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Volume contents
- 1 - 1797-8 counties , Aberdeenshire
- 13 - 1797-8 counties , Argyll
- 19 - 1797-8 counties , Ayrshire
- 31 - 1797-8 counties , Banffshire
- 35 - 1797-8 counties , Berwickshire
- 53 - 1797-8 counties , Buteshire
- 55 - 1797-8 counties , Caithness
- 57 - 1797-8 counties , Clackmannanshire
- 61 - 1797-8 counties , Cromartyshire
- 63 - 1797-8 counties , Dunbartonshire
- 71 - 1797-8 counties , Dumfriesshire
- 99 - 1797-8 counties , East Lothian
- 107 - 1797-8 counties , Fife
- 135 - 1797-8 counties , Angus
- 157 - 1797-8 counties , Inverness-shire
- 161 - 1797-8 counties , Kincardineshire
- 167 - 1797-8 counties , Kinross-shire
- 171 - 1797-8 counties , Kirkcudbrightshire
| Date | Masters/mistresses names and designations | Actual # | 1 horse | 2 horses | 3-5 horses | 6 or more horses | Duty | 10% per 31 George III | 10% per 36 George III |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Parishes Collected | |||||||||
| Foulden | 12 | 10 | 2 | £6.15.0 | £0.13.6 | £6.15.0 | |||
| Mordington | 13 | 7 | 6 | £8.19.0 | £0.17.6 | £8.19.0 | |||
| Eyemouth | 13 | 11 | 2 | £7.0.0 | £0.14.0 | £7.0.0 | |||
| Ayton | 22 | 20 | 2 | £11.10.0 | £1.3.0 | £11.10.0 | |||
| Coldinghame | 39 | 38 | 1 | £19.15.0 | £1.19.6 | £19.15.0 | |||
| Cockburnspath | 15 | 15 | £7.10.0 | £0.15.0 | £7.10.0 | ||||
| Abbay St.Bathans | 3 | 3 | £1.10.0 | £0.3.0 | £1.10.0 | ||||
| Cranshaws | 3 | 3 | £1.10.0 | £0.3.0 | £1.10.0 | ||||
| Longformacus | 9 | 9 | £4.10.0 | £0.9.0 | £4.10.0 | ||||
| Buncle | 14 | 2 | 2 | £7.15.0 | £0.15.6 | £7.15.0 | |||
| Chirnside | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | £11.12.6 | £1.3.3 | £11.12.6 | ||
| Hutton | 15 | 13 | 2 | £8.0.0 | £0.16.0 | £8.0.0 | |||
| Ladykirk | 9 | 8 | 1 | £4.15.0 | £0.9.6 | £4.15.0 | |||
| Swinton | 14 | 13 | 1 | £7.5.0 | £0.14.6 | £7.5.0 | |||
| Whitsome | 9 | 9 | £4.10.0 | £0.9.0 | £4.10.0 | ||||
| Edrom | 38 | 25 | 2 | 11 | £23.12.6 | £2.7.3 | £23.12.6 | ||
| Dunse | 42 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 7 | £26.5.0 | £2.12.6 | £26.5.0 | |
| Langton | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | £5.10.0 | £0.11.0 | £5.10.0 | ||
| Polwarth | 2 | 2 | £1.0.0 | £0.2.0 | £1.0.0 | ||||
| Foggo | 10 | 8 | 2 | £5.10.0 | £0.11.0 | £5.10.0 | |||
| Coldstream | 31 | 25 | 4 | 2 | £17.5.0 | £1.14.6 | £17.5.0 | ||
| Eccles | 51 | 41 | 2 | 8 | £29.0.0 | £2.18.0 | £29.0.0 | ||
| Greenlaw | 29 | 25 | 1 | 3 | £15.17.6 | £1.11.9 | £15.17.6 | ||
| Gordon | 12 | 12 | £6.0.0 | £0.12.0 | £6.0.0 | ||||
| Legertwood | 5 | 4 | 1 | £2.15.0 | £0.5.6 | £2.15.0 | |||
| Westruther | 10 | 10 | £5.0.0 | £0.10.0 | £5.0.0 | ||||
| Channelkirk | 11 | 10 | 1 | £5.15.0 | £0.11.6 | £5.15.0 | |||
| Lauder | 12 | 12 | £6.0.0 | £0.12.0 | £6.0.0 | ||||
| Earlston | 34 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 10 | £24.15.0 | £2.9.6 | £24.15.0 | |
| Martin | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | £14.2.6 | £1.8.3 | £14.2.6 | ||
| Nenthorn | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | £9.15.0 | £0.19.6 | £9.15.0 | ||
| 542 | 433 | 31 | 56 | 22 | £310.15.0 | £31.1.6 | £310.15.0 |
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Proof: 433 Horses at 10/- [£0.10.0] is £216.10.0
31 Horses at 15/- [£0.15.0] is £23.5.0
56 Horses at 17/6 [£0.17.6] is £49.0.0
22 Horses at 20/- [£1.0.0] is £22.0.0
Sum of these Duties is £310.15.0
and 10 p. [per] cent on £310.15.0 is £31.1.6
and the Additional duties p 36 Geo 'III' is £310.15.0
Total Amount of these Duties is £652.11.6 Sterling
I William Johnstone Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify That when carefull examination of the
[fore] going duties I find that they amount to the sum of Six Hundred and Fifty two Pounds Eleven shillings [and]
six pence Ster [Sterling] and that upon the 2nd Dec. [December] 1797 I delivered to David Renton Collr. [Collector] of said duties an exact duplicate [of] this Acct. [Account] duely examined and compared which contained my Oath that the foregoing Inhabitants were duely [served]
with requisitions and that they were charged in conformity to their several Returns or according to [my]
knowledge & belief that they were liable in said duties.
William Johnstone Survr. [Surveyor]
Transcriber's notes
Several words in the final declaration were unreadable due to the quality of the copy.
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Horse tax - Volume 29 - Counties (A-K) (see 'More info' for county details), E326/9/29
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 1797 until the 5th of April 1798.
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).