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Volume contents
- 1 - 1797-8 burghs , Aberdeen
- 5 - 1797-8 burghs , Annan
- 7 - 1797-8 burghs , Anstruther Easter
- 9 - 1797-8 burghs , Arbroath
- 11 - 1797-8 burghs , Ayr
- 13 - 1797-8 burghs , Banff
- 15 - 1797-8 burghs , Brechin
- 17 - 1797-8 burghs , Campbeltown
- 19 - 1797-8 burghs , Craill
- 21 - 1797-8 burghs , Cullen
- 23 - 1797-8 burghs , Cupar
- 25 - 1797-8 burghs , Dingwall
- 27 - 1797-8 burghs , Dumbarton
- 29 - 1797-8 burghs , Dumfries
- 33 - 1797-8 burghs , Dunbar
- 35 - 1797-8 burghs , Dundee
- 37 - 1797-8 burghs , Dunfermline
- 39 - 1797-8 burghs , Dysart
- 41 - 1797-8 burghs , Edinburgh
- 51 - 1797-8 burghs , Elgin
- 53 - 1797-8 burghs , Forfar
- 55 - 1797-8 burghs , Forres
- 59 - 1797-8 burghs , Glasgow
- 73 - 1797-8 burghs , Haddington
- 77 - 1797-8 burghs , Inveraray
- 79 - 1797-8 burghs , Inverkeithing
- 81 - 1797-8 burghs , Inverness
- 83 - 1797-8 burghs , Irvine
- 85 - 1797-8 burghs , Jedburgh
- 87 - 1797-8 burghs , Kilrenny
- 89 - 1797-8 burghs , Kinghorn
- 91 - 1797-8 burghs , Kirkcaldy
- 93 - 1797-8 burghs , Kirkcudbright
- 95 - 1797-8 burghs , Lanark
- 97 - 1797-8 burghs , Lauder
- 99 - 1797-8 burghs , Linlithgow
- 101 - 1797-8 burghs , Lochmaben
- 103 - 1797-8 burghs , Montrose
- 107 - 1797-8 burghs , Nairn
- 109 - 1797-8 burghs , North Berwick
- 111 - 1797-8 burghs , Peebles
- 113 - 1797-8 burghs , Perth
- 115 - 1797-8 burghs , Queensferry
- 117 - 1797-8 burghs , Renfrew
- 119 - 1797-8 burghs , Rutherglen
- 121 - 1797-8 burghs , St Andrews
- 123 - 1797-8 burghs , Sanquhar
- 125 - 1797-8 burghs , Stirling
- 129 - 1797-8 burghs , Stranraer
- 131 - 1797-8 burghs , Tain
- 133 - 1797-8 burghs , Whithorn
- 135 - 1797-8 burghs , Wigtown
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct 1797 | Robert Shortreed writer | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | £0.10.0 | |||
| Dr. [Doctor] Robert Lindsay | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | £0.10.0 | ||||
| Robert Wilson Surgeon | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | £0.10.0 | ||||
| Andrew Rutherfurd Mercht. [Merchant] | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | £0.10.0 | ||||
| Andrew Reid writer | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | £0.10.0 | ||||
| Thomas Waugh writer | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | £0.10.0 | ||||
| Thomas Henderson Flesher | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | £0.10.0 | ||||
| James Stevenson Flesher | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | £0.10.0 | ||||
| Adam Borthwick Flesher | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | £0.10.0 | ||||
| Thomas Halliburton Vintner | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | £0.10.0 | ||||
| William Renwick Seedsman | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | £0.10.0 | ||||
| Andrew Oliver Mealdealer | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | £0.10.0 | ||||
| George Rutherfurd Mealdealer | 1 | 1 | £0.10.0 | £0.1.0 | £0.10.0 | ||||
| John Care Esqr. of Caverse | 2 | 1 | 1 | £1.5.0 | £0.2.6 | £1.5.0 | |||
| Sum Total | 15 | 14 | 1 | £7.15.0 | £0.15.6 | £7.15.0 |
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[Page] 85
Survey of the Carriage and Saddle Horse Tax in the Burgh of
Jedburgh from the 5th April 1797 to 5th April 1798 by George Rodger Surveyor.
Proof
14 Horses at 10/- [£0.10.0] each is £7.0.0
1 horse at 15/- [£0.15.0] £0.15.0
Total duty £7.15.0
Ten per Cent thereon £0.15.6
Additional duty £7.15.0
Sum Total £16.5.6
[Surveyor's] Note - This Tax is considerably reduced
by the Exemption Extended to the Yeomanry Cavalry. -
I George Rodger Surveyor aforesaid do hereby Certify that upon carefull Examination
I find the forgoing duties amount to the sum of Sixteen pounds
five Shillings and Six pence Sterling And that upon the Twenty Second day
of January Instant I transmitted to Mr. Robert Blaikie Collector of
these duties an Exact Duplicate of this Accompt containing my Oath
that the preceeding Inhabitants were duly Served with Requisitions of
the dates therein contained and that they were Charged conform to their
several Returns, or the best information.
George Rodger Surveyor.
January 1798
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Horse tax - Volume 31 - Burghs (see 'More info' for burgh details), E326/9/31
This volume contains information on who paid horse tax in the Scottish burghs of Aberdeen, Annan, Anstruther Easter, Arbroath (Aberbrothock), Ayr, Banff, Brechin, Crail, Campbeltown, Cullen, Culross, Cupar, Dingwall, Dumbarton, Dumfries, Dunbar, Dundee, Dunfermline, Dysart, Edinburgh, Elgin, Forfar, Forres, Glasgow, Haddington, Inverary, Inverkeithing, Inverness, Irvine, Jedburgh, Kilrenny, Kinghorn, Kirkcaldy, Kirkcudbright, Lanark, Lauder, Linlithgow, Lochmaben, Montrose, North Berwick, Peebles, Perth, Queensferry (South Queensferry), Renfrew, Rutherglen, St Andrews, Sanquhar, Selkirk, Stirling, Stranraer, Tain, Whithorn, and Wigtown, 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).