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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burgh Aberdeen Continued | ||||||||
| Even Quarter | ||||||||
| Messrs Milne Cruden & Co Company] | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | ||||
| The Heirs of Provost Jopp | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | ||||
| Mr John Dingwall | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | ||||
| Capt [Captain] Leslie Summerhill | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | ||||
| Mr Grant Whitemyres | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | ||||
| Messrs William Black & Co. [Company] Merchts [Merchants] | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | ||||
| Mr John Donald | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | ||||
| 7 | 7 | £3.10.0 | 0.7.0 | |||||
| Burgh Aberdeen Collected | ||||||||
| Foot dee Quarter | 15 | 12 | 3 | £8.5.0 | £0.16.6 | |||
| Green Quarter | 5 | 5 | £2.10.0 | £0.5.0 | ||||
| Crooked Quarter | 13 | 13 | £6.10.0 | £0.13.0 | ||||
| Even Quarter | 7 | 7 | £3.10.0 | £0.7.0 | ||||
| 40 | 37 | 3 | £20.15.0 | £2.1.6 | ||||
| 10 P [Per] Cent | £2.1.6 | |||||||
| £22.16.6 |
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37 at 10/ [£0.10.0] £18.10.0
3 at 15/ [£0.15.0] .......£2.5.0
.................................£20.15.0
10 P [Per] Cent .........£2.1.6
.................................£22.16.6
Aberdeen January 1795 I Charles Farquharson Surveyor aforesaid do hereby
Certify that upon carefull examination of the foregoing Rates and
duties I find they amount to Twenty pounds fifteen Shillings Sterl. [Sterling]
likewise with the additional duty there on of Ten P [Per] Cent Two pounds
one Shilling & Six pence Sterl. [Sterling] and that upon the Seventeenth day of
January 1795 I delivered to Mr William Copland Collector of the Said
duties for the Burgh aforesaid an exact duplicate of the above
account I as will appear from his recpt [receipt] here unto affixed I duly
examined and Compared with the foregoing, which contained My
Oath that requisitions were left with the Several persons before Named
or at their dwelling Houses, of the dates annexed to their respective
Names, requiring them with in fourteen days to give in a list of their
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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).