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Location : 6  Tay Street

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= Property still standing

Notes:      upper floor

Part of a divided property. Other parts: 4 Tay Street     

 

Location and Old Maps

Latitude, longitude:      56.440564,-2.940903

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):   shop, 1, Cupar Road   shop, 3, Cupar Road   shop, formerly 5, Cupar Road   shop, 7, Cupar Road   shop, 9, Cupar Road   shop, 11, Cupar Road   shop, 13, Cupar Road   15 Cupar Road   shop, 17, Cupar Road   shop, 19, Cupar Road   6 Cupar Road   4 Cupar Road   shop, formerly 2, Cupar Road   (Newport Toll, Cupar Road)   formerly part of 15, Cupar Road   (Farm steading, Cupar Road)   (old tollhouse, Cupar Road)   shop, 52, High Street   shop, 54, High Street   shop, 50, High Street   (Newport House, High Street)   (old house [north 1], High Street)   (old house [north 2], High Street)   1 St Marys Lane   3 St Marys Lane   2 Tay Street   4 Tay Street   8 Tay Street   10 Tay Street   12 Tay Street   14 Tay Street   (old cottage [1], Tay Street)   (old cottage [2], Tay Street)   (old cottage [3], Tay Street)   (old byre [4], Tay Street)   (stable, Matthewson's Land, William Street)  

 

1909-10 Finance Act - Valuation Office: Field Surveys

Reference no.      53

 

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)

Viewbank

 

 

Directory entries (before 1975)      There are 130 entries

SourceEntry 
1965 dirStewart, John, police inspector, 6 Tay street
1964 dirStewart, John, police inspector, Viewbank, Tay street
1963 dirM'Kelvie, Miss Helen, Viewbank, Tay street
1962 dirVickers, Arthur, accountant, Viewbank, Tay street
1961 dirVickers, Arthur, accountant, Viewbank, Tay street
1949-50 dirVickers, Mrs Kathleen, Viewbank, Tay street
1948-49 dirVickers, Mrs Kathleen, Viewbank, Tay street
1947-48 dirVickers, Mrs Kathleen, Viewbank, Tay street
1940-41 MacDonald dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tay st.
1939-40 MacDonald dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tay st.
1938-39 MacDonald dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tay st.
1938-39 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road
1937-38 MacDonald dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tay st.
1937-38 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road
1936-37 MacDonald dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tay st.
1936-37 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road
1935-36 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road
1934-35 MacDonald dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank. Tay st.
1934-35 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road, East Newport
1933-34 MacDonald dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tay st.
1933-34 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road, East Newport.
1932-33 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road, East Newport
1931-32 MacDonald dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank. Tay st.
1931-32 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road, East Newport
1930-31 MacDonald dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank. Tay st.
1930-31 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road, East Newport
1929-30 MacDonald dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank. Tay st.
1929-30 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road, East Newport
1928-29 MacDonald dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank. Tay st.
1928-29 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road, East Newport.
1928 Kelly dirCunningham Miss, View bank, Tayport road, E
1927-28 MacDonald dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tay st.
1927-28 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road, East Newport
1926-27 MacDonald dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tay st.
1926-27 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road, East Newport
1925-26 MacDonald dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tay st.
1925-26 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road, East Newport
1924-25 MacDonald dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tay st.
1923-24 MacDonald dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tay st.
1923-24 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road, East Newport
1922-23 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road. East Newport
1921-22 MacDonald dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tay st.
1921 Slater dirCunningham Miss, View bank, Tayport road, E
1920-21 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road, East Newport
1919-20 MacDonald dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tay st.
1918-19 MacDonald dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tay st.
1918-19 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road, East Newport
1917-18 MacDonald dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tay st.
1916-17 MacDonald dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tay st.
1915-16 MacDonald dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tay st.
1915-16 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road, East Newport
1915 Slater dirCunningham Miss, View bank, Tayport road, E
1914-15 MacDonald dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tay st.
1914-15 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road
1913-14 MacDonald dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tay st.
1913-14 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road
1912-13 MacDonald dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tay st.
1912-13 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road
1911-12 MacDonald dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tay st.
1911-12 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road
1911 Slater dirCunningham Miss, View bank, Tayport road, E
1910-11 MacDonald dirCunningham, Miss, View bank, Tay st.
1910-11 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road
1909-10 MacDonald dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road
1909-10 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road
1908-09 MacDonald dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road
1908-09 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road
1908 Tayside AnnualCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport Road.
1907-08 MacDonald dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tay st.
1907-08 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road
1907 Tayside AnnualCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport Road.
1907 Slater dirCunningham Miss, View bank, E
1906-07 MacDonald dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tay st.
1906-07 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road
1905-06 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road
1904-05 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road
1903-04 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road
1903 Slater dirCunningham Miss, View bank, E Newport
1902-03 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road
1901-02 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road
1900-01 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road
1899-00 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road
1899 Slater dirCunningham Miss, View bank, E
1898-99 Telephone dirCunningham The Misses, View Bank; tel. no. 73
1898-99 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road
1897-98 dirCunningham, Miss, Viewbank, Tayport road
1896-97 dirCunningham, Misses, Viewbank, Tayport road
1896 Slater dirCunningham The Misses, View bank, E
1895-96 dirCunningham, Misses, Viewbank, Tayport road
1894-95 dirCunningham, Misses, Viewbank, Tayport road
1893-94 dirCunningham, Misses, Viewbank, Tay street
1893 Slater dirCunningham Misses E. & M., View Bank ,E N
1892-93 dirCunningham, Misses, Viewbank, Tay street
1891-92 dirCunningham, Misses, Viewbank, Tayport road
1891-92 dirCunningham, David (harbour engineer, Dundee), Viewbank, Tayport rd
1890-91 dirCunningham, Misses, Viewbank, East Newport
1890-91 dirCunningham, David (harbour engineer, Dundee), Viewbank, E. Newport
1889-90 dirCunningham, David, civil engineer, Viewbank, East Newport
1889-90 dirCunningham, Misses, Viewbank, East Newport
1889 Slater dirCunningham Mr David, C.E., View Bank, East Newport, Fife
1889 Slater dirCunningham Misses -, View Bank, East Newport, Fife
1888-89 dirCunningham, David, civil engineer, Viewbank, East Newport
1888-89 dirCunningham, Misses, Viewbank, East Newport
1887-88 dirCunningham, David, civil engineer, Viewbank, East Newport
1887-88 dirCunningham, Misses, Viewbank, East Newport
1886-87 dirCunningham, David, civil engineer, Viewbank, East Newport
1886-87 dirCunningham, Misses, Viewbank, East Newport
1886 Slater dirCunningham David, View Bank, E N
1886 Slater dirCunningham The Misses, View Bank, E N
1885-86 dirCunningham, Misses, Viewbank, East Newport
1885-86 dirCunningham, David, civil engineer, Viewbank, East Newport
1884-85 dirCunningham, David, civil engineer, Viewbank, East Newport
1882-83 dirCunningham, David, civil engineer, Viewbank, East Newport
1882 Slater dirCunningham Mr. David, View Bank
1882 Slater dirCunningham the Misses-, View Bank
1880-81 dirCunningham, David, civil engineer, Viewbank, East Newport
1878-79 dirCunningham, John, merchant, Viewbank, East Newport
1878 Slater dirCunningham Mr., John, View Bank
1877 Worrall dirCunningham Mr. John, View bank
1876-77 dirCunningham, John, merchant, Viewbank, East Newport
1874-75 dirCunningham, John, merchant, Viewbank
1873 Slater dirCunningham Mr. John, View Bank, Newport
1871-72 dirCunningham, John (wine merch., Dundee), Viewbank, E. Newport
1869-70 dirCunningham, William (engineer, Dundee), Viewbank
1869-70 dirCunningham, John (wine merchant, Dundee), Viewbank
1867-68 dirCunningham, J. (wine merchant, Dundee), Viewbank, E. Newport
1867 Slater dirCunningham Mr. John, Newport
1866 Fife dirCunningham, John, wine merchant (Dundee), Viewbank, E Newport
1862 Fife dirCunningham, John, wine merchant (Dundee), Viewbank, E Newport
1853-54 dirTravener, James, collector of Customs (Dun.), Tay Street.

 

 

Entries in the Registers of Voters

SourceEnrol DateNameOccup.AddressQualificationPropertyatNotes
1900 Female Voters Cunningham, Margaret B. View Bank, Newport Tenant of House Tay Street
1879-1880 Voters Cunninghame, J wine merchant Easter Newport
1878-1879 Voters Cunningham, John wine merchant Easter Newport
1874 Voters Cunningham, J wine merchant
1873 Voters Cunningham, John wine merchant
1864-1865 Voters 3 September 1857 Cunningham, John wine and spirit merchant proprietor house and garden Viewbank
1862-1863 Voters 3 September 1857 Cunningham, John wine and spirit merchant Easter Newport proprietor house and garden Viewbank
1859 Election for Fife MP Cunningham, John Lord Loughborough (Conservative)
1857 Registration Cunningham, J wine & spirit merchant East Newport
1846-1862 Voters 3 September 1857 Cunningham, John wine and spirit merchant Easter Newport proprietor house and garden Viewbank
1844-1861 Voters 3 September 1857 Cunningham, John wine and spirit merchant Easter Newport proprietor house and garden Viewbank

 

Census records

YearAddress Head NotesRooms
1921 Viewbank, Tayport Road Cunningham Margaret B 10
1911 Tayport Road, Viewbank Cunningham Margaret B 10
1901 Tay Street Cunningham Margaret B 9View household
1891 Viewbank Cunningham Eliza C 11View household
1881 Viewbank Cunningham Eliza C 10View household
1871 Tay Street Cunningham John 9View household
1861 Tay StreetView Bank Cunningham John 9View household

 

 

Valuation Roll entries      There are 49 entries

YearNo.PropertyProprietorTenantOccupierValue
1973-74168100House Mrs Stella V Hedger, Wood House, Highcroft Rd, Felden, Hemel Hempstead, Herts proprietor 112View details
1971-72168100House Mrs Stella V Hedger, Wood House, Highcroft Rd, Felden, Hemel Hempstead, Herts proprietor 112View details
1969-701681House Mrs Vivian Richards proprietor 74View details
1967-68557House Mrs Vivian Richards, Canmore, 3 Chessington Rd, Ewell, Surrey proprietor 74View details
1966-67557House Leslie J Richards, Canmore, 3 Chessington Rd, Ewell, Surrey proprietor 75View details
1964-65557House Leslie J Richards, Canmore, 3 Chessington Rd, Ewell, Surrey proprietor 60View details
1961-621422House Mrs Elizabeth K Vickers proprietor 60View details
1958-59672House & Garden Mrs Elizabeth K Vickers proprietor 44View details
1957-58649House & Garden Mrs Elizabeth K Vickers proprietor 44View details
1952-53627House & Garden Mrs Elizabeth K Vickers proprietor 58View details
1947-48604House & Garden Mrs Elizabeth K Nair proprietor 58View details
1942-43595House & Garden Trs of late John Cunningham per Johnstone, Simpson & Thomson, 87 Commercial St, Dundee War Department per Treasury Valuer 58View details
1940-41595House & Garden Trs of late John Cunningham per Johnstone, Simpson & Thomson, 87 Commercial St, Dundee empty 58View details
1937-38592House & Garden Trs of late John Cunningham per Johnstone, Simpson & Thomson, 87 Commercial St, Dundee Margaret B Cunningham 58View details
1935-36567House & Garden Trs of late John Cunningham per Johnstone, Simpson & Thomson, 87 Commercial St, Dundee Margaret B Cunningham 58View details
1932-33540House & Garden Trs of late John Cunningham per Johnstone, Simpson & Thomson, 87 Commercial St, Dundee Margaret B Cunningham 58View details
1930-31534House & Garden Trs of late John Cunningham per Johnstone, Simpson & Thomson, 87 Commercial St, Dundee Margaret B Cunningham 58View details
1927-28526House & Garden Trs of late John Cunningham Margaret B Cunningham 58View details
1925-26511House & Garden Trs of late John Cunningham Margaret B Cunningham 58View details
1922-23483House & Garden Trs of late John Cunningham Margaret B Cunningham 55View details
1920-21464House & Garden Trs of late John Cunningham Miss Margaret B Cunningham 46View details
1917-18463House & Garden Miss Margaret B Cunningham proprietor 46View details
1915-16458House & Garden Miss Margaret B Cunningham proprietor 46View details
1912-13260House & Garden Miss Margaret B Cunningham proprietor 46View details
1907-08249House & Garden Miss Margaret B Cunningham proprietor 46View details
1905-06237House and Garden Miss Margaret B Cunningham proprietor 46View details
1903-04234House and Garden Miss Margaret B Cunningham proprietor 46View details
1901-02822House and Garden Trs. of late John Cunningham Miss Margaret B Cunningham 46View details
1900-01806House and Garden Trs. of late John Cunningham Miss Margaret B Cunningham 46View details
1899-00773House and Garden Trs. of late John Cunningham Miss Margaret B Cunningham 46View details
1897-98724House and Garden Trs. of late John Cunningham Miss Margaret B Cunningham 46View details
1896-97698House and Garden Trs. of late John Cunningham Misses Eliza C & M B Cunningham 46View details
1895-96665House and Garden Trs. of late John Cunningham Misses Eliza C & M B Cunningham 46View details
1894-95620House and Garden Trs. of late John Cunningham Misses Eliza C & M B Cunningham 46View details
1893-94600House and Garden Trs. of late John Cunningham Misses Eliza C & M B Cunningham 46View details
1892-93589House and Garden Trs. of late John Cunningham Misses Eliza C & M B Cunningham 46View details
1891-92574House and Garden Trs. of late John Cunningham Misses Eliza C & M B Cunningham 46View details
1890-91539House and Garden Trs. of late John Cunningham Misses Eliza C & M B Cunningham 46View details
1889-90517House and Garden Trs. of late John Cunningham Misses Eliza & M B Cunningham 46View details
1885-86485House and Garden Trs. of late John Cunningham Misses Eliza & M B Cunningham 46View details
1881-82376House and Garden Misses Eliza & M B Cunningham Said Misses Cunningham 50View details
1878-79356House and Garden John Cunningham, retired wine merchant Said J. Cunningham 50View details
1875-76298House and Garden John Cunningham, wine merchant Said J. Cunningham 50View details
1871-72268House and Garden John Cunningham, wine merchant John Cunningham, wine merchant 45View details
1867-68235House and Garden John Cunningham, wine merchant Said John Cunningham 42View details
1865-66222House and Garden John Cunningham, wine merchant Said John Cunningham 42View details
1864-65206House and Garden John Cunningham, wine merchant Said John Cunningham 42View details
1860-61177House and Garden John Cunningham, wine merchant, Dundee John Cunningham 45View details
1855-5699House and Garden James Trevenen said James Trevenen 40View details

 

 

Early Sasines:

Sasine Plots:

Plot: 207  view details St Phillans lot 20 30 pol 7 yds (Trevenen) 4-6 Tay St

 

Sasine Abridgements:

RefIn BriefAbridgementRecordedPlots
1880.05661John Cunningham to TrsNot Instr Trs deceased John Cunningham, sometime wine merchant of 30 pol 7 yd lot 20 & dw ho t/on ... pt of park between t/p and East Newport ...28 Apr 1880207
1863.02082apportionment of feu dutues by Church of ScotlandTrs 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 1863247, 256, 278, 285, 286, 284, 72, 204, 207, 290
1862.01395Tayfield 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 - ? public house]; (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 - ? owned by Gibb, vintner]; (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 grnd bewteen 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 and 17 added later?]
11 Nov 186295, 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
1855.03610James Trevenen to John CunninghamJohn Cunningham seised 30 pol 7 yds grnd & ho etc t/on, pt of park between E Newport & the t/p Newport - Cupar on disp by James Trevenen8 Oct 1855207
1851.00204Tayfield to James TrevenenJames Trevenen seised 30 poles 7 yds & dw ho etc t/on pt of park between Easter Newport & t/p Newport - Cupar, lot 20 on plan on feu ch by William Berry consent of George Just, builder.2 Apr 1851207, 249sasine 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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