Location : Seacraig House [2], King Street
= Property demolished or site redeveloped
Notes: demolished; top floor
Part of a divided property. Other parts: Seacraig House [1] Seacraig House [3]
Introduction
Building divided into flats c.1914
Commentary
See the blog Seacraig.
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.442848,-2.938414
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 James Street (garden, Kerr Street) 1 Kerr Street 29 King Street (Garage, formerly 31, King Street) (Seacraig House [1], King Street) (Seacraig House [3], King Street) (Seacraig Cottages [1], King Street) (Seacraig Cottages [2], King Street) (Seacraig Cottages [3], King Street) (Seacraig Cottages [4], King Street) (Seacraig Cottages [5], King Street) (Seacraig Cottages [6], King Street) (Seacraig Cottages [7], King Street) (Seacraig Cottages [8], King Street) (Bowling Green, King Street) (former coal shed, King Street) 21 Robert Street 1 Seacraig Court 2 Seacraig Court 3 Seacraig Court 4 Seacraig Court 5 Seacraig Court 6 Seacraig Court 7 Seacraig Court 8 Seacraig Court 9 Seacraig Court 10 Seacraig Court 11 Seacraig Court 12 Seacraig Court 13 Seacraig Court 14 Seacraig Court 15 Seacraig Court 16 Seacraig Court 17 Seacraig Court 18 Seacraig Court 19 Seacraig Court 20 Seacraig Court 21 Seacraig Court 22 Seacraig Court 23 Seacraig Court 24 Seacraig Court 25 Seacraig Court 26 Seacraig Court (former quarry & stables, Union 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 |
| Seacraig [entry deleted - no explanation given] | Seacraig | Seacraig; Seacraig | Mr Rhind, Proprietor; Mr J Young, Marytown | A large and commodious dwelling house two stories high and slated, with a good garden attached and occupied by the proprietor Mr Rhind. | OS1/13/32/65 |
1909-10 Finance Act - Valuation Office: Field Surveys
Reference no. 158 (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)
| Seacraig House [2] |
Directory entries (before 1975) There are 43 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 dir | Renaud, Leon, foreign correspondent, Seacraig house, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1953-54 dir | Renaud, Leon, foreign correspondent, Seacraig house, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1952-53 dir | Renaud, Leon, foreign correspondent, Seacraig house, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1951-52 dir | Renaud, Leon, foreign correspondent, Seacraig house, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1950-51 dir | Renaud, Leon, foreign correspondent, Seacraig house, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1949-50 dir | Renaud, Leon, foreign correspondent, Seacraig house, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1948-49 dir | Renaud, Leon, foreign correspondent, Seacraig house, King street | ||
| 1947-48 dir | Renaud, Leon, foreign correspondent, Seacraig house, King street | ||
| 1946-47 dir | Renaud, Leon, foreign correspondent, Seacraig house, King street | ||
| 1942-43 dir | Renaud, Leon, foreign correspondent, Seacraig house, King street | ||
| 1941-42 dir | Renaud, Leon, foreign correspondent, Seacraig house, King street | ||
| 1940-41 dir | Renaud, Leon, foreign correspondent, Seacraig house, King street | ||
| 1939-40 dir | Renaud, Leon, foreign correspondent, Seacraig house, King street | ||
| 1938-39 dir | Renaud, Leon, foreign correspondent, Seacraig house, King street | ||
| 1937-38 dir | Renaud, Leon, foreign correspondent, Seacraig house, King street | ||
| 1936-37 dir | Renaud, Leon, foreign correspondent, Seacraig house, King street | ||
| 1935-36 dir | Renaud, Leon, foreign correspondent, Seacraig house, King street | ||
| 1934-35 dir | Renaud, Leon, foreign correspondent, Seacraig house, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1931-32 MacDonald dir | Duncan, Mrs, King st., E. N. | ||
| 1930-31 MacDonald dir | Duncan, Mrs, King st., E. N. | ||
| 1929-30 MacDonald dir | Duncan, Mrs, King st., E. N. | ||
| 1929-30 dir | Duncan, Mrs L. F., Seacraig house, King street, East Newport. | ||
| 1928-29 MacDonald dir | Duncan, Mrs, King st., E. N. | ||
| 1928-29 dir | Duncan, Mrs L. F., Seacraig house, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1928 Kelly dir | Duncan Mrs. Seacraig house, E | ||
| 1927-28 MacDonald dir | Duncan, Mrs, King st., E. N. | ||
| 1927-28 dir | Duncan, Mrs L. F., Seacraig house, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1926-27 MacDonald dir | Duncan, Mrs, King st., E. N. | ||
| 1926-27 dir | Duncan, Mrs L. F., Seacraig house, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1925-26 MacDonald dir | Soutar, Chas., King st., E. N. | ||
| 1925-26 dir | Duncan, Mrs, Seacraig house, King street, East. Newport | ||
| 1924-25 MacDonald dir | Soutar, Chas., King st., E. N. | ||
| 1923-24 MacDonald dir | Soutar, Chas., King st., E. N. | ||
| 1923-24 dir | Soutar, Chas., Seacraig house, King st. : Solicitors. | ||
| 1923-24 dir | Soutar, Charles (solicitor, Dundee), Seacraig house, King st., E. Newport | ||
| 1922-23 dir | Soutar, Charles (solicitor, Dundee), Seacraig house, King st., E. Newport | ||
| 1921-22 MacDonald dir | Soutar, Chas., King st., E. N. | ||
| 1920-21 dir | Soutar, Charles (solicitor, Dundee), Seacraig house, King st., E. Newport | ||
| 1919-20 MacDonald dir | Soutar, Chas., King st., E. N. | ||
| 1918-19 MacDonald dir | Soutar, Chas., King st., E. N. | ||
| 1918-19 dir | Soutar, Charles (solicitor, Dundee), Seacraig house, King st., E. Newport | ||
| 1917-18 MacDonald dir | Smith, Robert B., King st. | ||
| 1916-17 MacDonald dir | Smith, Robert B., King st. |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Seacraig House (second) | Soutar | Charles | 4 |
Valuation Roll entries There are 14 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-53 | 391 | House & Garden | Agnes Mackay, Lorneville, Tay Street, E Newport | Leon Renaud, secretary | 43 | View details | ||
| 1947-48 | 387 | House & Garden | Agnes Mackay, Lorneville, Tay Street, E Newport | Leon Renaud, secretary | 43 | View details | ||
| 1942-43 | 388 | House & Garden | Agnes Mackay, Lorneville, Tay Street, E Newport | Leon Renaud, secretary | 43 | View details | ||
| 1940-41 | 386 | House & Garden | William Mackay, 21 South Tay St, Dundee | Leon Renaud, secretary | 43 | View details | ||
| 1937-38 | 391 | House & Garden | William Mackay, 21 South Tay St, Dundee | Leon Renaud, secretary | 43 | View details | ||
| 1935-36 | 387 | House & Garden | William Mackay, 21 South Tay St, Dundee | Leon Renaud, secretary | 43 | View details | ||
| 1932-33 | 367 | House & Garden | William Mackay, 21 South Tay St, Dundee | Leon Renaud, secretary | 43 | View details | ||
| 1930-31 | 362 | House & Garden | William Mackay, 21 South Tay St, Dundee | J Percy Sturrock | 40 | View details | ||
| 1927-28 | 359 | House & Garden | William Mackay, Lorneville, E Newport | Mrs Eleanor W Duncan | 40 | View details | ||
| 1925-26 | 345 | House & Garden | William Mackay, Lorneville, E Newport | Mrs Eleanor W Duncan | same | 40 | View details | |
| 1922-23 | 327 | House & Garden | William Mackay, Lorneville, E Newport | Charles Soutar, solicitor | same | 35-14-6 | View details | |
| 1920-21 | 316 | House & Garden | William Mackay, Lorneville, E Newport | Charles Soutar, solicitor | same | 25 | View details | |
| 1917-18 | 315 | House & Garden | William Mackay, Lorneville, E Newport | Charles Soutar, solicitor | same | 25 | View details | |
| 1915-16 | 311 | House & Garden | William Mackay, Lorneville, E Newport | Robert B Smith | same | 25 | View details |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 316 view details | Maryton | 119.95 pol | part of 5 pieces of ground | (Brown) | Seacraig House, King St | See the blog Seacraig. |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891.01430 | Hendry loan repaid | Disch by Andrew Hendry solicitor Dundee Tr for children of him & Ann Mitchell / Hendry disburd bond (28 Aug 1886 £700) by Robert Brown Wilkins 25 St James Sq Edinburgh, now in London over (1) 79.36 pol grnd & bldgs t/on (2) 119.95 pol grnd adjoining & bldgs t/on : E partly by 30' road, both : S by 25' road, parts of 5 pieces of grnd lots 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 of Marytown | 12 Nov 1891 | 317, 316 | |
| 1891.01424 | loan by Catherine Wright / Thomson | Bond £400 by Robert Brown Wilkins resid sometime with his grandfather Robert Brown Seacraig House Newport presently in London to Catherine Wright or Thomson, Monzie Villa, Blairmore, Argyleshire of (1) 79.36 pol grnd & bldgs t/on (2) 119.95 pol grnd adjoining & bldgs t/on : E partly by 30' road, both : S by 25' road, parts of 5 pieces of grnd lots 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 of Marytown, see also 1891.1423 (both bonds ranking pari passu) | 12 Nov 1891 | 317, 316 | |
| 1891.01423 | loan by Mary Reid / Townsend | Bond £400 & disp secur by Robert Brown Wilkins resid sometime with his grandfather Robert Brown Seacraig House Newport presently in London to Mary Reid or Townsend resid St Clair House, 25 Aytoun Road, Pollockshields widow of (1) 79.36 pol grnd & bldgs t/on (2) 119.95 pol grnd adjoining & bldgs t/on : E partly by 30' road, both : S by 25' road, parts of 5 pieces of grnd lots 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 of Marytown, see also 1891.01424 | 12 Nov 1891 | 317, 316 | |
| 1886.00877 | loan by Andrew Hendry & Ann Mitchell / Hendry | Bond £700 & disp by Robert Brown Wilkins … to Andrew Hendry solicitor Dundee & wife Ann Mitchell … of (1) 119.95 pol, : S by 24' road, : N by 25' road, : E by 30' road, & bldgs t/on; (2) pce grnd 79.36 pol, : S by 24' road, : N by 25' road, : E by (1), & bldgs t/on, all being pts of 5 lots 2-26 of Marytown … | 28 Aug 1886 | 316, 317 | |
| 1886.00845 | Trs Robert Brown to Robert Brown Wilkins | Disp by Trs deceased Robert Brown, Seacraig House, Newport to grandson Robert Brown Wilkins … now 25 St James Sq, Edinburgh, of Seacraig House Newport with grnd, bowling green, quarry & pertinents viz (1) 119.95 pol, : S by 24' road, : N by 25' road, : E by 30' road, & bldgs t/on; (2) pce grnd 79.36 pol, : S by 24' road, : N by 25' road, : E by (1), & bldgs t/on, all being pts of 5 lots 2-26 of Marytown … | 13 Aug 1886 | 316, 317 | |
| 1881.00698 | Robert Brown to Trs | Not Instr Trs deceased Robert Brown, Sea Craig House, Newport (sometimes residing Cliff Cottage, Newport) of 119.95 pol grnd & bldgs t/on, : S by 24' road, : E partly by 30' road, pt of 5 pieces grnd lots 22-26 of Marytown | 9 Jun 1881 | 316 | |
| 1868.03143 | Robert Brown loan repaid | Robert Brown grants disch of bond & disp £650 by Trs sequest est Alexander Rhind (Aug 1867) & declares 25 falls 4 ells lot 27 Maryton & lots 22-26 Maryton disburdened | 6 Aug 1868 | 192, 149, 316, 317 | |
| 1868.02745 | part of Robert Brown loan repaid; [plot ID 317] cleared of loan; remainder of loan now only over remaining ground [plot IDs 316, 192, 149] | Robert Brown grants disch & restriction of bond & disp £650 extent of £50 to Tr sequest est Alexander Rhind (Aug 1867) declaring 25 falls 4 ells or 31 pol 20 yd grnd lot 27 on plan & 5 pieces grnd (4 x 40 falls 4 ells + 1 x 49 falls 14 ells) lots 22-26 on plan & ho etc t/on in Maryton disburdened thereof; & disburd. to the full extent of said bond & disp a pce grnd 79.36 pol with bldgs etc t/on, pt of said 5 pieces of grnd; & restricting the security for the balance of £600 to the remaining subjects (see 1867.02212) | 19 Mar 1868 | 149, 317, 316, 192 | |
| 1867.02211 | Trs Alexander Rhind to Robert Brown (part) | Robert Brown residing lately at Cliff Cottage, Newport now at Sea Craig House, reg disp to himself by Trs sequest est Alexander Rhind of 119.95 pol grnd & bldgs t/on, being pt of 5 pieces of ground of Seacraig | 7 Sep 1867 | 316, 149 |
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;
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