Local history
Taxes
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Hearth Tax 1691
By the 1690s the government needed to raise money to repay loans and maintain the army. It introduced a tax of 14 shillings on every hearth in Scotland. Each hearth owner is listed in this extensive survey which is transcribed and indexed here.
Miscellaneous taxes 18th and 19th centuries
A volunteer recently transcribed some of East Lothian's taxation records from the 18th century. This fascinating index allows researchers to search for their ancestors and study the ways in which people were taxed.
Towns covered
- Dirleton
- North Berwick (burgh and parish)
- Prestonkirk
- Whitekirk & Tyninghame
Taxes listed
| Carriage Tax | 1785-99 |
| Cart Tax | 1786-99 |
| Clock and Watch Tax | 1779-98 |
| Consolidated Assessed Tax | 1779 |
| Dog Tax | 1797-98 |
| Farm Horse Tax | 1797 |
| Female Servant Tax | 1785-92 |
| Horse Tax | 1785-98 |
| Income Tax | 1802 |
| Inhabited House Tax | 1797-98 |
| Male Servant Tax | 1778-98 |
| Window Tax | 1749-98 |
