Location : 2 Tay Street
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Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.440374,-2.941
View location on the 1855 6-inch map, the 1895 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): St Thomas's Church, 1, Blyth Street 2 Blyth Street 4 Blyth Street 1 Cupar Road 3 Cupar Road formerly 5, Cupar Road 7 Cupar Road 9 Cupar Road 11 Cupar Road 13 Cupar Road 15 Cupar Road 17 Cupar Road 19 Cupar Road 6 Cupar Road 4 Cupar Road formerly 2, Cupar Road (Newport Toll, Cupar Road) formerly part of 15, Cupar Road 36 High Street 38 High Street 40 High Street 46 High Street 48 High Street 52 High Street 54 High Street 50 High Street 1 St Marys Lane 3 St Marys Lane 4 Tay Street 6 Tay Street 8 Tay Street 10 Tay Street 12 Tay Street 14 Tay 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)
| Taybank |
Directory entries (before 1970) There are 135 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 dir | French, Mrs W. F., 2 Tay Street | ||
| 1968 dir | French, Mrs W. F., 2 Tay Street | ||
| 1967 dir | French, Mrs W. F., 2 Tay street | ||
| 1966 dir | French, Mrs W. F., 2 Tay street | ||
| 1964 dir | French, Mrs W. F., Taybank, Tay street | ||
| 1963 dir | French, Mrs W. F., Taybank, Tay street | ||
| 1962 dir | French, Mrs W. F., Taybank, Tay street | ||
| 1961 dir | French, Mrs W. F., Taybank, Tay street | ||
| 1960 dir | French, Mrs W. F., Taybank, Tay street | ||
| 1958-59 dir | French, Mrs W. F., Taybank, Tay street | ||
| 1957-58 dir | French, Mrs W. F., Taybank, Tay street | ||
| 1956-57 dir | French, Mrs W. F., Taybank, Tay street | ||
| 1955-56 dir | French, Mrs W. F., Taybank, Tay street | ||
| 1954-55 dir | French, Mrs W.F., Taybank, Tay street | ||
| 1953-54 dir | French, Mrs W. F., Taybank, Tay street | ||
| 1952-53 dir | French, Mrs W. F., Taybank, Tay street | ||
| 1951-52 dir | French, Mrs W. F., Taybank, Tayport road | ||
| 1950-51 dir | French, Mrs W. F., Taybank, Tayport road | ||
| 1949-50 dir | French, Mrs W. F., Taybank, Tayport road | ||
| 1948-49 dir | French, Mrs W. F., Taybank, Tayport road | ||
| 1947-48 dir | French, Mrs W. F., Taybank, Tayport road | ||
| 1946-47 dir | French, Mrs W. F., Taybank, Tayport road | ||
| 1942-43 MacDonald dir | French, Mrs, Taybank, E. N. | ||
| 1942-43 dir | French, Mrs W. F., Taybank, Tayport road | ||
| 1941-42 MacDonald dir | French, Mrs, Taybank, E. N. | ||
| 1941-42 dir | French, Mrs W. F., Taybank, Tayport road | ||
| 1940-41 MacDonald dir | French, Mrs, Taybank, E. N. | ||
| 1940-41 dir | French, Mrs W. F., Taybank, Tayport road | ||
| 1939-40 MacDonald dir | French, Mrs, Taybank, E. N. | ||
| 1939-40 dir | French, Mrs W. F., Taybank, Tayport road | ||
| 1938-39 MacDonald dir | French, Mrs, Taybank, E. N. | ||
| 1938-39 dir | French, Mrs W. F., Taybank, Tayport road | ||
| 1937-38 MacDonald dir | French, Mrs, Taybank, E. N. | ||
| 1937-38 dir | French, Mrs W. F., Taybank, Tayport road | ||
| 1936-37 MacDonald dir | French, Mrs, Taybank, E. N. | ||
| 1936-37 dir | French, Mrs W. F., Taybank, Tayport road | ||
| 1935-36 MacDonald dir | French, Mrs, Taybank, E. N. | ||
| 1935-36 dir | French, Mrs W. F., Taybank, Tayport road | ||
| 1934-35 MacDonald dir | French, Mrs, Taybank, E. N. | ||
| 1934-35 dir | French, Mrs W. F., Taybank, Tayport road, East Newport | ||
| 1933-34 MacDonald dir | French, Mrs, Taybank, E. N. | ||
| 1933-34 dir | French, Mrs W. F., Taybank, Tayport road, East Newport | ||
| 1932-33 dir | French, Mrs W. F., Taybank, Tayport road, East Newport | ||
| 1931-32 MacDonald dir | French, W. F., Taybank, E. N. | ||
| 1931-32 dir | French, Mrs W. F., Taybank, Tayport road, East Newport | ||
| 1930-31 MacDonald dir | French, W. F., Taybank, E. N. | ||
| 1930-31 dir | French, W. F. (solicitor, Dundee), Taybank, Tayport rd., East Newport | ||
| 1930-31 dir | French, W. F., Taybank, Tayport rd. : Solicitors. | ||
| 1930-31 dir | French, W. F., Taybank; [under Justices Of The Peace Resident At Newport] | ||
| 1929-30 MacDonald dir | French, W. F., Taybank, E. N. | ||
| 1929-30 dir | French, W. F., Taybank ; [under Justices Of The Peace Resident In Newport] | ||
| 1929-30 dir | French, W. F., Taybank, Tayport rd. : Solicitors. | ||
| 1929-30 dir | French, W. F. (solicitor, Dundee), Taybank, Tayport rd., East Newport | ||
| 1928-29 MacDonald dir | French, W. F., Taybank, E. N. | ||
| 1928-29 dir | French, W. F. Taybank, Tayport rd. : Solicitors. | ||
| 1928-29 dir | French, W. F., Taybank ; [under Justices Of The Peace Resident At Newport] | ||
| 1928-29 dir | French, W. F. (solicitor, Dundee), Taybank, Tayport rd., East Newport | ||
| 1928 Kelly dir | French William Forrest, Tayport road, E | ||
| 1927-28 MacDonald dir | French, W. F., Taybank, E. N. | ||
| 1927-28 dir | French, W. F., Taybank, Tayport rd. : Solicitors. | ||
| 1927-28 dir | French, W. F. (solicitor, Dundee), Taybank, Tayport rd., East Newport | ||
| 1926-27 MacDonald dir | French, W. F., Taybank, E. N. | ||
| 1926-27 dir | French, W. F. (solicitor, Dundee), Taybank, Tayport rd., East Newport | ||
| 1926-27 dir | French, W. F. Taybank, Tayport rd. : Solicitors. | ||
| 1925-26 MacDonald dir | French, W. F., Taybank, E. N. | ||
| 1925-26 dir | French, W. F. (solicitor, Dundee), Taybank, Tayport rd., East Newport | ||
| 1925-26 dir | French, W. F., Taybank, Tayport rd. : Solicitors. | ||
| 1924-25 MacDonald dir | French, W. F., Taybank, E. N. | ||
| 1923-24 MacDonald dir | French, W. F., Taybank, E. N. | ||
| 1923-24 MacDonald dir | French, W, Forrest, Newport : Solicitors | ||
| 1923-24 dir | French, W. Forrest (solicitor, Dundee), Taybank, Tayport rd., E. Newport | ||
| 1922-23 dir | French, W. Forrest (solicitor, Dundee), Tay bank, Tayport rd., E. Newport | ||
| 1921 Slater dir | Pate John, Taybank, E | ||
| 1920-21 dir | Pate, John (iron merchant, Dundee), Taybank, Tayport rd., E. Newport | ||
| 1918-19 dir | Pate, John (iron merchant, Dundee), Taybank, Tayport rd., E. Newport | ||
| 1914-15 dir | Grant, F. Airth (stockbroker, Dundee), Taybank, East Newport | ||
| 1913-14 dir | Grant, F. Airth (stockbroker, Dundee), Taybank, East Newport | ||
| 1912-13 dir | Grant, F. Airth (stockbroker, Dundee), Taybank | ||
| 1911-12 dir | Grant, F. Airth (stockbroker, Dundee), Taybank | ||
| 1911 Slater dir | Grant Fredk. F. Taybank, Tayport rd., E | ||
| 1910-11 dir | Grant, F. Airth (stockbroker, Dundee), Taybank | ||
| 1909-10 MacDonald dir | Grant, Frederick A., Taybank | ||
| 1909-10 dir | Grant, F. Airth (stockbroker, Dundee), Taybank | ||
| 1908-09 MacDonald dir | Grant, Frederick A., Taybank | ||
| 1908-09 dir | Grant, F. Airth (stockbroker, Dundee), Taybank | ||
| 1908 Tayside Annual | Grant, Fred. A., stockbroker, Taybank, E. | ||
| 1907-08 MacDonald dir | Grant, Frederick A., Taybank | ||
| 1907-08 dir | Grant, F. Airth (stockbroker, Dundee), Taybank | ||
| 1907 Tayside Annual | Grant, Fred. A., stockbroker, Taybank, E. | ||
| 1907 Slater dir | Grant Fredk. F. Taybank, Tayport rd. E | ||
| 1906-07 MacDonald dir | Grant, Frederick A., Taybank | ||
| 1906-07 dir | Grant, F. Airth (stockbroker, Dundee), Taybank | ||
| 1905-06 dir | Grant, F. Airth (stockbroker, Dundee), Taybank | ||
| 1904-05 dir | Grant, F. Airth (stockbroker, Dundee), Taybank | ||
| 1903-04 dir | Grant, F. Airth (stockbroker, Dundee), Taybank | ||
| 1903 Slater dir | Grant Fredk. F. Taybank, Tayport rd. E Newport | ||
| 1902-03 dir | Grant, F. Airth (stockbroker, Dundee), Taybank | ||
| 1901-02 dir | Grant, F. Airth (stockbroker, Dundee), Taybank | ||
| 1900-01 dir | Grant, F. Airth (stockbroker, Dundee), Taybank | ||
| 1899-00 dir | Boyd, Mrs Robert, Taybank, Tayport road | ||
| 1898-99 dir | Boyd, Mrs Robert, Taybank, Tayport road | ||
| 1897-98 dir | Boyd, Mrs Robert, Taybank, Tayport road | ||
| 1896-97 dir | Boyd, Mrs Robert, Taybank, Tayport road | ||
| 1896 Slater dir | Boyd Mrs. Tay bank, E | ||
| 1895-96 dir | Boyd, Mrs Robert, Taybank, Tayport road | ||
| 1894-95 dir | Boyd, Mrs Robert, Taybank, Tayport road | ||
| 1893-94 dir | Boyd, Mrs Robert, Taybank, Tay street | ||
| 1893 Slater dir | Boyd Mrs. Jane, Tay Bank, E N | ||
| 1892-93 dir | Boyd, Mrs, Taybank, Tay street | ||
| 1891-92 dir | Boyd, Mrs, Taybank, Tayport road | ||
| 1890-91 dir | Boyd, Mrs, Taybank, East Newport | ||
| 1889-90 dir | Boyd, Mrs, Taybank, East Newport | ||
| 1889 Slater dir | Boyd Mrs Jane, Taybank, East Newport, Fife | ||
| 1888-89 dir | Boyd, Mrs, Taybank, East Newport | ||
| 1887-88 dir | Boyd, Mrs, Taybank, East Newport | ||
| 1886-87 dir | Boyd, Mrs, Taybank, East Newport | ||
| 1886 Slater dir | Boyd Robert Horne, Taybank | ||
| 1885-86 dir | Boyd, Mrs, Taybank, East Newport | ||
| 1884-85 dir | Boyd, Mrs, Taybank, East Newport | ||
| 1882-83 dir | Boyd, Mrs, Taybank, East Newport | ||
| 1882 Slater dir | Boyd Mrs. -, Taybank | ||
| 1880-81 dir | Boyd, Robert, (solicitor, Dundee), Taybank, East Newport | ||
| 1878-79 dir | Boyd, Robert, Agent; [under City Of Glasgow Bank] | ||
| 1878-79 dir | Boyd, Robert, solicitor and agent of City of Glasgow Bank, Taybank | ||
| 1878 Slater dir | Boyd Mr. Robert, Taybank | ||
| 1878 Slater dir | City of Glasgow Bank (Branch), Tay st, draws on London Joint-Stock Banking Co., London - Robert Boyd, agent : Bank. | ||
| 1876-77 dir | Boyd, Robt. (solicitor and notary public, Dundee), Taybank, E. Newport | ||
| 1874-75 dir | Boyd, Robert (solicitor and notary public, Dundee), Taybank, Newport | ||
| 1873 Slater dir | Boyd Mr. Robert, Taybank, Newport | ||
| 1871-72 dir | Boyd, Robert (solicitor and notary, Dundee), Taybank | ||
| 1869-70 dir | Boyd, Robert (solicitor and notary, Dundee), Taybank, East Newport | ||
| 1867-68 dir | Boyd, Robert (solicitor and notary public, Dundee), Taybank, East Newport | ||
| 1867 Slater dir | Boyd Robert, Esq. Newport | ||
| 1866 Fife dir | Boyd, Robert, writer (Dundee), Taybank, E Newport | ||
| 1862 Fife dir | Boyd, Robert, writer (Dundee), Taybank House, E Newport |
Census records
| Year | Head | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | Grant | Frederick A | |||
| 1901 | Grant | Frederick A | View household | ||
| 1891 | Body [Boyd] | Jane M | View household | ||
| 1881 | Boyd | Robert | View household | ||
| 1871 | Boyd | Robert | View household | ||
| 1861 | Boyd | Robert | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 30 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | 559 | House | Mrs Christina M French | proprietor | 114 | View details | ||
| 1964-65 | 559 | House | Mrs Christina M French | proprietor | 97 | View details | ||
| 1961-62 | 1421 | House | Mrs Christina M French | proprietor | 97 | View details | ||
| 1957-58 | 648 | House | Mrs Christina M French | proprietor | 58 | View details | ||
| 1952-53 | 626 | House | Mrs Christina M French | proprietor | 58 | View details | ||
| 1947-48 | 603 | House | Mrs Christina M French per E Cowan & Co, solicitors, 4 High St, Dundee | proprietor | 58 | View details | ||
| 1942-43 | 594 | House | Mrs Christina M French per E Cowan & Co, solicitors, 4 High St, Dundee | proprietor | 58 | View details | ||
| 1937-38 | 591 | House | Mrs Christina M French per E Cowan & Co, solicitors, 4 High St, Dundee | proprietor | 58 | View details | ||
| 1932-33 | 539 | House | Mrs Christina M French per E Cowan & Co, solicitors, 4 High St, Dundee | proprietor | 58 | View details | ||
| 1927-28 | 525 | House | William Forrest French, solicitor per Little & French, solicitors, 32 Castle St, Dundee | proprietor | 58 | View details | ||
| 1922-23 | 482 | House | William Forrest French, solicitor | proprietor | 57 | View details | ||
| 1917-18 | 462 | House & Shop | Alexander James Robertson, 3 Robert Street, Newport | John Pate, merchant | same | 50 | View details | |
| 1912-13 | 247 | House & Shop | Alexander James Robertson, 3 Robert Street, Newport | Frederick Airth Grant, stockbroker | same | 52 | View details | |
| 1907-08 | 237 | House & Shop | Alexander James Robertson, 3 Robert Street, Newport | Frederick Airth Grant, stockbroker | same | 52 | View details | |
| 1903-04 | 223 | House and Shop | Alexander James Robertson, 3 Robert St, Newport | Frederick Airth Grant, stockbroker | proprietor | 52 | View details | |
| 1900-01 | 803 | House and Garden | Alexander James Robertson, 3 Robert St, Newport | Frederick Airth Grant, stockbroker | proprietor | 52 | View details | |
| 1896-97 | 696 | House and Garden | Mrs Jane Mitchell or Boyd | proprietor | 55 | View details | ||
| 1893-94 | 598 | House and Garden | Mrs Jane Mitchell or Boyd | proprietor | 55 | View details | ||
| 1891-92 | 572 | House and Garden | Mrs Jane Mitchell or Boyd | proprietor | 55 | View details | ||
| 1890-91 | 537 | House and Garden | Mrs Jane Mitchell or Boyd | proprietor | 55 | View details | ||
| 1889-90 | 515 | House and Garden | Mrs Jane Mitchell or Boyd | proprietor | 55 | View details | ||
| 1885-86 | 483 | House and Garden | Mrs Jane Mitchell or Boyd | proprietor | 55 | View details | ||
| 1881-82 | 374 | House and Garden | Robert Boyd, writer | Said Robert Boyd | 55 | View details | ||
| 1878-79 | 354 | House and Garden | Robert Boyd, writer | Said Robert Boyd | 55 | View details | ||
| 1875-76 | 297 | House and Garden | Robert Boyd, writer | Said Robert Boyd | 60 | View details | ||
| 1871-72 | 267 | House and Garden | Robert Boyd, writer | Robert Boyd, writer | 50 | View details | ||
| 1867-68 | 234 | House and Garden | Robert Boyd, writer | Said Robert Boyd | 50 | View details | ||
| 1865-66 | 221 | House and Garden | Robert Boyd, writer | Said Robert Boyd | 45 | View details | ||
| 1864-65 | 205 | House and Garden | Robert Boyd, writer | Said Robert Boyd | 45 | View details | ||
| 1860-61 | 176 | House and Garden | Robert Boyd, writer, Dundee | Robert Boyd | 45 | View details |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 290 | St Phillans | lot 21/22 | 58 pol 15 yd | view plot details |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1863.02082 | apportionment of feu dutues by Church of Scotland | Trs General Assembly of Church of Scotland grant deed of appointment of trust declaring the following plots - plots 34th - 45th described in disp (11 Nov 1862) - held in trust by them inter alia for payment of the annual sum of £80 to minister of church & parish of St Lukes (see 01395) | 21 Sep 1863 | 247, 256, 278, 285, 286, 284, 72, 204, 207, 290 | |
| 1862.01395 | Tayfield to Church of Scotland (feu duties, rents) [1-21 Marytown, 22-23 south of Marytown, 24 Craighead, 25-43 St Phillans] | Trs General Assembly of Church of Scotland regist disp to themselves by John Berry, Tayfield of the following lands & others, pts of lands of Inverdovat, Craighead & Causewayhead, viz (1) 3 cottages in village of Marytown (now Easter Newport); pce grnd with the 2 cottages t/on on E side of E-most of said 3 cottages; self-contained cottage with attics & garden grnd; 19 falls 5 yd (22 pol 29 yd) grnd with the 2 cottages t/on on S side of road Newport - Ferryport, being all pts of subjects described in the title deeds as 2 roods 4 falls 24 ells grnd pt of lands of Seacraig etc and therein descr as marked no. 1 & no. 2 on a plan; [lot 3 not mentioned]; (2) 42 falls 17 ells (1 rood 13 pol 12 yd) grnd no. 4 on said plan & erections t/on; (3) 52 falls 10 ells grnd no.5 on said plan & ho etc t/on; (4) 52 falls 10 ells (1 rood 25 pol 28 yd) grnd no. 6on said plan & ho etc t/on; (5) 41 falls 31 ells grnd no. 7 on said plan; (6) 2 pces grnd extending to 1 rood 30 falls 34 ells nos. 8 & 9 on said plan & houses t/on; (7) E-most half with the houses etc t/on, and W-most half of 2 pces grnd 80 falls 29 ells no. 10 & 11 on said plan; (8) 29 falls 22 ells grnd lot no. 12 on plan; (9) 35 falls and (10) 35 falls grnd nos. 13 & 14 on plan; (11) 40 falls 4 ells grnd no. 15 on plan & bldgs t/on; (12) 40 falls 4 ells grnd no. 16 on certified copy of said plan; [lot 17 missing]; (13) 40 falls 4 ells grnd no. 18 on plan; (14) 35 falls (41 pol 4 yd) grnd no. 19 on certified copy of plan & ho etc t/on; (15) 49 falls 14 ells grnd no. 20 on plan & houses etc t/on; (16) 40 falls 4 ells grnd lot 21 on cert. copy of plan; (17-20) 4 pces grnd 40 falls 4 ells each nos. 22, 23, 24, 25; (21) 49 falls 14 ells grnd no. 26 all on said plan & houses t/on; (22) 1 rood 34 falls 18 ells grnd no. 39 on a plan; (23) 3 roods 38 falls 15 ells (4 rood 39 pol & 14 sq yd) grnd to the S thereof with quarry therein, being all pts of lands of Seacraig; (24) 10 acres 32 falls of lands of Craighead & houses t/on; (25) lot of 41.66 pol and (26) lot of 42 pol grnd marked no. 1 & 2 of street called Hillside Crescent on a ground plan; (27) lot of 44 pol (28) lot of 34 pol and (29) lot of 35 pol 16 yd grnd nos. 3, 4 & 5 on said ground plan; (30) lot of 44 pol grnd no. 6 on said ground plan on which a ho or cottage has now been erected; (31)lot of 44 pol grnd forming lot 7 & pt of lot 8 on said plan; (32) lot of 39 pol 16 yd pt of lot 8 & pt of lot 9 on plan; (33) 39 pol 16 yd composed of stance marked no. 10 & pt of stance marked no. 9 on said plan; (34-41) lots of 29 pol 28 yd, 33 pol 4 yd, 28 pol 26 yd, 22 pol 14 yd, 22 pol 14 yd, 22 pol 12 yd, 25 pol 23 yd, 30 pol 21 yd of grnd lots 11, 12, 13,14,15,16,17,19 on said plan; (42) lot of 30 pol 7 yd grnd no. 20 on plan & ho etc t/on; (43) 58 pol 15 yd forming 2 lots marked no. 21 & 22 on said plan, being all pts of park or pce grndbewteen village of Easter Newport & t/p Newport - Cupar, & teinds ... reserving the feu rights … [43 plots listed, but 1863.02082 refers to 45 plots - which is correct? Were lots 3 & 17 of Marytown added later?] | 11 Nov 1862 | 95, 102, 147, 148, 112, 113, 157, 117, 146, 100, 153, 194, 150, 165, 152, 202, 149, 75, 67, 243, 292, 291, 287, 288, 311, 289, 312, 308, 247, 256, 278, 285, 286, 284, 72, 204, 207, 290 | |
| 1860.02913 | duplicate of loan by Trs Robert Wilson & John Mitchell | Trs Robert Wilson, accountant Edinburgh, to extent of £500, and John Mitchell, brewer Cupar, to extent of £300, get bond corrob & disp by Robert Boyd, consent of his spouse Jane Mitchell over 58 pol 15 yd lots 21/22 of park between Newport & t/p Newport - Cupar (under exceptions) (see 02903) | 7 Jan 1860 | 289 | |
| 1859.02903 | loan by Trs Robert Wilson & John Mitchell | Trs Robert Wilson, accountant Edinburgh, to extent of £500, and John Mitchell, brewer Cupar, to extent of £300, get bond & disp by Robert Boyd, consent of his spouse Jane Mitchell over 58 pol 15 yd lots 21/22 of park between Newport & t/p Newport - Cupar (under exceptions) (see 02913) | 31 Dec 1859 | 289 | |
| 1859.02863 | Tayfield to Robert Boyd & Jane Mitchell / Boyd | Robert Boyd & spouse Jane Mitchell regist feu ch to themselves fee & liferent by John Berry, Tayfield of 2 lots of ground 21 & 22 on plan of park between Easter Newport & t/p Newport - Cupar, 58 pol 15 yd | 14 Dec 1859 | 290, 249 |
Brief explanation of sasine abridgements Explanation of the format of a sasine
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; ... - words omitted; pol - poles; yd - square yards; : - bounded
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