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Volume contents
- 1 - 1793-5 counties , Kincardineshire
- 9 - 1793-5 counties , Kirkcudbrightshire
- 22 - 1793-5 counties , Lanarkshire
- 61 - 1793-5 counties , Midlothian
- 79 - 1793-5 counties , Moray
- 83 - 1793-5 counties , Nairnshire
- 85 - 1793-5 counties , Peeblesshire
- 91 - 1793-5 counties , Perthshire
- 101 - 1793-5 counties , Renfrewshire
- 113 - 1793-5 counties , Ross-shire
- 115 - 1793-5 counties , Roxburghshire
- 131 - 1793-5 counties , Selkirkshire
- 135 - 1793-5 counties , Shetland
- 137 - 1793-5 counties , Stirlingshire
- 147 - 1793-5 counties , West Lothian
- 155 - 1793-5 counties , Wigtownshire
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 1794 | Gideon Gifford Esqr of Busta | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | |||
| £0.1.0 | ||||||||
| 10 pr [per] Cent thereon | £0.1.0 | |||||||
| [Total] | £0.11.0 |
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15 SHETLAND [Page] 135
Survey CARRIAGE AND SADDLE HORSE TAX. arisen in the
Lordship of Shetland from 5th April 1794 to 5th April 1795 By Francis Hiddell Survr [Surveyor]
I Francis Hiddell Surveyor aforsaid do hereby Certify
that upon Carefull Examination I find the foregoing duties amount
to the Sum of Eleven Shillings Sterling and that upon this Fourth
day of November 1794 I Delivered to Mr. Henry Ross Collector
of the said Taxes for the Lordship of Shetland at his Office in
Lerwick an exact Duplicate of this Account duly examined
and Compared which Contained my Oath that the before
mentioned Inhabitant was duly served with an requisition
and that he was charged conform to my knowledge & belief
that he was liable in said duty
Francis Hiddell Survr [Surveyor]
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Horse tax - Volume 27 - Counties (K-W) (see 'More info' for county details), E326/9/27
This volume contains information on who paid horse tax in the counties of Kincardineshire, Kinross-shire, Kirkcudbrightshire, Lanarkshire, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Morayshire (Elgin and Forres), Nairnshire, Orkney, Peeblesshire, Perthshire, Renfrewshire, Ross-shire, Roxburghshire, Selkirkshire, Shetland (lordship of Zetland), Stirlingshire, Sutherland, West Lothian (Linlithgowshire), and Wigtownshire, between the 5th of April 1793 until the 5th of April 1795.
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).