Location : 6 Birkhill Avenue
= Property still standing
Notes:
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.425835,-2.975166
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): 4 Birkhill Avenue 8 Birkhill Avenue 10 Birkhill Avenue 3 Birkhill Avenue 1 Crosshill Terrace 6 Crosshill Terrace 16 Hillpark Road
Old Addresses (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the address)
| 3 Birkhill Avenue |
House Names (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the name)
| Laburnum Bank | ||
| Laburnum Bank Cottage | ||
| Bank Cottage | 1900 |
Directory entries (before 1975) There are 97 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 dir | Cox, James, engineer, 6 Birkhill Avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1973 dir | Cox, James, engineer, 6 Birkhill Avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1972 dir | Cox, James, engineer, 6 Birkhill Avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1971 dir | Reid, Thomas A. 6 Birkhill Avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1970 dir | Reid, Thomas A., 6 Birkhill Avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1969 dir | Reid, Thomas A., 6 Birkhill Avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1968 dir | Reid, Thomas A., 6 Birkhill Avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1967 dir | Reid, Thomas A., 6 Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1966 dir | Reid, Thomas A., 6 Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1965 dir | Reid, Thomas A., 6 Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1964 dir | Reid, Thomas A., stationer, Laburnum bank, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1963 dir | Reid, Thomas A., stationer, Laburnum bank, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1962 dir | Reid, Thomas A., stationer, Laburnum bank, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1961 dir | Reid, Thomas A., stationer, Laburnum bank, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1960 dir | Reid, Thomas A. stationer, Laburnum bank, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1958-59 dir | Reid, Thomas A. stationer, Laburnumbank, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1957-58 dir | Reid, Thomas A. stationer, Laburnum bank, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1956-57 dir | Reid, Thomas A. stationer, Laburnum bank, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1955-56 dir | Reid, Thomas A., stationer, Laburnum bank, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1954-55 dir | Reid, Thomas A., stationer, Laburnum bank, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1953-54 dir | Reid, Thomas A., stationer, Laburnum bank, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1952-53 dir | Reid, Thomas A., stationer, Laburnum bank, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1951-52 dir | Reid, Thomas A., stationer, Laburnum bank, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1950-51 dir | Reid, Thomas A., stationer, Laburnum bank, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1949-50 dir | Reid, Thomas A., stationer, Laburnum bank, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1948-49 dir | Reid, Thomas A., stationer, Laburnum bank, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1947-48 dir | Reid, Thomas A., stationer, Laburnum bank, Birkhill avenue | ||
| 1946-47 dir | Reid, Thomas A., stationer, Laburnum bank. Birkhill avenue | ||
| 1939-40 dir | Murray, Alexander C., solicitor, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1938-39 dir | Murray, Alexander C., solicitor, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1937-38 MacDonald dir | Smith, F. G., Birkhill ave., Wormit | ||
| 1937-38 dir | Murray, Alexander C., solicitor, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1936-37 MacDonald dir | Smith, F. G., Birkhill ave., Wormit | ||
| 1936-37 dir | Murray, Alexander C., solicitor, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1935-36 MacDonald dir | Smith, F. G., Birkhill ave., Wormit | ||
| 1934-35 MacDonald dir | Smith, F. G., Birkhill ave., Wormit | ||
| 1934-35 dir | Smith, Frederick G. H. (H.M. inspector of taxes, Dundee), Laburnum-bank, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1933-34 MacDonald dir | Smith, F. G., Birkhill ave., Wormit | ||
| 1933-34 dir | Smith, Frederick G. H. (H.M. inspector of taxes, Dundee), Laburnumbank, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1932-33 dir | Smith, Frederick G. H. (H.M. inspector of taxes, Dundee), Laburnum bank, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1931-32 MacDonald dir | Smith, F. G., Birkhill ave., Wormit | ||
| 1931-32 dir | Smith, Frederick G. H. (H.M. inspector of taxes, Dundee), Laburnum bank, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1930-31 MacDonald dir | Smith, F. G., Birkhill ave., Wormit | ||
| 1930-31 dir | Smith, Frederick G. H. (inspector of taxes, Dundee), Laburnumbank, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1929-30 MacDonald dir | Smith, F. G., Birkhill ave., Wormit | ||
| 1929-30 dir | Smith, Frederick G. H. (inspector of taxes, Dundee), Laburnumbank, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1928-29 MacDonald dir | Smith, F. G., Birkhill ave., Wormit | ||
| 1928-29 dir | Smith, Frederick G. H. (inspector of taxes, Dundee), Laburnumbank, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1928 Kelly dir | Smith Frederick G. Laburnumbank [under Wormit] | ||
| 1927-28 MacDonald dir | Smith, F. G., Birkhill ave., Wormit | ||
| 1927-28 dir | Smith, Frederick G. H. (inspector of taxes, Dundee), Laburnumbank, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1926-27 MacDonald dir | Smith, F. G., Birkhill ave., Wormit | ||
| 1926-27 dir | Smith, Frederick G. H. (inspector of taxes, Dundee), Laburnumbank, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1925-26 MacDonald dir | Birrell, J., Laburnum Bank Cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1925-26 dir | Smith, Frederick, G. H. (inspector of taxes, Dundee), Laburnumbank, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1924-25 MacDonald dir | Birrell, J., Laburnum Bank Cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1923-24 MacDonald dir | Birrell, J., Laburnum Bank Cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1923-24 dir | Smith, Frederick, G. H. (inspector of taxes, Dundee), Laburnumbank, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1922-23 dir | Birrell, James (bootmaker, Dundee), Bank cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1921-22 MacDonald dir | Birrell, J., Laburnum Bank Cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1920-21 dir | Birrell, James (bootmaker, Dundee), Bank cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1919-20 MacDonald dir | Birrell, J., Laburnum Bank Cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1918-19 MacDonald dir | Birrell, J., Laburnum Bank Cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1918-19 dir | Birrell, James (bootmaker, Dundee), Bank cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1917-18 MacDonald dir | Birrell, J., Laburnum Bank Cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1916-17 MacDonald dir | Birrell, J., Laburnum Bank Cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1915-16 MacDonald dir | Montgomery, Mrs, Laburnum Bank Cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1915-16 dir | Birrell, James (bootmaker, Dundee), Bank cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1914-15 MacDonald dir | Montgomery, Mrs, Laburnum Bank Cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1913-14 MacDonald dir | Montgomery, Mrs, Laburnum Bank Cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1908-09 dir | Macgregor, Misses (booksellers, Dundee), Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1908 Tayside Annual | M'Gregor, Misses, booksellers, Laburnumbank. [in Wormit directory] | ||
| 1907-08 dir | Macgregor, Misses (booksellers, Dundee), Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1907 Tayside Annual | M'Gregor, Misses, booksellers, Laburnumbank. [in Wormit directory] | ||
| 1907 Slater dir | McGregor Miss, Laburnam cottage [under Wormit] | ||
| 1906-07 dir | Macgregor, Misses (booksellers, Dundee), Laburnumbank, Wormit | ||
| 1905-06 dir | Carnochan, John (supt. of cemeteries, Dundee), Laburnumbank, Wormit | ||
| 1904-05 dir | Carnochan, John, (supt. of cemeteries, Dundee), Laburnumbank, Wormit | ||
| 1903-04 dir | Carnochan, John (supt. of cemeteries, Dundee), Laburnumbank, Wormit | ||
| 1903 Slater dir | Carnochan John, Wormit | ||
| 1902-03 dir | Carnochan, John (supt. of cemeteries, Dundee), Laburnumbank, Wormit | ||
| 1901-02 dir | Carnochan, John (supt. of cemeteries, Dundee), Laburnumbank, Wormit | ||
| 1900-01 dir | Carnochan, John (supt. of cemeteries, Dundee), Laburnumbank, Wormit | ||
| 1899-00 dir | Carnochan, John (supt. of cemeteries, Dundee), Laburnumbank, Wormit | ||
| 1899 Slater dir | Carnochan John [under Wormit] | ||
| 1899 Slater dir | Hopkin William M. Bank cottage [under Wormit] | ||
| 1898-99 dir | Hopkins, W. M. (agent, Dundee), Bank cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1897-98 dir | Hopkin, W. M. (agent, Dundee), Bank cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1896-97 dir | Hopkin, W. M. (agent, Dundee), Bank cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1896 Slater dir | Worrell George, Bank cottage [under Wormit] | ||
| 1895-96 dir | Worrall, George, jun. (hacklemaker, Dundee), Bank cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1894-95 dir | Worrall, George, jun. (hacklemaker, Dundee), Bank cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1893-94 dir | Douglas, William, Bank cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1893-94 dir | Douglas, R. Smeaton (art teacher, St Andrews), Bank cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1893 Slater dir | Douglas Mr. William, Bank Cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1892-93 dir | Douglas, William, Bank cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1892-93 dir | Douglas, R. Smeaton (art teacher, St Andrews), Bank cottage, Wormit |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Bank Cottage, Wormit | Birrell | James | 6 | ||||
| 1911 | Birkhill Avenue | Uninhabited | ||||||
| 1901 | Wormit | Carnochan | John | 7 | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 43 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 312600 | House | James Cox | proprietor | 141 | View details | |||
| 1973-74 | 312600 | House | James Cox | proprietor | 141 | View details | |||
| 1972-73 | 312600 | House | James Cox | proprietor | 141 | View details | |||
| 1971-72 | 312600 | House | Thomas A Reid | proprietor | 141 | View details | |||
| 1969-70 | 3126 | House | Thomas A Reid | proprietor | 92 | View details | |||
| 1968-69 | 3126 | House | Thomas A Reid | proprietor | 92 | View details | |||
| 1967-68 | 1203 | House | Thomas A Reid | proprietor | 92 | View details | |||
| 1966-67 | 1203 | House | Thomas A Reid | proprietor | 92 | View details | |||
| 1964-65 | 1203 | House | Thomas A Reid | proprietor | 79 | View details | |||
| 1961-62 | 3711 | House | Thomas A Reid | proprietor | 79 | View details | |||
| 1958-59 | 1344 | House & Garden | Thomas A Reid | proprietor | 39 | View details | |||
| 1957-58 | 1321 | House & Garden | Thomas A Reid | proprietor | 39 | View details | |||
| 1952-53 | 1287 | House & Garden | Thomas A Reid | proprietor | 39 | View details | |||
| 1947-48 | 1250 | House & Garden | Thomas A Reid | proprietor | 39 | View details | |||
| 1942-43 | 1228 | House & Garden | John G Roy, solicitor per Thomas Thornton Son & Co, solicitors, Dundee | proprietor | 39 | View details | |||
| 1940-41 | 1227 | House & Garden | John G Roy, solicitor, 15 Albert Sq, Dundee | proprietor | 39 | View details | |||
| 1937-38 | 1247 | House & Garden | Isobel C wife of Alexander C Murray | said Alexander C Murray | 39 | View details | |||
| 1935-36 | 1208 | House & Garden | Frederick G Hinchley Smith, 28 Normandy Ave, High Barnet, Herts. | proprietor | 39 | View details | |||
| 1932-33 | 1183 | House & Garden | F G Hinchley Smith | proprietor | 39 | View details | |||
| 1930-31 | 1181 | House & Garden | F G Hinchley Smith | proprietor | 39 | View details | |||
| 1927-28 | 1169 | House & Garden | F G Hinchley Smith | proprietor | 39 | View details | |||
| 1925-26 | 1147 | House & Garden | F G Hinchley Smith | proprietor | 39 | View details | |||
| 1922-23 | 1118 | House & Garden | Margaret Hunter, Edinburgh per J & J Hunter, solicitors, 69 Reform St, Dundee | empty | 33-15-0 | View details | |||
| 1920-21 | 1096 | House & Garden | Mrs Agnes Graham per J & J Hunter, solicitors, 69 Reform St, Dundee | James Birrell, bootmaker | same | 30 | View details | ||
| 1917-18 | 1093 | House & Garden | Robert Graham, bootmaker | James Birrell, bootmaker | same | 30 | View details | ||
| 1915-16 | 1086 | House & Garden | Robert Graham, bootmaker | James Birrell, bootmaker | same | 30 | View details | ||
| 1912-13 | 1125 | House & Garden | Robert Graham, bootmaker | Mrs Isabella Montgomery | same | 30 | View details | ||
| 1910-11 | 1111 | House & Garden | Robert Graham, bootmaker | empty | 33 | View details | |||
| 1909-10 | 1098 | House & Garden | Robert Graham, bootmaker | empty | 33 | View details | |||
| 1907-08 | 1085 | House & Garden | Robert Graham, bootmaker | Misses Jeannie F & Elizabeth Macgregor, booksellers | same | 33 | View details | ||
| 1905-06 | 1062 | House and Garden | Robert Graham, bootmaker | John Carnochan, park-keeper | same | 33 | View details | ||
| 1903-04 | 1048 | House and Garden | Robert Graham, bootmaker | John Carnochan, park-keeper | same | 33 | View details | ||
| 1901-02 | 222 | House and Garden | Robert Graham, bootmaker | John Carnochan, park-keeper | same | 33 | View details | ||
| 1900-01 | 220 | House and Garden | Robert Graham, bootmaker | John Carnochan, park-keeper | same | 33 | View details | ||
| 1899-00 | 211 | House and Garden | Robert Graham, bootmaker | John Carnochan, park-keeper | same | 33 | View details | ||
| 1898-99 | 204 | House and Garden | Robert Graham, bootmaker | William Hopkins, traveller | same | 33 | View details | ||
| 1897-98 | 195 | House and Garden | Robert Graham, bootmaker | William Hopkins, traveller | same | 33 | View details | ||
| 1896-97 | 197 | House and Garden | Robert Graham, bootmaker | William Hopkins, traveller | same | 33 | View details | ||
| 1895-96 | 192 | House and Garden | Robert Graham, bootmaker | George Worrall | same | 33 | View details | ||
| 1894-95 | 251 | House and Garden | Robert Graham, bootmaker | George Worrall | same | 33 | View details | ||
| 1893-94 | 240 | House and Garden | Robert Graham, bootmaker | William Douglas | same | 33 | View details | ||
| 1892-93 | 243 | House and Garden | Robert Graham, bootmaker | William Douglas | same | 33 | View details | ||
| 1891-92 | 240 | House and Garden | Robert Graham, bootmaker | empty | 33 | View details |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 551 view details | Wormit | lot 4 of 183 pol 16 yd | 17 pol 27 yd | (Graham) | 6 Birkhill Ave |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896.01967 | Isles / Fenton loans transferred to David Robertson | Assig by Jane Isles / Fenton wife of James Fenton painter Tayport & James Fenton to David Robertson of (1) bond (23 Mar 1891) £275 by Robert Graham over 18 pol 27 yd, lot 3 & bldgs ...; (2) bond (23 Mar 1891) £275 by Robert Graham over 17 pol 27 yd, lot 4 & bldgs ...both pts of 183 pol 16 yd of Wormit | 20 Nov 1896 | 550 (1), 551 (2) | |
| 1896.00747 | Mills loan repaid | Disch by Mary Mills of bond (26 Jan 1892) £100 by Robert Graham over 17 pol 27 yd, lot 4 & bldgs ...pt of 183 pol 16 yd of Wormit | 16 May 1896 | 551 | |
| 1892.00131 | loan by Mary Mills | Bond £100 & disp secur by Robert Graham bootmaker Hawkhill Dundee to Mary Mills, 12 Nelson St Dundee of 17 pol 27 yd grnd, lot 4 & bldgs t/on : N street running east from t/p to Newport, part of 183 pol 16 yds grnd of Wormit | 26 Jan 1892 | 551 | |
| 1891.00284 | loan by Jane Isles | Bond £275 & disp by Robert Graham bootmaker Hawkhill to Jane Isles, 12 Springfield, Dundee of 17 pol 27 yd, lot 4 & bldgs ...pt of 183 pol 16 yd of Wormit | 23 Mar 1891 | 551 |
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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