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Various records exist for taxes levied throughout Scottish history. Originally, government revenues came from property owned by the crown. The government levied small-scale, national taxes during times of specific financial need. National taxes were separate from the local taxes, or rates, which were collected by the parishes for local services and poor relief (see | Various records exist for taxes levied throughout Scottish history. Originally, government revenues came from property owned by the crown. The government levied small-scale, national taxes during times of specific financial need. National taxes were separate from the local taxes, or rates, which were collected by the parishes for local services and poor relief (see [[Scotland Church Records]] or [[Scotland Poorhouses, Poor Law, Etc]]). Separate records may have been created for the assessment and collection of the taxes. | ||
After England and Scotland unified in 1707, Scotland had many of the same taxes as England. However, not all English taxes were levied on the Scottish at the time of union. | After England and Scotland unified in 1707, Scotland had many of the same taxes as England. However, not all English taxes were levied on the Scottish at the time of union. | ||
=== Types of Tax Records === | === Types of Tax Records === | ||
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'''Hearth Tax.''' A tax of a shilling for each fireplace or stove (except those of paupers) was collected between 1690 and 1695. The records are housed at the Scottish Record Office. They give the name and number of hearths. This tax indicates the size of the house. Not all counties are represented in the available records. You can find these records in the Locality Search of the Family History Library under SCOTLAND, [COUNTY] - TAXATION. | '''Hearth Tax.''' A tax of a shilling for each fireplace or stove (except those of paupers) was collected between 1690 and 1695. The records are housed at the Scottish Record Office. They give the name and number of hearths. This tax indicates the size of the house. Not all counties are represented in the available records. You can find these records in the Locality Search of the Family History Library under SCOTLAND, [COUNTY] - TAXATION. | ||
'''Poll Tax.''' This tax was levied annually on all males except beggars and monks. The records exist between 1694 and 1699 and are housed in the Scottish Record Office. The records are arranged by county. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of these records (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=212761&disp=Poll+tax+records%2C+1694-1699+for+Ayrs++ 559527]-[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=212764&disp=Supplementary+list+of+poll+tax+records2++ 559528]). | '''Poll Tax.''' This tax was levied annually on all males except beggars and monks. The records exist between 1694 and 1699 and are housed in the Scottish Record Office. The records are arranged by county. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of these records (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=212761&disp=Poll+tax+records%2C+1694-1699+for+Ayrs++ 559527]-[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=212764&disp=Supplementary+list+of+poll+tax+records2++ 559528]). | ||
=== Records at the Family History Library === | === Records at the Family History Library === | ||
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Gibson, Jeremy. ''The Hearth Tax and Other Later Stuart Tax Lists and the Oath Association Rolls.'' Solihull, England: Federation of Family History Societies, 1986. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=942+R43g 942 R43g].) This reference gives the types of taxes, dates covered, and repository catalog numbers for surviving tax records in Scotland, England, and Wales. | Gibson, Jeremy. ''The Hearth Tax and Other Later Stuart Tax Lists and the Oath Association Rolls.'' Solihull, England: Federation of Family History Societies, 1986. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=942+R43g 942 R43g].) This reference gives the types of taxes, dates covered, and repository catalog numbers for surviving tax records in Scotland, England, and Wales. | ||
{{Place|Scotland}} | {{Place|Scotland}} | ||
[[Category:Scotland|Taxation]] | [[Category:Scotland|Taxation]] | ||