 1792-3 counties , Inverness-shire
- 147 - 1792-3 counties , Kincardineshire
- 151 - 1792-3 counties , Kinross-shire
- 155 - 1792-3 counties , Kirkcudbrightshire
| Date | Masters/mistresses names and designations | Actual # | 1 horse (10s) | 2 horses | 3-5 horses | 6 or more horses | Duty | 10% per 31 George III |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Parishes Collected | ||||||||
| Oldhamstocks | 12 | 9 | 3 | £7.2.6 | £0.14.3 | |||
| Innerwick | 20 | 15 | 5 | £11.17.6 | £1.3.9 | |||
| Spott | 13 | 9 | 4 | £8.0.0 | £0.16.0 | |||
| Dunbar | 26 | 21 | 5 | £14.17.6 | £1.9.9 | |||
| Stenton | 15 | 9 | 6 | £10.10.0 | £1.1.0 | |||
| Whittinghame | 15 | 12 | 3 | £8.12.6 | £0.17.3 | |||
| Preston | 22 | 19 | 3 | £12.2.6 | £1.4.3 | |||
| Whitekirk | 37 | 17 | 6 | 14 | £27.15.0 | £2.15.6 | ||
| North Berwick | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | £18.10.0 | £1.17.0 | ||
| Dirleton | 29 | 20 | 9 | £19.0.0 | £1.18.0 | |||
| Aberlady | 11 | 8 | 3 | £6.12.6 | £0.13.3 | |||
| Athelstaneford | 18 | 13 | 5 | £11.10.0 | £1.3.0 | |||
| Haddington | 52 | 27 | 3 | 14 | 8 | £36.0.0 | £3.12.0 | |
| Moreham | 3 | 3 | £1.10.0 | £0.3.0 | ||||
| Garvald | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | £13.2.6 | £1.6.3 | ||
| Gifford | 27 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 7 | £18.7.6 | £1.16.9 | |
| Bolton | 11 | 8 | 3 | £6.12.6 | £0.13.3 | |||
| Gladesmuir | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | £10.10.0 | £1.1.0 | ||
| Salton | 11 | 8 | 3 | £6.12.6 | £0.13.3 | |||
| Humbie | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | £9.7.6 | £0.18.9 | ||
| Pencaitland | 26 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 11 | £20.12.6 | £2.1.3 | |
| Ormiston | 13 | 11 | 2 | £7.5.0 | £0.14.6 | |||
| Tranent | 26 | 19 | 1 | 6 | £15.10.0 | £1.11.0 | ||
| Prestonpans | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | £10.12.6 | £1.1.3 | ||
| 483 | 314 | 9 | 89 | 71 | £312.12.6 | £31.5.3 |
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[Page] 106
Survey Continued
of the CARRIAGE AND SADDLE HORSE TAX
in Haddingtonshire
Proof. 314 Horses at £0.10.0 is £157.0.0
9 Horses at £0.15.0 is £6.15.0
89 Horses at £0.17.6 is £77.17.6
71 Horses at £1.0.0 is £71.0.0
sum is £312.12.6
and 10 pCent [per Cent] on this sum is £31.5.3
Amounting in all to £343.17.9 Sterling
I William Johnstone Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify That upon carefull exami
-nation I find the foregoing duties amount to the sum of Three hundred & forty three
Pounds Seventeen shillings & ninepence Sterling and That upon the 10 Oct [October] [1793]
I delivered to Peter Wilkie depute Collector of said duties an exact duplicate of this [Account]
duely examined & compered which contained my Oath that the preceeding Inhabitants
were duely served with requisitions And that they were charged according to their se
veral returns Or according to my knowledge & belief that they were liable in said [duties.]
William Johnstone Surveyor
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Horse tax - Volume 23 - Counties (A-K) (see 'More info' for county details), E326/9/23
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 1792 until the 5th of April 1793.
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).