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Volume contents
- 1 - 1793-5 Burghs , Aberdeen
- 5 - 1793-5 Burghs , Annan
- 7 - 1793-5 Burghs , Anstruther
- 11 - 1793-5 Burghs , Arbroath
- 13 - 1793-5 Burghs , Ayr
- 17 - 1793-5 Burghs , Banff
- 19 - 1793-5 Burghs , Brechin
- 21 - 1793-5 Burghs , Burntisland
- 23 - 1793-5 Burghs , Campbeltown
- 25 - 1793-5 Burghs , Crail
- 27 - 1793-5 Burghs , Cullen
- 29 - 1793-5 Burghs , Cupar
- 31 - 1793-5 Burghs , Dingwall
- 33 - 1793-5 Burghs , Dumbarton
- 35 - 1793-5 Burghs , Dumfries
- 39 - 1793-5 Burghs , Dunbar
- 41 - 1793-5 Burghs , Dundee
- 43 - 1793-5 Burghs , Dunfermline
- 45 - 1793-5 Burghs , Dysart
- 47 - 1793-5 Burghs , Edinburgh
- 55 - 1793-5 Burghs , Elgin
- 57 - 1793-5 Burghs , Forfar
- 59 - 1793-5 Burghs , Forres
- 61 - 1793-5 Burghs , Glasgow
- 73 - 1793-5 Burghs , Haddington
- 75 - 1793-5 Burghs , Inveraray
- 77 - 1793-5 Burghs , Inverkeithing
- 79 - 1793-5 Burghs , Inverness
- 81 - 1793-5 Burghs , Irvine
- 83 - 1793-5 Burghs , Jedburgh
- 85 - 1793-5 Burghs , Killrennie
- 87 - 1793-5 Burghs , Kinghorn
- 89 - 1793-5 Burghs , Kirkcaldy
- 91 - 1793-5 Burghs , Kirkcudbright
- 93 - 1793-5 Burghs , Lanark
- 95 - 1793-5 Burghs , Lauder
- 97 - 1793-5 Burghs , Linlithgow
- 101 - 1793-5 Burghs , Lochmaben
- 103 - 1793-5 Burghs , Montrose
- 105 - 1793-5 Burghs , Nairn
- 107 - 1793-5 Burghs , North Berwick
- 109 - 1793-5 Burghs , Peebles
- 111 - 1793-5 Burghs , Perth
- 113 - 1793-5 Burghs , Pittenweem
- 115 - 1793-5 Burghs , Queensferry
- 117 - 1793-5 Burghs , Renfrew
- 119 - 1793-5 Burghs , Rutherglen
- 121 - 1793-5 Burghs , St Andrews
- 123 - 1793-5 Burghs , Sanquhar
- 125 - 1793-5 Burghs , Selkirk
- 127 - 1793-5 Burghs , Stirling
- 129 - 1793-5 Burghs , Stranraer
- 131 - 1793-5 Burghs , Tain
- 133 - 1793-5 Burghs , Whithorn
- 135 - 1793-5 Burghs , Wigtown
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Burgh of Ayr Continued | 27 | 24 | 3 | £14.12.6 | £1.9.3 | |||
| Charles Robb Horsehyrer | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | ||||
| David Limond Tobacconist | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | ||||
| John Hunter Junr [Junior] Horsesetter | 1 | 1 | £0.10. | £0.1.0 | ||||
| Hugh Stevenstone Esq. | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | ||||
| Robert Kerr Huntsman | 2 | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | £0.2.6 | |||
| 28 Oct 1794 | Hugh Hamilton Esq. Bellisle | 3 | 1 | 2 | £2.5.0 | £0.4.6 | ||
| Capt. [Captain] Gardner Mount Charles | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | ||||
| Mrs Fergusson Doonholm | 2 | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | £0.2.6 | |||
| The Countess of Craufurd | 6 | 1 | 5 | £5.10.0 | £11.0.0 | |||
| John Johnstone Clockmaker | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | ||||
| Dr [Doctor] Bowie | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | ||||
| Thomas Boyd Senr. Horsehyrer | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | ||||
| William Galbraith Mercht [Merchant] | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | ||||
| John Woods Chandler | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | ||||
| Total | 50 | 38 | 2 | 5 | 5 | £29.17.6 | £2.19.9 |
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[Page]14 Survey Continued
Proof
38 horse at 10/ [0.10.0] is £19.0.0
2 horses at 15/ [1.10.0] is £1.10.0
5 horses at 17/6 [0.17.6] is £5.0.0
£29.17.6
10 per cent thereon £2.19.9
Total by proof £32.17.3
I Robert Aiken Surveyor Aforesaid Do hereby Certify
that upon Careful examination of the foregoing Rates & Duties
I find they amount to Twenty nine pounds Seventeen
shillings and sixpence Stg [Sterling] which With the 10 per cent
Duty thereon being Two pounds ninteen shillings
and nine pence Sterg. [Sterling] makes them amount in whole
to Thirty two pounds Seventeen shillings and
three pence Sterg. [Sterling] And that upon the Twenty [--]
day of November last I delivered to Mr Thomas
McLelland Collector of said Duties for said Burgh
at his Office 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 and Duties Charged in said
Account were just & true to the best of my skill
& knowledge and to the best of my belief no person
liable to be charged was ommitted
Robert Aiken
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Horse tax - Volume 28 - Burghs (see 'More info' for burgh details), E326/9/28
This volume contains information on who paid horse tax in the Scottish burghs of Aberdeen, Annan, Anstruther Easter, Anstruther Wester, Arbroath (Aberbrothock), Ayr, Banff, Brechin, Burntisland, Campbeltown, Crail, Cullen, Cupar, Dingwall, Dumbarton, Dumfries, Dunbar, Dundee, Dunfermline, Dysart, Edinburgh, Elgin, Forfar, Forres, 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, Rutherglen, St Andrews, Sanquhar, Selkirk, Stirling, Stranraer, Tain, Whithorn, and Wigtown, 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).