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Location : 115  Tay Street

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= Property still standing

Notes:      main (west) part; upper floor only from 1974

Part of a divided property. Other parts: 113 Tay Street     117 Tay Street     

 

Location and Old Maps

Latitude, longitude:      56.446727,-2.934639

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):   108 Tay Street   111 Tay Street   113 Tay Street   117 Tay Street  

 

1909-10 Finance Act - Valuation Office: Field Surveys

Reference no.      334 (no transcripts on this site)      52

 

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)

Taygrove

 

 

Directory entries (before 1975)      There are 121 entries

SourceEntry 
1948-49 dirScott, Wm., market gardener, Taygrove, Tayport road, East Newport (Tel. No. N. 2123)
1947-48 dirScott, Wm., fruit farmer, Taygrove, Tayport road, East Newport
1946-47 dirScott, Wm., fruit farmer, Taygrove, Tayport road, East Newport
1940-41 MacDonald dirHenderson, J. S., Taygrove, E. N.
1939-40 MacDonald dirHenderson, J. S., Taygrove, E. N.
1938-39 MacDonald dirHenderson, J. S., Taygrove, E. N.
1937-38 MacDonald dirHenderson, J. S., Taygrove, E. N.
1936-37 MacDonald dirHenderson, J. S., Taygrove, E. N.
1935-36 MacDonald dirHenderson, J. S., Taygrove, E. N.
1934-35 MacDonald dirPate, J., Taygrove, E. N.
1933-34 MacDonald dirPate, J., Taygrove, E. N.
1931-32 MacDonald dirPate, J., Taygrove, E. N
1931-32 dirPate, John (iron merchant, Dundee), Taygrove, Tayport road
1930-31 MacDonald dirPate, J., Taygrove, E. N
1930-31 dirPate, John (iron merchant, Dundee), Taygrove, Tayport road
1929-30 MacDonald dirPate, J., Taygrove, E. N.
1929-30 dirPate, John (iron merchant, Dundee), Taygrove, Tayport road
1928-29 MacDonald dirPate, J., Taygrove, E. N.
1928-29 dirPate, John (iron merchant, Dundee), Taygrove, Tayport road
1928 Kelly dirPate John, Taybank, E [sic - should be Taygrove]
1927-28 MacDonald dirPate, J., Taygrove, E. N
1927-28 dirPate, John (iron merchant, Dundee), Taygrove, Tayport road
1926-27 MacDonald dirPate, J., Taygrove, E. N.
1926-27 dirPate, John (iron merchant, Dundee), Taygrove, Tayport road
1925-26 MacDonald dirPate, J., Taygrove, E. N.
1925-26 dirPate, John (iron merchant, Dundee), Taygrove, Tayport road
1924-25 MacDonald dirPate, J., Taygrove, E. N.
1923-24 MacDonald dirPate, J., Taygrove, E. N.
1923-24 dirPate, John (iron merchant, Dundee), Taygrove, Tayport road
1922-23 dirPate, John (iron merchant, Dundee), Taygrove, Tayport rd., E. Newport
1921-22 MacDonald dirCorsane, W. H., Tay grove, E. N.
1921 Slater dirCorsane Walter Hugh, Tay grove, E
1920-21 dirCorsane, W. H., Taygrove, Tayport road, East Newport
1919-20 MacDonald dirSmith, Mrs, Taygrove House, Craighead
1918-19 MacDonald dirSmith, Mrs, Taygrove House, Craighead
1918-19 dirSmith, Mrs William, Taygrove, Tayport road (Telephone No. N. 41)
1917-18 MacDonald dirSmith, Mrs, Taygrove House, Craighead
1916-17 MacDonald dirSmith, Mrs, Taygrove House, Craighead
1915-16 MacDonald dirSmith, Mrs, Taygrove House, Craighead
1915-16 dirSmith, Mrs William, Taygrove, Tayport road (Telephone No. N. 41)
1915 Slater dirSmith Mrs. Taygrove, Tayport road, E
1914-15 MacDonald dirSmith, Mrs, Taygrove House, Craighead
1914-15 dirSmith, Mrs William, Taygrove, Tayport road (Telephone No. N. 41)
1913-14 MacDonald dirSmith, Mrs, Taygrove House, Craighead
1913-14 dirSmith, Mrs William, Taygrove, Tayport road (Telephone No. N. 41)
1912-13 MacDonald dirSmith, Mrs, Taygrove House, Craighead
1912-13 dirSmith, Mrs William, Taygrove, Tayport road (Telephone No. N. 41)
1911-12 MacDonald dirSmith, Mrs, Taygrove House, Craighead
1911-12 dirSmith, Mrs William, Taygrove, Tayport road (Telephone No. N. 41)
1911 Slater dirSmith Mrs. Tay grove, Tayford road, E
1910-11 MacDonald dirSmith, Mrs, Taygrove House, Craighead
1910-11 dirSmith, Mrs William, Tay grove, Tayport road (Telephone No. N. 41)
1909-10 dirSmith, Mrs William, Tay grove, Tay port road (Telephone No. N. 41)
1908-09 MacDonald dirSmith, James H.[? could be either]location 2
1908-09 dirSmith, Mrs William, Taygrove, Tayport road (Telephone No. N, 41)
1908 Tayside AnnualSmith, Mrs Wm., Taygrove, E.
1908 Tayside AnnualSmith, Jas. Herbert, merchant, E. Newport.
1907-08 MacDonald dirSmith, James H., Taygrove House, Craighead
1907-08 dirSmith, Mrs William, Tay grove, Tayport road (Telephone No. N. 41)
1907-08 dirSmith, James Herbert (merchant, Dundee), Seacraig, Tayport road[? Dundee section of directory has Taygrove]location 2
1907 Tayside AnnualSmith, Jas. Herbert, merchant, Taygrove, E.
1907 Tayside AnnualSmith, Mrs Wm., Taygrove, E.
1907 Slater dirSmith Herbert, Seacraig, E[? Dundee section of directory has Taygrove]location 2
1907 Slater dirSmith Mrs. Tay grove, E
1906-07 MacDonald dirSmith, James H., Taygrove House, Craighead
1906-07 dirSmith, Mrs William, Taygrove, Tayport road (Telephone No. N. 41)
1906-07 dirSmith, James Herbert (merchant, Dundee), Tay grove
1905-06 MacDonald dirSmith, Wm., Taygrove House, Craighead
1905-06 dirSmith, Mrs William, Tay grove, Tayport road (Telephone No. N. 41)
1905-06 dirSmith, James Herbert (merchant, Dundee), Tay grove
1904-05 MacDonald dirSmith, Wm., Taygrove House, Craighead
1904-05 dirSmith, Mrs William, Taygrove, Tayport road (Telephone No. N. 41)
1904-05 dirSmith, James Herbert (merchant, Dundee), Tay grove
1903-04 MacDonald dirSmith, Wm., Taygrove House, Craighead
1903-04 dirSmith, Mrs William, Tay grove, Tayport road (Telephone No. N. 41)
1903-04 dirSmith, James Herbert (merchant, Dundee), Tay grove
1903 Slater dirSmith Mrs. Taygrove, E Newport
1902-03 MacDonald dirSmith, Wm., Taygrove House, Craighead
1902-03 dirSmith, William (merchant, Dundee), Taygrove, Tayport road (Telephone No. N. 41)
1901-02 MacDonald dirSmith, Wm., Taygrove House, Craighead
1901-02 dirSmith, William (merchant, Dundee), Taygrove, Tayport road (Telephone No. N. 41)
1900-01 dirSmith, William (merchant, Dundee), Taygrove, Tayport road (Telephone No. N. 41)
1899-00 dirSmith, William (merchant, Dundee), Taygrove, Tayport road (Telephone No. N. 41)
1899 Slater dirSmith William, Tay grove, E
1898-99 Telephone dirSmith William, Taygrove, E; tel. no. 41
1898-99 dirSmith, William (merchant, Dundee), Taygrove, Tayport road (Telephone No. N. 41)
1897-98 dirSmith, William (merchant, Dundee), Taygrove, Tayport road (Telephone No. N. 41)
1896-97 dirSmith, William (merchant, Dundee), Taygrove, Tayport road (Telephone No. N. 41)
1896 Slater dirSmith William, Tay grove, E
1895-96 dirSmith, William (merchant, Dundee), Taygrove, Tayport road
1894-95 dirSmith, William (merchant, Dundee), Taygrove, Tayport road
1893-94 dirSmith, William (merchant, Dundee), Taygrove, Tayport road
1893 Slater dirSmith Mr. William, Taygrove, E N
1892-93 dirSmith, William (merchant, Dundee), Tay grove, Tayport road
1891-92 dirSmith, William (merchant, Dundee), Taygrove, Tayport road
1890-91 dirSmith, William (merchant, Dundee), Taygrove, East Newport
1889-90 dirSmith, William (merchant, Dundee), Taygrove, East Newport
1889 Slater dirSmith Mr William, Tay Grove, East Newport, Fife
1888-89 dirSmith, William (merchant, Dundee), Taygrove, East Newport
1887-88 dirSmith, William (merchant, Dundee), Taygrove, East Newport
1886-87 dirSmith, William (merchant, Dundee), Taygrove, East Newport
1886 Slater dirSmith James, Taygrove, Tay st
1885-86 dirSmith, William (merchant, Dundee), Taygrove, East Newport
1885-86 dirSmith, William, Taygrove, Secretary; [under Newport Horticultural Society]
1885 Clark dirSmith, Wm., Taygrove, Secretary : Newport Horticultural Society
1884-85 dirSmith, James (flax and jute spinner, Dundee), Taygrove, East Newport
1882-83 dirSmith, James (flax merchant, Dundee), Taygrove, East Newport
1882 Slater dirSmith Mr. James, Taygrove, E N
1880-81 dirSmith, James (merchant, Dundee), Taygrove, East Newport
1878-79 dirSmith, James (flaxspinner, Dundee), Taygrove, East Newport
1878 Slater dirSmith Mr. James, Taygrove, Tay st
1877 Worrall dirSmith Mr. Jas., Tay grove
1876-77 dirSmith, James (flaxspinner, Dundee), Taygrove, East Newport
1874-75 dirSmith, James, flaxspinner, Dundee, Taygrove, East Newport
1873 Slater dirSmith Mr. Jas., Taygrove, Newport
1871-72 dirSmith, James (flaxspinner, Dundee), Taygrove, East Newport
1869-70 dirSmith, James (spinner, Dundee), Taygrove
1867-68 dirPaul, Archibald, solicitor, Taygrove, East Newport
1867 Slater dirPaul Archibald, Esq. Newport
1866 Fife dirPaul, Archibald, writer (Dundee), Tay Grove, E Newport
1864-5 Dundee dirPaul, Archibald, of Paul & Thain, writers, 41 Reform St; h. Newport

 

 

Entries in the Registers of Voters

SourceEnrol DateNameOccup.AddressQualificationPropertyatNotes
1900 Male Voters Smith, William Merchant Tay Grove, East Newport Proprietor of House in right of wife and occupant Craighead
1864-1865 Voters 20 September 1864 Paul, Archibald writer proprietor house and ground Craighead

 

Census records

YearAddress Head NotesRooms
1921 Taygrove Corsane Walter Hughes 11
1911 Tayport Road, Taygrove Smith Amy A 10
1901 Taygrove Tay Street Smith Winifred A 15View household
1891 Taygrove Millar Johann S 9View household
1881 Taygrove Smith James 9View household
1871 Tay Street Smith James 11View household

 

 

Valuation Roll entries      There are 50 entries

YearNo.PropertyProprietorTenantOccupierValue
1974-75161900House & Garage Mrs Jane Scott proprietor 145View details
1973-74161900House & Garage Mrs Jane Jaskulska proprietor 186View details
1972-73161900House & Garage Henry Pollock, c/o Gillies, East Inchmichael, Errol, Perthshire proprietor 179View details
1971-72161900House & Garage Henry Pollock proprietor 179View details
1969-701619House & Garage Henry Pollock proprietor 114View details
1968-691619House & Garage Henry Pollock proprietor 114View details
1967-68501House & Garage Henry Pollock proprietor 114View details
1966-67501House & Garage Henry Pollock proprietor 114View details
1964-65501House & Garage Henry Pollock proprietor 88View details
1961-621706House & Garage Henry Pollock proprietor 88View details
1958-59751House, Garage & Garden Henry Pollock proprietor 52View details
1957-58728House, Garage & Garden Henry Pollock proprietor 52View details
1952-53701House, Offices & Garden Dorothy McMorland proprietor 80View details
1947-48676House, Offices & Garden William Scott proprietor 65View details
1942-43667House, Offices & Garden Agnes J, wife of John Pate, iron & Steel merchant, Lismore, Carnoustie War Department per Treasury Valuer 65View details
1940-41667House, Offices & Garden Agnes J, wife of John Pate, iron & Steel merchant, Lismore, Carnoustie empty 65View details
1937-38670House, Offices & Garden Agnes J, wife of John Pate, iron & Steel merchant, Lismore, Carnoustie James Stewart Henderson 65View details
1935-36643House, Offices & Garden Agnes J, wife of John Pate, iron & Steel merchant, Lismore, Carnoustie James Stewart Henderson 65View details
1932-33617House, Offices & Garden Agnes J, wife of John Pate, iron & Steel merchant, Lismore, Carnoustie empty 100View details
1930-31612House, Offices & Garden Agnes J, wife of John Pate, iron & Steel merchant said John Pate 110View details
1927-28603Taygrove House, Offices & Garden Agnes J, wife of John Pate, iron & Steel merchant said John Pate 110View details
1925-26587House, Offices & Garden Agnes J, wife of John Pate, iron & Steel merchant said John Pate 110View details
1922-23557Taygrove House, Offices & Garden Agnes J, wife of John Pate, iron & Steel merchant said John Pate 108View details
1920-21535Taygrove House, Offices & Garden Walter H Corsane proprietor 90View details
1917-18534Taygrove House, Offices & Garden Mrs Amy Adeline Leng or Smith per Sturrock & Morrison, solicitors, Dundee proprietor 90View details
1915-16529Taygrove House, Offices & Garden Mrs Amy Adeline Leng or Smith per Sturrock & Morrison, solicitors, Dundee proprietor 90View details
1912-13625Taygrove House, Offices & Garden Mrs Amy Adeline Leng or Smith per Sturrock & Morrison, solicitors, Dundee proprietor 90View details
1907-08605Taygrove House, Offices & Garden Mrs Amy Adeline Leng or Smith per Sturrock & Morrison, solicitors, Dundee proprietor 90View details
1905-06594Taygrove House, Offices and Garden Mrs Amy Adeline Leng or Smith per Sturrock & Morrison, solicitors, Dundee James H Smith, merchant same 90View details
1903-04585Taygrove House, Offices and Garden Mrs Amy Adeline Leng or Smith per Sturrock & Morrison, solicitors, Dundee James H Smith, merchant same 90View details
1901-021179Taygrove House, Offices and Garden Mrs Amy Adeline Leng or Smith, wife of William Smith, merchant Said William Smith 90View details
1900-011162Taygrove House, Offices and Garden Mrs Amy Adeline Leng or Smith, wife of William Smith, merchant Said William Smith 90View details
1899-001124Taygrove House, Offices and Garden Mrs Amy Adeline Leng or Smith, wife of William Smith, merchant Said William Smith 90View details
1897-981062Taygrove House, Offices and Garden Mrs Amy Adeline Leng or Smith, wife of William Smith, merchant Said William Smith 90View details
1896-971029Taygrove House, Offices and Garden Mrs Amy Adeline Leng or Smith, wife of William Smith, merchant Said William Smith 75View details
1895-96984Taygrove House, Offices and Garden Mrs Amy Adeline Leng or Smith, wife of William Smith, merchant Said William Smith 75View details
1894-95937Taygrove House, Offices and Garden Mrs Amy Adeline Leng or Smith, wife of William Smith, merchant Said William Smith 75View details
1893-94911Taygrove House, Offices and Garden Mrs Amy Adeline Leng or Smith, wife of William Smith, merchant Said William Smith 75View details
1892-93890Taygrove House, Offices and Garden Mrs Amy Adeline Leng or Smith, wife of William Smith, merchant Said William Smith 75View details
1891-92869Taygrove House, Offices and Garden Mrs Amy Adeline Leng or Smith, wife of William Smith, merchant Said William Smith 75View details
1890-91824Taygrove House, Offices and Garden Mrs Amy Adeline Leng or Smith, wife of William Smith, merchant Said William Smith 75View details
1889-90796Taygrove House, Offices and Garden Mrs Amy Adeline Leng or Smith, wife of William Smith, merchant Said William Smith 75View details
1885-86756Taygrove House, Offices and Garden Mrs Mary Adeline Leng or Smith, wife of William Smith, merchant Said William Smith 60View details
1881-82638Taygrove House, Offices and Garden James Smith, flaxspinner Said James Smith 70View details
1878-79608Taygrove House, Offices and Garden James Smith, flaxspinner Said James Smith 75View details
1875-76478House, Offices and Garden James Smith, flaxspinner Said James Smith 65View details
1871-72429House, offices and Garden James Smith, flaxspinner James Smith, flaxspinner 60View details
1867-68295House and Garden Archibald Paul, writer Said Archibald Paul 55View details
1865-66275House and Garden Archibald Paul, writer Said Archibald Paul 50View details
1864-65256House and Garden Archibald Paul, writer Said Archibald Paul 50View details

 

 

Dean of Guild Plans:

AddressApplicantArchitectWorksDateNoteOld Ref
Taygrove House, Tayport Road, East Newport William Smith Thomas M Cappon, Dundee Add conservatory and drawing room to ground floor and add two bedrooms to first floor. 4 May 1896 DG/N/1/34 2 sheets 
Taygrove, East Newport J H Smith new garage October 1905 DG/N/6/21 2 sheets 

Held at Fife Archives. See index page

 

Early Sasines:

Sasine Plots:

Plot: 313  view details Newport 174 pol 29 yd pt of Northfield (Paul) 113-115 Tay St

 

Sasine Abridgements:

RefIn BriefAbridgementRecordedPlots
1893.01267loan by Joseph John GroveBond £400 by William Smith merchant Dundee resid Newport & disp secur by his wife Amy Adeline Leng or Smith & him to Joseph John Grove solicitor Dundee of subjects Taygrove, Newport (see 1863.01781), right of access on W side18 Aug 1893313
1893.01250second loan by Trs William StrongBond £300 by William Smith merchant Dundee resid Newport & disp secur by his wife Amy Adeline Leng or Smith & him to Trs dec William Strong, wine & spirit merchant Dundee of subjects Taygrove, Newport (see 1863.01781), right of access on W side16 Aug 1893313
1889.05701William Strong loan repaidDisch by Trs dec William Strong ... disburd bond (27 Jan 1886) £500 by William Smith merchant Dundee & spouse Amy Adeline Leng / Smith over 174 pol 29 yd, : S by t/p to Tayport, : W partly by a cart road leading from the t/p to Drybraehole Fishing Slip, : N by 4' path between said grnd & the seabraes, pt of Northfield12 Nov 1889313
1886.01280Miller / Raitt loan transferred to Trs Thomas RaittAssig by Trs deceased Margaret Miller / Raitt wife of deceased Thomas Raitt, baker, then City Missionary, residing Dundee ... to Trs Thomas Raitt of bond (14 Mar 1885) £500 by William Smith & Amy Adeline Leng / Smith over 174 pol 29 yd, : S by t/p Newport - Tayport, : W partly by a cart road leading from the t/p to Drybraehole Fishing Slip, : N by 4' path between said grnd & the seabraes, pt of estate of Northfield13 Dec 1886313
1886.00071loan by Trs William StrongBond £500 by William Smith merchant Dundee & disp by him & wife Amy Adeline Leng / Smith to Trs deceased William Strong, wine & spirit merchant, Dundee of 174 pol 29 yd, : S by t/p to Tayport, : W partly by a cart road leading from the t/p to Drybraehole Fishing Slip, : N by 4' path between said grnd & the seabraes, pt of Northfield27 Jan 1886313
1885.05580loan by Trs Margaret Miller / RaittBond £500 by William Smith merchant Dundee residing Newport & disp by his wife Amy Adeline Leng / Smith & him to Trs deceased Margaret Miller or Raitt, wife of Thomas Raitt, sometime baker thereafter City Missionary & now residing Dundee under mutual trust disp & settl by Thomas Raitt & her of 174 pol 29 yd, : S by t/p Newport - Tayport, : W partly by a cart road leading from the t/p to Drybraehole Fishing Slip, : N by 4' path between said grnd & the seabraes, pt of estate of Northfield14 Mar 1885313
1884.05346James Smith to Amy Adeline Leng / SmithDisp by James Smith merchant, formerly at Forebank Dundee now at Taygrove, Newport, consent William Smith merchant Dundee residing Newport, to Amy Adeline Leng / Smith of 174 pol 29 yd, : S by t/p Newport - Tayport, : W partly by a cart road leading from the t/p to Drybraehole Fishing Slip, : N by 4' path between said grnd & the seabraes, pt of Northfield16 Dec 1884313
1869.00219Dundee Property Investment Co to James SmithDisp by Trs Dundee Property & Investment Co consent of Archibald Paul, William Hean & Peter Rattray, to James Smith & spouse Elizabeth Anderson Batchelor of lot of grnd 174 pol 29 yd, : S by t/p Newport - Tayport, pt of estate of Northfield3 Apr 1869313
1869.00154Isabella McLachlan / Paul loan repaidDisch by Isabella McLachlan / Paul of bond (11 Apr 1863) £250 by Archibald Paul disburdening lot of grnd 174 pol 29 yd with houses t/on, : S by t/p Newport - Tayport, pt of estate of Northfield12 Mar 1869313
1863.02124loan by Isabella McLachlan / Paul, James Paul, Archibald Paul, Isabella Paul & Catherine Paul / HartIsabella McLachlan relict of Andrew Paul, & James Paul & Archibald Paul & Catherine Paul, spouse of Robert Hart, & Isabella Paul get bond & disp £250 by said Archibald Paul over 174 pol 29 yd & houses t/on pt of estate of Northfield on N side of t/p Newport - Tayport27 Oct 1863313
1863.02059Archibald Paul to Dundee Property & Investment CoDundee Property & Investment Co registers disp to themselves by Archibald Paul of lot of grnd & ho t/on in Forgan described in feu ch in favour of him (14 Apr 1863) (see 01781)8 Sep 1863313
1863.01781Tayfield to Archibald PaulArchibald Paul writer Dundee registers feu ch to himself by John Berry Tayfield of 174 pol 29 yd grnd, portion of estate of Northfield on N side of t/p Newport - Ferryport14 Apr 1863313

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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