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Location : 1  Castle Brae

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= Property still standing

Notes:      lower

Part of a divided property. Other parts: 3 Castle Brae     

 

Location and Old Maps

Latitude, longitude:      56.432988,-2.953013

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 Castle Bank   3 Castle Bank   3 Castle Brae   5 Castle Brae   6 Wellgate Street   21 Wellgate Street   23 Wellgate Street   25 Wellgate Street   13 Wellpark Terrace   43 West Road   47 West Road   49 West Road   51 West Road   (Broadhaugh Steading, West Road)   (Photo studio, West Road)   1 Westfield Terrace   3 Westfield Terrace   5 Westfield Terrace   7 Westfield Terrace  

 

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)

Ellenmount
Helen Mount 1864

 

 

Directory entries (before 1975)      There are 131 entries

SourceEntry 
1974 dirSmith, Mrs A., 1 Castle Brae
1973 dirSmith, Kenneth M. 1 Castle Brae
1972 dirSmith, Kenneth M. 1 Castle Brae
1971 dirSmith, Kenneth M. 1 Castle Brae
1970 dirSmith, Kenneth M., 1 Castle Brae
1969 dirSmith, Kenneth M., 1 Castle Brae
1968 dirSmith, Kenneth M., 1 Castle Brae
1967 dirSmith, Kenneth M., 1 Castle brae
1966 dirSmith, Kenneth M., county assessor (Cupar), 1 Castle brae
1965 dirSmith, Kenneth M., county assessor (Cupar), 1 Castle brae
1964 dirSmith, Kenneth M., county assessor (Cupar), Ellenmount, Castle brae
1963 dirSmith, Kenneth M., county assessor (Cupar), Ellenmount, Castle brae
1962 dirSmith, Kenneth M., county assessor (Cupar), Ellenmount, Castle brae
1960 dirBrown, C. A. J., civil servant, Ellenmount, Castle brae
1958-59 dirBrown, C. A. J., civil servant, Ellenmount, Castle brae
1957-58 dirBrown, C. A. J., civil servant, Ellenmount, Castle brae
1956-57 dirBrown, C. A. J. civil servant, Ellenmount, Castle brae
1955-56 dirBrown, C. A. J., civil servant, Ellenmount, Castle brae, W. Newport
1954-55 dirBrown, C. A. J., civil servant, Ellenmount, Castle brae, W. Newport
1953-54 dirBrown, C. A. J., civil servant, Ellenmount, Castle brae, W. Newport
1952-53 dirBrown, C. A. J., civil servant, Ellenmount, Castle brae, W. Newport
1951-52 dirBrown, C. A. J., civil servant, Ellenmount, Castle brae, W. Newport
1950-51 dirBrown, C. A. J., civil servant, Ellenmount, Castle brae, W. Newport
1949-50 dirBrown, C. A. J., civil servant, Ellenmount, Castle brae, W. Newport
1948-49 dirBrown, C. A. J., civil servant, Ellenmount, Castle brae, W. Newport
1946-47 dirBrown, Carl A. J., radio officer, Ellenmount, Castle brae
1942-43 MacDonald dirMitchell, T., Ellenmount, W. N.
1941-42 MacDonald dirMitchell, T., Ellenmount, W. N.
1941-42 dirMitchell, Thomas, Ellenmount, Castle brae, West Newport
1940-41 MacDonald dirMitchell, T., Ellenmount, W. N.
1940-41 dirMitchell, Thomas, Ellenmount, Castle brae, West Newport
1939-40 MacDonald dirMitchell, T., Ellenmount, W. N.
1939-40 dirMitchell, Thomas, Ellenmount, Castle brae, West Newport
1938-39 MacDonald dirMitchell, T., Ellenmount, W. N.
1938-39 dirMitchell, Thomas, Ellenmount, Castle brae, West Newport
1937-38 MacDonald dirMitchell, T., Ellenmount, W. N.
1937-38 dirMitchell, Thomas, Ellenmount, Castle brae, West Newport
1936-37 MacDonald dirMitchell, T., Ellenmount, W. N.
1936-37 dirMitchell, Thomas, Ellenmount, Castle brae, West Newport
1935-36 MacDonald dirMitchell, T., Ellenmount, W. N.
1935-36 dirMitchell, Thomas, Ellenmount, Castle brae
1934-35 MacDonald dirMitchell, T., Ellenmount, W. N.
1934-35 dirMitchell, Thomas, Ellenmount, Castle brae, West Newport
1933-34 MacDonald dirMitchell, T., Ellenmount, W. N.
1933-34 dirMitchell, Thomas, Ellenmount, Castle brae, West Newport
1932-33 dirMitchell, Thomas, Ellenmount, Castle brae, West Newport
1931-32 MacDonald dirMitchell, T., Ellenmount, W. N.
1931-32 dirMitchell, Thomas, Ellenmount, Castle road, West Newport
1930-31 MacDonald dirMitchell, T., Ellenmount, W. N.
1930-31 dirMitchell, Thomas, Ellenmount, Castle road, West Newport
1929-30 MacDonald dirMitchell, T., Ellenmount, W. N.
1929-30 dirMitchell, Thos. (manager, Dundee), Ellenmount, Castle rd., W. Newport
1928-29 MacDonald dirMitchell, T., Ellenmount, W. N.
1928-29 dirMitchell, Thos. (manager, Dundee), Ellenmount, Castle rd., W. Newport
1927-28 MacDonald dirMitchell, T., Ellenmount, W. N.
1927-28 dirMitchell, Thos. (manager, Dundee), Ellenmount, Castle rd., W. Newport
1926-27 MacDonald dirMitchell, T., Ellenmount, W. N.
1926-27 dirMitchell, Thos. (manager, Dundee), Ellenmount, Castle rd., W. Newport
1925-26 MacDonald dirMitchell, T., Ellenmount, W. N.
1925-26 dirMitchell, Thos. (manager, Dundee), Ellenmount, Castle rd., W. Newport
1924-25 MacDonald dirMitchell, T., Ellenmount, W. N.
1923-24 MacDonald dirMitchell, T., Ellenmount, W. N.
1923-24 dirMitchell, Thos. (manager, Dundee), Ellenmount, Castle rd., W. Newport
1922-23 dirMitchell, Thos. (manager, Dundee), Ellenmount, Castlebrae, W. Newport
1921-22 MacDonald dirMitchell, T., Ellenmount, W. N.
1921 Slater dirMitchell Thomas E. Ellenmount, W
1920-21 dirMitchell, Thos. (manager, Dundee), Ellenmount, Castlebrae, W. Newport
1919-20 MacDonald dirMitchell, T., Ellenmount, W. N.
1918-19 MacDonald dirMitchell, T., Ellenmount, W. N.
1918-19 dirMitchell, Thos. (manager, Dundee), Ellenmount, Castlebrae, W. Newport
1917-18 MacDonald dirMitchell, T., Ellenmount, W. N.
1916-17 MacDonald dirMitchell, T., Ellenmount, W. N.
1915-16 MacDonald dirMitchell, D. W., Ellenmount, Wester Newport
1915-16 dirMitchell, Thos. (manager, Dundee), Ellenmount, Castlebrae, Newport
1915 Slater dirMitchell Thomas E. Ellenmount, W
1914-15 MacDonald dirMitchell, D. W., Ellenmount, Wester Newport
1914-15 dirMitchell, Thomas (manager, Dundee), Ellenmount, West Newport
1913-14 MacDonald dirMitchell, D. W., Ellenmount, Wester Newport
1913-14 dirMitchell, David, Ellenmount, West Newport
1912-13 MacDonald dirMitchell, D. W., Ellenmount, Wester Newport
1912-13 dirMitchell, David, Ellenmount, West Newport
1911-12 MacDonald dirMitchell, D. W., Ellenmount, Wester Newport
1911-12 dirMitchell, David, Ellenmount, West Newport
1911 Slater dirMitchell David W. Ellenmount, W
1910-11 MacDonald dirMitchell, D. W., Ellenmount, Wester Newport
1910-11 dirMitchell, David, Ellenmount, West Newport
1908 Tayside AnnualMitchell, David W., merchant, Helen Mount, W.
1907-08 MacDonald dirMitchell, David W., Helenmount, Wester Newport
1907 Tayside AnnualMitchell, David W., merchant, Helen Mount, W.
1907 Slater dirMitchell David W. Ellenmount, W
1906-07 MacDonald dirMitchell, David W., Helenmount, Wester Newport
1903-04 dirHynd, Mrs James, Ellenmount, West Newport
1903 Slater dirHynd Mrs. Ellenmount, W Newport
1902-03 dirHynd, Mrs James, Ellenmount, West Newport
1901-02 dirHynd, Mrs James, Ellenmount, West Newport
1900-01 dirHynd, James, property agent, Ellenmount, West Newport
1899-00 dirHynd, James, property agent, Ellenmount, West Newport
1899 Slater dirHynd James, Ellenmount, W
1898-99 dirHynd, James, property agent, Ellenmount, West Newport
1897-98 dirHynd, James, property agent, Ellenmount, West Newport
1896-97 dirHynd, James, property agent, Ellenmount, West Newport
1896 Slater dirHynd James. Ellenmount villa, W
1894-95 dirPaton, George (seedsman, Dundee), Ellenmount, West Newport
1893-94 dirKerr, Henry (clerk, B.L. Co. Bank, Dundee), Ellenmount, W. Newport
1893 Slater dirKerr Mr. Henry, Ellenmount Villa, W N
1892-93 dirKerr, Henry (clerk, B.L. Co. Bank, Dundee), Ellenmount villa, W. Newport
1891-92 dirKerr, Henry (clerk, B.L.Co. Bank, Dundee), Ellenmount villa, W. Newport
1890-91 dirKerr, Henry (clerk, B.L.Co. Bank, Dundee), Ellenmount villa, W. Newport
1889-90 dirKerr, Henry (clerk, B.L. Co. Bank, Dundee), Ellenmount villa, W. Newport
1889 Slater dirKerr Mr Henry, Ellenmount Villa, West Newport, Fife
1888-89 dirKerr, Henry (clerk, B.L. Co. Bank, Dundee), Ellenmount villa, W. Newport
1887-88 dirKerr, Henry (clerk, B.L. Co. Bank, Dundee), Ellenmount villa, W. Newport
1887-88 dirKerr, Mrs Robert, Ellenmount villa, West Newport
1886-87 dirKerr, Henry, (clerk, B.L. Co. Bank, Dundee), Ellenmount villa, W. Newport
1886-87 dirKerr, Robert, Ellenmount villa. West Newport
1886 Slater dirKerr Robert, Ellenmount Villa, W N
1885-86 dirKerr, Robert, Ellenmount villa. West Newport
1885-86 dirKerr, Henry (clerk. B.L. Co. Bank, Dundee), Ellenmount villa, W. Newport
1884-85 dirKerr, Henry (clerk, B.L. Co. Bank, Dundee), Ellenmount villa, W. Newport
1884-85 dirKerr, Robert, Ellenmount villa. West Newport
1882 Slater dirKerr Mr. Robert, Ellenmount Villa, W N
1880-81 dirKerr, Robert, Ellenmount villa. West Newport
1878-79 dirKerr, Robert, Ellenmount villa, West Newport
1878 Slater dirKerr Mr. Robert, Ellenmount villa, W N
1877 Worrall dirKerr Mr. R., Ellenmont Villa, W.
1876-77 dirKerr, Robert, Ellenmount villa, West Newport
1874-75 dirKerr, Robert, Ellenmount, West Newport
1873 Slater dirKerr Mr. Robert, Ellesmont Villa, Newport
1871-72 dirKerr, Robert, Ellenmount Villa, West Newport
1869-70 dirKerr, Robert, Ellenmount Villa, West Newport
1867-68 dirCleghorn, John, flaxspinner, Helen Mount, West Newport

 

 

Entries in the Registers of Voters

SourceEnrol DateNameOccup.AddressQualificationPropertyatNotes
1900 Male Voters Hynd, James Ellenmount, West Newport Proprietor of House West Newport
1879-1880 Voters Kerr, Robert flesher Wester Newport
1878-1879 Voters Kerr, Robert flesher Wester Newport
1874 Voters Kerr, Robert flesher
1873 Voters Kerr, Robert flesher
1862-1863 Voters 6 September 1862 Gibb, Alexander bellhanger proprietor houses and gardens Wellgate Park, Wester Newport
1846-1862 Voters addition Gibb, Alexander bellhanger Wellgate Park proprietor houses and gardens, Wellgate Park, Wester Newport; occupied by himself and George Aimer

 

Census records

YearAddress Head NotesRooms
1921 Ellenmount Mitchell Thomas 9
1911 Castle Brae, Ellenmount Mitchell Margaret W 11
1901 Castle Brae Hynd Mary 9View household
1891 Ellenmount Kerr Henry 8View household
1881 Ellenmount Kerr Robert 8View household
1871 Ellan Mount Kerr Robert 8View household
1861 East from Castle Building View household

 

 

Valuation Roll entries      There are 52 entries

YearNo.PropertyProprietorTenantOccupierValue
1974-75209000House Mrs Anne A Smith proprietor 134View details
1973-74209000House Mrs Anne A Smith Kenneth M Smith 134View details
1972-73209000House Mrs Anne A Smith Kenneth M Smith 134View details
1971-72209000House Mrs Anne A Smith Kenneth M Smith 134View details
1969-702090House Mrs Anne A Smith Kenneth M Smith 86View details
1968-692090House Mrs Anne A Smith Kenneth M Smith 86View details
1967-68759House Mrs Anne A Smith Kenneth M Smith 86View details
1966-67759House Mrs Anne A Smith Kenneth M Smith 86View details
1964-65759House Mrs Anne A Smith Kenneth M Smith 75View details
1961-622230House Mrs Anne A Smith Kenneth M Smith 75View details
1958-59932House & Garden Carl A J Brown proprietor 40View details
1957-58910House & Garden Carl A J Brown proprietor 40View details
1952-53885House & Garden Carl A J Brown proprietor 40View details
1947-48854House & Garden Carl A J Brown proprietor 40View details
1942-43840House & Garden Thomas Mitchell, retired proprietor 52View details
1940-41840House & Garden Thomas Mitchell, retired proprietor 52View details
1937-38852House & Garden Thomas Mitchell, retired proprietor 52View details
1935-36821House & Garden Thomas Mitchell, retired proprietor 52View details
1932-33807House & Garden Thomas Mitchell, retired proprietor 52View details
1930-31804House & Garden Thomas Mitchell, retired proprietor 52View details
1927-28797House & Garden Thomas Mitchell, manager proprietor 52View details
1925-26778House & Garden Thomas Mitchell, manager proprietor 52View details
1922-23755House & Garden Thomas Mitchell, manager proprietor 52View details
1920-21735House & Garden Thomas Mitchell, manager proprietor 40View details
1917-18733House & Garden Thomas Mitchell, manager proprietor 40View details
1915-16729House & Garden Thomas Mitchell proprietor 40View details
1912-13819House & Garden Thomas Mitchell, Ivy Bank, West Newport David W Mitchell, merchant same 40View details
1910-11808House & Garden Thomas Mitchell, Ivy Bank, West Newport David W Mitchell, merchant same 40View details
1909-10802House & Garden Thomas Mitchell, Ivy Bank, West Newport David W Mitchell, merchant same 40View details
1907-08798House & Garden Thomas Mitchell, Ivy Bank, West Newport David W Mitchell, merchant same 40View details
1905-06779House and Garden Thomas Mitchell, Ivy Bank, West Newport David W Mitchell, merchant same 40View details
1903-04768House and Garden Trs of James Hynd per Shiell & Small, solicitors, Dundee Mrs Mary Hynd 42View details
1901-02571House and Garden Trs of James Hynd per Shiell & Small, solicitors, Dundee Mrs Mary Hynd 42View details
1900-01559House and Garden James Hynd proprietor 42View details
1899-00529House and Garden James Hynd proprietor 42View details
1897-98480House and Garden James Hynd proprietor 42View details
1896-97457House and Garden James Hynd proprietor 42View details
1895-96424House and Garden James Hynd proprietor 42View details
1894-95391House and Garden Henry Kerr, bank clerk George Paton, seedsman same 36View details
1893-94371House and Garden Henry Kerr, bank clerk proprietor 35View details
1892-93360House and Garden Henry Kerr, bank clerk proprietor 35View details
1891-92350House and Garden Henry Kerr, bank clerk proprietor 35View details
1890-91323House and Garden Henry Kerr, bank clerk proprietor 35View details
1889-90303House and Garden Henry Kerr, bank clerk proprietor 35View details
1885-86278House and Garden Robert Kerr, rtd. flesher proprietor 35View details
1881-82184House and Garden Robert Kerr, late flesher Said R. Kerr 35View details
1878-79188House and Garden Robert Kerr, late flesher Said R. Kerr 35View details
1875-76176House and Garden Robert Kerr, late flesher Said R. Kerr 35View details
1871-72173House and Garden Robert Kerr, flesher Robert Kerr 35View details
1867-68113House and garden John Cleghorn, merchant Said John Cleghorn 30View details
1865-66109House and garden Trustees of late Alexander Gibb, bell-hanger, Dundee Misses Gibb 28View details
1864-65102House and garden Trustees of late Alexander Gibb, bell-hanger, Dundee Miss Gibb 28View details

 

 

Dean of Guild Plans:

AddressApplicantArchitectWorksDateNoteOld Ref
Ellenmount, Kirk Road, West Newport James Hynd Thomas Just, Dundee Extension to existing villa (ground, first and attic floors) 1 April 1895 DG/N/1/19 1 sheet 

Held at Fife Archives. See index page

 

Early Sasines:

Sasine Plots:

Plot: 130  view details Wellgate lot 11 west 1-3 Castle Brae

 

Sasine Abridgements:

RefIn BriefAbridgementRecordedPlots
1887.02132Trs Robert Kerr to Isabella Steel Henry / Kerr (liferent) & Henry KerrDisp by Trs dec Robert Kerr, West Newport, consent of Henry Kerr, British Linen Co Bank, Dundee, West Newport & Isabella Steel Henry / Kerr, West Newport, spouse of Robert Kerr, to Isabella Steel Henry / Kerr liferent so long as not remarried, & Henry Kerr, fee, of W-most dw ho, outhouses & grnd, pt of 47 pol & 2 dw ho, : E partly by 24' road, : W by Kirk Road, lot 11 of Wellgate Park28 Jun 1887130
1887.01666Robert Kerr to TrsNot Instr Trs deceased Robert Kerr, flesher, Dundee residing West Newport, of W-most dw ho, outhouses & grnd, pt of 47 pol & 2 dw ho, : E partly by 24' road, : W by Kirk Road, lot 11 of Wellgate Park30 Mar 1887130
1868.02670Soutar loan repaidJessie Rattray Soutar grants disch to Trs sequest est John Cleghorn … of bond & disp £300 (Now 1865) by John Cleghorn & Ann Mitchell Greenhill his spouse, & declares W-most ho etc pt of lot of 47 pol no. 11 of Wellgate Park disburdened13 Feb 1868130
1868.02669Trs Cleghorn & Walker to Robert KerrRobert Kerr reg disp to himself by Trs sequest est John Cleghorn … Cleghorn & Walker … & James Walker …. & Ann Mitchell Greenhill, consent of John Cleghorn her husband, & William Dickson, of W-most ho etc pt of lot of 47 pol no. 11 of Wellgate Park13 Feb 1868130
1867.02350J Cleghorn to Trs creditors of Cleghorn & WalkerTrs creditors Cleghorn & Walker, spinners, manufacturers & merchants, Ferryport & Dundee, & John Cleghorn & James Walker, partners … get not instr of W-most ho & outhouse & garden in Wellgate Park (as recorded in 1865.00696) on deed & Gen Convey by the firm & partners & trustees thereof1 Nov 1867130
1865.00697loan by Jessie Rattray SoutarJessie Rattray Soutar gets bond & disp £300 by John Cleghorn, consent spouse Ann Greenhill, over W-most dw ho & outhouses & gdn in Wellgate Park, pt of lot 11, of 47 pol4 Dec 1865130
1865.00696Trs Alexander Gibb to John & Ann Mitchell Greenhill / CleghornJohn Cleghorn and spouse Ann Mitchell Greenhill regist disp to themselves in fee & liferent by Trs Alexander Gibb, bellhanger, residing at Mount Helen, Newport of W-most dw ho & outhouses & gdn in Wellgate Park, pt of lot 11, of 47 pol4 Dec 186576, 130

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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