Location : 5 Wellgate Street
= Property still standing
Notes: lower
Part of a divided property. Other parts: 7 Wellgate Street
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.433611,-2.951042
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 Wellgate Street 3 Wellgate Street 7 Wellgate Street 9 Wellgate Street 11 Wellgate Street 15 Wellgate Street 2 Wellpark Terrace 4 Wellpark Terrace 6 Wellpark Terrace 8 Wellpark Terrace 23 West Road 25 West Road 27 West Road 29 West Road 31 West Road 33 West Road 35 West Road 37 West Road part of 37, West Road
Old Addresses (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the address)
| Wellgate Park | 1917 |
House Names (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the name)
| Gaskhill | ||
| 1 Victoria Cottages | 1893 | |
| Victoria Cottage | 1907 | |
| Victoria Villa | 1917 |
Directory entries (before 1975) There are 103 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 dir | Scott, Mrs George, Gaskhill, Wellgate street | ||
| 1955-56 dir | Scott, Mrs George, Gaskhill, Wellgate street, West Newport | ||
| 1954-55 dir | Scott, Mrs George, Gaskhill, Wellgate street, West Newport | ||
| 1953-54 dir | Scott, Mrs George, Gaskhill, Wellgate street, West Newport | ||
| 1952-53 dir | Scott, Mrs George, Gaskhill, Wellgate street, West Newport | ||
| 1951-52 dir | Scott, Mrs George, Gaskhill, Wellgate street, West Newport | ||
| 1950-51 dir | Scott, Mrs George, Gaskhill, Wellgate street, West Newport | ||
| 1949-50 dir | Scott, Mrs George, Gaskhill, Wellgate street, West Newport | ||
| 1948-49 dir | Scott, Mrs George, Gaskhill, Wellgate street, West Newport | ||
| 1947-48 dir | Scott, Mrs George, Gaskhill, Wellgate street, West Newport | ||
| 1946-47 dir | Scott, Mrs George, Gaskhill, Wellgate street, West Newport | ||
| 1942-43 dir | Scott, Mrs George, Gaskhill, Wellgate street, West Newport | ||
| 1941-42 dir | Scott, Mrs George, Gaskhill, Wellgate street, West Newport | ||
| 1940-41 dir | Scott, Mrs George, Gaskhill, Wellgate street, West Newport | ||
| 1939-40 dir | Scott, Mrs George, Gaskhill, Wellgate street, West Newport | ||
| 1938-39 dir | Scott, Mrs George, Gaskhill, Wellgate street, West Newport | ||
| 1937-38 dir | Scott, Mrs George, Gaskhill, Wellgate street, West Newport | ||
| 1936-37 dir | Scott, Mrs George, Gaskhill, Wellgate street; West Newport | ||
| 1935-36 dir | Scott, Mrs George, Gaskhill, Wellgate street, West Newport | ||
| 1934-35 dir | Scott, Mrs George, Gaskhill, Wellgate street, West Newport | ||
| 1933-34 dir | Scott, Mrs George, Gaskhill, Wellgate street, West Newport | ||
| 1932-33 dir | Scott, Mrs George, Gaskhill, Wellgate street, West Newport | ||
| 1931-32 dir | Scott, Mrs George, Gaskhill, Wellgate street, West Newport | ||
| 1930-31 dir | Scott, Mrs George, Gaskhill, Wellgate street, West Newport | ||
| 1929-30 dir | Scott, Mrs George, Gaskhill, Wellgatepark, West Newport | ||
| 1928-29 MacDonald dir | Scott, Geo., Gaskhill, W. N. | ||
| 1928-29 dir | Scott, Mrs George, Gaskhill, Wellgatepark, West Newport | ||
| 1928 Kelly dir | Scott Mrs. Gaskhill, Wellgate park, W | ||
| 1927-28 MacDonald dir | Scott, Geo., Gaskhill, W. N. | ||
| 1927-28 dir | Scott, Mrs George, Gaskhill, Wellgatepark, West Newport | ||
| 1926-27 MacDonald dir | Scott, Geo., Gaskhill, W, N. | ||
| 1926-27 dir | Scott, George, Gaskhill, Wellgate park, West Newport | ||
| 1925-26 MacDonald dir | Pinkerton, Misses, Gaskhill, W. N. | ||
| 1925-26 dir | Scott, George, Gaskhill, Wellgate park, West Newport | ||
| 1924-25 MacDonald dir | Pinkerton, Misses, Gaskhill. W. N. | ||
| 1923-24 MacDonald dir | Pinkerton, Misses, Gaskhill, W. N. | ||
| 1923-24 dir | Scott, George, Gaskhill, Wellgate park, West Newport | ||
| 1921 Slater dir | Pinkerton Misses, Gaskill, W | ||
| 1919-20 MacDonald dir | Davidson, Misses, Victoria Cot., W. N. | ||
| 1918-19 MacDonald dir | Davidson, Misses, Victoria Cot., W. N. | ||
| 1918-19 dir | Davidson, Misses, Victoria villa, West Newport | ||
| 1917-18 MacDonald dir | Davidson, Misses, Victoria Cot., W. N. | ||
| 1916-17 MacDonald dir | Davidson, Misses, Victoria Cot., W. N. | ||
| 1915-16 MacDonald dir | Davidson, Mrs, Victoria Cottage, Wester Newport | ||
| 1915-16 dir | Davidson, Misses, Victoria villa, West Newport | ||
| 1915 Slater dir | Davidson Mrs. Victoria villa, W | ||
| 1914-15 MacDonald dir | Davidson, Mrs, Victoria Cottage, Wester Newport | ||
| 1914-15 dir | Davidson, Mrs James, Victoria villa, West Newport | ||
| 1913-14 MacDonald dir | Davidson, Mrs, Victoria Cottage, Wester Newport | ||
| 1913-14 dir | Davidson, Mrs James, Victoria villa, West Newport | ||
| 1912-13 MacDonald dir | Davidson, Mrs James, Victoria Cottage, Wester Newport | ||
| 1912-13 dir | Davidson, Mrs James, Victoria villa, West Newport | ||
| 1911-12 MacDonald dir | Davidson, Mrs James, Victoria Cottage, Wester Newport | ||
| 1911-12 dir | Davidson, Mrs James, Victoria villa, West Newport | ||
| 1911 Slater dir | Davidson Mrs. Victoria villa; W | ||
| 1910-11 MacDonald dir | Davidson, Mrs James, Victoria Cottage, Wester Newport | ||
| 1910-11 dir | Davidson, Mrs James, Victoria villa. West Newport | ||
| 1909-10 MacDonald dir | Davidson, Mrs James, Victoria Villa, Wester Newport | ||
| 1909-10 dir | Davidson, Mrs James, Victoria villa, West Newport | ||
| 1908-09 MacDonald dir | Davidson, James, Victoria Cottage, Wester Newport | ||
| 1908-09 dir | Davidson, Mrs James, Victoria villa. West Newport | ||
| 1908 Tayside Annual | Davidson, James, cashier, Victoria Cottage, W. | ||
| 1908 Tayside Annual | Davidson, Mrs, Victoria Cottage, W. | ||
| 1907-08 MacDonald dir | Davidson, James, Victoria Cottage, Wester Newport | ||
| 1907-08 dir | Davidson, James (cashier, Dundee), Victoria villa. West Newport | ||
| 1907 Tayside Annual | Davidson, James, cashier, Victoria Cottage, W. | ||
| 1907 Slater dir | Davidson James, Victoria villa, W | ||
| 1906-07 MacDonald dir | Davidson, James, Victoria Cottage, Wester Newport | ||
| 1906-07 dir | Davidson, James (cashier, Dundee), Victoria villa, West Newport | ||
| 1905-06 dir | Davidson, James (cashier, Dundee), Victoria villa, West Newport | ||
| 1904-05 dir | Davidson, James (cashier, Dundee), Victoria villa, West Newport | ||
| 1903-04 dir | Davidson, James (cashier, Dundee), Victoria villa, West Newport | ||
| 1903 Slater dir | Davidson James. Victoria villa, W Newport | ||
| 1902-03 dir | Davidson, James (cashier, Dundee), Victoria villa. West Newport | ||
| 1901-02 dir | Davidson, James (cashier, Dundee), Victoria villa, West Newport | ||
| 1900-01 dir | Davidson, James (cashier, Dundee), Victoria villa, West Newport | ||
| 1899-00 dir | Davidson, James (cashier, Dundee), Victoria villa, West Newport | ||
| 1899 Slater dir | Davidson James, Victoria cottage, W | ||
| 1898-99 dir | Davidson, James (cashier, Dundee), Victoria villa, West Newport | ||
| 1897-98 dir | Davidson, James (cashier, Dundee), Victoria villa, West Newport | ||
| 1896-97 dir | Davidson, James (cashier, Dundee), 1 Victoria cottages, W. Newport | ||
| 1896 Slater dir | Davidson James, Victoria cottage, W | ||
| 1895-96 dir | Davidson, James (cashier, Dundee), 1 Victoria cottages, W. Newport | ||
| 1894-95 dir | Davidson, James (cashier, Dundee), 1 Victoria cottages, W. Newport | ||
| 1893-94 dir | Davidson, James (cashier, Dundee), 1 Victoria cottages, W. Newport | ||
| 1892-93 dir | Davidson, James (cashier, Dundee), 1 Victoria cottages, W. Newport | ||
| 1890-91 dir | Scotland, Rev. Jas. S., U.P. Church; h. Victoria cottages, West Newport | location 2 | |
| 1889-90 dir | Scotland, Rev. Jas. S., U.P. Church; h. Victoria cottages. West Newport | location 2 | |
| 1889 Slater dir | Scotland Rev. James S., Victoria Cottage, West Newport, Fife | ||
| 1888-89 dir | Scotland, Rev. Jas. S., U.P. Church; h. Victoria cottages, West Newport | location 2 | |
| 1887-88 dir | Scotland, Rev. Jas. S., U. P. Church; h. Victoria cottages. West Newport | location 2 | |
| 1886-87 dir | Scotland, Rev. Jas. S., U.P. Church; h. Victoria cottages, West Newport | location 2 | |
| 1886 Slater dir | Scotland Rev. James S, Victoria cottages, W N | ||
| 1885-86 dir | Scotland, Rev. Jas. S., U.P. Church; h. Victoria cottages. West Newport | location 2 | |
| 1884-85 dir | Scotland, Rev. Jas. S., U.P. Church; h. Victoria cottages. West Newport | location 2 | |
| 1882-83 dir | Scotland, Rev. Jas. S., U.P. Church; h. Victoria cottage, West Newport | location 2 | |
| 1882 Slater dir | Scotland Rev. James S., Victoria Cottages, W N | ||
| 1880-81 dir | Scotland, Rev. James S., U.P. Church; h. Victoria cottage, W. Newport | location 2 | |
| 1878-79 dir | Strachan, James, clerk, Victoria cottage, West Newport | ||
| 1878 Slater dir | Strachan Mr. James, Victoria Cottage, W N | ||
| 1877 Worrall dir | Strachan Mr. Jas., Victoria Villa, W | ||
| 1876-77 dir | Strachan, James (clerk, Dundee), Victoria cottage, West Newport | ||
| 1874-75 dir | Strachan, James, clerk, Victoria Cottage, West Newport |
Entries in the Registers of Voters
| Source | Enrol Date | Name | Occup. | Address | Qualification | Property | at | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Male Voters | Davidson, James | Cashier | Victoria Cottage, West Newport | Proprietor of House | Victoria Cottage | |||||
| 1878-1879 Voters | Strachan, James | clerk | Wester Newport |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Gaskhill | Pinkerton | Janet D | 8 | ||||
| 1911 | Victoria Villa | Davidson | Isabella | 9 | ||||
| 1901 | Wellgate Park | Davidson | James | 8 | View household | |||
| 1891 | Scotland | James S | 9 | View household | ||||
| 1881 | Victoria Cottage | Scotland | James S | 9 | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 47 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 239700 | House | Dr Margaret Lewis-Jones, 25 Sefton Park, Liverpool | empty | 96 | View details | |||
| 1973-74 | 239700 | House | Muriel M Scott | proprietor | 96 | View details | |||
| 1972-73 | 239700 | House | Muriel M Scott | proprietor | 96 | View details | |||
| 1971-72 | 239700 | House | Muriel M Scott | proprietor | 96 | View details | |||
| 1969-70 | 2397 | House | Muriel M Scott | proprietor | 63 | View details | |||
| 1968-69 | 2397 | House | Muriel M Scott | proprietor | 63 | View details | |||
| 1967-68 | 986 | House | Muriel M Scott | proprietor | 63 | View details | |||
| 1966-67 | 986 | House | Muriel M Scott | proprietor | 63 | View details | |||
| 1964-65 | 986 | House | Muriel M Scott | proprietor | 60 | View details | |||
| 1961-62 | 3117 | House | Muriel M Scott | proprietor | 60 | View details | |||
| 1958-59 | 1226 | House & Garden | Muriel M Scott | proprietor | 35 | View details | |||
| 1957-58 | 1203 | House & Garden | Mrs Margaret J Scott | proprietor | 35 | View details | |||
| 1952-53 | 1169 | House & Garden | Mrs Margaret Scott | proprietor | 35 | View details | |||
| 1947-48 | 1132 | House & Garden | Mrs Margaret Scott | proprietor | 35 | View details | |||
| 1942-43 | 1112 | House & Garden | Mrs Margaret Scott | proprietor | 46-16-0 | View details | |||
| 1940-41 | 1111 | House & Garden | Mrs Margaret Scott | proprietor | 46-16-0 | View details | |||
| 1937-38 | 1132 | House & Garden | Mrs Margaret Scott | proprietor | 46-16-0 | View details | |||
| 1935-36 | 1095 | House & Garden | Mrs Margaret Scott | proprietor | 46-16-0 | View details | |||
| 1932-33 | 1050 | House & Garden | Mrs Margaret Scott | proprietor | 46-16-0 | View details | |||
| 1930-31 | 1047 | House & Garden | Mrs Margaret Scott | proprietor | 46-16-0 | View details | |||
| 1927-28 | 1037 | House & Garden | Mrs Margaret Scott | proprietor | 46-16-0 | View details | |||
| 1925-26 | 1016 | House & Garden | George Scott | proprietor | 46-16-0 | View details | |||
| 1922-23 | 990 | House & Garden | George Scott, 12 Wolseley Rd, Crouchend, London N8 | proprietor | 46-16-0 | View details | |||
| 1920-21 | 969 | House & Garden | Janet D & Anne Pinkerton | proprietor | 36 | View details | |||
| 1917-18 | 968 | House & Garden | Misses Helena, Isabella & Edith Davidson & Mrs Louisa J Gordon | proprietor | 36 | View details | |||
| 1915-16 | 961 | House & Garden | Trs of late Mrs Isabella Davidson per J & J Scrimgeour, solicitors, Dundee | Misses Helen, Bella &Edith Davidson | 36 | View details | |||
| 1912-13 | 828 | House & Garden | Mrs Isabella Davidson | proprietor | 36 | View details | |||
| 1909-10 | 811 | House & Garden | Mrs Isabella Davidson | proprietor | 36 | View details | |||
| 1907-08 | 807 | House & Garden | James Davidson, cashier | proprietor | 36 | View details | |||
| 1905-06 | 788 | House and Garden | James Davidson, cashier | proprietor | 36 | View details | |||
| 1903-04 | 777 | House and Garden | James Davidson, cashier | proprietor | 36 | View details | |||
| 1901-02 | 580 | House and Garden | James Davidson, cashier | proprietor | 36 | View details | |||
| 1900-01 | 568 | House and Garden | James Davidson, cashier | proprietor | 36 | View details | |||
| 1899-00 | 538 | House and Garden | James Davidson, cashier | proprietor | 36 | View details | |||
| 1897-98 | 489 | House and Garden | James Davidson, cashier | proprietor | 36 | View details | |||
| 1896-97 | 466 | House and Garden | James Davidson, cashier | proprietor | 40 | View details | |||
| 1895-96 | 433 | House and Garden | James Davidson, cashier | proprietor | 40 | View details | |||
| 1894-95 | 400 | House and Garden | James Davidson, cashier | proprietor | 40 | View details | |||
| 1893-94 | 379 | House and Garden | James Davidson, cashier | proprietor | 40 | View details | |||
| 1892-93 | 368 | House and Garden | James Davidson, cashier | proprietor | 40 | View details | |||
| 1891-92 | 358 | House and Garden | Trs of late John Scrymgeour, baker, per Dickie & Paul, solicitors, Dundee | Rev. James Simpson Scotland | same | 40 | View details | ||
| 1890-91 | 331 | House and Garden | John Scrymgeour, baker, 4 Whitehall St, Dundee | Rev. James Simpson Scotland | same | 40 | View details | ||
| 1889-90 | 311 | House and Garden | John Scrymgeour, baker, 4 Whitehall St, Dundee | Rev. James Simpson Scotland | same | 40 | View details | ||
| 1885-86 | 286 | House and Garden | John Scrymgeour, baker, Nethergate, Dundee | Rev. James Simpson Scotland | same | 40 | View details | ||
| 1881-82 | 192 | House and Garden | John Scrymgeour, baker, Nethergate, Dundee | same | Rev. James Simpson Scotland | 40 | View details | ||
| 1878-79 | 196 | House and Garden | John Scrymgeour, baker, Nethergate, Dundee | same | James Strachan, clerk | 40 | View details | ||
| 1875-76 | 192 | House and Garden | John Scrymgeour, baker, Nethergate, Dundee | same | James Strachan, clerk | 40 | View details |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 558 view details | Wellgate | lot 7 (east) | 22 pol 24 yd | (Scrimgeour / Davidson) | 5-7 Wellgate St |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894.00069 | Martha Jane Gray / Low loan transferred to Trs | Not instr Trs dec Martha Jane Gray or Low widow of John Campbell Low sometime plumber Dundee afterwards resid Newport of bond (18 May 1892) £500 by James Davidson cashier, resid W Newport over 22 pol 24 yd grnd & semi-det cottage t/on : N partly 24' st : S 20' st in West Newport | 16 Jan 1894 | 558 | |
| 1892.00745 | loan by Martha Jane Gray / Low | Bond £500 & disp secur by James Davidson to Martha Jane Gray / Low resid Myrtle Tarrace Newport widow of 22 pol 24 yd & semi-det cottage t/on : N 24' street : S 20' street at West Newport | 18 May 1892 | 558 | |
| 1892.00744 | Trs John Scrymgeour to James Davidson | Disp by Trs dec John Scrymgeour baker Nethergate Dundee to James Davidson cashier resid W Newport of 22 pol 24 yd & semi-det cottage t/on : N 24' street : S 20' street at West Newport, part of subjects in 1871.00801 | 18 May 1892 | 558, 39 |
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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