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Location : 37  Robert Street

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= Property still standing

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Location and Old Maps

Latitude, longitude:      56.442051,-2.937998

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):   19 King Street   21 King Street   22 King Street   23 King Street   24 King Street   25 King Street   26 King Street   27 King Street   28 King Street   29 King Street   30 King Street   (Garage, formerly 31, King Street)   32 King Street   34 King Street   36 King Street   38 King Street   40 King Street   42 King Street   44 King Street   (Bowling Green, King Street)   (former coal shed, King Street)   19 Queen Street   23 Queen Street   25 Queen Street   27 Queen Street   29 Queen Street   31 Queen Street   (Hawthorn Cottage, 33, Queen Street)   part of 31, Queen Street   unidentified [? part of 41], Queen Street   (Shed / Stable, Queen Street)   27 Robert Street   29 Robert Street   31 Robert Street   33 Robert Street   35 Robert Street   36 Robert Street   39 Robert Street   (former workshop, 40, Robert Street)   41 Robert Street   (former slater's yard, 42, Robert Street)   43 Robert Street   45 Robert Street   part of 45, Robert Street  

 

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)

Meldrum Square
4 Meldrum Square 1861

 

 

Directory entries (before 1975)      There are 17 entries

SourceEntry 
1952-53 dirButters, Mrs Archibald, Meldrum square, Robert street
1951-52 dirButters, Mrs Archibald, Meldrum square, Robert street
1950-51 dirButters, Mrs Archibald, Meldrum square, Robert street
1949-50 dirButters, Mrs Archibald, Meldrum square, Robert street
1948-49 dirButters, Mrs Archibald, Meldrum square, Robert street
1947-48 dirButters, Mrs Archibald, Meldrum square, Robert street
1946-47 dirButters, Mrs Archibald, Meldrum square, Robert street
1942-43 dirButters, Mrs Archibald, Meldrum square, Robert street
1941-42 dirButters, Mrs Archibald, Meldrum square, Robert street
1914-15 dirAnderson, Mrs, Meldrum square, East Newport
1913-14 dirAnderson, Mrs, Meldrum square, East Newport
1908 Tayside AnnualWanless, Mrs Mary, Meldrurn's Square.
1907 Tayside AnnualWanless, Mrs Mary, Meldrum's Square.
1876-77 dirWalker, William, joiner, Meldrum square, East Newport [* ms. alteration - entry deleted][?]
1874-75 dirWalker, William (of Latto & Walker, joiners), Meldrum sq., E. Newport
1871-72 dirWalker, William, joiner, Meldrum Square, East Newport
1869-70 dirWalker, William, joiner, Meldrum Square, East Newport

 

 

Entries in the Registers of Voters

SourceEnrol DateNameOccup.AddressQualificationPropertyatNotes
1900 Female Voters Wanless, Mrs Meldrum Square, Newport Tenant of House Meldrum Square

 

Census records

YearAddress Head NotesRooms
1921 Meldrum Square Watson William 1
1921 Meldrum Square Scott Christina 1
1911 Robert Street, Meldrum Square Aiken Jeannie 1
1911 Robert Street, Meldrum Square Scott Christina 1
1901 Meldrum Square Wanliss Mary 2View household
1891 Meldrum Square Torrie William 2View household
1881 Meldrum Square Torry William 2View household
1871 Meldrum Square Walker William 2View household
1861 4 Meldrum Square Robertson David 2View household
1851 Paterson Christian View household

 

 

Valuation Roll entries      There are 42 entries

YearNo.PropertyProprietorTenantOccupierValue
1973-74149300House Mrs Margaret S Wilson, 173 South St, St Andrews proprietor for occupier 41View details
1971-72148900House Mrs Margaret S Wilson, 173 South St, St Andrews proprietor 41View details
1969-701493House Mrs Margaret S Wilson, 173 South St, St Andrews proprietor 28View details
1967-68405House Mrs Margaret S Wilson, 173 South St, St Andrews proprietor 28View details
1966-67405House Mrs Maggie J N Anderson proprietor 29View details
1964-65405House Mrs Maggie J Anderson proprietor 20View details could be 1961.1314 or 1316
1961-621316House Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per Drummond Johnstone & Grosset, WS, Cupar Louisa Brown 20View details
1958-59611House & Garden Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per Johnstone & Grosset, WS, Cupar Louisa Brown 14View details
1957-58612House & Garden Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per Johnstone & Grosset, WS, Cupar Louisa Brown 14View details
1952-53583House & Garden Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per Katherine M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport Mrs Lily M Butters 14View details
1947-48558House & Garden Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per Katherine M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport Mrs Janet Brunton 14View details
1947-48560House & Garden Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per Katherine M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport Mrs Lily M Butters 14View details
1942-43557House & Garden Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per Katherine M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport Mrs Lily M Butters 14View details
1940-41555House & Garden Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per A T M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport Mrs Lily M Butters 14View details
1937-38559House & Garden Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie Jane Rae 14View details
1935-36544House & Garden Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per A T M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport Christina Scott 12-10-0View details
1932-33516House & Garden Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie Miss C Scott 7-18-0View details
1930-31510House & Garden Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie Miss C Scott 7-18-0View details
1927-28502House & Garden Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie Miss C Scott 7-18-0View details
1925-26487House & Garden Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie Miss C Scott same 7-18-0View details
1922-23458House & Garden Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie Mrs Anderson same 7-18-0View details
1920-21447House & Garden Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie Mrs Anderson same 5-10-0View details
1917-18446House & Garden Trs of Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie Miss A J Anderson same 5-10-0View details
1915-16441House & Garden Trs of Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie Robert Anderson, Kilgask, Newport Christina Scott, caretaker, IO 5-10-0View details
1912-13448House & Garden Trs of Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie Robert Anderson, Kilgask, Newport Christina Scott, caretaker, IO 5-10-0View details
1907-08430House & Garden James Mather, Tayport Mrs Mary Wanless same 5-10-0View details
1905-06417House & Garden James Mather, Tayport Mrs Mary Wanless same 5-10-0View details
1903-04413House and Garden James Mather, Tayport Mrs Mary Wanless same 5View details
1901-021003House and Garden James Thrift Meldrum, Burnside, Toronto per Drummond, Johnstone & Grosset, writers, Cupar Mrs Mary Wanless same 5View details
1900-01986House and Garden James Thrift Meldrum, Burnside, Toronto per Drummond, Johnstone & Grosset, writers, Cupar Mrs Wanless same 5View details
1899-00952House and Garden James Thrift Meldrum, Burnside, Toronto per Drummond, Johnstone & Grosset, writers, Cupar Mrs Manners same 5View details
1897-98905House and Garden James Thrift Meldrum, Burnside, Toronto per Drummond, Johnstone & Grosset, writers, Cupar James Cumming, boatman same 5View details
1896-97877House and Garden James Thrift Meldrum, Bowside, Toronto per Drummond, Johnstone & Grosset, writers, Cupar James Cumming, boatman same 5View details
1895-96843House and Garden Thomas Bell, farmer, Todhall judicial factor on estate of late Miss Hay Meldrum, Dron per Drummond, Johnstone & Grosset, writers, Cupar Mrs Christian Torrie same 5View details
1894-95799House and Garden Thomas Bell, farmer, Todhall judicial factor on estate of late Miss Hay Meldrum, Dron per Drummond, Johnstone & Grosset, writers, Cupar Mrs Christian Torrie same 5View details
1893-94776House and Garden Miss Hay Meldrum, Dron per Drummond, Nicholson & Johnstone, writers, Cupar Mrs Christian Torrie same 5View details
1892-93760House and Garden Miss Hay Meldrum, Dron per Drummond, Nicholson & Johnstone, writers, Cupar William Torrie, labourer same 5View details
1891-92744House and Garden Miss Hay Meldrum, Dron per Drummond, Nicholson & Johnstone, writers, Cupar William Torrie, labourer same 5View details
1890-91697House and Garden Miss Hay Meldrum, Dron per Drummond, Nicholson & Johnstone, writers, Cupar William Torrie, labourer same 5View details
1889-90673House and Garden Miss Hay Meldrum, Dron per Drummond, Nicholson & Johnstone, writers, Cupar William Torrie, labourer same 5View details
1885-86634House and Garden Miss Hay Meldrum, Dron William Torrie, labourer same 5View details
1881-82525House and Garden Miss Meldrum, Dron same William Torry labourer 5View details

 

 

Early Sasines:

Sasine Plots:

Plot: 261  view details Maryton lots 27 & 28 (different numbering) 1 rood 23 falls 15 ells (Meldrum) Meldrum Square: 30-44 King St, 35-45 Robert St, 23-31 Queen St

 

Sasine Abridgements:

RefIn BriefAbridgementRecordedPlots
1879.04486Scotscraig to Trs Alexander Meldrum (1833), to Catherine Ogilvie / Meldrum to Hay MeldrumNot instr Hay Meldrum, South Dron, Dairsie, of pieces of ground extending to 1 rood 23 falls 15 ells (lots 27 & 28) of Marytown … on feu 18 Nov 1833 by Tr sequest est Robert Dalgleish, Scotscraig to Trs deceased Alexander Meldrum, tenant in Dron, … to Hay Meldrum as heir of her mother Catherine Oglivy / Meldrum, Dron, widow, the surviving trustee of Alexander Meldrum27 May 1879250, 261
1874.0380827 feus to Balmerino ChurchDisp by Berry, Tayfield to Trs Rev James Campbell, Minister of Balmerino and his successors of the following lands, pts of Tayfield (1) 17.75 pol Marytown; (2) 3 pieces lots 29, 30, 31 Marytown; (3) 2 roods Scots lot 26 Marytown; (4) 1 rood 23 falls 15 ells lots 27 & 28 Marytown; (5) 1 acre 34 falls grnd lot 20 S of Marytown; (6) 34 pol 20.5 yd of Gowrie Hill; (7) 32 pol 5 yd of Gowriehill; (8) 4 pol Gowrie Lane; (9) 72.25 pol lot 27 S of Marytown; (10) 37 pol Gardyne St lot 8; (11) 31 pol 20 yd Gardyne St lot 8; (12) 27.5 pol Gardyne St lot 7; (13) 34 pol 25 yd Gardyne St lot 7; (14) 45 pol 9 yd field of Seacraig; (15) 37 pol field of Seacraig; (16) 45 pol 25 yd field of Seacraig; (17) 36 pol 22 yd field of Seacraig; (18) 35 pol lot 5 E of Newport; (19) 54 pol lot 6 E of Newport; (20) 53 pol 18 yd lot 7 E of Newport; (21) 17 pol 14 yd lot 4b E of Newport; (22) 64 pol lot 21 E of Newport; (23) 52 pol 6 yd lot 8 E of Newport; (24) 53.5 pol lot 9 E of Newport; (25) 18 pol 22 yd lot 4a E of Newport; (26) 73 pol lot 28 S of Marytown; (27) 64 pol of Gowriehill; ... under burden of feu rights9 Nov 1874239, 167, 168, 169, 205, 261, 156, 3, 4, 333, 324, 331, 323, 330, 271, 274, 273, 272, 222, 223, 144, 145, 336, 322, 62, 228, 71, 342

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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