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The Newport, Wormit & Forgan Archive

Location : 109  Tay Street

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Photo / old map: Map, Steedman 1825. Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.

= Property still standing

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Location and Old Maps

Latitude, longitude:      56.44624,-2.936939

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):   103 Tay Street   105 Tay Street   (cottage beside Craighead Cottage, Tay Street)  

 

1854 Ordnance Survey Name Book Entry    (originals at ScotlandsPlaces)     (more information on the O.S. Name Books page)

List of names to be corrected if necessaryOrthography, as recommended to be used in the new plansOther modes of spelling the nameAuthorities for these other modes of spelling when knownSituationDescriptive remarks or other general observations which may be considered of interestSource
Craighead CottageCraighead CottageCraighead Cottage; Craighead Cottage; Craighead CottageJohn Berry Esq. Tayfield; Mr. Smith Factor Chapelhouse; Property Documents.About 1/4 of a mile N.E. of the Village of Easter Newport.A small farm house one story high with offices, all in good repair. There is a garden and a small arable farm attached. Tenanted by Mr. Fyffe. The property of John Berry Esq. of Tayfield.OS1/13/32/81

 

1909-10 Finance Act - Valuation Office: Field Surveys

Reference no.      331 (no transcripts on this site)

 

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)

Rickards Point 1864
Craighead Cottage 1932
Seymour Cottage 1947
Richard's Point 1967

 

 

Directory entries (before 1975)      There are 29 entries

SourceEntry 
1974 dirDunlop, J., 109 Tay Street
1973 dirDunlop, J., 109 Tay Street
1972 dirDunlop, J., 109 Tay Street
1971 dirDunlop, J., 109 Tay Street
1970 dirDunlop, J., 109 Tay Street
1969 dirDunlop, J., 109 Tay Street
1968 dirDunlop, J., 109 Tay Street
1908 Tayside AnnualHumphries, John, gardener, Craighead.
1896 Slater dirClark Mary (Miss), householder, Craighead cottage, E [under Commercial]
1895-96 dirClark, Miss, Craighead cottage, Tayport road
1894-95 dirClark, Miss, Craighead cottage, Tayport road
1893-94 dirClark, Miss, Craighead cottage, Tayport road
1892-93 dirClark, Alexander, gardener, Craighead cottage, Tayport road
1891-92 Lamburn dirClark, Alex., Craighead cot, E N : Gardeners.
1891-92 dirClark, Alexander, gardener, Craighead cottage, Tayport road
1890-91 dirClark, Alexander, gardener, Craighead cottage, East Newport
1889-90 dirClark, Alexander, gardener, Craighead cottage, East Newport
1888-89 dirClark, Alexander, gardener, Craighead cottage. East Newport
1887-88 dirClark, Alexander, gardener, Craighead cottage, East Newport
1886-87 dirClark, Alexander, gardener, Craighead cottage, East Newport
1885-86 dirClark, Alexander, gardener, Craighead cottage. East Newport
1885 Clark dirClark, Alex., Craighead cottage, East Newport : Gardeners.
1884-85 dirClark, Alexander, gardener, Craighead cottage, East Newport
1878-79 dirMitchell, David (West Station, Dundee), Craighead cottage, E. Newport
1877 Worrall dirMitchell David, Craighead Cottage
1876-77 dirMitchell, David (West Station, Dundee), Craighead Cottage, E. Newport [* ms. alteration - 'Craighead Cottage, E.' deleted, 'W.' added]
1876-77 dirMitchell, D. W. (clerk, Dundee), Craighead cottage. East Newport
1874-75 dirMitchell, David, clerk, Craighead Cottage, East Newport
1862 Fife dirHusband, D, draper (Dundee), E Newport

 

 

Entries in the Registers of Voters

SourceEnrol DateNameOccup.AddressQualificationPropertyatNotes
1900 Male Voters Turnbull, Robert Gardener Craighead, Newport Tenant of House Craighead

 

Census records

YearAddress Head NotesRooms
1921 Seymour Cottage Kinnear John 6
1911 Tayport Road, Seymour Cottage Sutherland Thomas 4
1901 Craighead Cottage Tay Street Turnbull Jessie 4View household
1891 Craighead Cottage Clark Alexander 4View household
1881 Craighead Cottage Clark Alexander 4View household
1871 Tay StreetSeacraig Cottage Don James 4View household
1861 Craighead Cottage Husband David 4View household
1851 Uninhabited View household

 

 

Valuation Roll entries      There are 49 entries

YearNo.PropertyProprietorTenantOccupierValue
1973-74161500House John Dunlop proprietor 76View details
1971-72161500House John Dunlop proprietor 76View details
1969-701615House John Dunlop proprietor 52View details
1967-68498House John Dunlop proprietor 52View details
1966-67498House John Dunlop proprietor 52View details
1964-65498House David A Gibson proprietor 53View details
1961-621702House David A Gibson proprietor 53View details
1958-59746House & Garden David A Gibson proprietor 10View details
1957-58723House & Garden David A Gibson proprietor 10View details
1952-53698House & Garden Mrs Mary F Smith proprietor 10View details
1947-48673House & Garden Dorothy Leng & Mrs Mildred Silver per former James Mollison, gardener 10View details
1942-43664House & Garden Dorothy Leng, Mrs Mildred Silver & Edward Leng per first named James Mollison, gardener 10View details
1940-41664House & Garden Dorothy Leng, Mrs Mildred Silver & Edward Leng per first named James Mollison, gardener 10View details
1937-38667House & Garden Reps of John A St Quentin Leng, journalist per J & H Pattullo & Donald, 1 Bank St, Dundee James Mollison, gardener 10View details
1935-36640House & Garden John A St Quentin Leng, journalist James Mollison, gardener 10View details
1932-33614House & Garden John A St Quentin Leng, journalist James Mollison, gardener 10View details
1930-31609House & Garden John A St Quentin Leng, journalist John Kinnear, gardener 10View details
1927-28601House & Garden John A St Quentin Leng, journalist John Kinnear, gardener 10View details
1925-26585House & Garden John A St Quentin Leng, journalist John Kinnear, gardener same 10View details
1922-23555House & Garden John A St Quentin Leng, journalist John Kinnear, gardener same 10View details
1920-21533House & Garden John A St Quentin Leng, journalist John Kinnear, gardener same 10View details
1917-18532House & Garden John A St Quentin Leng, journalist John Kinnear, gardener same 10View details
1915-16527House & Garden John A St Quentin Leng, journalist John Kinnear, gardener same 10View details
1912-13622House & Garden John A St Quentin Leng, Seymour, Tayport Road, Newport Thomas Sutherland, gardener same 10View details
1907-08602House & Garden Clydesdale Bank of Scotland per William Bremner, agent, Dundee James Reoch, Grenada, Newport John Humphries, gardener 10View details
1905-06591House and Garden Clydesdale Bank of Scotland per William Bremner, agent, Dundee James Reoch John Bell, gardener 10View details
1903-04582House and Garden Clydesdale Bank of Scotland per William Bremner, agent, Dundee James Reoch John Bell, gardener 10View details
1901-021173House and Garden Clydesdale Bank of Scotland per William Bremner, agent, Dundee James Reoch John Bell, gardener 10View details
1900-011156House and Garden Clydesdale Bank of Scotland per William Bremner, agent, Dundee Robert Turnbull, gardener same 12View details
1899-001118House and Garden Clydesdale Bank of Scotland per F Tod, agent, Dundee Robert Turnbull, gardener same 12View details
1897-981056House and Garden Clydesdale Bank of Scotland per F Tod, bank agent, Dundee Miss Lizzie Marr same 12View details
1896-971023House and Garden Clydesdale Bank of Scotland per F Tod, bank agent, Dundee Miss Lizzie Marr same 12View details
1895-96978House and Garden Clydesdale Bank of Scotland per F Tod, agent, Dundee Miss Mary Clark same 12View details
1894-95931House and Garden Clydesdale Bank of Scotland per Alexander Scott, agent, Dundee Miss Clark same 12View details
1893-94905House and Garden Clydesdale Bank of Scotland per Alexander Scott, agent, Dundee Miss Clark same 12View details
1892-93884House and Garden Clydesdale Bank of Scotland per Alexander Scott, agent, Dundee Miss Clark same 12View details
1891-92863House and Garden Clydesdale Bank of Scotland per Alexander Scott, agent, Dundee Miss Clark same 12View details
1890-91818House and Garden Clydesdale Bank of Scotland per Alexander Scott, agent, Dundee Execrs. of late Alexander Clark, gardener same 12View details
1889-90790House and Garden Clydesdale Bank of Scotland per Alexander Scott, agent, Dundee Alexander Clark, gardener same 12View details
1885-86753House and Garden Clydesdale Bank of Scotland Alexander Clark gardener same 12View details
1881-82635House and Garden Clydesdale Bank of Scotland same Alexander Clark gardener 12View details
1878-79605House and Garden Clydesdale Bank of Scotland same David Mitchell, Caledonian Railway 15View details
1875-76475House and Garden Clydesdale Bank of Scotland same David Mitchell, Caledonian Railway 15View details
1871-72426House and Garden Clydesdale Bank of Scotland 15View details
1867-68298Cottage and Garden Clydesdale Bank of Scotland Alexander Scott, banker 14View details
1865-66273Cottage and Garden Clydesdale Bank of Scotland said Joseph Rickard Joseph Rickard, innkeeper, Dundee 14View details
1864-65254Cottage and Garden Clydesdale Bank of Scotland Joseph Riccard, innkeeper, Dundee 14View details
1860-61217House and Garden Eastern Bank of Scotland George Wilson 14View details
1855-5680House and Garden Eastern Bank of Scotland, Dundee Henry Blyth, merchant, Dundee said Henry Blyth 14View details

 

 

Railway Map References:

PlanYearRefDescriptionOwner or reputed ownerOccupier[Comments]
RHP85254 (G & D J)18455Dwelling house and garden groundJames Wilson (proprietor), William Berry (superior)James Wilson[Craighead Cottage - now 109 Tay St]

 

Other Sightings:

YearDetailSource
1825 Building shown on map: Craighead National Library of Scotland, Plan of the coast from Newport to Craighead, 1824-25, John Steedman

 

Early Sasines:

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