Location : 5 Tay Terrace
= Property still standing
Notes: upstairs
Other properties at the same location : 4 Kerr Street
Using the information here, it is impossible to be certain who lived in each property or part of the building before 1912. Other properties involved : 1 Tay Terrace 3 Tay Terrace 7 Tay Terrace One possible interpretation is given below.
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.443533,-2.937494
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): 1 East Queen Street 2 James Street 4 James Street 5 James Street 7 James Street 8 James Street 2 Kerr Street 3 Kerr Street 4 Kerr Street 5 Kerr Street 6 Kerr Street 7 Kerr Street 8 Kerr Street 9 Kerr Street 10 Kerr Street 11 Kerr Street 9a, Kerr Street 54 King Street 56 King Street 80 Tay Street 1 Tay Terrace 2 Tay Terrace 3 Tay Terrace 4 Tay Terrace 7 Tay Terrace
1909-10 Finance Act - Valuation Office: Field Surveys
Old Addresses (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the address)
| 3 Woodriffe Terrace | 1880s | |
| 7 Woodriffe Terrace | 1918 | |
| 6 Woodriffe Terrace | 1927 |
House Names (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the name)
| Woodriffe Terrace |
Directory entries (before 1975) There are 77 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 dir | Craig, Mrs J. D., teacher, 5 Tay Terrace | ||
| 1970 dir | Craig, Mrs J. D., teacher, 5 Tay Terrace | ||
| 1969 dir | Craig, Mrs J. D., teacher, 5 Tay Terrace | ||
| 1968 dir | Craig, Mrs J. D., teacher, 5 Tay Terrace | ||
| 1967 dir | Craig, Mrs J. D., teacher, 5 Tay terrace | ||
| 1966 dir | Craig, Mrs J. D., teacher, 5 Tay terrace | ||
| 1965 dir | Craig, Mrs J. D., teacher, 5 Tay terrace | ||
| 1964 dir | Craig, Mrs J. D., teacher, 5 Tay terrace | ||
| 1963 dir | Craig, Rev. James D., retired, 5 Tay terrace | ||
| 1962 dir | Craig, Rev. James D., retired, 5 Tay terrace | ||
| 1961 dir | Craig, Rev. James D., retired, 5 Tay terrace | ||
| 1960 dir | Craig, Rev. James D., retired, 5 Tay terrace | ||
| 1958-59 dir | Craig, Rev. James D., retired, 5 Tay terrace | ||
| 1957-58 dir | Craig, Rev. James D., retired, 5 Tay terrace | ||
| 1956-57 dir | Shearer, Miss Catherine M., 5 Tay terrace | ||
| 1955-56 dir | Shearer, Miss Catherine M., 5 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1954-55 dir | Shearer, Mrs. 5 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1953-54 dir | Shearer, Mrs, 5 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1952-53 dir | Shearer, Mrs, 5 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1951-52 dir | Shearer, Mrs, 5 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1950-51 dir | Shearer, Mrs, 5 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1949-50 dir | Shearer, Mrs, 5 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1948-49 dir | Shearer, Mrs, 5 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1947-48 dir | Shearer, Mrs, 5 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1946-47 dir | Shearer, Mrs, 5 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1942-43 dir | Shearer, Mrs, 5 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1941-42 dir | Shearer, Mrs, 5 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1940-41 dir | Shearer, Mrs, 5 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1939-40 dir | Shearer, Mrs, 6 Woodriffe terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1938-39 dir | Shearer, Mrs, 6 Woodriffe terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1937-38 dir | Shearer, Mrs, 6 Woodriffe terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1936-37 dir | Shearer, Mrs, 6 Woodriffe terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1935-36 dir | Shearer, Mrs, 6 Woodriffe terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1934-35 dir | Shearer, Mrs, 6 Woodriffe terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1933-34 dir | Shearer, Mrs, 6 Woodriffe terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1932-33 dir | Shearer, Mrs, 6 Woodriffe terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1931-32 dir | Shearer, Mrs, 6 Woodriffe terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1930-31 dir | Shearer, Mrs, 6 Woodriffe terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1929-30 dir | Shearer, Mrs, 6 Woodriffe terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1928-29 dir | Shearer, W. Cameron (insurance manager, Dundee), 6 Woodriffe terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1928 Kelly dir | Shearer W. Cameron, 6 Woodriffe ter. E | ||
| 1927-28 dir | Shearer, W. Cameron (insurance manager, Dundee), 6 Woodriffe terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1926-27 dir | Shearer, W. Cameron (insurance inspector, Dundee), 6 Woodriffe terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1925-26 dir | Shearer, Mrs B. D., 6 Woodriffe terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1925-26 dir | Cameron, W. Shearer [sic] (insur. insptr., Dundee), Woodriffe ter., E. Newport | ||
| 1923-24 dir | Shearer, Mrs B. D., 6 Woodriffe terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1922-23 dir | Shearer, Mrs B. D., 6 Woodriffe terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1920-21 dir | Shearer, Mrs B. D., 6 Woodriffe terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1918-19 dir | Rollo, John, shipmaster, 7 Woodriffe terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1918-19 dir | Shearer, Mrs B. D., 6 Woodriffe terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1907-08 dir | Stewart, Mrs, Woodrifffe terrace | ||
| 1906-07 dir | Stewart, Mrs, Woodriffe terrace | ||
| 1905-06 dir | Stewart, Mrs, Woodriffe terrace | ||
| 1904-05 dir | Stewart, Mrs, Woodriffe terrace | ||
| 1902-03 dir | Crockett, Alexander D., clerk, Woodriffe terrace. East Newport | ||
| 1901-02 dir | Crockett, Alexander D., clerk, Woodriffe terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1899-00 dir | Scroggie, Mrs, Woodriffe terrace. East Newport | ||
| 1899 Slater dir | Scroggie Mrs. householder, Woodriffe ter. E [under Commercial] | ||
| 1896 Slater dir | Scroggie Mrs. householder, Woodriffe ter. E [under Commercial] | ||
| 1893-94 dir | Rollo, George (merchant, Dundee), Woodriffe terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1893 Slater dir | Rollo Mr. George, Woodriffe ter | ||
| 1892-93 dir | Rollo, George (merchant, Dundee), Woodriffe terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1891-92 dir | Duncan, David (clerk, Dundee), Woodriffe terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1891-92 dir | Rollo, George (merchant, Dundee), Woodriffe terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1890-91 dir | Duncan, David (clerk, Dundee), Woodriffe terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1889-90 dir | Duncan, David (clerk, Dundee), Woodriffe terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1889 Slater dir | Duncan Mr David, Woodriffe ter., Newport, Fife | ||
| 1888-89 dir | Duncan, David (clerk, Dundee), Woodriffe terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1887-88 dir | Duncan, David (clerk, Dundee), Woodriffe terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1886-87 dir | Duncan, David (clerk, Dundee), Woodriffe terrace. East Newport | ||
| 1886 Slater dir | Duncan David, Woodriffe Ter. Kerr St | ||
| 1885-86 dir | Duncan, David (clerk, Dundee), Woodriffe terrace. East Newport | ||
| 1884-85 dir | Scott, Wm. A. (carver and gilder, Dundee), Woodriffe villas, E. Newport | ||
| 1882-83 dir | Scott, Wm. A. (carver and gilder, Dundee), 3 Woodriffe ter., E. Newport | ||
| 1882 Slater dir | Scott Mr. William A., Woodriffe ter | ||
| 1880-81 dir | Scott, Wm. A. (carver and gilder, Dundee), Woodriffe ter., E. Newport | ||
| 1878-79 dir | Scott, William A. (carver and gilder, Dundee),Woodriffe ter., E. Newport |
Entries in the Registers of Voters
| Source | Enrol Date | Name | Occup. | Address | Qualification | Property | at | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879-1880 Voters | Scott, William | carver & Gilder | Easter Newport |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Woodriffe Terrace | Shearer | Isabella D | 6 | ||||
| 1901 | Woodriffe Terrace | Uninhabited | View household | |||||
| 1891 | Woodrife Terrace | Duncan | David | 6 | View household | |||
| 1881 | Woodriffe Terrace | Scott | William A | 6 | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 45 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 168700 | House | David W Bett | proprietor | 104 | View details | |||
| 1973-74 | 168700 | House | David W Bett | proprietor | 104 | View details | |||
| 1972-73 | 168700 | House | Major Robert B Borthwick | proprietor | 104 | View details | |||
| 1971-72 | 168700 | House | Major Robert B Borthwick | proprietor | 104 | View details | |||
| 1969-70 | 1687 | House | Mrs Isabella B Craig | proprietor | 63 | View details | |||
| 1968-69 | 1687 | House | Mrs Isabella B Craig | proprietor | 63 | View details | |||
| 1967-68 | 562 | House | Mrs Isabella B Craig | proprietor | 63 | View details | |||
| 1966-67 | 562 | House | Mrs Isabella B Craig | proprietor | 63 | View details | |||
| 1964-65 | 562 | House | Mrs Isabella B Craig | proprietor | 62 | View details | |||
| 1961-62 | 1710 | House | James D Craig | proprietor | 62 | View details | |||
| 1958-59 | 754 | House & Garden | James D Craig | proprietor | 34-4-8 | View details | |||
| 1957-58 | 731 | House & Garden | James D Craig | proprietor | 34-4-8 | View details | |||
| 1952-53 | 703 | House & Garden | Tay-Kerr Investments Ltd per D & J Thomson & Currie, 38 Whitehall St, Dundee | Mrs Bella D Shearer | 34-4-8 | View details | |||
| 1947-48 | 679 | House & Garden | Tay-Kerr Investments Ltd per D & J Thomson & Currie, 38 Whitehall St, Dundee | Mrs Bella D Shearer | 31-9-0 | View details | |||
| 1942-43 | 670 | House & Garden | Trs of late Peter Reid, solicitor, Dundee per D & J Thomson & Currie, 38 Whitehall St, Dundee | Mrs Bella D Shearer | 31-9-0 | View details | |||
| 1940-41 | 670 | House & Garden | Trs of late Peter Reid, solicitor, Dundee per D & J Thomson & Currie, 38 Whitehall St, Dundee | Mrs Bella D Shearer | 31-9-0 | View details | |||
| 1937-38 | 673 | House & Garden | Trs of late Peter Reid, solicitor, Dundee per D & J Thomson, 38 Whitehall St, Dundee | Mrs Bella D Shearer | 31-9-0 | View details | |||
| 1935-36 | 323 | House & Garden | Trs of late Peter Reid, solicitor, Dundee per D & J Thomson, 38 Whitehall St, Dundee | Mrs Bella D Shearer | 31-9-0 | View details | |||
| 1932-33 | 724 | House & Garden | Trs of late Peter Reid, solicitor, Dundee per D & J Thomson, 8 Bank St, Dundee | Mrs Bella D Shearer | 31-9-0 | View details | |||
| 1930-31 | 722 | House & Garden | Trs of late Peter Reid, solicitor, Dundee per D & J Thomson, 8 Bank St, Dundee | Mrs Bella D Shearer | 31-9-0 | View details | |||
| 1927-28 | 713 | House & Garden | Trs of late Peter Reid, solicitor, Dundee per D & J Thomson, 8 Bank St, Dundee | Mrs Bella D Shearer | 31-9-0 | View details | |||
| 1925-26 | 694 | House & Garden | Trs of late Peter Reid, solicitor, Dundee per D & J Thomson, 8 Bank St, Dundee | Mrs Bella D Shearer | same | 31-9-0 | View details | ||
| 1922-23 | 667 | House & Garden | Trs of late Peter Reid, solicitor, Dundee per D & J Thomson, 8 Bank St, Dundee | Mrs Bella D Shearer | same | 31-8-10 | View details | ||
| 1920-21 | 645 | House & Garden | Trs of late Peter Reid, solicitor, Dundee per David Thomson, 8 Bank St, Dundee | Mrs Bella D Shearer | same | 22 | View details | ||
| 1917-18 | 644 | House & Garden | Trs of late Peter Reid, solicitor, Dundee per David Thomson, 8 Bank St, Dundee | Mrs Bella D Shearer | same | 22 | View details | ||
| 1915-16 | 640 | House & Garden | Trs of late Peter Reid, solicitor, Dundee per David Thomson, 8 Bank St, Dundee | Mrs Bella D Shearer | same | 22 | View details | ||
| 1912-13 | 371 | House & Garden | Trs of late Peter Reid, solicitor, Dundee per David Thomson, 8 Bank St, Dundee | Mrs Bella D Shearer | same | 22 | View details | ||
| 1907-08 | 352 | House & Garden | Reid & Johnston, solicitors, Dundee per J & E Shepherd, 31 Panmure St, Dundee | empty | 22 | View details | |||
| 1905-06 | 339 | House and Garden | Messrs Reid & Johnston, solicitors, Dundee per J E Shepherd, 31 Panmure St, Dundee | Jessie Stewart | same | 22 | View details | ||
| 1903-04 | 336 | House and Garden | Messrs Reid & Johnston, solicitors, Dundee per J E Shepherd, 31 Panmure St, Dundee | empty | 22 | View details | |||
| 1901-02 | 926 | House and Garden | Messrs Reid & Johnston, solicitors, Dundee per J E Shepherd, 31 Panmure St, Dundee | Alexander W Crockett | same | 22 | View details | ||
| 1900-01 | 910 | House and Garden | Messrs Reid & Johnston, solicitors, Dundee per J E Shepherd, 31 Panmure St, Dundee | empty | 24 | View details | |||
| 1899-00 | 876 | House and Garden | Messrs Reid & Johnston, solicitors, Dundee per J E Shepherd, 31 Panmure St, Dundee | Mrs Catherine Scroggie | same | 24 | View details | ||
| 1897-98 | 828 | House and Garden | Messrs Reid & Johnston, solicitors, Dundee per J E Shepherd, 31 Panmure St, Dundee | Mrs Catherine Scroggie | same | 24 | View details | ||
| 1896-97 | 802 | House and Garden | Messrs Reid & Johnston, solicitors, Dundee per J E Shepherd, 31 Panmure St, Dundee | Mrs Catherine Scroggie | same | 24 | View details | ||
| 1895-96 | 768 | House and Garden | Messrs Reid & Johnston, solicitors, Dundee per J E Shepherd, 31 Panmure St, Dundee | Mrs Catherine Scroggie | same | 24 | View details | ||
| 1894-95 | 723 | House and Garden | Messrs Reid & Johnston, solicitors, Dundee per J E Shepherd, 31 Panmure St, Dundee | Mrs Scroggie | same | 24 | View details | ||
| 1893-94 | 700 | House and Garden | Messrs Reid & Johnston, solicitors, Dundee per J E Shepherd, 31 Panmure St, Dundee | George Rollo, insurance agent | same | 24 | View details | ||
| 1892-93 | 686 | House and Garden | Messrs Reid & Johnston, solicitors, Dundee per J & E Shepherd, 31 Panmure St, Dundee | George Rollo, insurance agent | same | 24 | View details | ||
| 1891-92 | 670 | House and Garden | Messrs Reid & Johnston, solicitors, Dundee per Alexander Barrie, 13 Overgate, Dundee | George Rollo, insurance agent | same | 24 | View details | ||
| 1890-91 | 636 | House and Garden | Messrs Reid & Johnston, solicitors, Dundee per Alexander Barrie, 13 Overgate, Dundee | David Duncan, clerk | same | 24 | View details | ||
| 1889-90 | 609 | House and Garden | Messrs Reid & Johnston, solicitors, Dundee per Alexander Barrie, 13 Overgate, Dundee | David Duncan, clerk | same | 24 | View details | ||
| 1885-86 | 576 | House and Garden | Messrs Reid & Johnston solicitors Dundee | David Duncan, clerk | same | 24 | View details | ||
| 1881-82 | 467 | House and Garden | Messrs Reid & Johnston solicitors Dundee | same | William Scott carver & gilder | 26 | View details | ||
| 1878-79 | 445 | House and Garden | David Blyth, builder | same | William Scott, carver and gilder | 30 | View details |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 461 view details | East Newport | 80.06 pol | W-most part of 380.461 pol & 4 tenements | (Reid & Johnston) | 2-5 Kerr St, 1-7 Tay Tce |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884.04537 | Dickson loan transferred to Trs James Glassford Gordon Glassford | Assig by Trs deceased John Dickson, Corstorphine, consent Reid & Johnston to Trs deceased James Glassford Gordon Glassford ... Rankeillour Hope of bond (15 Nov 1878) £2200 by Reid & Johnston ... over 80.06 pol & 4 tenements of dwelling houses t/on, : N by Kerr St, : S by Nairne St | 19 May 1884 | 461 | |
| 1878.03677 | loan by Trs John Dickson | Bond £2200 by Reid & Johnston & disp to Trs deceased John Dickson, Corstorphine, of 80.06 pol grnd & 4 tenements t/on, : N by Kerr St, : S by Nairne St, the W-most portion of 380.461 pol, pt of park E of Marytown | 15 Nov 1878 | 461 |
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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