Location : St Fillans Church Hall, William Street
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= 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.
1910 Valuation Act ref. no. : 905
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.
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 |
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)
| St Fillans Church Hall |
Directory entries (before 1968) There are 12 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1877 Worrall dir | Ferguson John, master, Newport : Board Schools. | ||
| 1873 Slater dir | M'Gillivray Jane, mistress, Free Church School, Newport : Academies & Schools. | location 2 | |
| 1873 Slater dir | Ferguson John, master, Free Church School, Newport : Academies & Schools. | ||
| 1867-68 dir | Fergusson, John, Free Church teacher, 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
| None available yet |
Valuation Roll entries There are 20 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 1896-97 | 1014 | 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 | ||
| 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 |
Sasines pre-1900:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 99 | Maryton | lot 13 part | 99 feet N- S, 62 feet E - W | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Brief explanation of sasine abridgements Explanation of the format of a sasine
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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