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Location : Fig Tree [2],  West Road

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= Property demolished or site redeveloped

Notes:      Demolished. first floor, 3 apt. - 1935

Part of a divided property. Other parts: Fig Tree [1]     Fig Tree [3]     

 

Location and Old Maps

Latitude, longitude:      56.435340,-2.948669

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):   2 Shepherds Road   4 Shepherds Road   (Harris Land [1], West Road)   (Harris Land [2], West Road)   8b, West Road   7 West Road   8a, West Road   10 West Road   (Woodmuir House, West Road)   (Graham Place [1], West Road)   (Graham Place [5], West Road)   (Graham Place [2], West Road)   (Graham Place [3], West Road)   (Graham Place [4], West Road)   (Graham Place [6], West Road)   (Graham Place [7], West Road)   (Fig Tree [1], West Road)   part of 10, West Road   (Harris Land [3], West Road)   (Harris Land [4], West Road)   (Harris Land [5], West Road)   (Fig Tree [3], West Road)   1 Woodmuir Crescent   3 Woodmuir Crescent  

 

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

Newburgh Road

 

 

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

Fig Tree [2]
Graham Place from 1905

 

 

Directory entries (before 1975)      There are 27 entries

SourceEntry 
1937-38 dirLeith, William, Graham place, Newburgh road, West Newport
1936-37 dirLeith, William, Graham place, Newburgh road, West Newport
1935-36 dirLeith, William, Graham place, Newburgh road, West Newport
1934-35 dirLeith, William, Graham place, Newburgh road, West Newport
1933-34 dirLeith, Mrs, Graham place, Newburgh road, West Newport
1932-33 dirLeith, Mrs, Graham place, Newburgh road, West Newport
1931-32 dirLeith, Mrs, Graham place, Newburgh road, West Newport
1930-31 dirLeith, Mrs, Graham place, Newburgh road, West Newport
1929-30 dirLeith, Mrs, Graham place, Newburgh road, West Newport
1928-29 dirLeith, Mrs, Graham place, Newburgh road, West Newport
1928 Kelly dirLeith Mrs. Graham place, W
1927-28 dirLeith, Mrs, Graham place, Newburgh road, West Newport
1926-27 dirLeith, Mrs, Graham place, Newburgh road, West Newport
1925-26 dirLeith, Mrs, Graham place, Newburgh road, West Newport
1923-24 dirLeith, Mrs, Graham place, Newburgh road, West Newport
1922-23 dirLeith, Mrs, Graham place, Newburgh road. West Newport
1920-21 dirLeith, Mrs, Figtree terrace, Woodhaven road, West Newport
1918-19 dirLeith, Mrs, Figtree terrace, Woodhaven road, West Newport
1915-16 dirLeith, Mrs, Figtree terrace, Woodhaven road, West Newport
1914-15 dirLeith, Mrs, Figtree terrace, Woodhaven road, West Newport
1913-14 dirLeith, Mrs, Figtree terrace, West Newport
1912-13 dirLeith, Mrs, Figtree terrace, West Newport
1911-12 dirLeith, Mrs, Figtree terrace, West Newport
1910-11 dirLeith, Mrs, Figtree terrace. West Newport
1909-10 dirLeith, Mrs, Figtree terrace. West Newport ,
1908-09 dirLeith, Mrs, Figtree terrace. West Newport
1907-08 dirLeith, Mrs, Figtree terrace, West Newport

 

 

Entries in the Registers of Voters

SourceEnrol DateNameOccup.AddressQualificationPropertyatNotes
1900 Male Voters Harris, James Mason West Newport Proprietor of House West Newport

 

Census records

YearAddress Head NotesRooms
1921 Graham Place Leith William 4
1911 Newburgh Road, Fig Tree Terrace Leith William 2
1881 Fig Tree Cottage Cameron James H W M 1View household
1881 Fig Tree Cottage Honeyman William 2View household
1861 Harris Alexander 3View household

 

 

Valuation Roll entries      There are 35 entries

YearNo.PropertyProprietorTenantOccupierValue
1937-381019House Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of Burgh of Newport per S P Nicol, burgh chamberlain empty (condemned) 0View details
1935-36982House Charles Graham, Ashcliffe, West Newport Mrs William Leith 8-10-0View details
1932-33936House Charles Graham, Ashcliffe, W Newport Mrs William Leith 8-10-0View details
1930-31934House Charles Graham, Ashcliffe, W Newport Mrs William Leith 8-10-0View details
1927-28923House Charles Graham, Ashcliffe, W Newport Mrs William Leith 8-10-0View details
1925-26903House Charles Graham, Ashcliffe, W Newport Mrs William Leith same 8-10-0View details
1922-23876House Charles Graham, 41 St Peter St, Dundee Mrs William Leith same 8-10-0View details
1920-21855House Charles Graham, 41 St Peter St, Dundee Mrs William Leith same 6View details
1917-18853House Charles Graham, 41 St Peter St, Dundee Mrs William Leith same 6View details
1915-16847House Charles Graham, 41 St Peter St, Dundee Mrs William Leith same 6View details
1912-13808House Charles Graham, 41 St Peter St, Dundee Mrs Margaret Leith same 5View details
1910-11796House Charles Graham, 41 St Peter St, Dundee Mrs Margaret Leith same 5View details
1909-10791House Charles Graham, 41 St Peter St, Dundee Mrs Margaret Leith same 5View details
1907-08787House Charles Graham, 41 St Peter St, Dundee Mrs Margaret Leith same 5View details
1905-06768House Charles Graham, 41 St Peter St, Dundee William Leith, carter same 6View details
1903-04757House James Harris, mason, Pickletillum by Leuchars proprietor 5-4-0View details
1901-02560House James Harris, mason proprietor 5-4-0View details
1900-01548House James Harris, mason proprietor 5-4-0View details
1899-00518House James Harris, mason proprietor 5-4-0View details
1897-98469House James Harris, mason proprietor 5-4-0View details
1896-97446House James Harris, mason proprietor 5-4-0View details
1895-96413House James Harris, mason proprietor 5-4-0View details
1894-95380House James Harris, mason proprietor 5-4-0View details
1893-94360House James Harris, mason proprietor 5-4-0View details
1892-93349House James Harris, mason proprietor 5-4-0View details
1891-92339House James Harris, mason proprietor 5-4-0View details
1890-91311House James Harris, mason empty same 2-12-0View details
1889-90291House James Harris, mason Mrs Malcolm same 2-12-0View details
1885-86267House and Garden James Harris, mason Mrs Dickinson same 5View details
1881-82173House and Garden James Harris, mason 5View details
1878-79176House and Garden James Harris, mason same Donald Cameron, sailor 5View details
1867-68186House Mrs John Harris Alexander Harris 4View details
1865-66177House Mrs John Harris 3View details
1864-65168House Mrs John Harris 3View details
1860-61151House Mrs John Harris - 3View details

 

 

Early Sasines:

Sasine Plots:

Plot: 263  view details Broadhaugh E-most lot of 5 front lots part of garden (James Harris) Figtree The area marked purple was included in the sasines for Fig Tree & Harris Land (from 1807), but also in the first sasine for the plot [ID 377] to the NW (1825/7).

 

Sasine Abridgements:

RefIn BriefAbridgementRecordedPlots
1905.00939James Harris to Charles GrahamDisp by James Harris, formerly grocer's assistant, Newport, now at Pickletillum, to Charles Graham … of lot of ground & houses etc t/on … : S by public road, : N by River Tay, being the E-most of 5 front lots, pt of a garden at Broadhaugh … right of entry to ground at back by roads & right to well …18 May 1905263
1884.04015loan by Janet Laird / WatsonBond £100 & disp security by James Harris … to Janet Laird / Watson, 5 Catherine Street, Dundee of lot of ground N of turnpike, : N by the river, the E-most of 5 lots of Broadhaugh19 Jan1884263
1884.04014Dundee Property & Investment Bldg Soc loan repaidDisp by Dundee Property & Investment Building Society (formerly the Dundee Property & Investment Co) to James Harris, formerly mason now grocer's assistant, of lot of ground N of turnpike, : N by the river, the E-most of 5 lots of Broadhaugh19 Jan1884263
1883.03630real burdens due to Christina Baird / Harris & John Harris paid offDisch. by Christian Baird / Harris, widow of John Harris, disburd.
(1) real burden of £25 (27 Oct 1868) to them by Alexander Harris over lot of ground on N of t/p to Woodhaven, the W-most of 5 lots;
(2) real burden of £50 (13 Apr 1868) to them by Elizabeth Colville / Harris, wife of Thomas Harris, over 31' frontage lot of grnd on N of public road, : N by the river, & dw ho, shop, wash house & gable wall, … rights of entry …;
(3) real burden of £25 (23 Dec 1868) to them by William Harris over … middle of 5 lots …;
(4) real burden of £25 (16 Mar 1874, originally dated 18 Apr 1868) to them by Jane Harris over subjects now belonging to Robert Haarris, Sydney, New South Wales over the 2nd lot from the E of 5 lots ;
(5) real burden of £25 (18 Apr 1868) to them by George Harris, now deceased, & writ in favour of his brother James (6 May 1874) over E-most of 5 lots …
which 5 lots form the garden ground of Broadheughs …
26 Oct 1883267, 266, 265, 264, 263, 181
1874.03524loan by Dundee Property Investment CoDisp by James Harris to Trs Dundee Property Investment Co of lot of ground & houses t/on on N side of road Newport - Woodhaven, being the E-most of 5 lots, pt of garden ground at Broadhaugh, with right to well etc29 Jul 1874263
1874.03225Christina Harris to George Harris to James Harris, to TrsNot Instr James Harris mason Newport of lot of ground & houses t/on on N of road to Woodhaven, the E-most of 5 front lots … Broadhaugh … right to well etc, under burden of £25 to Christina Baird / Harris … (on disp 18 Apr 1868 by Christina Harris, consent of husband John Harris, to George Harris, … 9 Apr 1874 James Harris as heir to brother George) …6 May 1874263, 181

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;

Basic Types of Sasine Abridgements     Worked example explaining the sasine transactions on the property pages     Sasine entries - background information and explanation

 

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