Location : 17 West Road
= Property still standing
Notes:
Using the information here, it is impossible to be certain who lived in each property or part of the building in 1913 and 1914. Other properties involved : 15 West Road One possible interpretation is given below.
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.434265,-2.95039
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): (the Waterside (Midwaterside), Old Places) 1 Wellgate Street 3 Wellgate Street 15 West Road 19 West Road 21 West Road 40 West Road 42 West Road 15 Woodmuir Crescent 37 Woodmuir Terrace
Old Addresses (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the address)
| Newburgh Road, West Newport | 1961 |
House Names (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the name)
| Hillcrest | ||
| Primrose Bank |
Directory entries (before 1975) There are 96 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 dir | Dick, Kenneth, 17 West Road | ||
| 1972 dir | Dick, Kenneth, 17 West Road | ||
| 1971 dir | Dick, Kenneth, 17 West Road | ||
| 1970 dir | Dick, Kenneth, 17 West Road | ||
| 1969 dir | Dick, Kenneth, 17 West Road | ||
| 1968 dir | Dick, Kenneth, 17 West Road | ||
| 1967 dir | Dick, Kenneth, 17 West road | ||
| 1966 dir | Stirling, J. B., 17 West road | ||
| 1965 dir | Stirling, J. B., 17 West road | ||
| 1964 dir | Stirling, J. B., Hillcrest, Newburgh road | ||
| 1963 dir | Stirling, J. B., Hillcrest, Newburgh road | ||
| 1962 dir | Stirling, J. B., Hillcrest, Newburgh road | ||
| 1961 dir | Stirling, J. B., Hillcrest, Newburgh road | ||
| 1950-51 dir | Ramsay, Stewart F., Primrosebank, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1949-50 dir | Ramsay, Stewart F., Primrosebank, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1948-49 dir | Ramsay, Stewart F. (goldsmith, Dundee), Primrosebank, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1947-48 dir | Ramsay, Stewart F. (goldsmith, Dundee), Primrosebank, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1946-47 dir | Ramsay, Stewart F. (goldsmith, Dundee), Primrosebank, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1942-43 dir | Ramsay, Stewart F. (goldsmith, Dundee), Primrosebank, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1941-42 dir | Ramsay, Stewart F. (goldsmith, Dundee), Primrosebank, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1940-41 dir | Ramsay, Stewart F. (goldsmith, Dundee), Primrosebank, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1939-40 dir | Ramsay, Stewart F. (goldsmith, Dundee), Primrosebank, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1938-39 dir | Ramsay, Stewart F. (goldsmith, Dundee), Primrosebank, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1937-38 dir | Ramsay, Stewart F. (goldsmith, Dundee), Primrosebank, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1936-37 dir | Ramsay, Stewart F. (goldsmith, Dundee), Primrosebank, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1935-36 dir | Ramsay, Stewart F. (goldsmith, Dundee), Primrosebank, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1934-35 dir | Ramsay, Stewart F. (goldsmith, Dundee), Primrosebank, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1933-34 dir | Ramsay, Stewart F. (goldsmith, Dundee), Primrosebank, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1932-33 dir | Ramsay, Stewart F. (goldsmith, Dundee), Primrosebank, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1931-32 dir | Ramsay, Stewart F. (goldsmith, Dundee), Primrosebank, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1930-31 dir | Ramsay, Stewart F. (goldsmith, Dundee), Primrosebank, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1929-30 dir | Ramsay, Stewart F. (goldsmith, Dundee), Primrosebank, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1928-29 dir | Ramsay, Stewart F., (goldsmith, Dundee), Primrosebank, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1928 Kelly dir | Ramsay Stewart F. Primrose bank, W | ||
| 1927-28 dir | Ramsay, Stewart F. (goldsmith, Dundee), Primrosebank, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1926-27 dir | Ramsay, Stewart F. (goldsmith, Dundee), Primrosebank, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1925-26 dir | Ramsay, Stewart F. (goldsmith, Dundee), Primrosebank, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1923-24 dir | Ramsay, Stewart F. (goldsmith, Dundee), Primrosebank, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1922-23 dir | Ramsay, Stewart F. (goldsmith, Dundee), Primrosebank, Newburgh road. West Newport | ||
| 1921 Slater dir | Ramsay Stewart F. Primrose bank, W | ||
| 1920-21 dir | Ramsay, Stewart F. (goldsmith, Dundee), Primrosebank, Woodhaven road, West Newport | ||
| 1918-19 dir | Ramsay, Stewart F. (goldsmith, Dundee), Primrosebank, Woodhaven road, West Newport | ||
| 1915-16 dir | Ramsay, Stewart F. (goldsmith, Dundee), Primrosebank, Woodhaven road, West Newport | ||
| 1915 Slater dir | Ramsay Stewart F. Primrose bank, W | ||
| 1914-15 MacDonald dir | Calderwood, Wm. J., Primrosebank, Wester Newport | ||
| 1914-15 dir | Calderwood, Wm. J. (teacher of music, Dundee), Primrosebank , W. Newport | ||
| 1913-14 MacDonald dir | Calderwood, Wm. J., Primrosebank, Wester Newport | ||
| 1913-14 dir | Calderwood, Wm. J. (teacher of music, Dundee), Primrosebank, W. Newport | ||
| 1912-13 MacDonald dir | Calderwood, Wm. J., Primrosebank, Wester Newport | ||
| 1912-13 dir | Calderwood, Wm. J. (teacher of music, Dundee), Primrosebank, W. Newport | ||
| 1911-12 MacDonald dir | Calderwood, Wm. J., Primrosebank, Wester Newport | ||
| 1911-12 dir | Calderwood, William J. (teacher of music, Dundee), Primrosebank, West Newport | ||
| 1911 Slater dir | Calderwood William J. Primrose bank, W | ||
| 1910-11 MacDonald dir | Calderwood, Wm. J., Primrosebank, Wester Newport | ||
| 1910-11 dir | Calderwood, Wm. J. (teacher of music, Dundee), Primrosebank, West Newport | ||
| 1909-10 MacDonald dir | Calderwood, Wm. J., Primrosebank, Wester Newport | ||
| 1909-10 dir | Calderwood, Wm. J. (teacher of music, Dundee), Primrosebank, West Newport | ||
| 1908-09 dir | Calderwood, Wm. J. (teacher of music, Dundee), Primrosebank, West Newport | ||
| 1908 Tayside Annual | Calderwood, Wm. J., music teacher, Primrose Bank, W. | ||
| 1907-08 dir | Calderwood, Wm. J. (teacher of music, Dundee), Primrosebank, West Newport | ||
| 1907 Tayside Annual | Calderwood, Wm. J., music teacher, Primrose Bank, W. | ||
| 1907 Slater dir | Calderwood William J. Primrose bank, W | ||
| 1906-07 dir | Calderwood, Wm. J. (teacher of music, Dundee), Primrosebank, West Newport | ||
| 1904-05 dir | Mitchell, Thomas, Primrosebank, West Newport | ||
| 1903-04 dir | Mitchell, Thomas, Primrosebank, West Newport | ||
| 1903 Slater dir | Mitchell Thomas, Primrose bank, W Newport | ||
| 1902-03 dir | Mitchell, Thomas, Primrosebank, West Newport | ||
| 1901-02 dir | Mitchell, Thomas, Primrosebank, West Newport | ||
| 1899 Slater dir | Mitchell Thomas, Panmure bank [sic, should be Primrosebank], W | ||
| 1896-97 dir | Key, William, engineer, Primrosebank, West Newport | ||
| 1896 Slater dir | Keay Mrs. Primrose bank, W | ||
| 1893-94 dir | Robertson, James (clothier, Dundee), Primrosebank, West Newport | ||
| 1893 Slater dir | Robertson Mr. James, Primrose Bank, W N | ||
| 1892-93 dir | Robertson, James (clothier, Dundee), Primrosebank, West Newport | ||
| 1891-92 dir | Robertson, James (clothier, Dundee), Primrosebank, West Newport | ||
| 1890-91 dir | Robertson, James (clothier, Dundee), Primrose bank, West Newport | ||
| 1889-90 dir | Robertson, James (clothier, Dundee), Primrose bank, West Newport | ||
| 1889 Slater dir | Pelzer Joseph, teacher of music, Primrose Bank, West Newport : Miscellaneous. | ||
| 1888-89 dir | Pelzer, Herr Josef, teacher of music, Primrosebank, West Newport | ||
| 1887-88 dir | Nicoll, John, Primrosebank, West Newport | ||
| 1886-87 dir | Nicoll, John, Primrosebank, West Newport | ||
| 1886 Slater dir | Nicoll John, Primrose Bank, W N | ||
| 1885-86 dir | Nicoll, John (wine merchant, Dundee), Primrosebank, West Newport | ||
| 1884-85 dir | Nicoll, John (wine merchant, Dundee), Primrosebank, West Newport | ||
| 1882-83 dir | Nicoll, John (wine merchant, Dundee), Primrosebank, West Newport | ||
| 1882 Slater dir | Nicoll Mr. John, Primrose bank, W N | ||
| 1880-81 dir | Nicoll, John (wine merchant, Dundee), Primrosebank, West Newport | ||
| 1878-79 dir | Nicoll, John (wine merchant, Dundee), West Newport | ||
| 1878 Slater dir | Nicoll Mr. John, Primrose bank | ||
| 1876-77 dir | Nicoll, John (wine merchant, Dundee), West Newport | ||
| 1874-75 dir | Nicoll, John, Primrosebank, West Newport | ||
| 1873 Slater dir | Burke Mr. Augustine, Primrose bank, Newport | ||
| 1871-72 dir | Burke, Augustine (merchant, Dundee), Primrose Bank | ||
| 1869-70 dir | Burke, Augustine (merchant, Dundee), Primrosebank | ||
| 1867-68 dir | Laird, John, linen merchant, Primrosebank, West Newport | ||
| 1862 Fife dir | Brown, Mrs A, summer lodgings prop., Primrose Bank, W Newport |
Entries in the Registers of Voters
| Source | Enrol Date | Name | Occup. | Address | Qualification | Property | at | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Male Voters | Mitchell, Thomas | Clerk | Primrose Bank, West Newport | Tenant of House | Primrose Bank | |||||
| 1879-1880 Voters | Nicoll, J | wine merchant | Wester Newport | |||||||
| 1878-1879 Voters | Nicoll, John | clerk | Wester Newport | |||||||
| 1873 Voters | Burke, Augustine | merchant |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Primrose Bank | Ramsay | Stewart F | 5 | ||||
| 1911 | Newburgh Road, Primrosebank | Calderwood | William J | 10 | ||||
| 1901 | Woodhaven Road | Mitchell | Thomas | 5 | View household | |||
| 1891 | Robertson | James | 6 | View household | ||||
| 1881 | Primrose Bank | Nicoll | John | 5 | View household | |||
| 1871 | Woodmuir Park | Primrosebank House | Burke | Augustine | 5 | View household | ||
| 1861 | 13 east from Castle | Brown | Elizabeth | 5 | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 48 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-74 | 244300 | House | Mrs Mary M Hamilton, The Manse, Auchterhouse, Dundee | proprietor | 112 | View details | ||
| 1971-72 | 244300 | House | Kenneth D Dick | proprietor | 112 | View details | ||
| 1969-70 | 2443 | House | Kenneth D Dick | proprietor | 68 | View details | ||
| 1967-68 | 1019 | House | Kenneth D Dick | proprietor | 68 | View details | ||
| 1966-67 | 1019 | House | James B Stirling | proprietor | 68 | View details | ||
| 1964-65 | 1019 | House | James B Stirling | proprietor | 61 | View details | ||
| 1961-62 | 2920 | House | James B Stirling | proprietor | 61 | View details | ||
| 1958-59 | 1168 | House & Garden | Mrs Jessica M Ashcroft | proprietor | 23 | View details | ||
| 1957-58 | 1146 | House & Garden | Mrs Jessica M Ashcroft | proprietor | 23 | View details | ||
| 1952-53 | 1113 | House & Garden | Mrs Ann Calderwood | empty | 23 | View details | ||
| 1947-48 | 1080 | House & Garden | Mrs Susan Calderwood | Stewart F Ramsay, goldsmith | 23 | View details | ||
| 1942-43 | 1060 | House & Garden | Mrs Susan Calderwood | Stewart F Ramsay, goldsmith | 23 | View details | ||
| 1940-41 | 1059 | House & Garden | Mrs Susan Calderwood | Stewart F Ramsay, goldsmith | 23 | View details | ||
| 1937-38 | 1080 | House & Garden | Mrs Susan Calderwood | Stewart F Ramsay, goldsmith | 23 | View details | ||
| 1935-36 | 1044 | House & Garden | Mrs Susan Calderwood | Stewart F Ramsay, goldsmith | 23 | View details | ||
| 1932-33 | 1000 | House & Garden | Mrs Susan Calderwood | Stewart F Ramsay, goldsmith | 23 | View details | ||
| 1930-31 | 997 | House & Garden | Mrs Susan Calderwood | Stewart F Ramsay, goldsmith | 23 | View details | ||
| 1927-28 | 987 | House & Garden | Mrs Susan Calderwood | Stewart F Ramsay, goldsmith | 23 | View details | ||
| 1925-26 | 967 | House & Garden | Mrs Susan Calderwood | Stewart F Ramsay, goldsmith | same | 23 | View details | |
| 1922-23 | 941 | House & Garden | Mrs Susan Calderwood | Stewart F Ramsay, goldsmith | same | 23 | View details | |
| 1920-21 | 920 | House & Garden | Mrs Susan Calderwood | Stewart F Ramsay, goldsmith | same | 23 | View details | |
| 1917-18 | 919 | House & Garden | Mrs Susan Calderwood | Stewart F Ramsay, goldsmith | same | 23 | View details | |
| 1915-16 | 912 | House & Garden | Mrs Susan Calderwood | Stewart F Ramsay, goldsmith | same | 23 | View details | |
| 1912-13 | 886 | House & Garden | Trs of James Ramsay per A J Ramsay, 8 High St, Dundee | William Jackson Calderwood, music teacher | same | 23 | View details | |
| 1907-08 | 863 | House & Garden | Mrs Jane S Ramsay | William Jackson Calderwood | same | 23 | View details | |
| 1905-06 | 843 | House and Garden | Mrs Jane S Ramsay | William Jackson Calderwood | same | 23 | View details | |
| 1903-04 | 832 | House and Garden | Mrs Jane S Ramsay | Thomas Mitchell, clerk | same | 23 | View details | |
| 1901-02 | 642 | House and Garden | Mrs Jane S Ramsay | Thomas Mitchell, clerk | same | 23 | View details | |
| 1900-01 | 630 | House and Garden | Mrs Jane S Ramsay | Thomas Mitchell, clerk | same | 23 | View details | |
| 1899-00 | 600 | House and Garden | Mrs Jane S Ramsay | Thomas Mitchell, clerk | same | 23 | View details | |
| 1897-98 | 551 | House and Garden | Mrs Jane S Ramsay | Thomas Mitchell, clerk | same | 23 | View details | |
| 1896-97 | 528 | House and Garden | Mrs Jane S Ramsay | William Key, engineer | same | 23 | View details | |
| 1895-96 | 491 | House and Garden | Mrs Jane S Ramsay | William Key, engineer | same | 25 | View details | |
| 1894-95 | 449 | House and Garden | Mrs Jane S Ramsay | empty | 25 | View details | ||
| 1893-94 | 427 | House and Garden | Mrs Jane S Ramsay | James Robertson, clothier, Dundee | same | 25 | View details | |
| 1892-93 | 416 | House and Garden | Mrs Jane S Ramsay | James Robertson, clothier, Dundee | same | 25 | View details | |
| 1891-92 | 403 | House and Garden | Mrs Jane S Ramsay | James Robertson, clothier, Dundee | same | 25 | View details | |
| 1890-91 | 375 | House and Garden | Mrs Jane S Ramsay | James Robertson, clothier, Dundee | same | 25 | View details | |
| 1889-90 | 354 | House and Garden | Mrs Jane S Ramsay | James Robertson, clothier, Dundee | same | 25 | View details | |
| 1885-86 | 326 | House and Garden | Mrs James Ramsay | John Nicol, wine merchant | same | 19 | View details | |
| 1881-82 | 223 | House and Garden | Mrs James Ramsay, goldsmith | same | John Nicol, wine merchant | 19 | View details | |
| 1878-79 | 222 | House and Garden | James Ramsay, goldsmith | same | John Nicol, clerk | 19 | View details | |
| 1875-76 | 198 | House and Garden | James Ramsay, goldsmith | same | John Nicol | 19 | View details | |
| 1871-72 | 182 | House and Garden | David Murdoch, blacksmith | Augustine Burke, merchant | 19 | View details | ||
| 1867-68 | 163 | House and Garden | David Murdoch, blacksmith, St Fort | John Laird, merchant | 18 | View details | ||
| 1865-66 | 158 | House and Garden | David Murdoch, blacksmith, St Fort | said Miss Graham | Miss Mary Graham | 18 | View details | |
| 1864-65 | 149 | House and Garden | David Murdoch, blacksmith, St Fort | Miss Graham | 18 | View details | ||
| 1860-61 | 136 | House and Garden | David Murdoch, blacksmith, St Fort | Mrs Brown | 17 | View details |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 279 view details | Woodmuir | lot 5 | 46 pol | (Murdoch) | 15-17 West Rd |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881.00300 | James Ramsay to Trs | Not instr Trs deceased James Ramsay watchmaker & jeweller Dundee of 46 pol lot 5 of Woodmuir Park & dw houses t/on … | 30 Mar 1881 | 279 | |
| 1874.03863 | loan by Trs George Barrie | Bond £1000 & disp security by James Ramsay ... to Trs George Barrie, farmer, Lawton, Dundee of 46 pol lot 5 of Woodmoor Park & dw houses t/on | 14 Nov 1874 | 279 | |
| 1874.03836 | David Murdoch to James Ramsay | Disp by David Murdoch formerly blacksmith Forgan, now residing Twinkle Tree near Newport, consent Robert Smith solicitor Dundee, to James Ramsay watchmaker & jeweller Dundee of 46 pol lot 5 of Woodmuir & dw houses etc t/on, : N by t/p to Woodhaven | 12 Nov 1874 | 279 | |
| 1858.01444 | St Fort to David Murdoch | David Murdoch, blacksmith Forgan seised 46 pol grnd & ho etc t/on, lot 5 of Woodmoor Park on feu ch by H Stewart, St Fort, consent of George Just | 4 Mar 1858 | 196, 279 |
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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