1881 Census
Commentary on the 1881 census of Forgan registration district
The Enumerator's Walks. The routes can be followed using the 'view all 1881 address records' option on the 1881 page. Present-day locations in italics.
Enumeration District 1 - Woodhaven, etc. : The walk starts at the foot of Castle Brae and heads out westwards.
Enumeration District 3 - West Newport: Starting at Ronald's Land (Granary, now demolished at top of High Street) down the High Street, then houses around the pier area, then Tayfield, Westwood (St. Serf's), Kinbrae House (demolished), Balmore and Tayfield South Lodge (opposite Newport School). Then it jumps to the foot of Kilnburn, working up Kilnburn and then to the houses on the north side of Cupar Road and Scott Street. Jumps again to Fig tree Cottage (site of garden by the bus stop opposite Duncraig), West Road. Then up Shepherds Road to houses in Woodmuir Crescent. Jumps down to The Terrace (12 - 42 West Road) and then along West Road both sides to Woodend (19 - 37 West Road), then along the south side of the road westwards to the Castle. Jumps to Mackie Place (54 - 58 West Road) and works along the north side of the road to Wellgate House. Then up to Wellgate Street and Wellpark Terrace, then to Alma Terrace and east along Kirk Road.
Enumeration District 4 - East Newport : Starts at Tayfield Smithy and Laurel Terrace (corner of Cupar Road and Victoria Street), goes along Cupar Road then up to Youngsdale, Struan, Myrtle, Hillside, then down St Phillans Place (Cupar Road east side). Up William Street and Gowrie Street then back down to Maryfield Terrace, James Square (Gowrie Street). To Robert Street then Meldrum Square (top of Robert Street), Poplar Place (Robert Street) and Woodside Cottage (James Street). Jumps to Tay Street (at top of High Street) and goes east along Tay Street to James Street. Back along Union Street, then east along north side of King street to Osborne Place (corner of King Street and James Street) then west along the south side of King Street to James Square (Gowrie Street junction). Jumps to Queen Street, goes west along the north side of it then back along the south side. Up to Woodbine Terrace and through the woods to Craighead Farm. Then along Tay Terrace, back along Woodriffe Terrace (Kerr Street) down to Tay street from the James Street junction east along both sides to the end. Jump to Prospect Terrace, down Bank Street, then along Tayview Terrace, finishing with a jump to Northfield Farm.
Enumeration District 5 - T.S. 'Mars' : I have split this into 3 schedules: Captain Scott's family, the staff, and the boys.
Conventions used in this transcription
Any material not part of the original, is enclosed in [square brackets].
Houses: Each house was terminated with a double stroke (//) and therefore started with the terminating double stroke of the previous house. Within each house, each household was separated from other occupiers by a single stroke(/). In this transcription, the strokes are shown in the Household View after the address information, where both starting and ending strokes are given for each household. In the address records listings, only the ending strokes are shown. An explanation of the combinations of / and // is given on the abbreviations page.
Married women: Several women gave their surnames as 'x or y'. They have been listed here with both names, neither in brackets.
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