Location : St Fillans Church Hall, William Street
= Property still standing
Notes: Free Church School
Other properties at the same location : St Fillans Church Hall (pt), William Street
Introduction
Built 1843 as Free Church School.
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.440807,-2.939541
View location on the 1855 6-inch map, the 1895 25-inch map, the 1966 25-inch map, or a 1944-50 aerial photograph at the National Library of Scotland website.
Nearby properties (demolished in red): 1 King Street 3 King Street 1 Union Street 2 Union Street 3 Union Street 4 Union Street 5 Union Street (formerly 6, Union Street) 7 Union Street 9 Union Street 11 Union Street 13 Union Street 15 Union Street 17 Union Street 21 Union Street store for shop, Union Street (store, formerly 1, William Street) 2 William Street (St Fillans Church, William Street) St Fillans Church Hall (pt), William Street 4 William Street 6 William Street 8 William Street 10 William Street 12 William Street 14 William 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 necessary | Orthography, as recommended to be used in the new plans | Other modes of spelling the name | Authorities for these other modes of spelling when known | Situation | Descriptive remarks or other general observations which may be considered of interest | Source |
| F.C. School | School | F.C. School; F.C. School; F.C. School | John Hislop Teacher; Rev. Neil McLeod Manse; Mr. Rhind Marytown. | On the North Side of William Street in the Village of Easter Newport. | A large and commodious school room recently erected and in connexion with the Free Church. The average number of scholars is 60 boys and 30 girls. The branches taught are those usually taught in parish schools. The teachers salary amounts to about £70 viz. £11.10/- from the Congregation, £11 from the F. Church Education Committee & £25.10/- from Government - and also the fees from scholars. Mr. John Hislop is the teacher. [Added in red :] School only to be written as it is so near the Free Church. | OS1/13/32/68 |
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1909-10 Finance Act - Valuation Office: Field Surveys
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)
| Free Church School | ||
| St Fillans Church Hall |
Directory entries (before 1970) There are 13 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1877 Worrall dir | Ferguson John, master, Newport : Board Schools. | ||
| 1873 Slater dir | Ferguson John, master, Free Church School, Newport : Academies & Schools. | ||
| 1873 Slater dir | M'Gillivray Jane, mistress, Free Church School, Newport : Academies & Schools. | location 2 | |
| 1867-68 dir | Fergusson, John, Free Church teacher, East Newport | ||
| 1867-68 dir | Hislop, Andrew, teacher, William Street, East Newport | ||
| 1867 Slater dir | Ferguson John, master, Free Church School, Newport : Schools | ||
| 1866 Fife dir | Ferguson, John, teacher, Free Church School, E Newport | ||
| 1862 Fife dir | Arkley, Miss Mary, teacher female industrial dept, Free Church sch, E Newport | ||
| 1862 Fife dir | Hyslop, John, teacher Free Church Sch., E Newport | ||
| 1862 Fife dir | Jamie, Miss, teacher female industrial dept, Free Church sch, Friarton Bank | [she lived at Friarton Bank] | location 2 |
| 1861 Slater dir | Hislop John, master, Free Church School, Newport : Schools | ||
| 1853-54 dir | Hislop, John, teacher. Free Church School ; h. Woodside Cottages. | ||
| 1852 Slater dir | Hislop, John, Free Church schoolmaster, Newport |
Census records
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Valuation Roll entries There are 28 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-58 | 837 | Hall | Trs for St Fillan's Church of Scotland Congregation per John Russell, 4 Alma Terrace | proprietor | 16-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1952-53 | 811 | Hall | Trs for St Fillan's Church of Scotland Congregation per Alexander Inglis, Morig, Albert Cres, E Newport | proprietor | 16-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1947-48 | 784 | Hall | Trs for St Fillan's Church of Scotland Congregation per Ernest Behrens, Balnacraig, W Newport | proprietor | 16-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1942-43 | 771 | Hall | Trs for St Fillan's Church of Scotland Congregation per Ernest Behrens, Balnacraig, W Newport | proprietor | 16-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1937-38 | 779 | Hall | Trs for St Fillan's Church of Scotland Congregation per Ernest Behrens, Balnacraig, W Newport | proprietor | 16-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1932-33 | 718 | Hall | Trs for St Fillan's Church of Scotland Congregation per Ernest Behrens, Balnacraig, W Newport | proprietor | 16-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1927-28 | 707 | Hall | Trs for St Fillan's U F Church Congregation per Harry W Robertson, Thornbank, Newport | proprietor | 16-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1922-23 | 661 | Hall | Trs for St Fillan's U F Church Congregation per James Husband, solicitor, Dundee | proprietor | 16-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1917-18 | 638 | Hall | Trs for St Fillan's U F Church Congregation per James Husband, solicitor, Dundee | proprietor | 15 | View details | ||
| 1915-16 | 634 | Hall | Trs for St Fillan's U F Church Congregation per James Husband, solicitor, Dundee | proprietor | 15 | View details | ||
| 1912-13 | 610 | Hall | Trs for St Fillan's U F Church Congregation per James Husband, solicitor, Dundee | proprietor | 15 | View details | ||
| 1907-08 | 590 | Hall | Trs for St Fillan's U F Church Congregation per James Husband, solicitor, Dundee | proprietor | 15 | View details | ||
| 1903-04 | 570 | Hall | Trustees for St Fillan's U F Church COngregation, per James Husband, solicitor, Dundee | Proprietor | 15 | View details | ||
| 1900-01 | 1147 | Hall | Trustees for Free Church Congregation, per James Husband, solicitor, Dundee | Proprietor | 15 | View details | ||
| 1899-00 | 1109 | Hall | Trustees for Free Church Congregation, per James Husband, solicitor, Dundee | Proprietor | 15 | View details | ||
| 1897-98 | 1047 | Hall | Trustees for Free Church Congregation, per John F Millar, Linwood, Newport | Proprietor | 15 | View details | ||
| 1896-97 | 1014 | Hall | Trustees for Free Church Congregation, per John F Millar, Linwood, Newport | Proprietor | 15 | View details | ||
| 1895-96 | 968 | Hall | Trustees for Free Church Congregation, per John F Millar, Linwood, Newport | Proprietor | 15 | View details | ||
| 1894-95 | 922 | Hall | Trustees for Free Church Congregation, per John F Millar, Linwood, Newport | Proprietor | 15 | View details | ||
| 1893-94 | 896 | Hall | Trustees for Free Church Congregation, per John F Millar, Linwood, Newport | Proprietor | 15 | View details | ||
| 1892-93 | 875 | Hall | Trustees for Free Church Congregation, per John F Millar, Hollybank, Newport | Proprietor | 15 | View details | ||
| 1891-92 | 854 | Hall | Trustees for Free Church Congregation, per John F Millar, Hollybank, Newport | Proprietor | 15 | View details | ||
| 1890-91 | 803 | Hall | Trustees for Free Church Congregation, per John F Millar, Hollybank, Newport | Proprietor | 15 | View details | ||
| 1889-90 | 775 | Hall | Trustees for Free Church Congregation, per A Campbell, 2 Kilnburn Tce. | Proprietor | 15 | View details | ||
| 1885-86 | 740 | Hall | Trustees for Free Church Congregation, per A Campbell, 2 Kilnburn Tce. | Proprietor | 20 | View details | ||
| 1881-82 | 621 | Hall | Deacons' Court of Free Church | Said Court | 25 | View details | ||
| 1878-79 | 591 | Schoolhouse | The School Board of Forgan | Said Board | 50 | View details | ||
| 1875-76 | 462 | Schoolhouse | Deacons' Court of Free Church | The School Board of Forgan | 30 | View details |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 99 | Maryton | lot 13 part | 99' N - S, 62' broad | view plot details | |
| Plot: 146 | Maryton | lot 13 | 35 falls (original has 37 falls) | on S side of Union Street | view plot details |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1873.02730 | Trs Free Church to Trs Free Church | Feu ch by Trs Free Church Congregation at Maryton to Trs for said congregation … of pce grnd 99 feet in length N - S, 62 feet breadth with school or schoolhouse thereon at Maryton adjacent to Free Church of Maryton, part of 35 falls of Seacraig, lot 13, : N by Union St, : S by King St … | 3 Nov 1873 | 99, 146 | |
| 1862.01451 | apportionment of feu dutues by Church of Scotland | Trs General Assembly of Church of Scotland grant deed of appointment of trust declaring the following plots - plots 1st - 24th described in disp (11 Nov 1862) - held by them for payment out of the rents, feu duties, etc thereof of the annual sum of £80 to minister of parish of Ardallie, and surplus rents etc to Treasurer, Church of Scotland, for endowments of chapels of ease (see 01395) | 24 Nov 1862 | 95, 102, 147, 148, 112, 113, 157, 117, 146, 100, 153, 194, 150, 165, 152, 202, 149, 75, 67 | |
| 1862.01395 | Tayfield to Church of Scotland (feu duties, rents) [1-21 Marytown, 22-23 south of Marytown, 24 Craighead, 25-43 St Phillans] | Trs General Assembly of Church of Scotland regist disp to themselves by John Berry, Tayfield of the following lands & others, pts of lands of Inverdovat, Craighead & Causewayhead, viz (1) 3 cottages in village of Marytown (now Easter Newport); pce grnd with the 2 cottages t/on on E side of E-most of said 3 cottages; self-contained cottage with attics & garden grnd; 19 falls 5 yd (22 pol 29 yd) grnd with the 2 cottages t/on on S side of road Newport - Ferryport, being all pts of subjects described in the title deeds as 2 roods 4 falls 24 ells grnd pt of lands of Seacraig etc and therein descr as marked no. 1 & no. 2 on a plan; [lot 3 not mentioned]; (2) 42 falls 17 ells (1 rood 13 pol 12 yd) grnd no. 4 on said plan & erections t/on; (3) 52 falls 10 ells grnd no.5 on said plan & ho etc t/on; (4) 52 falls 10 ells (1 rood 25 pol 28 yd) grnd no. 6on said plan & ho etc t/on; (5) 41 falls 31 ells grnd no. 7 on said plan; (6) 2 pces grnd extending to 1 rood 30 falls 34 ells nos. 8 & 9 on said plan & houses t/on; (7) E-most half with the houses etc t/on, and W-most half of 2 pces grnd 80 falls 29 ells no. 10 & 11 on said plan; (8) 29 falls 22 ells grnd lot no. 12 on plan; (9) 35 falls and (10) 35 falls grnd nos. 13 & 14 on plan; (11) 40 falls 4 ells grnd no. 15 on plan & bldgs t/on; (12) 40 falls 4 ells grnd no. 16 on certified copy of said plan; [lot 17 missing]; (13) 40 falls 4 ells grnd no. 18 on plan; (14) 35 falls (41 pol 4 yd) grnd no. 19 on certified copy of plan & ho etc t/on; (15) 49 falls 14 ells grnd no. 20 on plan & houses etc t/on; (16) 40 falls 4 ells grnd lot 21 on cert. copy of plan; (17-20) 4 pces grnd 40 falls 4 ells each nos. 22, 23, 24, 25; (21) 49 falls 14 ells grnd no. 26 all on said plan & houses t/on; (22) 1 rood 34 falls 18 ells grnd no. 39 on a plan; (23) 3 roods 38 falls 15 ells (4 rood 39 pol & 14 sq yd) grnd to the S thereof with quarry therein, being all pts of lands of Seacraig; (24) 10 acres 32 falls of lands of Craighead & houses t/on; (25) lot of 41.66 pol and (26) lot of 42 pol grnd marked no. 1 & 2 of street called Hillside Crescent on a ground plan; (27) lot of 44 pol (28) lot of 34 pol and (29) lot of 35 pol 16 yd grnd nos. 3, 4 & 5 on said ground plan; (30) lot of 44 pol grnd no. 6 on said ground plan on which a ho or cottage has now been erected; (31)lot of 44 pol grnd forming lot 7 & pt of lot 8 on said plan; (32) lot of 39 pol 16 yd pt of lot 8 & pt of lot 9 on plan; (33) 39 pol 16 yd composed of stance marked no. 10 & pt of stance marked no. 9 on said plan; (34-41) lots of 29 pol 28 yd, 33 pol 4 yd, 28 pol 26 yd, 22 pol 14 yd, 22 pol 14 yd, 22 pol 12 yd, 25 pol 23 yd, 30 pol 21 yd of grnd lots 11, 12, 13,14,15,16,17,19 on said plan; (42) lot of 30 pol 7 yd grnd no. 20 on plan & ho etc t/on; (43) 58 pol 15 yd forming 2 lots marked no. 21 & 22 on said plan, being all pts of park or pce grndbewteen village of Easter Newport & t/p Newport - Cupar, & teinds ... reserving the feu rights … [43 plots listed, but 1863.02082 refers to 45 plots - which is correct? Were lots 3 & 17 of Marytown added later?] | 11 Nov 1862 | 95, 102, 147, 148, 112, 113, 157, 117, 146, 100, 153, 194, 150, 165, 152, 202, 149, 75, 67, 243, 292, 291, 287, 288, 311, 289, 312, 308, 247, 256, 278, 285, 286, 284, 72, 204, 207, 290 | |
| 1845.01968 | Trs George Milln to Free Church | Trs Free Church at Maryton or Easter Newport in parish of Forgan seised 35 falls ground & bldgs t/on pt of lands of Seacraig - on disp by Trs George Milln, bookseller | 30 Apr 1845 | 146 | |
| 1840.04998 | George Milln to Trs | Trs George Milln seised lodging or dwelling ho on N side of Union Street, Maryton, sm ho attached thereto & pce garden ground, in whole measuring 34 falls, the back court attached to said tenement & 3 stables (now converted to dw houses) t/on measuring in all 10 falls; & 35 falls & houses t/on on S side of Union Street in the lands of Seacraig - on disp by said George Milln, 8 Sep 1837 | 20 Jul 1840 | 146, 94 | |
| 1834.01561 | Scotscraig to George Milln | George Milln, now residing Maryton, seised 37 falls land of Seacraig on S side of Union St, Maryton, on feu ch by Tr seq. estate Robert Dalgleish of Scotscraig | 15 Mar 1834 | 146, 250 |
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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; ... - words omitted; pol - poles; yd - square yards; : - bounded
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