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Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Hearth tax - Perthshire - Volume 2 - Perth, Dunkeld and Meigle presbyteries, E69/19/2

Hearth tax transcription

Lists of Herths that was payd since the Buik, was closed, belonging to the Toun of Perth

George Murray -- 3
Isobell Rotsones [Robertsones] Lands not possest --7
Andrew Maiden -- 3
Susana LittlJohn -- 3
Mr Nathaniell Fyff -- 7
Agnes Black -- 3
Clark willamson -- 15

Nota what Herths is payd In the Cuntrie parishes

Parish Kinloch
James Baine & John Arthur -- 2

Parish Elioth
Andrew Headings In Muirhead -- 1

Parish Couper
James Simpsone -- 1

Pa [Parish] Kinnowll
Alexander Robertsone -- 2

Parish of Methven
Mans -- 6
Scool Maister -- 2

The Mainer hous of Freland Not being In the List but payd since extends to -- 14

Pa [Parish] Scone
Robert Pittillo For fyve herths and Antone Geckie Tuo, being short Listit Inde -- 7

Suma [Summa] Page -- 76

[Page] 123

Transcriber's notes

Page numbered 123 in a modern hand.

Elioth = Alyth
Inde - Latin 'thus'

Scottish Exchequer (Tax Records), Hearth tax - Perthshire - Volume 2 - Perth, Dunkeld and Meigle presbyteries, E69/19/2

This volume contains a list of householders liable for hearth tax in parishes within the presbyteries of Perth, Dunkeld and Meigle, in Perthshire in 1694.

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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