Location : Seamills Cottage [west half], High Road
= Property still standing
Notes: incorporated with east half
Part of a combination of previously separate properties. Other parts: 6 High Road (east half)
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.437459,-2.94394
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 Boat Brae 2 Boat Brae 4 Boat Brae 5 Boat Brae part of 1, Boat Brae part of 5, Boat Brae 3 Boat Brae (house and shop on site of 1, Boat Brae) formerly Ferry Terminal, 1-3, Boat Road 4 Boat Road (former public lavatories, 5, Boat Road) 6 Boat Road former Post Office, 8, Boat Road (formerly store, 12, Boat Road) 14 Boat Road (Newport Smithy, Boat Road) (formerly workshop, 10, Boat Road) (former shop at pier, Boat Road) (former Mission Hall, Boat Road) house above former post office, Boat Road shop, part of 6, Boat Road (former store near Post Office, Boat Road) Tayfield North Lodge, High Road Seamills Cottage [east half], 6, High Road
1909-10 Finance Act - Valuation Office: Field Surveys
Reference no. 387
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)
| Seamills Cottage | ||
| 2 Cliff Cottage | 1861 census | |
| Flowery Cottage | 1866 |
Directory entries (before 1975) There are 65 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 dir | Berry, Captain Robert, Seamills cottage, High road | ||
| 1960 dir | Berry, R. A. J., Seamills; [under Justices Of The Peace Resident At Newport-On-Tay] | ||
| 1958-59 dir | Berry, Captain Robert, Seamills cottage, High road | ||
| 1958-59 dir | Berry, R. A. J., Seamills; [under Justices Of The Peace Resident At Newport-On-Tay.] | ||
| 1952-53 dir | Brown, Henry, motordriver, Tayfield cottage, High road | ||
| 1951-52 dir | Brown, Henry, motordriver, Tayfield cottage, High road | ||
| 1950-51 dir | Brown, Henry, motordriver, Tayfield cottage, High road | ||
| 1949-50 dir | Brown, Henry, motordriver, Tayfield cottage, High road | ||
| 1948-49 dir | Brown, Henry, motordriver, Tayfield cottage, High road | ||
| 1947-48 dir | Brown, Henry, motordriver, Tayfield cottage, High road | ||
| 1946-47 dir | Brown, Henry, motordriver, Tayfield cottage, High road | ||
| 1939-40 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages, High road | ||
| 1938-39 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages, High road | ||
| 1937-38 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages, High road | ||
| 1936-37 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages, High road | ||
| 1935-36 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages, High road | ||
| 1934-35 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages, High road, W. Newport | ||
| 1933-34 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages, High road, W. Newport | ||
| 1932-33 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages, High road, W. Newport | ||
| 1931-32 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages, High road, W. Newport | ||
| 1930-31 dir | M'Laren, William, forester. Tayfield cottages, High road, W. Newport | ||
| 1929-30 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages, High road, W. Newport | ||
| 1928-29 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages, High road, W. Newport | ||
| 1927-28 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages, High road, W. Newport | ||
| 1926-27 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages, High road, W. Newport | ||
| 1925-26 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages, High road, W. Newport | ||
| 1923-24 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages, High road, W. Newport | ||
| 1922-23 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages | ||
| 1920-21 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages | ||
| 1918-19 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages | ||
| 1915-16 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages | ||
| 1914-15 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages | ||
| 1913-14 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages | ||
| 1912-13 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages | ||
| 1911-12 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages | ||
| 1910-11 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages | ||
| 1909-10 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages | ||
| 1908-09 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages | ||
| 1908 Tayside Annual | M'Laren, William, gamekeeper, Tayfield Cottages. | ||
| 1907-08 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages | ||
| 1907 Tayside Annual | M'Laren, William, gamekeeper, Tayfield Cottages. | ||
| 1906-07 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages | ||
| 1905-06 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages | ||
| 1904-05 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages | ||
| 1903-04 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages | ||
| 1902-03 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages | ||
| 1901-02 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tay field cottages | ||
| 1900-01 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages | ||
| 1899-00 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tay field cottages | ||
| 1898-99 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tay field cottages | ||
| 1897-98 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages | ||
| 1896-97 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages | ||
| 1895-96 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages | ||
| 1894-95 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages | ||
| 1893-94 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages | ||
| 1892-93 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages | ||
| 1891-92 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages | ||
| 1890-91 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tay field cottages | ||
| 1889-90 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages | ||
| 1888-89 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages | ||
| 1887-88 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tay field cottages | ||
| 1886-87 dir | M'Laren, William, forester, Tayfield cottages | ||
| 1877 Worrall dir | Dorward Mrs. Mary, Newport | ||
| 1866 Fife dir | Dorward, Mrs, summer lodgings prop., Flowery Cottage, Newport | ||
| 1862 Fife dir | Dorward, Mrs, summer lodgings prop., Newport |
Entries in the Registers of Voters
| Source | Enrol Date | Name | Occup. | Address | Qualification | Property | at | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Male Voters | McLaren, William | Forester | Tayfield Cottages, Newport | Tenant of House | Newport |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Tayfield Cottages | McLaren | William | 3 | ||||
| 1911 | Tayfield Cottages | McLaren | William | 3 | ||||
| 1901 | Berry's Cottages | McLaren | William | 3 | View household | |||
| 1891 | Boat Brae | McLaren | William | 3 | View household | |||
| 1881 | Tayfield Cottages | McLaren | William | 3 | View household | |||
| 1871 | Tayside | Dorward | Mary | 3 | View household | |||
| 1861 | 2 Cliff Cottages | Brand or Dorward | Mary | 2 | View household | |||
| 1851 | Dorward | John | View household | |||||
| 1841 | Newport Village | Dorward | John | View household | [probably this house] |
Valuation Roll entries There are 36 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-58 | 943 | House & Garden | John Berry PhD per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cres, Edinburgh | Captain R A J Berry | 8 | View details | ||
| 1952-53 | 921 | House & Garden | John Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cres, Edinburgh | William Berry, T; Henry Brown, IO | 8 | View details | ||
| 1947-48 | 889 | House & Garden | John Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cres, Edinburgh | William Berry, T; Henry Brown, IO | 8 | View details | ||
| 1942-43 | 870 | House & Garden | John Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cres, Edinburgh | William Berry, T; James Brown, IO | 8 | View details | ||
| 1940-41 | 870 | House & Garden | John Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cres, Edinburgh | proprietor, T; William McLaren, IO | 8 | View details | ||
| 1937-38 | 882 | House & Garden | John Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cres, Edinburgh | proprietor; William McLaren, IO | 8 | View details | ||
| 1935-36 | 851 | House & Garden | John Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cres, Edinburgh | proprietor; William McLaren, IO | 8 | View details | ||
| 1932-33 | 825 | House & Garden | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cres, Edinburgh | proprietor; William McLaren, IO | 8 | View details | ||
| 1930-31 | 822 | House & Garden | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cres, Edinburgh | proprietor; William McLaren, IO | 8 | View details | ||
| 1927-28 | 816 | House & Garden | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cres, Edinburgh | proprietor; William McLaren, IO | 8 | View details | ||
| 1925-26 | 799 | House & Garden | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | proprietor; William McLaren, estate labourer, IO | 8 | View details | ||
| 1922-23 | 778 | House & Garden | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | William McLaren, forester | same | 8 | View details | |
| 1920-21 | 758 | House & Garden | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | William McLaren, forester | View details | |||
| 1917-18 | 756 | House & Garden | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | proprietor; William McLaren, forester, IO | View details | |||
| 1915-16 | 751 | House & Garden | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | proprietor; William McLaren, forester, IO | View details | |||
| 1912-13 | 683 | House & Garden | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | proprietor; William McLaren, forester, IO | View details | |||
| 1907-08 | 664 | House & Garden | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | William McLaren, forester, IO | View details | |||
| 1905-06 | 645 | House and Garden | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | William McLaren, gamekeeper, IO | View details | |||
| 1903-04 | 637 | House and Garden | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | William McLaren, gamekeeper | 8 | View details | ||
| 1901-02 | 425 | House and Garden | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | William McLaren, forester | 8 | View details | ||
| 1900-01 | 412 | House and Garden | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | William McLaren, forester | 8 | View details | ||
| 1899-00 | 383 | House and Garden | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | William McLaren, forester | 8 | View details | ||
| 1897-98 | 335 | House and Garden | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | William McLaren, forester | 8 | View details | ||
| 1896-97 | 313 | House and Garden | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | William McLaren, forester | 8 | View details | ||
| 1895-96 | 287 | House and Garden | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | William McLaren, forester | 8 | View details | ||
| 1894-95 | 123 | House and Garden | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | William McLaren, forester | 8 | View details | ||
| 1893-94 | 116 | House and Garden | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | William McLaren, forester | 8 | View details | ||
| 1892-93 | 120 | House and Garden | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | William McLaren, forester | 8 | View details | ||
| 1891-92 | 119 | House and Garden | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | William McLaren, forester | 8 | View details | ||
| 1890-91 | 114 | House and Garden | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | William McLaren, forester | 8 | View details | ||
| 1889-90 | 110 | House and Garden | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | William McLaren, forester | 8 | View details | ||
| 1885-86 | 102 | House and Garden | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, Edinburgh | William McLaren, forester | 8 | View details | ||
| 1881-82 | 51 | House and Garden | William Berry Esq. (a minor), per J D Hannan, factor | same | William McLaren, forester | 8 | View details | |
| 1878-79 | 53 | House and Garden | William Berry Esq. (a minor) | same | Mrs Dorward | 6 | View details | |
| 1875-76 | 53 | House and Garden | John Berry Esq. | same | Mrs Dorward | 6 | View details | |
| 1871-72 | 57 | House and Garden | John Berry | Mrs Dorward | 6 | View details |
Railway Map References:
| Plan | Year | Ref | Description | Owner or reputed owner | Occupier | [Comments] |
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| RHP85254 (G & D J) | 1845 | 45 | Dwelling houses, outhouses & gardens | William Berry | John Dorward | [Seamills Cottages] |
Other Sightings:
| Year | Detail | Source |
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| 1821 | Building shown on map: Ref. 7 - dwelling house & piece of arable land, [eastern part larger than western part], owner William Berry, occupier James Scott | No image available. University of Dundee Archives, report & plans for new ferry harbours, 1821, Telford. |
| 1805 | Building shown on map of Tayfield Estate. | No image available. National Records of Scotland, RHP30436, Plan of Tayfield. |
Early Sasines:
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