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Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Hearth tax - Forfar (Angus), E69/11/1

Hearth tax transcription

The totall Number of hearths Colected
jnto the shayer off Anguss

-- hearths -- -- Money
The presbetrie of forfar -- 3345 -- is -- £2341.10.0
The presbetrie off Brichane -- 3311 -- is -- £2317.14.0
The presbetrie off dundie -- 3934 -- is -- £2753.16.0
The presbetrie off Arbroethnick -- 1742 -- is -- £1219.8.0
The presbetrie off Miggele -- 1768 -- is -- £1239.12.0
[total] -- 14100 -- is -- £9870.0.0

Edr [Edinburgh] 4 Merch 1693 [4 Mar 1693]

In pns [presens] of the Erles of Linlithgow & Braid
albane [Braidalbane] & Ld [Lord] Raith Compeired John arnot
of [Balrounie] Collector deput of the Harth
money within the shire of Forfar who being
sworne and examined depons That the foregoe
ing [foregoeing] book Contenis a true accompt of the Harths
wherupon Thomas Croft and George Mcilroy
surveyars appoynted by him did give their oath
wpon the 22 of Febry 1692 [22 Feb 1692] In pns [presens] of the
said Lord Raith And this is the truth as he
sall ansr [answer] to God

[signed]
Breadalbane -- Jhon Arnott

[Page] 195

Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Hearth tax - Forfar (Angus), E69/11/1

This volume contains a list of householders liable for hearth tax in Angus (Forfarshire) in 1693.

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).

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