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Location : 26  Tay Street

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Location and Old Maps

Latitude, longitude:      56.441666,-2.94052

View location on the 1855 6-inch map, the 1895 25-inch map, the 1914 25-inch map, the 1966-73 25-inch map, or a 1944-50 aerial photograph at the National Library of Scotland website.

Nearby properties (demolished in red):   1 Robert Street   (formerly 2, Robert Street)   3 Robert Street   (formerly 4, Robert Street)   5 Robert Street   (formerly 6, Robert Street)   7 Robert Street   (formerly 8, Robert Street)   (formerly 10, Robert Street)   (formerly 12, Robert Street)   (formerly 14, Robert Street)   (formerly 16, Robert Street)   18 Tay Street   20 Tay Street   22 Tay Street   24 Tay Street   28 Tay Street   30 Tay Street   (formerly 32, Tay Street)   (formerly 34, Tay Street)   (formerly 36, Tay Street)   (formerly 38, Tay Street)   (formerly 40, Tay Street)   (formerly 42, Tay Street)   (formerly 44, Tay Street)   (formerly 46, Tay Street)   (formerly 48, Tay Street)   (formerly Royal Bar, 50, Tay Street)   52 Tay Street   54 Tay Street   (house on site of 26, Tay Street)   drinking fountain, Tay Street   (house on site of Royal Hotel, Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [2], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [3], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [4], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [5], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [6], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [7], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [8], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [9], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [10], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [11], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [12], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [13], Tay Street)   (Royal Hotel, part [14], Tay Street)   (old byre [4], Tay Street)   (old cottage [5], Tay Street)   (old byre [5a], Tay Street)   (old cottage [6], Tay Street)   (old cottage [7], Tay Street)  

Earlier use of the site :   (earlier house)     

 

Old Addresses (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the address)

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House Names (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the name)

Stratford
Elm Cottage [should be Elim] 1917
Elim Cottage 1952

 

 

Directory entries (before 1975)      There are 58 entries

SourceEntry 
1974 dirBlair, J., teacher, 26 Tay Street
1973 dirBlair, J., teacher, 26 Tay Street
1972 dirBlair, Mrs M., 26 Tay Street; Secretary, [under Blythe Players]
1972 dirBlair, J., teacher, 26 Tay Street
1971 dirBlair, J., teacher, 26 Tay Street
1971 dirBlair, Mrs M., 26 Tay Street; Secretary, [under Blythe Players]
1970 dirBlair, J., teacher, 26 Tay Street
1969 dirBlair, J., teacher, 26 Tay Street
1968 dirBlair, J., teacher, 26 Tay Street
1967 dirBlair, J., teacher, 26 Tay street
1966 dirBlair, J., teacher, 26 Tay street
1965 dirBlair, J., teacher, 26 Tay street
1964 dirBlair, J., teacher, Stratford, Tay street
1963 dirBlair, J., teacher, Stratford, Tay street
1962 dirBlair, J., teacher, Stratford, Tay street
1956-57 dirJohnston, George, Elim cottage, Tay street
1955-56 dirJohnston, George, Elim cottage, Tay street
1954-55 dirJohnston, George, Elim cottage, Tay street
1953-54 dirJohnston, George, Elim cottage, Tay street
1952-53 dirJohnston, George, Elim cottage, Tay street
1951-52 dirJohnston, George, Elim cottage, Tayport road
1950-51 dirJohnston, George, Elim cottage, Tayport road
1949-50 dirJohnston, George, Elim cottage, Tayport road
1948-49 dirJohnston, George, Elim cottage, Tayport road
1947-48 dirJohnston, George, Elim cottage, Tayport road
1946-47 dirJohnston, George, Elim cottage, Tayport road
1942-43 dirJohnston, George, Elim cottage, Tayport road
1941-42 dirJohnston, George, Elim cottage, Tayport road
1940-41 dirJohnston, George, Elim cottage, Tayport road
1939-40 dirJohnston, George, Elim cottage, Tayport road
1938-39 dirJohnston, George, Elim cottage, Tayport road
1937-38 dirJohnston, George, Elim cottage, Tayport road
1936-37 dirJohnston, George, Elim cottage, Tayport road
1935-36 dirJohnston, George, Elim cottage, Tayport road
1934-35 dirJohnston, George, Elim cottage, Tayport road
1933-34 dirJohnston, George, joiner and funeral director, Robert street ; h. Elim cottage, Tayport road (Telephone No. N. 94)location 2
1932-33 dirJohnston, George, joiner and funeral director, Robert street ; h. Elim cottage, Tayport road (Telephone No. N. 94)location 2
1931-32 dirJohnston, George, joiner and funeral director, Robert street ; h. Elim cottage, Tayport road (Telephone No. N. 94)location 2
1930-31 dirJohnston, George, joiner and funeral director, Robert street ; h. Elim cottage, Tayport road (Telephone No. N. 94)location 2
1929-30 dirJohnston, George, joiner and undertaker, Robert street; h. Elim cottage, Tayport road (Telephone No. N. 94)location 2
1928-29 dirJohnston, George, joiner and undertaker, Robert street; h. Elim cottage, Tayport road (Telephone No. N. 94)location 2
1928 Kelly dirJohnston Geo. joiner, Tayport rd. & Robert st.; T N 94 [under Commercial]location 2
1927-28 dirJohnston, George, joiner and undertaker, Robert street; h. Elim cottage, Tayport road (Telephone No. N. 94)location 2
1926-27 dirJohnston, Geo., joiner & undertaker, Robert st.; h. Elim cot., Tayport rd. (Telephone No. N. 94)location 2
1925-26 dirJohnston, Geo., joiner & undertaker, Robert st. ; h. Elim cot., Tayport rd. (Telephone No. N. 94)location 2
1923-24 dirJohnston, Geo., joiner & undertaker, Robert st.; h. Elim cot., Tayport rd.location 2
1922-23 dirJohnston, George, joiner, Robert street ; h. Tayport road, E. Newportlocation 2
1922-23 dirJohnstone, George, joiner and undertaker, Robert street ; h. Elim cottage, Tayport road, East Newportlocation 2
1921 Slater dirJohnston George, joiner, Tayport road & Robert street [under Commercial]location 2
1921 Slater dirJohnston George, Elim cot. Tayport road, E
1920-21 dirJohnston, George, joiner, Robert street ; h. Tayport road, E. Newportlocation 2
1918-19 dirJohnston, George, joiner, Robert street ; h. Tayport road, E. Newportlocation 2
1915-16 dirJohnston, George, joiner, Robert street ; h. Tayport road, E. Newportlocation 2
1915 Slater dirJohnston George, joiner. Tayport road & Robert street [under Commercial]location 2
1915 Slater dirJohnston George, Elm cottage, Tayport rd. E
1914-15 dirJohnston, George, joiner, Robert street ; h. Tayport roadlocation 2
1913-14 dirJohnston, George, joiner, Robert street ; h. Tay streetlocation 2
1912-13 dirJohnston, George, joiner, Robert street ; h. Tay streetlocation 2

 

 

Census records

YearAddress Head NotesRooms
1921 Tayport Road, Elim Cottage Johnston George 6

 

 

Valuation Roll entries      There are 24 entries

YearNo.PropertyProprietorTenantOccupierValue
1973-74167200House John Blair proprietor 115View details
1971-72167200House John Blair proprietor 115View details
1969-701672House John Blair proprietor 84View details
1967-68548House John Blair proprietor 79View details
1966-67548House John Blair proprietor 79View details
1964-65548House John Blair proprietor 73View details
1961-621432House John Blair proprietor 73View details
1958-59682House & Garden John Blair proprietor 31View details
1957-58659House & Garden John Blair proprietor 31View details
1952-53636House & Garden George Johnston, joiner proprietor 31View details
1947-48613House & Garden George Johnston, joiner proprietor 31View details
1942-43604House & Garden George Johnston, joiner proprietor 31View details
1940-41604House & Garden George Johnston, joiner proprietor 31View details
1937-38600House & Garden George Johnston, joiner proprietor 31View details
1935-36575House & Garden George Johnston, joiner proprietor 31View details
1932-33548House & Garden George Johnston, joiner proprietor 31View details
1930-31542House & Garden George Johnston, joiner proprietor 31View details
1927-28534House & Garden George Johnston, joiner proprietor 31View details
1925-26519House & Garden George Johnston, joiner proprietor 31View details
1922-23491House & Garden George Johnston, joiner proprietor 31-4-0View details
1920-21472House & Garden George Johnston, joiner proprietor 24View details
1917-18471House & Garden George Johnston, joiner proprietor 24View details
1915-16466House & Garden George Johnston, joiner proprietor 24View details
1912-13283House & Garden George Johnston, joiner proprietor 24View details

 

 

Early Sasines:

Sasine Plots:

Plot: 97  view details Maryton lot 3 42 falls 17 ells in N most street of Maryton (Gibb) 53 poles 17.05 yd (with 40 falls 4 ells) 24-26 Tay St

 

Sasine Abridgements:

RefIn BriefAbridgementRecordedPlots
1908.01200Margaret Gibson Gibb to James Tait[not the correct abridgement number - it will be around this reference] Disp by Margaret Gibson Gibb residing East Newport to James Tait builder, Queen St, Newport of pce grnd, : S by Union St, 32' frontage; : N by Tay St, 32' frontage, & dw ho t/on being the W-most pt of 42 falls 17 ells of ground, pt of Seacraig in N-most street of Marytown18 Aug 190897, 392
1890.07474Margaret Gibson Gibb to TrsNot Inst Margaret Gibson Gibb, E Newport of (1) 42 falls 17 ells grnd & dw ho etc t/on in N-most street of Maryton; & 40 falls 4 ells grnd in middle street, Maryton; (2) the following contiguous subjects - the E-most of 3 cottages & a piece of grnd with the 2 cottages t/on in Maryton, : S by road running E-W through village, pts of 2 roods 4 falls 24 ells lots 1 & 2 of Maryton ... recorded by William Gibb superintendent Edinburgh Water Works, Colinton13 Dec 189097, 151, 57, 59
1852.00932John Bell to William GibbWilliam Gibb, superintendant Edinburgh Water Works, Colinton, sesied 42 falls 17 ells (53 poles 17.05 yd) & dw ho etc t/on in N-most street of Maryton; & 40 falls 4 ells (50 pol 17 yd) grnd in middle street, Maryton, on disp by John Bell, writer Dundee.13 Mar 185297, 151sasine extract
1830.05401Barbara Nicol & David Gibb to James BellJames Bell, writer, Dundee sesied 42 falls 17 ells & dw ho etc t/on in N most street of Maryton & 40 falls 4 ells grnd in the middle street of Maryton on disp by Barbara Nicol, grocer, Hilton of Dundee & David Gibb, vintner, Maryton. 9 Oct & 6 Nov 182929 Apr 1830151, 97
1827.03830David Gibb to Trs for creditorsTrs creditors David Gibb, vintner, Newport seised 42 falls 17 ells & 40 falls 4 ells of Seacraig in Maryton on disp omnium bonorum by said David Gibb. PR.157.11517 Sep 1827151, 97
1826.03039loan by Barbara Nicol to David Gibb & George JustBarbara Nicol, grocer, Hillton of Dundee seised 42 falls 17 ells & 40 falls 4 ells grnd, pt of lands of Seacraig in village called Maryton in security of £130 on bond & disp by David Gibb, feuar & vintner, Marytown & George Just, mason, Tayside26 Apr 1826151, 97
1826.02901Scotscraig to David GibbDavid Gibb, presently residing at Maryton seised 42 falls 17 ells & 40 falls 4 ells grnd, pt of lands of Seacraig in village called Maryton on feu ch by Robert Dalgleish of Scotscraig, 16 Jan 1826. PR.147.141 Feb 1826151, 97, 250sasine extract

Abbreviations in the notes
t/on - thereon;   t/p - turnpike;   dw - dwelling;   ho - house;   pt - part;   pce - piece;   grnd - ground;   bldg - building;   Tr/Trs - Trustee/Trustees;   dec - deceased;   ... - words omitted;   pol - poles;   yd - square yards;   : - bounded;   rd - road;   ' - feet;   " - inches;

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