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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humbie Parish | |||||
| 3 Jul 1797 | James Hepburn Esq Humbie | 2 | £0.7.6 | £0.1.6.0 | |
| Mrs Falconer Woodcoatpark | 2 | £0.7.6 | £0.1.6.0 | ||
| Thomas Brown Esq Johnstonburn | 2 | £0.7.6 | £0.1.6.0 | ||
| Mrs Roberton Chesterhill | 2 | £0.7.6 | £0.1.6.0 | ||
| 8 | £1.10.0 | £0.6.0.0 | |||
| Salton Parish | |||||
| 4 Jul 1797 | General Fletcher Saltonhall | 5 | £0.18.9 | £0.3.9.0 | |
| Bolton Parish | |||||
| Patrick Lyndsay Esq Eaglescairny | 4 | £0.15.0 | £0.3.0.0 | ||
| Aberlady Parish | |||||
| John McLeod Esq Balncrief | 6 | £1.2.6 | £0.4.6.0 | ||
| Whitekirk Parish | |||||
| 5 Jul 1797 | Earl of Haddington | 9 | £1.13.9 | £0.6.9.0 | |
| Robert Baird Esq | 8 | £1.10.0 | £0.6.0.0 | ||
| Colonel Hamilton | 3 | £0.11.3 | £0.2.3.0 | ||
| John Rennie Auldhouse | 2 | £0.7.6 | £0.1.6.0 | ||
| 22 | £4.2.6 | £0.16.6.0 | |||
| Pencaitland Parish | |||||
| 06 Jul 1797 | Mrs Cross Boggs | 3 | £0.11.3 | £0.2.3.0 | |
| John Hamilton Esq | 12 | £2.5.0 | £0.9.0.0 | ||
| Sir Andrew Lauder Dick Bart [Baronet] | 2 | £0.7.6 | £0.1.6.0 | ||
| 17 | £3.3.9 | £0.12.9.0 | |||
| Haddington Parish | |||||
| 7 Jul 1797 | Earl of Wemyss Amisfield | 5 | £0.18.9 | £0.3.9.0 | |
| Sir James Baird Letham | 2 | £0.7.6 | £0.1.6.0 | ||
| Captain Deans Haddington | 2 | £0.7.6 | £0.1.6.0 | ||
| Thomas Howden Uxten | 2 | £0.7.6 | £0.1.6.0 | ||
| Captain Todd Alderston | 5 | £0.18.9 | £0.3.9.0 | ||
| Charles Brown Esq Coalston | 4 | £0.15.0 | £0.3.0.0 | ||
| Lady Blantyre | 3 | £0.11.3 | £0.2.3.0 | ||
| Alexander Houston Esq Clerkington | 4 | £0.15.0 | £0.3.0.0 | ||
| Petter Dudgeon Byres | 2 | £0.7.6 | £0.1.6.0 | ||
| Francis Sitwell Esq | 12 | £2.5.0 | £0.9.0.0 | ||
| 41 | £7.13.9 | £1.10.9.0 | |||
| Garvald Parish | |||||
| John Hay Esq Hopes | 3 | £0.11.3 | £0.2.3.0 | ||
| Dr [Doctor] Somners Castlemains | 2 | £0.7.6 | £0.1.6.0 | ||
| James Hay Esq Nunraw | 5 | £0.18.9 | £0.3.9.0 | ||
| 10 | £1.17.6 | £0.7.6.0 | |||
| North Berwick Parish | |||||
| 8 Jul 1797 | Sir Hew Dalrymple Bart [Baronet] | 5 | £0.18.9 | £0.3.9.0 | |
| William Grant Esq | 4 | £0.15.0 | £0.3.0.0 | ||
| 9 | £1.13.9 | £0.6.9.0 |
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Additional Duty on CARRIAGE and SADDLE HORSE TAX, per 37 Geo. III. Cap 134.
in Haddingtonshire
from the 5 July 1797 to the 5 April 1798
12 EAST LOTHIAN
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).