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Location : River House [1],  West Road

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= Property demolished or site redeveloped

Notes:      Demolished. upper floor

Other properties at the same location : River House [2], West Road     River House [3], West Road     

 

Introduction

Sketch map from RHP85254, Glasgow & Dundee Junction Railway plans, 1845;
73 is Broadhaugh, now 44 West Rd (Alexander Kermath);
72 is 40/42 West Rd (George Just);
71 is 36/38 West Rd (John Just);
70 is dwelling house, byre, barn, outbuildings & garden (David Just) (the block to left of the number 70 is on back garden of 28/30 West Rd, and block beneath the number 70 is the building known as River House);
69 is garden ground (David Just);
68 is a pier (Alexander Robertson);
67 is dwelling houses, wright's shop, outbuildings & garden (Robert Just & others) - this is the building known as Just's Land;
66 is road to pier (Alexander Robertson);
65 is arable land used as bleaching green (Mrs William Just, common to all occupiers on Broadhaugh);
64 is part of Arthur Baird's property.

 

Location and Old Maps

Latitude, longitude:      56.435077,-2.949796

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):   (the Waterside (Midwaterside), Old Places)   11 West Road   9 West Road   28 West Road   30 West Road   32 West Road   34 West Road   36 West Road   38 West Road   40 West Road   42 West Road   (River House [2], West Road)   (River House [3], West Road)   (Just's Land [1], West Road)   (Just's Land [2], West Road)   (Just's Land [3], West Road)   (Just's Land [4], West Road)   (Just's Land [5], West Road)  

 

1909-10 Finance Act - Valuation Office: Field Surveys

Reference no.      449      450

 

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

Newburgh Road, West Newport

 

 

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

The Terrace
River House [1] 1912

 

 

Directory entries (before 1975)      There are 43 entries

SourceEntry 
1927-28 dirKnipes, Wm. J., leathercutter, The Terrace, Newburgh rd., W. Newport
1926-27 dirKnipes, William J., leathercutter, The Terrace, Newburgh road, West Newport
1925-26 dirKnipes, William J., leather cutter, The Terrace, Newburgh road, West Newport
1923-24 dirKnipes, William J., leather cutter, The Terrace, Newburgh road, West Newport
1907 Tayside AnnualJust, Miss, River House, W.
1906-07 dirJust, Miss, River house, West Newport
1905-06 dirJust, Miss, River house, West Newport
1904-05 dirJust, Miss, River house, West Newport
1903-04 dirJust, Miss, River house, West Newport
1902-03 dirJust, Miss, River house, West Newport
1901-02 dirJust, Miss, River house, West Newport
1900-01 dirJust, Miss, River house, West Newport
1899-00 dirJust, Miss, River house, West Newport
1898-99 dirJust, Miss, River house, West Newport
1897-98 dirJust, Miss, River house, West Newport
1896-97 dirJust, Miss, River house, West Newport
1895-96 dirJust, Miss, River house, West Newport
1894-95 dirJust, Miss, River house. West Newport
1893-94 dirJust, Miss, River house. West Newport
1892-93 dirJust, Miss, River house, West Newport
1891-92 dirJust, Miss, River house, West Newport
1890-91 dirJust, Miss, River house, West Newport
1889-90 dirJust, Miss, River house. West Newport
1889 Slater dirJust Miss Annie, The Terrace, West Newport, Fife
1888-89 dirJust, Miss, River house. West Newport
1887-88 dirJust, Miss, River house. West Newport
1886 Slater dirJust Miss Annie, River House, The Terrace, W N
1882-83 dirJust, Miss Anne, The Terrace, West Newport
1880-81 dirJust, Miss Annie, The Terrace, West Newport
1878-79 dirJust, Miss, The Terrace, West Newport
1877 Worrall dirJust Miss Anne, The Terrace, W.
1876-77 dirJust, Miss, The Terrace, West Newport
1874-75 dirJust, Miss, The Terrace, West Newport
1871-72 dirJust, Miss, The Terrace, West Newport
1869-70 dirJust, Miss, The Terrace, West Newport
1867-68 dirJust, Miss, Just's Cottages, West Newport
1866 Fife dirJust, Mrs David Snr., summer lodgings prop., W Newport
1862 Fife dirJust, Mrs David Snr., summer lodgings prop., W Newport
1862 Fife dirJust, Mrs David, grocer, W Newport
1853-54 dirJust, David, wright, Woodmuir Feus.
1852 Slater dirJust, David, wright, Newport
1837 Pigot dirJust, David, grocer / spirit dealer, Newport
1834 dirJust, David, mason, Newport

 

 

Entries in the Registers of Voters

SourceEnrol DateNameOccup.AddressQualificationPropertyatNotes
1900 Female Voters Just, Miss Annie River House, West Newport Proprietor of House River House
1846-1862 Voters 21 September 1832 Just, David mason proprietor house, garden and land Newport [entry deleted] Dead
1844-1861 Voters 21 September 1832 Just, David mason proprietor house, garden and land Newport
1833-1840 Voters 21 September 1832 Just, David Mason proprietor house, garden and land Newport
1832 Voters 21 September 1832 Just, David Mason proprietor house, garden and land near Newport

 

Census records

YearAddress Head NotesRooms
1921 The Terrace Knipes William 3
1911 Newburgh Road, The Terrace Richardson David 3
1901 The Terrace Just Annie 4View household
1891 Justs Land Uninhabited View household
1881 The Terrace Just Annie 4View household
1871 TaysideThe Terrace Just Elizabeth 4View household
1861 4 west from Fig Cott Just Elizabeth 8View household
1851 Just David View household
1841 Newport Just David View household[probably this house]

 

 

Valuation Roll entries      There are 46 entries

YearNo.PropertyProprietorTenantOccupierValue
1964-651067House Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of the Burgh of Newport-on-Tay per Burgh Chamberlain uninhabitable 0View details
1961-622810House Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of the Burgh of Newport-on-Tay per Burgh Chamberlain Walter D Fearn 25View details
1958-591123House & Garden Mrs Christina Mackie, Abercraig, Newburgh Road Walter D Fearn, traveller 20-7-7View details
1957-581101House & Garden Mrs Christina Mackie, Abercraig, Newburgh Road Walter D Fearn, traveller 20-7-7View details
1952-531068House & Garden Mrs Christina Mackie, Abercraig, Newburgh Road, W Newport Walter D Fearn, traveller 20-7-7View details
1947-481034House & Garden Mrs Christina Mackie, Abercraig, Newburgh Road, W Newport Walter J Fearn, traveller 18-11-7View details
1942-431015House & Garden Mrs Jane Just, Rose Cottage, W Newport Walter J Fearn, traveller 18-11-7View details
1940-411014House & Garden Mrs Jane Just, Rose Cottage, W Newport Walter J Fearn, traveller 18-11-7View details
1937-381032House & Garden Mrs Jane Just, Rose Cottage, W Newport Walter J Fearn, traveller 18-11-7View details
1935-36995House & Garden Mrs Jane Just, Rose Cottage, W Newport Walter J Fearn, traveller 18-11-7View details
1932-33949House & Garden Reps of late Robert Just per Jane Just, Rose Cottage, W Newport Walter J Fearn, traveller 18-11-7View details
1930-31947House & Garden Reps of late Robert Just per Jane Just, Rose Cottage, W Newport Walter J Fearn, traveller 18-11-7View details
1927-28936House & Garden Reps of late Robert Just per Jane Just, Rose Cottage, W Newport Walter J Fearn, traveller 18-11-7View details
1925-26916House & Garden Reps of late Robert Just per Jane Just, Rose Cottage, W Newport William Knipes, leather splitter same 18-11-7View details
1922-23890House & Garden Reps of late Robert Just per Jane Just, Rose Cottage, W Newport William Knipes, leather splitter same 17-5-7View details
1920-21869House & Garden Reps of late Robert Just per Jane Just, Rose Cottage, W Newport William Knipes, leather splitter same 13View details
1917-18867House & Garden Robert Just, W Newport William Knipes, leather splitter same 13View details
1915-16860House & Garden Robert Just, W Newport Miss Mary Richardson same 13View details
1912-13773House & Garden Robert Just Miss Mary Richardson same 13View details
1910-11762House & Garden Robert Just David Richardson same 13View details
1909-10757House & Garden Robert Just David Richardson same 13View details
1907-08753House & Garden Robert Just, Rose Cottage Miss Mary Ann Richardson same 12View details
1905-06752House and Garden Miss Annie Just proprietor 10View details
1903-04740House and Garden Miss Annie Just proprietor 10View details
1901-02540House and Garden Miss Annie Just proprietor 10View details
1900-01528House and Garden Miss Annie Just proprietor 10View details
1899-00498House and Garden Miss Annie Just proprietor 9View details
1897-98449House and Garden Miss Annie Just proprietor 9View details
1896-97426House and Garden Miss Annie Just proprietor 9View details
1895-96395House and Garden Miss Annie Just proprietor 9View details
1894-95362House and Garden Miss Annie Just proprietor 9View details
1893-94342House and Garden Miss Annie Just proprietor 9View details
1892-93331House and Garden Miss Annie Just proprietor 9View details
1891-92321House and Garden Miss Annie Just proprietor 9View details
1890-91294House and Garden Miss Annie Just proprietor 8-10-0View details
1889-90274House and Garden Miss Annie Just proprietor 11View details
1885-86250House and Garden Miss Annie Just proprietor 11View details
1881-82157House and Garden Miss Annie Just Said Miss Just 12View details
1878-79160House and Garden Miss Annie Just Said Miss Just 12View details
1875-76160House and Garden Miss Annie Just Said Miss Just 12View details
1871-72156House and Garden Mrs David Just Mrs David Just 12View details
1867-68160House and Garden Mrs David Just, senior Said Mrs Just 10View details
1865-66156House and Garden Mrs David Just, senior Said Mrs Just 11View details
1864-65147House and Garden Mrs David Just, senior Said Mrs Just 11View details
1860-61135House and Garden Mrs David Just snr Mrs David Just, snr. 16View details
1855-56183House David Just sen. said David Just 16View details

 

 

Railway Map References:

PlanYearRefDescriptionOwner or reputed ownerOccupier[Comments]
RHP85254 (G & D J)184570Dwelling house, byre, barn, outbuildings & garden groundDavid Just (proprietor); William Berry (superior)David Just[the block to left of the number 70 is on back garden of 28/30 West Rd, and the block beneath the number 70 is the building known as River House]

 

Early Sasines:

Sasine Plots:

Plot: 174  view details Broadhaugh 48 yds N-S, 43' E-W (David Just, 1) River House, West Rd Sketch map from RHP85254, Glasgow & Dundee Junction Railway plans, 1845;
73 is Broadhaugh, now 44 West Rd (Alexander Kermath);
72 is 40/42 West Rd (George Just);
71 is 36/38 West Rd (John Just);
70 is dwelling house, byre, barn, outbuildings & garden (David Just) (the block to left of the number 70 is on back garden of 28/30 West Rd, and block beneath the number 70 is the building known as River House);
69 is garden ground (David Just);
68 is a pier (Alexander Robertson);
67 is dwelling houses, wright's shop, outbuildings & garden (Robert Just & others) - this is the building known as Just's Land;
66 is road to pier (Alexander Robertson);
65 is arable land used as bleaching green (Mrs William Just, common to all occupiers on Broadhaugh);
64 is part of Arthur Baird's property.

 

Sasine Abridgements:

RefIn BriefAbridgementRecordedPlots
1921.00675Robert Thomas Just to Jane Low / Just & Christina Edie Just / MackieNot Instr Jane Low / Just residing Rose Cottage, widow of Robert Thomas Just, Rose Cottage, sometime clerk, The Terrace, West Newport, liferent & Christina Edie Just / Mackie wife of Robert Laird Mackie residing Violet Bank, Wormit, fee of River House, West Newport described as (1) pce grnd 48 yds length & 43' breadth & ho t/on, : S by highway, pt of Broadhaugh … privilege of well & bleaching green, & (2) pce grnd, : N by River Tay, : S partly by (1) being subjects 3rd in trust disp & settl. David Just 16 Apr 1890 … will Robert Just … Lib 1538.17916 Apr 1921174, 377sasine extract
1907.00805Trs David Just to Robert Thomas JustDisp by Trs dec David Just mason to Robert Thomas Just house proprietor Newport of (1) 48 yd by 43' with ho t/on, : S by highway, pt of croft of Broadhaugh with privilege of well & bleaching green; (2) pce grnd : N by River Tay, : S partly by (1) being the subjects 3rd described in disp & settl by David Just recorded here 16 Apr 1890 [1890.06308]16 May 1907174 (1), 377 (2)
1899.00951Change of TrsDeed of assump & convey by Trs deceased David Just ... to said Trs of pts of Broadhaugh (as in 16 Apr 1890 [1890.06308])26 May 1899174, 175, 377
1890.06359Change of TrsDeed of assump & convey by David Just ... containing disp to himself as Tr of pces of Broadhaugh as in 1890.0630829 Apr 1890174, 175, 377
1890.06358alteration of feu dutiesDisch & ren by David Just, Upper Friarton, surviving Tr of father David Just, proprietor of dom directum of 3 pieces grnd of Broadhaugh (1, 2 & 3 in 1890.06308) consent of Ann Just daughter of dec David Just, in favour of (1) Trs late George Just of £2-13-7 of feu duty in disp of 25 Mar 1843 (as described in 1845.02237) to George Just of 37 pol 22 yd; (2) Trs late John Just of £2-1-3 of feu duty 25 Mar 1843 (as described in 1845.02238) to said John Just of 29 pol 15 yd grnd; (3) said first mentioned David Just as an individual of £3-16-0 of feu duty 13 Sep 1853 (as described in 1853.02812) to first mentioned David Just of 54 pol 20.5 yd & ho t/on.29 Apr 1890203 (1), 191 (2) , 216 (3); also 174, 175, 377
1890.06308Trust disposition & settlement of David Just to spouse & childrenTrust disp & settl by David Just mason Newport to his wife [Jessie] in liferent & sons George, John, William, David, Thomas & daughters Margaret, Jean, Ann & Elizabeth of (1) pce grnd 48 yd x 43'; (2) E half of small park of land, : High Road, pt of croft of Broadhaugh with privilege of shipping & unloading goods by a road to & from the sea & quarrying stones in the common quarry; (3) pce grnd, : N by River Tay, pt of Broadhaugh, pt of the subjects in Ch of Resig to William Just (25 Sep 1821) ... on behalf of David Just residing Justfield, Upper Friarton, Forgan son of David Just mason Newport16 Apr 1890174 (1), 175 (2), 377 (3)
1828.04313Thomas Just to David Just (1809)David Just, mason, Justfield, seised pce of ground & ho t/on pt of Croft of Broadhaugh on feu disp by Thomas Just, Justfield, 28 Mar 18099 Jul 1828174, 162sasine extract

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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