Location : Kempstane, Tay Street
Photo / old map: Map, Steedman 1825. Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland.
= Property demolished or site redeveloped
Notes: demolished
Part of a divided property. Other parts: Kempstane [2]
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.444698,-2.938173
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): 79 Tay Street 80 Tay Street 82 Tay Street 83 Tay Street 84 Tay Street 86 Tay Street 89 Tay Street (Kempstane [2], Tay Street) 81 Tay Street
Later use of the site : 81 Tay 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 |
Kempstane | Kempstane | Kempstane; Kempstane | Mr. J. Scott farmer Craighead; Mr. Bell Newport Inn | About 9 chains N.E. of the Village of Easter Newport. | Two cottage dwellings occupied by farm labourers, in the possession of John Scott, farmer Craighead and the property of John Berry Esq. of Tayfield. | OS1/13/32/64 |
Information and Photographs on Other Sites (open in a new window)
Kempstane source: The Place-Names of Fife, by Simon Taylor with Gilbert Markus, University of Glasgow (see a map of all the placenames in Forgan parish.) |
1909-10 Finance Act - Valuation Office: Field Surveys
Reference no.  5
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)
Kempstane |
Directory entries (before 1975) There are 46 entries
Source | Entry | ||
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1936-37 dir | Johnston, William, blacksmith, Kempstane, Tayport road | ||
1935-36 dir | Johnston, William, blacksmith, Kempstane, Tayport road | ||
1934-35 dir | Johnston, William, blacksmith, Kempstane, Tayport road, E. Newport | ||
1933-34 dir | Johnston, William, blacksmith, Kempstane, Tayport road, E. Newport | ||
1932-33 dir | Johnston, William, blacksmith, Kempstane, Tayport road, E. Newport | ||
1931-32 dir | Johnston, William, blacksmith, Kempstane, Tayport road, E. Newport | ||
1930-31 dir | Johnston, William, blacksmith, Kempstane, Tayport road, E. Newport | ||
1929-30 dir | Johnston, William, blacksmith, Kempstane, Tayport road, E. Newport | ||
1928-29 dir | Johnston, William, blacksmith, Kempstane, Tayport road, E. Newport. | ||
1927-28 dir | Johnston, William, blacksmith, Kempstane, Tayport road, E. Newport | ||
1926-27 dir | Johnston, William, blacksmith, Kempstane, Tayport road, E. Newport | ||
1925-26 dir | Johnston, William, blacksmith, Kempstane, Tayport road, E. Newport | ||
1923-24 dir | Johnston, William, blacksmith, Kempstane, Tayport road, E. Newport | ||
1908 Tayside Annual | Davidson, Mrs Ann, Kempstane. | ||
1907 Tayside Annual | Davidson, Mrs Ann, Kempstane. | ||
1901-02 MacDonald dir | Caldwell, James, Kempstane : Dairykeepers | ||
1901-02 dir | Caldwell, James, mason, Kempstane, East Newport | ||
1900-01 MacDonald dir | Caldwell, James, Kempstane : Dairykeepers | ||
1900-01 dir | Caldwell, James, mason, Kempstane, East Newport | ||
1899-00 dir | Caldwell, James, mason, Kempstane, East Newport | ||
1899 Slater dir | Caldwell James, dairyman, Kempstane [under Commercial] | ||
1898-99 dir | Caldwell, James, mason, Kempstane, East Newport | ||
1898-99 dir | Smith, Mrs Isabella, dairykeeper, Kempstane, East Newport | ||
1897-98 dir | Smith, Mrs Isabella, dairykeeper, Kempstane, East Newport | ||
1896-97 dir | Smith, Mrs Isabella, dairykeeper, Kempstane, East Newport | ||
1895-96 dir | Smith, Mrs Isabella, dairykeeper, Kempstane, East Newport | ||
1894-95 dir | Smith, Mrs Isabella, dairykeeper, Kempstane, East Newport | ||
1893-94 dir | Smith, Mrs Isabella, dairy keeper, Kempstane, East Newport | ||
1892-93 dir | Smith, Mrs Isabella, dairykeeper, Kempstane, East Newport | ||
1885-86 dir | Smith, John, dairyman, Kempstane, Newport | ||
1885 Clark dir | Smith, John, East Newport, Dairyman : Miscellaneous. | ||
1882-83 dir | Smith, John, dairyman, Kempstane, East Newport | ||
1882 Slater dir | Smith John, dairyman, East Newport : Miscellaneous. | ||
1880-81 dir | Smith, John, dairyman and carter, Kempstane, East Newport | ||
1878-79 dir | Smith, John, dairyman, Kempstane, East Newport | ||
1878 Slater dir | Smith John, dairyman, Tay st : Miscellaneous. | ||
1877 Worrall dir | Smith John, carter, Newport, East : Miscellaneous. | ||
1876-77 dir | Smith, John, cowfeeder, Kempstone, East Newport | ||
1874-75 dir | Smith, John, carter, Kempstane Cottage, East Newport | ||
1871-72 dir | Bernard, Andrew, carter, East Newport | ||
1866 Fife dir | Barnard, Andrew, carter / land labourer, Kempsane, E Newport | ||
1862 Fife dir | Brand, David, banker (Dundee), Kempstone, E Newport | ||
1862 Fife dir | Brand, Mrs D, summer lodgings prop., Newport | [?] | |
1861-2 Dundee dir | Brand, David, teller, British Linen Bank; h. Craighead, Newport | ||
1858-59 Dundee dir | Brand, David, teller, British Linen Company; h. Newport | ||
1853-54 dir | Brand, James, Campstane. |
Entries in the Registers of Voters
Source | Enrol Date | Name | Occup. | Address | Qualification | Property | at | Notes | ||
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1900 Male Voters | Caldwell, James F. | Dairyman | Kempstane, East Newport | Tenant of House | Kempstane | |||||
1879-1880 Voters | Smith, John | carter | Kempstane | |||||||
1878-1879 Voters | Smith, John | carter | Kempstane | |||||||
1874 Voters | Bernard, Andrew | carter | ||||||||
1873 Voters | Bernard, Andrew | carter |
Census records
Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
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1921 | Kempstane | Johnstone | William | 4 | ||||
1911 | Tay Street, Kempstane | Davidson | Ann | 4 | ||||
1901 | Tay Street | Caldwell | James | 4 | View household | |||
1891 | Kempstane | Smith | Isabella | 2 | View household | |||
1881 | Kempstane | Smith | John | 2 | View household | |||
1871 | Tay Street | Bernard | Andrew | 2 | View household | |||
1861 | Kempstane | Brand | James | 3 | View household | |||
1851 | Kempstane Pendicle | Brand | James | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 42 entries
Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
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1958-59 | 732 | Ground (for Allotments) | Mrs Annie F Fekety, Dunearn, Tay Street | proprietor for occupiers | 1-8-6 | View details | |||
1957-58 | 709 | Ground (for Allotments) | Mrs Annie F Fekety, Dunearn, Tay Street | proprietor | 1-8-6 | View details | |||
1952-53 | 684 | Ground (for Allotments) | Reps of late Dr Alexander F Fekety, Dunearn, Tay Street | unlet | 2-10-0 | View details | |||
1947-48 | 659 | Ground | John Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cresc., Edinburgh | unlet | 0 | View details | |||
1942-43 | 650 | Ground | John Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cresc., Edinburgh | unlet | 0 | View details | |||
1940-41 | 650 | Ground | John Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cresc., Edinburgh | unlet | 0 | View details | |||
1937-38 | 653 | Ground | John Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cresc., Edinburgh | unlet | 0 | View details | |||
1935-36 | 626 | House | John Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cresc., Edinburgh | William Johnstone | 9-6-0 | View details | |||
1932-33 | 599 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cresc., Edinburgh | William Johnstone | 9-6-0 | View details | |||
1930-31 | 595 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cresc., Edinburgh | William Johnstone | 9-6-0 | View details | |||
1927-28 | 587 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cresc., Edinburgh | William Johnstone | 9-6-0 | View details | |||
1925-26 | 571 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | William Johnstone | same | 9-6-0 | View details | ||
1922-23 | 543 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | William Johnstone | same | 9 | View details | ||
1920-21 | 521 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | William Johnstone | same | 9 | View details | ||
1917-18 | 520 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Mrs Ann Davidson | same | 7 | View details | ||
1915-16 | 515 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Mrs Ann Davidson | same | 7 | View details | ||
1912-13 | 169 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Mrs Ann Davidson | same | 7 | View details | ||
1907-08 | 163 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Mrs Ann Davidson | same | 7 | View details | ||
1905-06 | 152 | House | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Mrs Ann Davidson | same | 7 | View details | ||
1903-04 | 155 | House | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Mrs Ann Davidson | same | 7 | View details | ||
1901-02 | 469 | House and Land | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | James Caldwell, dairyman | same | 14 | View details | ||
1900-01 | 456 | House and Land | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | James Caldwell, dairyman | same | 14 | View details | ||
1899-00 | 426 | House and Land | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | James F Caldwell, dairyman | same | 14 | View details | ||
1897-98 | 377 | House and Land | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Mrs Isabella Smith | same | 8 | View details | ||
1896-97 | 355 | House and Land | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Mrs Isabella Smith | same | 8 | View details | ||
1895-96 | 327 | House and Land | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Mrs Isabella Smith | same | 14 | View details | ||
1894-95 | 161 | House and Land | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Mrs Isabella Smith | same | 14 | View details | ||
1893-94 | 154 | House and Land | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Mrs Isabella Smith | same | 14 | View details | ||
1892-93 | 158 | House and Land | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Mrs Isabella Smith | same | 14 | View details | ||
1891-92 | 156 | House and Land | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Mrs Isabella Smith | same | 14 | View details | ||
1890-91 | 150 | House and Land | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Mrs Isabella Smith | same | 14 | View details | ||
1889-90 | 147 | House and Land | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Mrs Isabella Smith | same | 14 | View details | ||
1885-86 | 136 | House and Land | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, Edinburgh | John Smith, cow feeder | same | 14 | View details | ||
1881-82 | 80 | House and Land | William Berry Esq. (a minor), per J D Hannan, factor | same | John Smith, carter | 14 | View details | ||
1878-79 | 87 | House and Land | William Berry Esq. (a minor) | same | John Smith, carter | 14 | View details | ||
1875-76 | 86 | House and Land | John Berry Esq. | same | John Smith, carter | 14 | View details | ||
1871-72 | 82 | House & land | John Berry | Andrew Barnard, gardener | 12 | View details | |||
1867-68 | 77 | House and Land | John Berry | Andrew Bernard, gardener | 12 | View details | |||
1865-66 | 78 | House and Land | John Berry of Tayfield | said Andrew Barnard | Andrew Barnard, gardener | 12 | View details | ||
1864-65 | 71 | House and Land | John Berry of Tayfield | Thomas Waters | 12 | View details | |||
1860-61 | 84 | House and Garden | John Berry of Tayfield | David Brand | 10-12-0 | View details | |||
1855-56 | 54 | Pendicle | John Berry of Tayfield | Mrs James Brand | said Mrs James Brand | 12 | View details |
Railway Map References:
Plan | Year | Ref | Description | Owner or reputed owner | Occupier | [Comments] |
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RHP85261 (E & N) | 1845 | 46 | Dwelling houses, outhouses, garden ground, pasture ground, sea braes & private road | William Berry | James Wilson (lessee & occupier), John Harris (occupier) | [not shown. Kempstane] |
RHP85254 (G & D J) | 1845 | 21 | Dwelling house, barn, byre, stable, sheds and outbuildings | William Berry | James Wilson (lessee); John Harris (occupier) | [Kempstane] |
Other Sightings:
Year | Detail | Source |
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1825 | Building shown on map: Kempstone | National Library of Scotland, Plan of the coast from Newport to Craighead, 1824-25, John Steedman |
Early Sasines:
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