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Volume contents
- 1 - 1797-8 additional , Aberdeenshire
- 9 - 1797-8 additional , Argyle
- 13 - 1797-8 additional , Ayrshire
- 21 - 1797-8 additional , Banffshire
- 23 - 1797-8 additional , Berwickshire
- 31 - 1797-8 additional , Buteshire
- 33 - 1797-8 additional , Caithness
- 35 - 1797-8 additional , Clackmannanshire
- 39 - 1797-8 additional , Cromartyshire
- 41 - 1797-8 additional , Dunbartonshire
| Date | Masters/mistresses names and designations | Actual # of horses | Additional duty | Duty for 9 months | 20% per 37 George III |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Parishes Collected | |||||
| Foulden | 3 | 3 | £0.11.3 | £0.2.3.0 | |
| Mordington | 8 | 8 | £1.10.0 | £0.6.0.0 | |
| Eymouth | 4 | 4 | £0.15.0 | £0.3.0.0 | |
| Ayton | 4 | 4 | £0.15.0 | £0.3.0.0 | |
| Coldinghame | 2 | 2 | £0.7.6 | £0.1.6.0 | |
| Buncle | 3 | 3 | £0.11.3 | £0.2.3.0 | |
| Chirnside | 8 | 8 | £1.10.0 | £0.6.0.0 | |
| Hutton | 4 | 4 | £0.15.0 | £0.3.0.0 | |
| Ladykirk | 2 | 2 | £0.7.6 | £0.1.6.0 | |
| Swinton | 2 | 2 | £0.7.6 | £0.1.6.0 | |
| Edrom | 19 | 19 | £3.11.3 | £0.14.3.0 | |
| Dunse | 15 | 15 | £2.16.3 | £0.11.3.0 | |
| Langton | 5 | 5 | £0.18.9 | £0.3.9.0 | |
| Foggo | 4 | 4 | £0.15.0 | £0.3.0.0 | |
| Coldstream | 11 | 11 | £2.1.3 | £0.8.3.0 | |
| Eccles | 15 | 15 | £2.16.3 | £0.11.3.0 | |
| Greenlaw | 6 | 6 | £1.2.6 | £0.4.6.0 | |
| Legertwood | 2 | 2 | £0.7.6 | £0.1.6.0 | |
| Channelkirk | 2 | 2 | £0.7.6 | £0.1.6.0 | |
| Earlston | 23 | 23 | £4.6.3 | £0.17.3.0 | |
| Martin | 13 | 13 | £2.8.9 | £0.9.9.0 | |
| Nenthorn | 8 | 8 | £1.10.0 | £0.6.0.0 | |
| 163 | 163 | £30.11.3 | £6.2.3.0 |
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Proof 163 Horses at £0.3.9 each is £30.11.3
and 20 p [per] Cent on £30.11.3 is £6.2.3
Sum of these Duties is £36.13.6 Ster [Sterling]
I William Johnstone Surveyor aforesaid do hereby certify that upon carefull examination I
find the foregoing duties amount to the sum of Thirty six Pounds thirteen shill [shillings] & six pence
And that upon the 2nd Decr. [December] 1797. I delivered to David Renton Collector of said duties an exact
duplicate of this Acct [Account] duely examined & compared which contained by Oath that the foregoing
Inhabitants were duely served with Requisitions And that they were charged in conform
to their several returns Or according to my knowledge & belief that they were liable in these
duties. William Johnstone Survr [Surveyor]
Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Horse tax - Volume 32 - Counties (A-P) (see 'More info' for county details), E326/9/32
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, Kirkcudbrightshire, Lanarkshire, Midlothian (Edinburghshire), Morayshire (Elgin and Forres), Nairnshire, Orkney, Peeblesshire, and Perthshire, 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).