Location : 3 St Fort Road
= Property rebuilt or considerably developed
Notes: property considerably enlarged
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.431731,-2.958649
View location on the 1855 6-inch map, the 1895 25-inch map, the 1914 25-inch map, the 1966 25-inch map, or a 1944-50 aerial photograph at the National Library of Scotland website.
Nearby properties (demolished in red): 18 St Fort Road 20 St Fort Road 22 St Fort Road 24 St Fort Road (Fisherman's Bothy, St Fort Road)
1854 Ordnance Survey Name Book Entry (originals at ScotlandsPlaces) (more information on the O.S. Name Books page)
| List of names to be corrected if necessary | Orthography, as recommended to be used in the new plans | Other modes of spelling the name | Authorities for these other modes of spelling when known | Situation | Descriptive remarks or other general observations which may be considered of interest | Source |
| Fishers Cottage | Fishers Cottage | Fishers Cottage; Fishers Cottage | John Berry Esq. Tayfield; Mr. Smith, Factor, Chapelhouse | Nearly 1/4 of a mile S.W. of the village of Newport. | A small house one story high and in good repair with a garden attached. Tenanted by Mrs. Petrie. The property of Henry Stewart Esq. St. Fort. | OS1/13/33/40 |
Information and Photographs on Other Sites (open in a new window)
| Fisher's Cottage (on the left) source: Twitter @postcard13 |
Old Addresses (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the address)
| Newburgh Road Woodhaven | 1961 |
House Names (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the name)
| Fisher's Cottage | ||
| Queen's Cliff | 1862 |
Directory entries (before 1972) There are 79 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942-43 dir | Smith, Robert, tailor, Fisher cottage, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1941-42 dir | Smith, Robert, tailor, Fisher cottage, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1940-41 dir | Smith, Robert, tailor, Fisher cottage, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1939-40 dir | Smith, Robert, tailor, Fisher cottage, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1938-39 dir | Smith, Robert, tailor, Fisher cottage, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1937-38 dir | Smith, Robert, tailor, Fisher cottage, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1936-37 dir | Smith, Robert, tailor, Fisher cottage Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1935-36 dir | Smith, Robert, tailor, Fisher cottage, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1934-35 dir | Smith, Mrs R., Fisher cottage, Woodhaven, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1934-35 dir | Smith, Robert, tailor, Fisher cottage, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1933-34 dir | Smith, Robert, tailor, Fisher cottage, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1933-34 dir | Smith, Mrs R., Fisher cottage, Woodhaven, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1932-33 dir | Smith, Mrs R., Fisher cottage, Woodhaven, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1932-33 dir | Smith, Robert, tailor, Fisher cottage, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1931-32 dir | Smith, Robert, tailor, Fisher cottage, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1931-32 dir | Smith, Mrs R., Fisher cottage, Woodhaven, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1930-31 dir | Smith, Robert, tailor, Fisher cottage, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1930-31 dir | Smith, Mrs Fisher cottage, Woodhaven, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1929-30 dir | Smith, Robert, tailor, Fisher cottage, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1928-29 dir | Morgan, John, carpenter, 'Mars'; h. Fisher's cottage, Woodhaven | location 2 | |
| 1927-28 dir | Morgan, John, carpenter, 'Mars' ; h. Fisher's cottage, Woodhaven | location 2 | |
| 1926-27 dir | Morgan, John, carpenter, 'Mars'; h. Fisher's cottage, Woodhaven, Wormit | location 2 | |
| 1925-26 dir | Morgan, John, carpenter, 'Mars'; h. Fisher's cot., Woodhaven, Wormit | location 2 | |
| 1923-24 dir | Morgan, John, Fisher's cottage, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1922-23 dir | Shaw, John, cook, Fisher's cottage, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1920-21 dir | Shaw, John, cook, Fisher's cottage, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1918-19 dir | Shaw, John, cook, Fisher's cottage, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1915-16 dir | Fenton, William, painter and paperhanger, Pierhead ; h. Fisher's cottage, Woodhaven, Wormit | location 2 | |
| 1915-16 dir | Fenton, Mrs William, Fisher's cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1914-15 dir | Fenton, William, painter and paperhanger, Pierhead ; h. Fisher's cottage, Woodhaven | location 2 | |
| 1914-15 dir | Fenton, Mrs William, Fisher's cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1913-14 dir | Fenton, William, painter and paperhanger, Pierhead ; h. Fisher's cottage, Woodhaven | location 2 | |
| 1913-14 dir | Fenton, Mrs William, Fisher's cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1912-13 dir | Fenton, William, painter and paperhanger, Pierhead ; h. Fisher's cottage, Woodhaven | location 2 | |
| 1912-13 dir | Fenton, Mrs William, Fisher's cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1911-12 dir | Fenton, William, painter and paperhanger, Pierhead ; h. Fisher cottage, Woodhaven | location 2 | |
| 1911-12 dir | Fenton, Mrs William, Fisher's cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1910-11 dir | Fenton, Mrs William, Fisher's cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1909-10 dir | Fenton, Wm., painter & paperhanger, Pierhead ; h. Fisher's cot., Wormit | location 2 | |
| 1909-10 dir | Fenton, Mrs William, Fisher's cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1908-09 dir | Fenton, Wm., painter & paperhanger. Pierhead ; h. Fisher's cot., Wormit | location 2 | |
| 1908-09 dir | Fenton, Mrs William, Fisher's cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1908 Tayside Annual | Fenton, Robert B., painter, Fisher's Cottage, Woodhaven. [in Wormit directory] | ||
| 1908 Tayside Annual | Fenton, William, painter, Woodhaven. [in Wormit directory] | ||
| 1908 Tayside Annual | Fenton, William, painter, Pierhead ; h. Fisher's Cottage, Wormit. | location 2 | |
| 1907-08 dir | Fenton, Wm., painter & paperhanger. Pierhead ; h. Fisher's cot., Wormit | location 2 | |
| 1907 Tayside Annual | Fenton, William, painter, Woodhaven. [in Wormit directory] | ||
| 1907 Tayside Annual | Fenton, William, painter, Pierhead; h. Fisher's Cottage, Wormit. | location 2 | |
| 1907 Tayside Annual | Fenton, Robert B., painter, Fisher's Cottage, Woodhaven. [in Wormit directory] | ||
| 1906-07 dir | Fenton, Wm., painter & paper hanger, Pierhead ; h. Fisher's cot., Wormit | location 2 | |
| 1905-06 dir | Fenton, Wm., painter & paperhanger, Pierhead; h. Fisher's cot., W. Newport | location 2 | |
| 1904-05 dir | Fenton, Wm., painter & paperhanger, Pierhead ; h. Fisher's cot., W. Newport | location 2 | |
| 1903-04 dir | Fenton, Wm., painter & paperhanger, Pierhead; h. Fisher's cot., W. Newport | location 2 | |
| 1903 Slater dir | Fenton William, painter, Woodhaven (Commercial) | ||
| 1902-03 dir | Fenton, Wm., painter & paperhanger, Pierhead ; h. Fisher's cot., W. Newport | location 2 | |
| 1901-02 dir | Fenton, Wm.,painter & paperhanger, Pierhead ; h. Fisher's cot., W. Newport | location 2 | |
| 1900-01 dir | Fenton, Wm., painter & paperhanger , Pierhead ; h. Fisher's cot., W. Newport | location 2 | |
| 1899-00 dir | Fenton, Wm., painter & paperhanger, Pierhead ; h. Fisher's cot., W. Newport | location 2 | |
| 1898-99 dir | Fenton, Bella, dressmaker, milliner, and servants' registry, Pierhead; h. Fisher's cottage, West Newport | location 2 | |
| 1898-99 dir | Fenton, Wm.,painter & paperhanger, Pierhead ; h. Fisher's cot., Newport | location 2 | |
| 1897-98 dir | Fenton, Bella, dressmaker, milliner, and servants' registry, Pierhead, h. Fisher's cottage. West Newport | location 2 | |
| 1897-98 dir | Fenton, Wm., painter & paper hanger , Pierhead ; h. Fisher's cot., W. Newport | location 2 | |
| 1896-97 dir | Fenton, Bella, dressmaker, milliner, and servants' registry, Pierhead, h. Fisher's cottage, West Newport | location 2 | |
| 1896-97 dir | Fenton, Wm., painter & paperhanger, Pierhead ; h. Fisher's cot., W. Newport | location 2 | |
| 1895-96 dir | Fenton, Wm., painter & paperhanger, Pierhead; h. Fisher's cot., W. Newport | location 2 | |
| 1895 Clarke dir | Fenton, Wm., Newport : Painters & Decorators | location 2 | |
| 1894-95 dir | Fenton, Wm.,painter & paperhanger, Pierhead ; h. Fisher's cot.,W. Newport | location 2 | |
| 1893-94 dir | Fenton, Wm., painter & paper hanger, Pierhead; h. Fisher's cot., W. Newport | location 2 | |
| 1892-93 dir | Fenton, Wm., painter& paperhanger, Pierhead; h. Fisher's cot., W. Newport | location 2 | |
| 1891-92 dir | Fenton, Wm., painter & paperhanger. Pierhead; h. Fisher's cot., W. Newport | location 2 | |
| 1890-91 dir | Fenton, Wm., painter & paperhanger, Pierhead; h. Fisher's cot., W. Newport | location 2 | |
| 1889-90 dir | Fenton, Wm., painter & paper hanger, Pierhead ; h. Fisher's cot.,W. Newport | location 2 | |
| 1874-75 dir | Greig, Thomas, chief officer, Mar's Training Ship ; h. Fisher's Cottage, West Newport | ||
| 1873 Slater dir | Hood Mr. George, Woodhaven | ||
| 1869-70 dir | Hood, George, Fisher's Cottage, Woodhaven | ||
| 1867-68 dir | Hood, George, Fisher's Cottage, Woodhaven | ||
| 1867 Slater dir | Hood Mr. George, Woodhaven | ||
| 1862 Fife dir | Petrie, Mrs, summer lodgings prop., Queens Cliff, Woodhaven | ||
| 1853-54 dir | Petrie, Mrs, Fisher's Cottage, Woodhaven. |
Entries in the Registers of Voters
| Source | Enrol Date | Name | Occup. | Address | Qualification | Property | at | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Male Voters | Fenton, William | House Painter | Fishers Cottage, Woodhaven, Newport | Tenant of House | Fishers' Cottage | |||||
| 1874 Voters | Hood, George | late farmer | [possibly this house] | |||||||
| 1873 Voters | Hood, George | late farmer |
Census records
| Year | Head | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | Fenton | Helen | |||
| 1901 | Fenton | William | View household | [out of sequence] | |
| 1891 | Fenton | William | View household | ||
| 1881 | Shilling | Edward | View household | ||
| 1871 | Hood | George | View household | ||
| 1861 | Petrie | Janet | View household | ||
| 1861 | Campbell | Isabell | View household | ||
| 1841 | Harris | John | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 50 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | 355100 | House | Andrew Mylius per Lindsay's WS, 32 Charlotte Sq, Edinburgh 2 | Dugald McLugash | 47 | View details | ||
| 1969-70 | 3551 | House | Andrew Mylius per Lindsay's WS, 32 Charlotte Sq, Edinburgh 2 | Dugald McLugash | 32 | View details | ||
| 1967-68 | 1477 | House | Andrew Mylius per Lindsay's WS, 32 Charlotte Sq, Edinburgh 2 | Dugald McLugash | 32 | View details | ||
| 1964-65 | 1477 | House | Andrew Mylius per Lindsay's WS, 32 Charlotte Sq, Edinburgh | Dugald McLugash | 37 | View details | ||
| 1961-62 | 4209 | House | Andrew Mylius per Lindsay Howe & Co, WS, 32 Charlotte Sq, Edinburgh | Dugald McLugash | 37 | View details | ||
| 1958-59 | 1460 | House | Trs for Andrew Mylius per Lindsay Howe & Co, WS, 32 Charlotte Sq, Edinburgh | Dugald McLugash | 20-2-7 | View details | ||
| 1957-58 | 1437 | House | Trs for Andrew Mylius per Lindsay Howe & Co, WS, 32 Charlotte Sq, Edinburgh | Dugald McLugash | 20-2-7 | View details | ||
| 1952-53 | 1403 | House | Trs for Andrew Mylius (minor) per Lindsay Howe & Co, WS, 32 Charlotte Sq, Edinburgh | Dugald McLugash | 20-2-7 | View details | ||
| 1947-48 | 1366 | House | Trs for Andrew Mylius (minor) per Lindsay Howe & Co, WS, 32 Charlotte Sq, Edinburgh | Mrs Rita McLugash | 20-2-7 | View details | ||
| 1942-43 | 1344 | House | Trs for Andrew Mylius (minor) per Lindsay Howe & Co, WS, 32 Charlotte Sq, Edinburgh | Mrs Mary F Smith | 20-2-7 | View details | ||
| 1940-41 | 1342 | House | Trs for Andrew Mylius (minor) per Lindsay Howe & Co, WS, 32 Charlotte Sq, Edinburgh | Mrs Mary F Smith | 20-2-7 | View details | ||
| 1937-38 | 1361 | House | Mrs Lesbia Mylius per Lindsay, Howe & Co WS, 32 Charlotte Sq, Edinburgh | Mrs Mary F Smith | 20-2-7 | View details | ||
| 1935-36 | 1296 | House | Mrs Lesbia Mylius per Lindsay, Howe & Co WS, 32 Charlotte Sq, Edinburgh | Mrs Mary F Smith | 20-2-7 | View details | ||
| 1932-33 | 1273 | Fisher's Cottage | Mrs Lesbia Mylius per Lindsay, Howe & Co WS, 32 Charlotte Sq, Edinburgh | Mrs Robert Smith | 20-2-7 | View details | ||
| 1930-31 | 1261 | Fisher's Cottage | Mrs Lesbia Mylius per Pagan & Osborne, writers, Cupar | Mrs Robert Smith | 20-2-7 | View details | ||
| 1927-28 | 1249 | Fisher's Cottage | Mrs Lesbia Mylius per Pagan & Osborne, Cupar | John Morgan | 20-2-7 | View details | ||
| 1925-26 | 1226 | Fisher's Cottage | Trs of late Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart, per David Osborne, writer, Cupar | John Morgan | same | 20-2-7 | View details | |
| 1922-23 | 1196 | Fisher's Cottage | Trs of late Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart, per David Osborne, Cupar | John Shaw | same | 20-2-7 | View details | |
| 1920-21 | 1174 | Fisher's Cottage | Trs of late Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart, per David Osborne, Cupar | John Shaw | same | 14 | View details | |
| 1917-18 | 1172 | Fisher's Cottage | Trs of late Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart, per David Osborne, Cupar | John Shaw | same | 14 | View details | |
| 1915-16 | 1165 | Fisher's Cottage | Trs of late Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart, per David Osborne, Cupar | Mrs William Fenton | same | 14 | View details | |
| 1912-13 | 1051 | Fisher's Cottage | Trs of late Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart, per David Osborne, Cupar | Reps of William Fenton, painter | same | 14 | View details | |
| 1910-11 | 1039 | Fisher's Cottage | Trs of late Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart, per David Osborne, Cupar | Reps of William Fenton, painter | same | 14 | View details | |
| 1909-10 | 1033 | Fisher's Cottage | Trs of late Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart, per David Osborne, Cupar | Reps of William Fenton | same | 14 | View details | |
| 1907-08 | 1028 | Fisher's Cottage | Trs of late Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart, per David Osborne, Cupar | William Fenton, house painter | same | 14 | View details | |
| 1905-06 | 1005 | Fisher's Cottage | Trs. of late Mrs Jane F Stewart per David Osborne, Cupar | William Fenton, house painter | same | 14 | View details | |
| 1903-04 | 991 | Fisher's Cottage | Trs. of late Mrs Jane F Stewart per David Osborne, Cupar | William Fenton, house painter | same | 14 | View details | |
| 1901-02 | 406 | Fisher's Cottage | Trs. of late Mrs Jane F Stewart per James Curr, land agent, St Fort | William Fenton, house painter | same | 14 | View details | |
| 1900-01 | 393 | Fisher's Cottage | Trs. of late Mrs Jane F Stewart per James Curr, land agent, St Fort | William Fenton, house painter | same | 14 | View details | |
| 1899-00 | 364 | Fisher's Cottage | Trs. of late Mrs Jane F Stewart per James Curr, land agent, St Fort | William Fenton, house painter | same | 14 | View details | |
| 1898-99 | 349 | House | Trs. of late Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart per James Curr, land agent, St Fort | William Fenton, house painter | same | 14 | View details | |
| 1897-98 | 316 | Fisher's Cottage | Trs. of late Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart per James Curr, land agent, St Fort | William Fenton, house painter | same | 14 | View details | |
| 1896-97 | 294 | Fisher's Cottage | Trs. of late Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart per James Curr, land agent, St Fort | William Fenton, house painter | same | 14 | View details | |
| 1895-96 | 267 | Fisher's Cottage | Trs. of late Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart per James Curr, land agent, St Fort | William Fenton, house painter | same | 14 | View details | |
| 1894-95 | 85 | Fisher's Cottage | Trs. of late Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart per James Curr, land agent, St Fort | William Fenton, house painter | same | 14 | View details | |
| 1893-94 | 80 | Fisher's Cottage | Trs. of late Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart per James Curr, land agent, St Fort | William Fenton, house painter | same | 14 | View details | |
| 1892-93 | 85 | Fisher's Cottage | Trs. of late Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart per James Curr, land agent, St Fort | William Fenton, house painter | same | 14 | View details | |
| 1891-92 | 85 | Fisher's Cottage | Trs. of late Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart per James Curr, land agent, St Fort | William Fenton, house painter | same | 14 | View details | |
| 1890-91 | 81 | Fisher's Cottage | Trs. of late Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart per Lindsay Howe & Co., WS, 32 Charlotte Sq., Edinburgh | William Fenton, house painter | same | 14 | View details | |
| 1889-90 | 77 | Fisher's Cottage | Trs. of late Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart per Lindsay Howe & Co., WS, 32 Charlotte Sq., Edinburgh | William Fenton, house painter | same | 14 | View details | |
| 1885-86 | 70 | Fisher's Cottage | Reps. of late Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart per Lindsay Howe & Co., WS, 32 Charlotte Sq., Edinburgh | Edward Shilling, cook | same | 14 | View details | |
| 1881-82 | 27 | Fisher's Cottage | Reps. of late Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart | same | Edward Shilling | 14 | View details | |
| 1878-79 | 28 | Fisher's Cottage | Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart | same | John Middleton | 14 | View details | |
| 1875-76 | 28 | Fisher's Cottage | Mrs Jane Fraser Stewart | same | Thomas Grigg, Chief Officer, Mars | 14 | View details | |
| 1871-72 | 30 | Fisher's Cottage | St Fort | George Hood, late farmer | 14 | View details | ||
| 1867-68 | 30 | House and Garden | Henry Stewart | George Hood, late farmer | 14 | View details | ||
| 1865-66 | 30 | House and Garden | Henry Stewart of St Fort | said George Hood | George Hood, late farmer | 14 | View details | |
| 1864-65 | 27 | House and Garden | Henry Stewart of St Fort | George Hood, late farmer | 14 | View details | ||
| 1860-61 | 21 | Cottage and Garden | Henry Stewart of St Fort | Mrs Petrie | 14 | View details | ||
| 1855-56 | 22 | Cottage | Henry Stewart of St Fort | Mrs Petrie | said Mrs Petrie | 14 | View details |
Other Sightings:
| Year | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1845 | Building shown on map: ref. 94 | Glasgow & Dundee Junction Railway, National Records of Scotland, Plan: RHP85254 |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 553 view details | Woodhaven | (McLugash) | 3 St Fort Rd |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975.00000 | St Fort to David McLugash | [Not the correct abridgement number.] Disp by Andrew Mylius to David McLugash, c/o Box 11098, Ellerslie, Auckland, New Zealand, of area of ground bounded on S partly by Newburgh Road, with Fisher Cottage, Wormit, etc t/on, pt of the lands of St Fort & others described in disp to Lesbia Rachel Corbet recorded 28 Jan 1927. 15 Sep 1975 with plan … RS101/3892/179 | 16 Oct 1975 | 553 | sasine 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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