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Location : 70  Tay Street

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Location and Old Maps

Latitude, longitude:      56.443515,-2.939069

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   19 Seacraig Court   20 Seacraig Court   21 Seacraig Court   22 Seacraig Court   23 Seacraig Court   24 Seacraig Court   25 Seacraig Court   26 Seacraig Court   68 Tay Street   72 Tay Street   74 Tay Street   75 Tay Street   76 Tay Street   77 Tay Street  

 

1909-10 Finance Act - Valuation Office: Field Surveys

Reference no.      84

 

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)

Struie Brae
Ashbank Villa 1881
Seymour 1885-1896

 

 

Directory entries (before 1975)      There are 151 entries

SourceEntry 
1974 dirMilne, Mrs H. M. 70 Tay Street
1973 dirMilne, Mrs H. M. 70 Tay Street
1972 dirMilne, Mrs H. M. 70 Tay Street
1971 dirMilne, Mrs H. M. 70 Tay Street
1970 dirMilne, Mrs H. M., 70 Tay Street
1969 dirMilne, Mrs H., 70 Tay Street
1968 dirMilne, Mrs H., 70 Tay Street
1967 dirMilne, Mrs H., 70 Tay street
1966 dirMilne, Mrs H., 70 Tay street
1965 dirMilne, Mrs H., 70 Tay street
1964 dirMilne, Sidney (C.A., Dundee), Struiebrae, Tay street
1963 dirMilne, Sidney (C.A., Dundee), Struiebrae, Tay street
1962 dirMilne, Sidney (C.A., Dundee), Struiebrae, Tay street
1961 dirMilne, Sidney (C.A., Dundee), Struiebrae, Tay street
1960 dirMilne, Sidney (C.A., Dundee), Struiebrae, Tay street
1958-59 dirMilne, Sidney (C.A., Dundee), Struiebrae, Tay street
1957-58 dirMilne, Sidney (C.A., Dundee), Struiebrae, Tay street
1956-57 dirMilne, Sidney (C.A., Dundee), Struiebrae, Tay street
1955-56 dirMilne, Sidney (C.A., Dundee), Struiebrae, Tay street, E. Newport
1954-55 dirMilne, Sidney (C.A., Dundee), Struiebrae, Tay street, E. Newport
1953-54 dirMilne, Sidney (C.A., Dundee), Struiebrae, Tay street, E. Newport
1952-53 dirMilne, Sidney (C.A., Dundee), Struiebrae, Tay street, E. Newport
1951-52 dirMilne, Sydney (C.A., Dundee), Struiebrae, Tayport rd., E. Newport
1950-51 dirMilne, Sydney (C.A., Dundee), Struiebrae, Tayport rd., E. Newport
1949-50 dirMilne, Sydney, (C.A., Dundee), Struiebrae, Tayport road, East Newport
1948-49 dirMilne, Sydney (C.A., Dundee), Struiebrae, Tayport road, East Newport
1947-48 dirMilne, Sydney (C.A., Dundee), Struiebrae, Tayport road, E. Newport
1946-47 dirMilne, Sydney (C.A., Dundee), Struiebrae, Tayport road, E. Newport
1942-43 MacDonald dirMilne, S., Struie Brae, E. N.
1942-43 dirMilne, Sydney (C.A., Dundee), Struiebrae, Tayport road, E. Newport
1941-42 MacDonald dirMilne, S., Struie Brae, E. N.
1941-42 dirMilne, Sydney (C.A., Dundee), Struiebrae, Tayport road, E. Newport
1940-41 MacDonald dirGray, John, Struie Brae House
1940-41 dirMilne, Sydney (C.A., Dundee), Struiebrae, Tayport road, E. Newport
1939-40 MacDonald dirGray, John, Struie Brae House
1939-40 dirGray, Miss H. M., Struiebrae, Tayport road
1938-39 MacDonald dirGray, John, Struie Brae House
1938-39 dirGray, Miss H. M., Struiebrae, Tayport road
1938-39 dirGray, Miss H. M., Struiebrae, Tayport road; Match Secretary, [under Newport Lawn Tennis Club]location 2
1937-38 MacDonald dirGray, John, Struie Brae House
1937-38 dirGray, Miss H. Struiebrae, Tayport road
1937-38 dirGray, Miss H. M., Struiebrae, Tayport road; Match Secretary, [under Newport Lawn Tennis Club]location 2
1936-37 MacDonald dirGray, John, Struie Brae House
1936-37 dirGray, Miss H. M., Struiebrae, Tayport road; Match Secretary, [under Newport Lawn Tennis Club]location 2
1936-37 dirGray, Miss H. M., Struiebrae, Tayport road
1935-36 MacDonald dirGray, John, Struie Brae House
1935-36 dirGray, Miss M., Struiebrae, Tayport road; Match Secretary, [under Newport Lawn Tennis Club]location 2
1935-36 dirGray, Miss H. M., Struiebrae, Tayport road
1934-35 MacDonald dirGray, John, Struie Brae House
1934-35 dirGray, John (chemist, Dundee), Struiebrae, Tayport road, East Newport
1933-34 MacDonald dirGray, John, Struie Brae House
1933-34 dirGray, John (chemist, Dundee), Struiebrae, Tayport road, East Newport
1932-33 dirGray, John (chemist, Dundee), Struiebrae, Tayport road, East Newport
1931-32 MacDonald dirGray, John, Struie Brae House
1931-32 dirGray, John (chemist, Dundee), Struiebrae, Tayport road, East Newport
1930-31 MacDonald dirGray, John, Struie Brae House
1930-31 dirGray, John (chemist, Dundee), Struiebrae. Tayport road, East Newport
1929-30 MacDonald dirGray, John, Struie Brae House
1929-30 dirGray, John (chemist, Dundee), Struiebrae, Tayport road, East Newport
1928-29 MacDonald dirGray, John, Struie Brae House
1928-29 dirGray, John (chemist, Dundee), Struiebrae, Tayport road, East Newport
1928 Kelly dirGray John, Struiebrae, Tayport road, E
1927-28 MacDonald dirGray, John, Struie Brae House
1927-28 dirGray, John (chemist, Dundee), Struiebrae, Tayport road, East Newport
1926-27 MacDonald dirGray, John, Struie Brae House
1926-27 dirGray, John (chemist, Dundee), Struiebrae, Tayport road, East Newport
1925-26 MacDonald dirGray, John, Struie Brae House
1925-26 dirGray, John (chemist, Dundee), Struiebrae, Tayport road, East Newport
1924-25 MacDonald dirGray, John, Struie Brae House
1923-24 MacDonald dirGray, John, Struie Brae House
1923-24 dirGray, John (chemist, Dundee), Struiebrae, Tayport road, East Newport
1922-23 dirGray, John (chemist, Dundee), Struiebrae, Tayport road. East Newport
1921-22 MacDonald dirGray, John, Struie Brae House
1921 Slater dirGray John, Struiebrae, Tayport road, E
1920-21 dirGray, John (chemist, Dundee), Struiebrae, Tayport road, East Newport
1919-20 MacDonald dirGray, John, Struie Brae House
1918-19 MacDonald dirGray, John, Struie Brae House
1918-19 dirGray, John (chemist, Dundee), Struiebrae, Tayport road, East Newport
1917-18 MacDonald dirGray, John, Struie Brae House
1916-17 MacDonald dirGray, John, Struie Brae House
1915-16 MacDonald dirGray, John, Struie Brae House
1915-16 dirGray, John (chemist, Dundee), Struiebrae, Tayport road, East Newport
1915 Slater dirGray John, Struiebrae, Tayport road, E
1914-15 MacDonald dirGray, John, Struie Brae House
1914-15 dirGray, John (chemist, Dundee), Struiebrae, East Newport
1913-14 MacDonald dirGray, John, Struie Brae House
1913-14 dirGray, John (chemist, Dundee), Struiebrae, East Newport
1912-13 MacDonald dirGray, John, Struie Brae House
1912-13 dirGray, John (chemist, Dundee), Struiebrae, East Newport
1911-12 MacDonald dirGray, John, Struie Brae House
1911-12 dirGray, John (chemist, Dundee), Struiebrae, East Newport
1911 Slater dirGray John, Struiebrae, Tayport road, E
1910-11 MacDonald dirGray, John, Struie Brae House
1910-11 dirGray, John (chemist, Dundee), Struiebrae, East Newport
1909-10 MacDonald dirGray, John, Struie Brae House
1909-10 dirGray, John (chemist, Dundee), Struiebrae, East Newport
1908-09 MacDonald dirGray, John, Struie Brae House
1908-09 dirGray, John (chemist, Dundee), Struiebrae, East Newport
1908 Tayside AnnualGray, John, chemist, Struie Brae, E.
1907-08 MacDonald dirGray, John, Struie Brae House
1907-08 dirGray, John (chemist, Dundee), Struiebrae, East Newport
1907 Tayside AnnualGray, John, chemist, Struie Brae, E.
1907 Slater dirGray John, Struiebrae, Tayport road, E
1906-07 MacDonald dirGray, John, Struie Brae House
1906-07 dirGray, John (chemist, Dundee), Struiebrae, East Newport
1905-06 dirGray, John (chemist, Dundee), Struiebrae, East Newport
1904-05 dirGray, John (chemist, Dundee), Struiebrae, East Newport
1903-04 dirGray, John (chemist, Dundee), Struiebrae, East Newport
1903 Slater dirGray John, Struibrae, Tayport road, E Newport
1902-03 dirGray, John (chemist, Dundee), Struiebrae, East Newport
1902-03 dirWinton, Thomas (timber mercht., Dundee), Struiebrae, East Newport
1901-02 dirGray, John (chemist, Dundee), Struiebrae, East Newport
1901-02 dirWinton, Thomas (timber mercht., Dundee), Struiebrae, East Newport
1900-01 dirGray, John (chemist, Dundee), Struiebrae, East Newport
1900-01 dirWinton, Thomas (timber mercht., Dundee), Struiebrae, East Newport
1899-00 dirGray, John (chemist, Dundee), Struiebrae, East Newport
1899-00 dirWinton, Thomas (timber mercht., Dundee), Struiebrae, East Newport
1899-00 dirGray, David (chemist, Dundee), Struiebrae, East Newport
1899 Slater dirWinton Thomas, Seymour, E
1898-99 dirLeng, John A. (journalist, Dundee), Seymour, Tayport road
1897-98 dirLeng, John A. (journalist, Dundee), Seymour, Tayport road
1896-97 dirLeng, John A. (journalist, Dundee), Seymour, Tayport road
1896 Slater dirLeng John A. Seymour. E
1895-96 dirLeng, John A. (journalist, Dundee), Seymour, Tayport road
1894-95 dirLeng, John A. (journalist, Dundee), Seymour, Tayport road
1893-94 dirLeng, John A. (journalist, Dundee), Seymour, Tayport road
1893 Slater dirLeng Mr. John A., Seymour, E N
1892-93 dirLeng, John A. (journalist, Dundee), Seymour, Tayport road
1891-92 dirLeng, John A. (journalist, Dundee), Seymour, Tayport road
1890-91 dirLeng, John A. (journalist, Dundee), Seymour, East Newport
1889-90 dirLeng, John A. (journalist, Dundee), Seymour, East Newport
1889 Slater dirLeng Mr John A., Seymour, East Newport, Fife
1888-89 dirLeng, John A. (journalist, Dundee), Seymour, East Newport
1887-88 dirLeng, John A. (journalist, Dundee), Seymour, East Newport
1886-87 dirLeng, John A. (journalist, Dundee), Seymour, East Newport
1886 Slater dirSmith William, Ashbank Villa, E N
1886 Slater dirLeng John A, Beverley, E N[? I don't think this is Beverley House. Is it an early name for Seymour, given Len's links to Beverley, Yorks?]location 2
1885-86 dirLeng, John A. (journalist, Dundee), Beverley, East Newport[? I don't think this is Beverley House. Is it an early name for Seymour, given Len's links to Beverley, Yorks?]location 2
1884-85 dirSmith, William, Ashbank villa. Secretary; [under Newport Horticultural Society]
1884-85 dirSmith, William (merchant, Dundee), Ashbank villa. East Newport
1882-83 dirSmith, William (merchant, Dundee), Ashbank villa, East Newport
1882 Slater dirSmith Mr William, Ashbank Villa, E N
1880-81 dirFarquharson, John B. (merchant, Dundee), Ashbank villa, E. Newport
1878-79 dirFarquharson, John (merchant, Dundee), Ashbank villa. East Newport
1878 Slater dirFarquharson Mr. John B., Ashbank Villa
1877 Worrall dirFarquharson Mr. John B., Ashbank Villa
1876-77 dirFarquharson, John (merchant, Dundee), Ashbank villa. East Newport
1874-75 dirSievewright, J. L., clerk, Ashbank villa, East Newport
1873 Slater dirWalker Mr. John H., Ashbank Villa, Newport
1871-72 dirWalker, John H. (flaxspinner, Dundee), Ashbank Villa, East Newport
1869-70 dirWalker, John H. (of J. & H. Walker, Dundee), Ashbank Villa

 

 

Entries in the Registers of Voters

SourceEnrol DateNameOccup.AddressQualificationPropertyatNotes
1900 Male Voters Gray, John Chemist Struie Brae, East Newport Tenant of House Struie Brae
1879-1880 Voters Farquharson, John S merchant Easter Newport
1878-1879 Voters Farquharson, John S. merchant Easter Newport
1873 Voters Walker, John H merchant

 

Census records

YearAddress Head NotesRooms
1921 Struie Brae Gray John 10
1911 Tay Street, Struie Brae Gray John 10
1901 Tay Street Gray John 10View household
1891 Seymour Leng John A St. 9View household
1881 Ashbank Farquharson Jane 9View household
1871 Tay Street Walker Harry N 12View household

 

 

Valuation Roll entries      There are 45 entries

YearNo.PropertyProprietorTenantOccupierValue
1973-74164900House Mrs Helen M Milne proprietor 180View details
1971-72164900House Mrs Helen M Milne proprietor 180View details
1969-701649House Mrs Helen M Milne proprietor 115View details
1967-68525House Mrs Helen M Milne proprietor 115View details
1966-67525House Mrs Helen M Milne proprietor 115View details
1964-65525House Mrs Helen M Milne Sydney Milne 100View details
1961-621521House Mrs Helen M Milne Sydney Milne 100View details
1958-59705House & Garden Helen M wife of Sydney Milne said Sydney Milne 55View details
1957-58682House & Garden Helen M wife of Sydney Milne said Sydney Milne 55View details
1952-53658House & Garden Helen M wife of Sydney Milne said Sydney Milne 55View details
1947-48634House & Garden Helen M wife of Sydney Milne said Sydney Milne 55View details
1942-43626House & Garden Helen M wife of Sydney Milne said Sydney Milne 64View details
1940-41626House & Garden Helen M wife of Sydney Milne said Sydney Milne 64View details
1937-38629House & Garden Helen M Gray proprietor 64View details
1935-36604House & Garden Helen M Gray proprietor 64View details
1932-33578House & Garden Mrs Ethel M Sommerville, Isabel W Gray & Helen M Gray per John Gray (here) said John Gray 64View details
1930-31572House & Garden Mrs Ethel M Sommerville, Isabel W Gray & Helen M Gray per John Gray (here) said John Gray 64View details
1927-28562House & Garden Isabella H wife of John Gray, chemist, Dundee said John Gray 64View details
1925-26547House & Garden Isabella H wife of John Gray, chemist, Dundee said John Gray 64View details
1922-23519House & Garden Isabella H wife of John Gray, chemist, Dundee said John Gray 63-15-0View details
1920-21498House & Garden Isabella H wife of John Gray, chemist, Dundee said John Gray 50View details
1917-18497House & Garden Isabella H wife of John Gray, chemist, Dundee said John Gray 50View details
1915-16492House & Garden Isabella H wife of John Gray, chemist, Dundee said John Gray 50View details
1912-13332House & Garden Isabella H wife of John Gray, chemist, Dundee said John Gray 50View details
1907-08315Struie Brae House & Garden Mrs Isabella H Winton or Gray wife of John Gray, chemist, Dundee said John Gray 50View details
1905-06301Struie Brae House and Garden Mrs Isabella H Winton or Gray wife of John Gray, chemist, Dundee said John Gray 50View details
1903-04298Struie Brae House and Garden Mrs Isabella H Winton or Gray wife of John Gray, chemist, Dundee proprietor 50View details
1901-02888Struie Brae House and Garden Mrs Isabella H Winton or Gray John Gray, chemist & Thomas Winton, wood merchant 50View details
1900-01872Struie Brae House and Garden Mrs Isabella H Winton or Gray proprietor 50View details
1899-00838Struie Brae House and Garden Mrs Isabella H Winton or Gray proprietor 50View details
1897-98791Seymour House and Garden John Adam St Quentin Leng, journalist proprietor 50View details
1896-97765Seymour House and Garden John Adam St Quentin Leng, journalist proprietor 50View details
1895-96731Seymour House and Garden John Adam St Quentin Leng, journalist proprietor 50View details
1894-95685Seymour House and Garden John Adam St Quentin Leng, journalist proprietor 50View details
1893-94662Seymour House and Garden John Adam St Quentin Leng, journalist proprietor 50View details
1892-93648Seymour House and Garden John Adam St Quentin Leng, journalist proprietor 50View details
1891-92632Seymour House and Garden John Adam St Quentin Leng, journalist proprietor 50View details
1890-91598Seymour House and Garden John Adam St Quentin Leng, journalist proprietor 50View details
1889-90571Seymour House and Garden John Adam St Quentin Leng, journalist proprietor 50View details
1885-86539Seymour House and Garden John Adam St Quentin Leng, journalist proprietor 50View details
1881-82430House and Garden Mrs Isabella Blyth, spouse of William Young Blyth Martin same William Smith 50View details
1878-79410House and Garden Mrs Catherine Kerr, wife of James Webster, Denburn, Crail same John S. Farquharson, merchant 58View details
1875-76332House and Garden William Kerr, Esq. same John S. Farquharson, merchant 58View details
1871-72298House and Garden William Kerr John H Walker, merchant 50View details
1867-68281House and Garden William Kerr,engineer John Henry Walker, merchant 25View details

 

 

Early Sasines:

Sasine Plots:

Plot: 474  view details East Newport 19 pol 6 yd E-most part of lot 6 (Blyth Martin) 70 Tay St

 

Sasine Abridgements:

RefIn BriefAbridgementRecordedPlots
1887.02631remainder of Low / Dewar loan repaidDisch by Trs deceased Elizabeth Low / Dewar, Murraygate, Dundee then Broughty Ferry, disburd £500 of bond for £800 (17 Mar 1884) by William Smith & wife Amy Adeline Leng / Smith of the following subjects of which John Adam Leng, assistant editor 'Dundee Advertiser' is now proprietor viz. (1) 19 pol 6 yd & semi-detached ho & offices t/on, : N by t/p to Ferryport, the E-most pt of 54 pol 20 yd lot VI of park E of Marytown; (2) 5 pol 15.25 yd grnd, : N by the edge of the rocks between it and the seashore, : S by t/p, the E-most pt of 35 pol lot V.12 Nov 1887474, 473
1885.05792part of Low / Dewar loan repaidDisch by Trs deceased Elizabeth Low / Dewar disburd £300 of bond for £800 (17 Mar 1884) by William Smith & wife Amy Adeline Leng / Smith of the following subjects of which John Adam Leng, assistant editor 'Dundee Advertiser' is now proprietor viz. (1) 19 pol 6 yd & semi-detached ho & offices t/on, : N by t/p to Ferryport, the E-most pt of 54 pol 20 yd lot VI of park E of Marytown; (2) 5 pol 15.25 yd grnd, : N by the edge of the rocks between it and the seashore, : S by t/p, the E-most pt of 35 pol lot V.15 May 1885474, 473
1884.05347Amy Adeline Leng / Smith & William Smith to Johna Adam LengDisp by Amy Adeline Leng / Smith & husband William Smith merchant to John Adam Leng, Assistant Editor, Dundee Advertiser, residing Newport of (1) 19 pol 6 yd & semi-detached ho t/on, the E-most pt of 54 pol 20 yd lot 6 of park E of Marytown; (2) 5 pol 15.25 yd grnd, the E-most pt of 35 pol lot 5 ...16 Dec 1884474, 473
1884.04227loan by Trs Elizabeth Low / DewarBond £800 by William Smith merchant Dundee residing Newport & disp by himself & wife Amy Adeline Leng / Smith to Trs deceased Elizabeth Low / Dewar, Murraygate, Dundee then Broughty Ferry of (1) 19 pol 6 yd & semi-detached ho & offices t/on, : N by t/p to Ferryport, the E-most pt of 54 pol 20 yd lot VI of park E of Marytown; (2) 5 pol 15.25 yd grnd, : N by the edge of the rocks between it and the seashore, : S by t/p, the E-most pt of 35 pol lot V.17 Mar 1884474, 473
1884.04226Isabella Blyth Martin & William Young Blyth Martin to Amy Adeline Leng / SmithDisp by Isabella Blyth Martin, Blyth House, Newport & husband William Young Blyth Martin, consent of William Smith Dundee residing Newport, to Amy Adeline Leng / Smith, Newport, wife of William Smith of (1) 19 pol 6 yd & semi-detached ho & offices t/on, : N by t/p to Ferryport, the E-most pt of 54 pol 20 yd lot VI of park E of Marytown; (2) 5 pol 15.25 yd grnd, : N by the edge of the rocks between it and the seashore, : S by t/p, the E-most pt of 35 pol lot V.17 Mar 1884474, 473
1880.06273Catherine Kerr / Webster & James Webster to Isabella Blyth MartinDisp by Catherine Kerr / Webster & James Webster, Crail, now Torquay ... to Isabella Blyth Martin residing Blyth House, wife of William Young Blyth Martin residing there, of (1) 19 pol 6 yd & semi-detached dw ho t/on, : N by t/p road being the E-most pt of 54 pol 20 yd lot VI of park E of Marytown; (2) 5 pol 15.25 yd, : N by edge of rocks between said grnd & the sea shore, : S by t/p road, the E-most portion of 35 pol grnd lot V on plan22 Oct 1880223, 474, 222, 473

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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