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Location : 8  Shepherds Road

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= Property still standing

Notes:      downstairs.

Other properties at the same location : 2 Woodmuir Terrace     

 

Introduction

Link with the Tay Bridge: Frank Beattie stayed here.

 

Location and Old Maps

Latitude, longitude:      56.43505,-2.947528

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):   6 Shepherds Road   10 Shepherds Road   1 West Road   4 West Road   5 West Road   1 Woodmuir Terrace   2 Woodmuir Terrace   5 Woodmuir Terrace   7 Woodmuir Terrace   9 Woodmuir Terrace   11 Woodmuir Terrace   13 Woodmuir Terrace   15 Woodmuir Terrace  

 

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

Shepherds Brae
5 Shepherds Road

 

 

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

Rosebank
Rosebank House

 

 

Directory entries (before 1975)      There are 107 entries

SourceEntry 
1969 dirPorter, Miss E., artist, 8 Shepherd's Road
1968 dirPorter, Miss E., artist, 8 Shepherd's Road
1967 dirPorter, Miss E., artist, 8 Shepherd's road
1966 dirPorter, Miss E., artist, 8 Shepherd's road
1965 dirPorter, Miss E., artist, 8 Shepherd's road
1964 dirPorter, Miss E., artist, Rosebank, Shepherd's road
1963 dirPorter, Miss E., artist, Rosebank, Shepherd's road
1957-58 dirMackay, Miss J. M., Rosebank, Shepherd's road
1956-57 dirMackay, Miss J. M., Rosebank, Shepherd's road
1955-56 dirMackay, Miss J. M., Rosebank, Shepherd's road, West Newport
1954-55 dirMackay, Miss J. M., Rosebank, Shepherd's road, West Newport
1953-54 dirMackay, Miss J. M., Rosebank, Shepherd's road, West Newport
1952-53 dirMackay, Miss J. M., Rosebank, Shepherd's road, West Newport
1951-52 dirMackay, Miss J. M., Rosebank, Shepherd's road, West Newport
1950-51 dirMackay, Miss J. M., Rosebank, Shepherd's road, West Newport
1949-50 dirMackay, Miss J. M., Rosebank, Shepherd's road, West Newport
1948-49 dirMackay, Miss J. M., Rosebank, Shepherd's road, West Newport
1947-48 dirMackay, Miss J. M., Rosebank, Shepherd's road, West Newport
1946-47 dirMackay, Miss J. M., Rosebank, Shepherd's road, West Newport
1942-43 dirMackay, Miss J. M., Rosebank; Shepherd's road, West Newport
1941-42 dirMackay, Miss J., Rosebank, Shepherd's road, West Newport
1940-41 dirMackay, Miss J. Rosebank, Shepherd's road, West Newport
1939-40 dirMackay, Miss J., Rosebank, Shepherd's road, West Newport
1938-39 dirMackay, Miss J., Rosebank, Shepherd's road, West Newport
1937-38 dirMackay, Miss J., Rosebank, Shepherd's road, West Newport
1936-37 dirMackay, Miss J., Rosebank, Shepherd's road, West Newport
1935-36 dirMackay, Miss J., Rosebank, Shepherd's road, West Newport
1934-35 dirMackay, Miss J., Rosebank, Shepherd's road, West Newport
1933-34 dirMackay, Miss J., Rosebank, Shepherd's road, West Newport
1932-33 dirMackay, Miss J., Rosebank, Shepherd's road, West Newport
1931-32 dirMackay, Miss J., Rosebank, Shepherd's road, West Newport
1930-31 dirMackay, Miss J, Rosebank, Shepherd's road, West Newport
1929-30 dirMackay, Miss J., Rosebank, Shepherd's road, West Newport
1928-29 dirMackay, Miss J., Rosebank, Shepherd's road, West Newport
1928 Kelly dirMackay Miss, Rosebank, W
1927-28 dirMackay, Miss J., Rosebank, Shepherd's road, West Newport
1926-27 dirMackay, Miss J., Rosebank, Shepherd's road, West Newport
1923-24 dirHynd, Misses, Rosebank, Shepherd's road, West Newport
1923-24 dirHynd, Miss Janet M., art needlework and fancy goods, High street (Telep. No. N. 13) ; h. Rosebank, Shepherd's road, West Newport location 2
1922-23 dirHynd, Miss Janet M., art needlework and fancy goods, High street; h. Rosebank, Shepherd's road. West Newportlocation 2
1921 Slater dirHynd Misses, Rosebank, W
1920-21 dirHynd, Misses, Shepherd's road, West Newport
1918-19 dirHynd, Misses, Shepherd's road, West Newport
1915-16 dirGibson, Miss, Rosebank house, Shepherd's road, West Newport
1915 Slater dirGibson Miss, Rosebank, Shepherd road, W
1914-15 dirBarrie, Robert R., Rosebank house, West Newport
1913-14 dirBarrie, Robt. R. (ladies' outfitter, Dundee), Rosebank house, W. Newport
1912-13 MacDonald dirMoir, Miss A., Rosebank, Wester Newport
1912-13 dirBarrie, Robt. R. (ladies' outfitter, Dundee), Rosebank house, W. Newport
1911-12 MacDonald dirMoir, Miss A., Rosebank, Wester Newport
1911-12 dirBarrie, Robt. R. (ladies' outfitter, Dundee), Rosebank house, W. Newport
1911 Slater dirBarrie Robert, Rosebank, Shepherd rd. W
1910-11 MacDonald dirMoir, Miss A., Rosebank, Wester Newport
1909-10 dirMoir, D. M. (National Telephone Co., Ltd., Dundee), Rosebank house, West Newport
1909-10 dirMoir, Philip (cement merchant, Dundee), Rosebank house, W. Newport
1908-09 dirMoir, Philip (cement merchant, Dundee), Rosebank house, W. Newport
1908-09 dirMoir, D. M, (National Telephone Co., Ltd., Dundee), Rosebank house, West Newport
1908 Tayside AnnualMoir, Philip, builder's merchant, Rosebank, W.
1908 Tayside AnnualMuir, Daniel M., commercial traveller, Rosebank, W.
1907-08 dirMoir, Philip (cement merchant, Dundee), Rosebank house, W. Newport
1907-08 dirMoir, D, M. (National Telephone Co., Ltd., Dundee), Rosebank house, West Newport
1907 Tayside AnnualMoir, Philip, builder's merchant, Rosebank, W.
1907 Slater dirMoir Philip. Rosebank, W
1906-07 dirMoir, Philip (cement merchant, Dundee), Rosebank house, W. Newport
1906-07 dirMoir, D. M. (National Telephone Co., Ltd., Dundee), Rosebank house, West Newport
1903-04 dirFarquharson, Mrs D. G., Rosebank house, West Newport
1903 Slater dirFarquharson Mrs. Rosebank house, W Newport
1902-03 dirFarquharson, Mrs D. G., Rosebank house, West Newport
1901-02 dirKay, James (cashier, Dundee), Rosebank house. West Newport
1901-02 dirFarquharson, Mrs D. G., Rosebank house, West Newport
1900-01 dirFarquharson, Mrs D. G., Rosebank house. West Newport
1899-00 dirFarquharson, Mrs D. G., Rosebank house, West Newport
1899 Slater dirFarquharson Mrs. Rosebank house, W
1898-99 dirFarquharson, Mrs D. G., Rosebank house, West Newport
1897-98 dirFarquharson, Mrs D. G., Rosebank house, West Newport
1896-97 dirFarquharson, Mrs D. G., Rosebank house, West Newport
1896 Slater dirFarquharson Mrs. Rosebank house, W
1895-96 dirFarquharson, Mrs D. G., Rosebank house, West Newport
1894-95 dirFarquharson, Mrs D. G., Rosebank house. West Newport
1893-94 dirFarquharson, D. G. (property agent, Dundee), Rosebank house, W. Newport
1893 Slater dirFarquharson Mr. David G., Embank House [?Rosebank][?]
1892-93 dirFarquharson, D. G. (property agent, Dundee), Rosebank house, W. Newport
1891-92 dirFarquharson, D.G. (property agent, Dundee), Rosebank house, W. Newport
1890-91 dirFarquharson, D.G. (property agent, Dundee), Rosebank house, W. Newport
1889-90 dirFarquharson, D. G. (property agent, Dundee),Rosebank house, W, Newport
1889 Slater dirBelford Mr James G., Rosebank House, West Newport, Fife
1888-89 dirBelford, James G. (clerk, Dundee), Rosebank house, West Newport
1887-88 dirBelford, James G. (clerk, Dundee), Rosebank house. West Newport
1886-87 dirBelford, James G. (clerk, Dundee), Rosebank house. West Newport
1886 Slater dirBelford James G, Rosebank House, W N
1885-86 dirBelford, James G. (clerk, Dundee), Rosebank house. West Newport
1884-85 dirBelford, James G. (clerk, Dundee), Rosebank house. West Newport
1882-83 dirBelford, James, accountant, Rosebank house
1882 Slater dirBelford Mr. James C., Rosebank House, W N
1880-81 dirShepherd, James, Rosebank house. West Newport
1878-79 dirShepherd, James, Rosebank, West Newport
1878 Slater dirBeattie Mr. Frank, Rosebank, W N
1877 Worrall dirShepherd Mr. James, Rosebank House, W.
1876-77 dirBeattie, Frank, engineer, Tay bridge ; h. Rosebank house, W. Newportlocation 2
1874-75 dirBeattie, Frank, mechanical engineer, Tay Bridge Works ; h. Rosebank House, West Newportlocation 2
1871-72 dirShepherd, James, late seaman, Rosebank House, West Newport
1869-70 dirShepherd, James, Rosebank House, West Newport
1867-68 dirLamb, James, Rosebank House[?]
1867-68 dirShepherd, James, West Newport
1866 Fife dirShepherd, James, summer lodgings prop., W Newport
1862 Fife dirShepherd, James, summer lodgings prop., W Newport
1853-54 dirShepherd, James, master of sailing-boats, Tay Ferries ; h. Woodmuir Feus.location 2

 

 

Entries in the Registers of Voters

SourceEnrol DateNameOccup.AddressQualificationPropertyatNotes
1900 Female Voters Farquharson, Mrs Agnes Craig or Rosebank, West Newport Proprietor of House Rosebank
1879-1880 Voters Shepherd, James late boatman Wester Newport
1878-1879 Voters Shepherd, James late boatman Wester Newport
1874 Voters Shepherd, James boatman
1873 Voters Shepherd, James boatman
1864-1865 Voters 3 September 1857 Shepherd James boatman proprietor dwelling-house, garden, and pertinents in Woodmuir Park
1862-1863 Voters 3 September 1857 Shepherd James boatman, Newport proprietor dwelling-house, garden, and pertinents in Woodmuir Park
1859 Election for Fife MP Sheppard, James Mr Wemyss (Liberal)
1857 Registration Shepherd, James boatman Newport
1846-1862 Voters 3 September 1857 Shepherd James boatman, Newport proprietor dwelling-house, garden, and pertinents in Woodmuir Park
1844-1861 Voters 3 September 1857 Shepherd James boatman, Newport proprietor dwelling-house, garden, and pertinents in Woodmuir Park

 

Census records

YearAddress Head NotesRooms
1921 Rosebank House Hynd Agnes S 4
1911 Rosebank House Barrie Robert R 4
1901 Woodmuir Park Farquharson Agnes 5View household
1891 Shepherds Brae Craig Betsy 5View household
1871 Woodmuir ParkRosebank House Shepherd James 2View household
1871 Woodmuir ParkRosebank House Brown Elizabeth 1View household
1861 [23 east from Castle] Enumerated in Dundee [actually in Auchterderran] View household

 

 

Valuation Roll entries      There are 52 entries

YearNo.PropertyProprietorTenantOccupierValue
1974-75238800House Agnes F P Forsyth proprietor 80View details
1973-74238800House Agnes F P Forsyth proprietor 80View details
1972-73238800House George D Duncan proprietor 80View details
1971-72238800House Edith M Porter proprietor 80View details
1969-702388House Edith M Porter proprietor 56View details
1968-692388House Edith M Porter proprietor 56View details
1967-68980House Edith M Porter proprietor 56View details
1966-67980House Edith M Porter proprietor 56View details
1964-65980House Edith M Porter proprietor 54View details
1961-623027House Archibald Stewart proprietor 54View details
1958-591208House & Garden Jeanie M Mackay proprietor 30View details
1957-581186House & Garden Jeanie M Mackay proprietor 30View details
1952-531153House & Garden Jeanie M Mackay proprietor 30View details
1947-481117House & Garden Jeanie M Mackay proprietor 30View details
1942-431099House & Garden Jeanie M Mackay proprietor 30View details
1940-411098House & Garden Jeanie M Mackay proprietor 30View details
1937-381119House & Garden Jeannie M Mackay proprietor 30View details
1935-361081House & Garden Jeannie M Mackay proprietor 30View details
1932-331033House & Garden Jeannie M Mackay proprietor 30View details
1930-311030House & Garden David G Farquharson & Mrs Betsy Kay per John Rattray & Sons, Barrack St, Dundee Jeannie M Mackay 35View details
1927-281020House & Garden David G Farquharson & Mrs Betsy Kay per John Rattray & Sons, 50 Barrack St, Dundee Jeannie M Mackay 35View details
1925-261000House & Garden David G Farquharson & Mrs Betsy Kay per John Rattray & Sons, 50 Barrack St, Dundee Janet M Hynd same 31-8-0View details
1922-23974House & Garden Trs of late D G Farquharson per John Rattray & Sons, 50 Barrack St, Dundee Janet M Hynd same 31-8-0View details
1920-21953House & Garden Trs of late D G Farquharson per John Rattray & Sons, 50 Barrack St, Dundee Janet M Hynd same 22View details
1917-18952House & Garden Trs of late D G Farquharson per John Rattray & Sons, 50 Barrack St, Dundee Janet M Hynd same 22View details
1915-16945House & Garden Trs of late D G Farquharson per John Rattray & Sons, 50 Barrack St, Dundee Miss Isabella Gibson same 22View details
1912-13894House & Garden Trs of late D G Farquharson per John Rattray & Sons, 50 Barrack St, Dundee Robert Russell Barrie, draper same 22View details
1907-08871House & Garden Trs of late D G Farquharson per John Rattray & Sons, 50 Barrack St, Dundee Miss Alice Moir same 26View details
1905-06851House and Garden Trs of late D G Farquharson per John Rattray, 50 Barrack ST, Dundee Miss Alice Moir same 26View details
1903-04840House and Garden Mrs Agnes Craig or Farquharson proprietor 19-19-0View details
1901-02650House and Garden Mrs Agnes Craig or Farquharson proprietor 19-19-0View details
1900-01638House and Garden Mrs Agnes Craig or Farquharson proprietor 19-19-0View details
1899-00608House and Garden Mrs Agnes Craig or Farquharson proprietor 19-19-0View details [all feu duties printed one line out of order]
1897-98559House and Garden Mrs Agnes Craig or Farquharson proprietor 19-19-0View details
1896-97536House and Garden Mrs Agnes Craig or Farquharson proprietor 19-19-0View details
1895-96499House and Garden Mrs Agnes Craig or Farquharson proprietor 19-19-0View details
1894-95457House and Garden Mrs Agnes Craig or Farquharson proprietor 19-19-0View details
1893-94435House and Garden David G Farquharson, house agent, 3 Barrack St, Dundee proprietor 19View details
1892-93424House and Garden David G Farquharson, house agent, 3 Barrack St, Dundee proprietor 19-19-0View details
1891-92411House and Garden David G Farquharson, house agent, 3 Barrack St, Dundee proprietor 19-19-0View details
1890-91383House and Garden David G Farquharson, house agent, 3 Barrack St, Dundee proprietor 19-19-0View details
1889-90362House and Garden David G Farquharson, house agent, 3 Barrack St, Dundee proprietor 19-19-0View details
1885-86333House and Garden Miss Elizabeth Shepherd,teacher, Burn Place, Bonnyrigg, Edinburgh J S Belford, cashier same 17View details
1881-82230House and Garden Miss Elizabeth Shepherd, Cockpen, Bonnyrigg, Edinburgh same J S Belford merchant 17View details
1878-79229House and Garden James Shepherd, late boatman Said James Shepherd 22View details
1875-76205House and Garden James Shepherd, late boatman same Frank Beattie, engineer 22View details
1871-72189House and Garden James Shepherd, boatman James Shepherd 18View details
1867-68171House and Garden James Shepherd, boatman Said James Shepherd 16View details
1865-66166House and Garden James Shepherd, boatman Said James Shepherd 16View details
1864-65157House and Garden James Shepherd, boatman Said James Shepherd 17View details
1860-61145House and Garden James Shepherd, boatman, Ferryport on Craig James Shepherd 13View details
1855-56204House and Garden James Shepherd, boatman, Newport said James Shepherd 12View details

 

 

Early Sasines:

Sasine Plots:

Plot: 212  view details Woodmuir lot 14 44.5 pol (Shepherd) 8 Shepherds Rd, 2 Woodmuir Tce

 

Sasine Abridgements:

RefIn BriefAbridgementRecordedPlots
1888.03861Trs James Shepherd to David Guthrie FarquharsonDisp by Trs dec James Shepherd, sometime boatman, residing Newport, then feuar, Rosebank, West Newport to David Guthrie Farquharson, house agent Dundee of 44.5 poles grnd & dw ho etc t/on, lot 14 of Woodmuir Park3 Sep 1888212
1888.03783James Shepherd to TrsNot Instr Trs dec James Shepherd, Rosebank House, West Newport, sometime boatman, of 44.5 poles grnd & dw ho etc t/on, lot 14 of Woodmuir Park [see also 1888.03554]7 Aug 1888212
1888.03554James Shepherd to TrsNot Instr Trs dec James Shepherd, Rosebank House, West Newport, sometime boatman, of 44.5 poles grnd & dw ho etc t/on, lot 14 of Woodmuir Park [see also 1888.03783]7 Jun 1888212
1878.02877Removal of height restriction on buildings on Woodmuir House garden [Duncraig]Ren by James Shepherd, boatman residing Newport, proprietor of pce grnd immediately S of Woodmuir House Garden in favour of Hugh Scott, manufacturer Dundee, proprietor of said garden - of a right of servitude over said Woodmuir House Garden which servitude is to the effect that any buildings which shall be erected on said garden shall not exceed a storey and a half in height, & including the roof & chimney stalks thereof shall not exceed a height of 25' from the ground - & declaring said Woodmuir House Garden to be disburdened of said servitude11 Apr 1878212, 415
1869.00137(1) St Fort to William Robertson (lots 6, 7, 21, 22); (2) consent to enclosure of street given by feuars of other lotsFeu ch & novod by Henry Stewart, St Fort consent George Just builder, disp in feu farm to William Robertson of 2 lots grnd 21 & 22 on feuing plan of Woodmoor Park total 80 pol (including half of streets); and 2 lots total 90.5 pol lots 6 & 7 on plan : S by lots 21 & 22. (2) Also consent of George Just, John Anderson Stewart, William Scrymgeour, Robert Nicoll, Commiss. of George Jos. Scott & John Scott, Arthur Begg, Barbara Doll / Just relict of John Just, Keturah Patrick, Helen Whittet, James Shepherd, all feuars / proprietors of grnd in Woodmoor Park, that the portion of street originally intended to bound lots 6 & 7 on the S shall be enclosed & occupied by said William Robertson as his own property.6 Mar 1869337, 368, 196, 277, 125, 332, 369, 110, 310, 219, 119, 325, 212
1855.03323Geddes loan repaidMargaret Geddes grants discharge of bond & disp (Mar 1852) £250 by James Shepherd boatman & declares 44.5 poles grnd & ho etc pt of Woodmoor Park disburdened (see 939)15 May 1855212
1852.00939loan by Margaret GeddesMargaret Geddes gets bond & disp £250 by James Shepherd over 44.5 poles grnd & dw ho etc t/on, pt of Woodmuir Park16 Mar 1852212
1852.00889St Fort to James ShepherdJames Shepherd boatman residing Newport seised 44.5 poles grnd & dw ho etc t/on, pt of Woodmuir Park, on feu ch by Henry Stewart, St Fort, consent George Just26 Feb 1852212sasine 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;

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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