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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parishes Collected | |||||
| Humbie | 8 | £1.10.0 | £0.6.0 | ||
| Salton | 5 | £0.18.9 | £0.3.9 | ||
| Bolton | 4 | £0.15.0 | £0.3.0 | ||
| Aberlady | 6 | £1.2.6 | £0.4.6 | ||
| Whitekirk | 22 | £4.2.6 | £0.10.6 | ||
| Pencaitland | 17 | £3.3.9 | £0.12.9 | ||
| Haddington | 41 | £7.13.9 | £1.10.9 | ||
| Garvald | 10 | £1.17.6 | £0.7.6 | ||
| North Berwick | 9 | £1.13.9 | £0.6.9 | ||
| Preston | 6 | £1.2.6 | £0.4.6 | ||
| Gifford | 10 | £1.17.6 | £0.7.6 | ||
| Ormiston | 2 | £0.7.6 | £0.1.6 | ||
| Dunbar | 5 | £0.18.9 | £0.3.9 | ||
| Innerwick | 6 | £1.2.6 | £0.4.6 | ||
| Oldhamstocks | 4 | £0.15.6 | £0.3.0 | ||
| Spott | 8 | £1.10.0 | £0.6.0 | ||
| Gladsmuir | 5 | £0.18.9 | £0.3.9 | ||
| Whittinghame | 4 | £0.15.0 | £0.3.0 | ||
| Dirleton | 11 | £2.1.3 | £0.8.3 | ||
| Prestonpans | 9 | £1.13.9 | £0.6.9 | ||
| Tranent | 12 | £2.5.0 | £0.9.0 | ||
| 204 | £38.5.0 | £7.13.0 |
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204 Horses @ £0.3.9 £38.5.0
20 per cent thereon £7.13.0
£45.18.0
I John Menzies Surveyor do hereby Certify that
upon Careful examination of the foregoing Rates and Duties I find
that they amount on the whole to the sum of Fourty five Pounds
Eighteen Shillings Sterling and that upon the thirtyeth day
of October I delivered to George Donaldson Deputy Collector of
these duties an exact duplicate of this Acct [Account] duly examined and
Compared which Contained my oath that Requisitions were
sent to the foregoing Inhabitants of the preceeding dates and that they
were charged this sums Annexed to each of their names according to the
accounts they made and Requisitions or according to my knowledge and belief
that they were liable to these duties
John Menzies 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).