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The Newport, Wormit & Forgan Archive

Location : 1  East Queen Street

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= Property still standing

Notes:      upstairs

Other properties at the same location : 4 Tay Terrace     

Using the information here, it is impossible to be certain who lived in each property or part of the building before 1895. Other properties involved : 7 James Street     2 Tay Terrace     4 Tay Terrace      One possible interpretation is given below.

 

Introduction

House numbering in Tay Terrace, Kerr Street & East Queen Street was so problematic that the Town Council renumbered them in February 1937 and insisted that the new numbers be displayed. It appears to have had little effect.

 

Location and Old Maps

Latitude, longitude:      56.443343,-2.936909

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):   3 East Queen Street   5 East Queen Street   7 James Street   8 James Street   4 Kerr Street   5 Kerr Street   6 Kerr Street   7 Kerr Street   8 Kerr Street   9 Kerr Street   47 Queen Street   49 Queen Street   51 Queen Street   53 Queen Street   2 Tay Terrace   4 Tay Terrace   5 Tay Terrace   6 Tay Terrace   7 Tay Terrace   8 Tay Terrace   10 Tay Terrace  

 

1909-10 Finance Act - Valuation Office: Field Surveys

Reference no.      103      104

 

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

Queen Street1871
2 Tay Terrace1876
Craighead Road1878
Craighead Road1878
2 Tay Terrace1935-1940
4 Tay Terrace1936
Tay Terrace1936

 

 

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

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Directory entries (before 1975)      There are 79 entries

SourceEntry 
1974 dirGray, Henry, chemist, 1 East Queen Street
1973 dirGray, Henry, chemist, 1 East Queen Street
1972 dirGray, Henry, chemist, 1 East Queen Street
1971 dirGray, Henry, chemist, 1 East Queen Street
1970 dirGray, Henry, chemist, 1 East Queen Street
1969 dirGray, Henry, chemist, 1 East Queen Street
1968 dirGray, Henry, chemist, East Queen Street
1967 dirGray, Henry, chemist, 1 East Queen street
1966 dirGray, Henry, chemist, 1 East Queen street
1953-54 dirEagles, Philip M., A.C.A., 1 East Queen street, East Newport
1952-53 dirEagles, Philip M., A.C.A., 1 East Queen street, East Newport
1951-52 dirEagles, Philip M., A.C.A., 1 East Queen street, East Newport
1950-51 dirEagles, Philip M., C.A., 1 East Queen street, East Newport
1948-49 dirForsyth, Miss, 1 East Queen street, East Newport
1947-48 dirForsyth, Miss, 1 East Queen street, East Newport
1946-47 dirForsyth, Miss, 1 East Queen street, East Newport
1942-43 dirForsyth, Miss, 1 East Queen street, East Newport
1941-42 dirForsyth, Miss, 1 East Queen street, East Newport
1940-41 dirForsyth, Miss, 1 East Queen street, East Newport
1939-40 dirForsyth, Miss, 2 Tay terrace, East Newport
1938-39 dirForsyth, Miss, 2 Tay terrace, East Newport
1937-38 dirForsyth, Miss, 2 Tay terrace, East Newport
1936-37 dirForsyth, Miss, 2 Tay terrace, East Newport
1935-36 dirForsyth, Miss, 2 Tay terrace, East Newport
1934-35 dirForsyth, Miss, 4 Tay terrace, East Newport
1933-34 dirForsyth, Miss, 4 Tay terrace, East Newport
1932-33 dirForsyth, Miss, 4 Tay terrace, East Newport
1931-32 dirForsyth, Miss, 4 Tay terrace, East Newport
1930-31 dirForsyth, Miss, 4 Tay terrace, East Newport
1929-30 dirForsyth, Miss, 4 Tay terrace, East Newport
1928-29 dirForsyth, Miss, 4 Tay terrace, East Newport
1927-28 dirForsyth, Miss, 4 Tay terrace, East Newport
1926-27 dirForsyth, Miss, 4 Tay terrace, East Newport
1925-26 dirForsyth, Miss, 4 Tay terrace, East Newport
1923-24 dirForsyth, Miss, 4 Tay terrace, East Newport
1922-23 dirForsyth, Miss, 4 Tay terrace. East Newport
1920-21 dirForsyth, Mrs James, 4 Tay terrace, East Newport
1918-19 dirForsyth, Mrs James, 4 Tay terrace, East Newport
1915-16 dirForsyth, Mrs James, 4 Tay Terrace, East Newport
1914-15 dirForsyth, Mrs James, 4 Tay terrace
1913-14 dirForsyth, Mrs James, 4 Tay terrace
1912-13 dirForsyth, Mrs James, 4 Tay terrace
1911-12 dirForsyth, Mrs James, 4 Tay terrace
1910-11 dirForsyth, Mrs James, 4 Tay terrace
1909-10 dirForsyth, Mrs James, 4 Tay terrace
1908-09 dirForsyth, Mrs James, 4 Tay terrace
1907-08 dirM'Farlane, Alex.(sub-editor, Dundee Advertiser), Tay terrace, E. Newport
1907 Tayside AnnualM'Farlane, Alex. R., journalist, 4 Tay Ter.
1906-07 dirM'Farlane, Alex. (sub-editor, Dundee Advertiser), Tay terrace, E. Newport
1905-06 dirM'Farlane, Alex. (sub-editor, Dundee Advertiser), Tay terrace, E. Newport
1904-05 dirM'Farlane, Alex., (sub-editor, Dundee Advertiser), Tay terrace, E. Newport
1903-04 dirM'Farlane, Alex. (sub-editor, Dundee Advertiser), Tay terrace, E. Newport
1903 Slater dirMacfarlane Alexander, Tay terrace. E Newport
1897-98 dirMaxwell, David (engineer, Dundee), Tay terrace, East Newport
1896-97 dirMaxwell, David (engineer, Dundee), Tay terrace, East Newport
1896 Slater dirMaxwell David, Tay terrace, E [under Commercial]
1895-96 dirMaxwell, David (engineer, Dundee), Tay terrace. West Newport
1893-94 dirReoch, Mrs, Tay terrace, East Newport
1893 Slater dirReoch Miss Katherine, Tay ter. E N
1892-93 dirReoch, Mrs William, Tay terrace, East Newport
1891-92 dirReoch, Mrs William, Tay terrace. East Newport
1890-91 dirReoch, Mrs William, Tay terrace, East Newport
1889-90 dirReoch, Mrs William, Tay terrace. East Newport
1889 Slater dirReoch Miss Katharine, Tay ter. East Newport, Fife
1888-89 dirReoch, Mrs William, Tay terrace. East Newport
1887-88 dirReoch, Mrs William, Tay terrace, East Newport
1886-87 dirReoch, Mrs William, Tay terrace, East Newport
1884-85 dirHarris, Miss, 2 Tay terrace. East Newport[? could have been either house]location 2
1882-83 dirKelt, Misses, teachers, Tay terrace, East Newport
1882 Slater dirKelt Lydia, Tay ter : Academies & Schools.
1880-81 dirKelt, Misses, teachers, Tay terrace. East Newport
1878-79 dirKelt, Misses, teachers, Tay terrace. East Newport
1878 Slater dirKelt Misses - , Tay terrace : Academies & Schools.
1877 Worrall dirKelt The Misses, Tay terrace : Schools.
1877 Worrall dirKelt The Misses, Tay terrace
1876-77 dirKelt, Misses, teachers, 2 Tay terrace, East Newport [* ms. alteration - changed to 'Kelt, Miss, teacher, 2 Tay Terrace, E. Newport']
1874-75 dirKelt, Misses, teachers, Tay terrace. East Newport
1873 Slater dirKelt Misses -, Tay ter., Newport : Academies & Schools.
1871-72 dirKelt, Misses, Tay Terrace, East Newport

 

 

Entries in the Registers of Voters

SourceEnrol DateNameOccup.AddressQualificationPropertyatNotes
1874 Voters Myles, Thomas builder [? as owner]
1873 Voters Myles, Thomas builder [? as owner]

 

Census records

YearAddress Head NotesRooms
1921 Tay Terrace Forsyth Elizabeth 5
1911 4 Tay Terrace Forsyth Elizabeth 5
1901 Tay Terrace Kampman Christian 1View household
1901 Tay Terrace Forsyth Elizabeth 4View household
1891 Tay Terrace Reoch Catherine 5View household
1881 Tay Terrace Kelt Lydia 5View household
1871 Queen Street Bruce James View household[probably this house]
1871 Queen Street Leslie Marion 5View household[probably this house]

 

 

Valuation Roll entries      There are 44 entries

YearNo.PropertyProprietorTenantOccupierValue
1973-74112000House Henry G Gray proprietor 82View details
1971-72112000House Henry G Gray proprietor 82View details
1969-701120House Henry G Gray proprietor 50View details
1967-6885House Henry G Gray proprietor 50View details
1966-6785House Henry G Gray proprietor 50View details
1964-6585House Henry G Gray proprietor 49View details
1961-621017House Henry G Gray proprietor 49View details
1958-59502House & Garden Henry G Gray proprietor 29View details
1957-58503House & Garden Henry G Gray proprietor 29View details
1952-53473House & Garden Philip M Eagles proprietor 29View details
1947-48459House & Garden Margaret M C Forsyth proprietor 29View details
1942-43458House & Garden Margaret M C Forsyth proprietor 29View details
1940-41456House & Garden Margaret M C Forsyth proprietor 29View details
1937-38461House & Garden Margaret M C Forsyth proprietor 29View details
1935-36647House & Garden Margaret M C Forsyth proprietor 29View details
1932-33621House & Garden Margaret M C Forsyth proprietor 29View details
1930-31616House & Garden Margaret M C Forsyth proprietor 29View details
1927-28607House & Garden Margaret M C Forsyth proprietor 29View details
1925-26591House & Garden Margaret M C Forsyth proprietor 29View details
1922-23563House & Garden Mrs Elizabeth Miller or Forsyth proprietor 29-6-8View details
1920-21540House & Garden Mrs Elizabeth Miller or Forsyth proprietor 22View details
1917-18539House & Garden Mrs Elizabeth Miller or Forsyth proprietor 22View details
1915-16534House & Garden Mrs Elizabeth Miller or Forsyth proprietor 22View details
1912-13354House & Garden Mrs Elizabeth Miller or Forsyth proprietor 22View details
1907-08336House & Garden Mrs Elizabeth Miller or Forsyth, 5 Bellefield Ave, Magdalen Green, Dundee Alexander R McFarlane, sub-editor same 22View details
1905-06322House and Garden Mrs Elizabeth Miller or Forsyth, 3 Bellefield Avenue, Magdalene Green, Dundee Alexander R McFarlane, sub-editor same 22View details
1903-04319House and Garden Mrs Elizabeth Miller or Forsyth, 3 Bellefield Avenue, Magdalene Green, Dundee Alexander R McFarlane, sub-editor same 19-19-0View details
1901-02908House and Garden Mrs Elizabeth Miller or Forsyth proprietor 22View details
1900-01892House and Garden Mrs Elizabeth Miller or Forsyth proprietor 22View details
1899-00858House and Garden Mrs Elizabeth Miller or Forsyth proprietor 22View details
1897-98810House and Garden Mrs Elizabeth Miller or Forsyth, 50 Seafield Rd, Dundee David Maxwell, engineer same 22View details
1896-97784House and Garden Mrs Elizabeth Miller or Forsyth, 50 Seafield Rd, Dundee David Maxwell, engineer same 22View details
1895-96750House and Garden Mrs Elizabeth McKenzie or Forsyth, Thomson St, Perth Rd, Dundee David Maxwell, engineer same 22View details
1894-95708House and Garden Lewis M'Kenzie, retired coachbuilder David Maxwell, engineer same 22View details
1893-94683House and Garden Lewis M'Kenzie, retired coachbuilder Miss Catherine Reoch same 19-19-0View details
1892-93669House and Garden Lewis M'Kenzie, retired coachbuilder Miss Catherine Reoch same 19-19-0View details
1891-92653House and Garden Lewis M'Kenzie, retired coachbuilder Miss Catherine Reoch same 19-19-0View details
1890-91619House and Garden Lewis M'Kenzie, retired coachbuilder Miss Catherine Reoch same 19-19-0View details
1889-90592House and Garden Lewis M'Kenzie, retired coachbuilder Miss Catherine Reoch same 19-19-0View details
1885-86559House and Garden Lewis M'Kenzie, retired coachbuilder James Sprunt, clerk empty 19-19-0View details
1881-82451House and Garden Lewis M'Kenzie, retired coachbuilder same Miss Isabella Kelt 19-19-0View details
1878-79426House and Garden Lewis M'Kenzie, retired coachbuilder same Miss Isabella Kelt 23View details
1875-76346House and Garden Messrs. David Mann & Thomas Myles, builders same Miss Isabella Kelt 22View details
1871-72308House and Garden Mann & Myles, builders Miss Isabella Kelt 19-10-0View details

 

 

Early Sasines:

Sasine Plots:

Plot: 351  view details East Newport lot 22 66 pol (Mann & Myles) 2-4 Tay Tce, 7 James St, 1 E Queen St

 

Sasine Abridgements:

RefIn BriefAbridgementRecordedPlots
1875.04941Hood / Wilson loan repaidDisch by Isabella Hood / Wilson disburd bond (19 Feb 1868) £800 by Thomas Myles ... & David Mann ... of 65 pol grnd lot 22 of park E of Newport12 Oct 1875351
1875.04936Thomas Myles & David Mann to Lewis McKenzieDisp by Thomas Myles ... & David Mann ... to Lewis McKenzie, residing Newport of 66 pol lot 22 & bldgs t/on, : N by Nairne St, : W by James St, : S by Pilmor St, pt of park E of Newport9 Oct 1875351
1868.02713loan by Isabella Hood / WilsonIsabella Hood relict of John Wilson gets bond & disp £800 by Thomas Myles & David Mann over 66 pol grnd & houses etc t/on, no. 22 on plan of park E of Marytown29 Feb 1868351
1867.02466Tayfield to Thomas Myles & David MannThomas Myles builder & David Mann builder reg feu ch to themselves by Berry, Tayfield of lot of 66 pol grnd no. 22 on plan of park E of Newport, Marytown, on S side of Nairne St23 Nov 1867351

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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