The Newport, Wormit & Forgan Archive

Location : 5  Union Street

= Property still standing

Notes:      

Using the information here, it is impossible to be certain who lived in each property or part of the building before 1893. Other properties involved : 1 Union Street     3 Union Street     7 Union Street      One possible interpretation is given below.

Introduction

All 4 properties, 1, 3, 5 & 7 Union Street, were originally 3 stables for the hotel on Tay Street. The southmost 2 stables had been converted to houses by 1833, the remaining one by 1840.

Commentary

Before 1893 it is difficult to allocate individuals to each property. Before 1871 it is virtually impossible. What is given here is only a best guess. Unusually, even up to 1889, Miss Mackie seems to list the rentals charged to individuals for rooms, rather than per property.

Location and Old Maps

Latitude, longitude:      56.440982,-2.939922

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):   Rio Cinema, St Marys Lane   1 Union Street   2 Union Street   3 Union Street   4 Union Street   (formerly 6, Union Street)   7 Union Street   8 Union Street   9 Union Street   10 Union Street   11 Union Street   12 Union Street   13 Union Street   14 Union Street   15 Union Street   16 Union Street   17 Union Street   18 Union Street   19 Union Street   20 Union Street   21 Union Street   23 Union Street   store for shop, Union Street   (store, formerly 1, William Street)   2 William Street   St Fillans Church Hall, William Street   St Fillans Church Hall (pt), William Street   4 William Street   6 William Street   8 William Street   (Matthewson's Land [1], William Street)   (Matthewson's Land [2], William Street)   (Matthewson's Land [3], William Street)   (Matthewson's Land [4], William Street)   (Matthewson's Land [5], William Street)   (Matthewson's Land [6], William Street)   (Matthewson's Land [7], William Street)   (Matthewson's Land [8], William Street)   (stable, Matthewson's Land, William Street)   (stable & store, Matthewson's Land, William Street)   outbuilding behind 12 Tay Street, William Street  

1909-10 Finance Act - Valuation Office: Field Surveys

Reference no.      56      57

Old Addresses (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the address)

House Names (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the name)

Directory entries (before 1975)      There are 82 entries

Entries in the Registers of Voters

Census records

Valuation Roll entries      There are 59 entries

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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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