Location : 24 Birkhill Avenue
= Property still standing
Notes:
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.426719,-2.973122
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): 20 Birkhill Avenue 22 Birkhill Avenue 26 Birkhill Avenue 28 Birkhill Avenue 20 Riverside Road 22 Riverside Road 1 Scotswood Crescent 3 Scotswood Crescent 5 Scotswood Crescent
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)
| Aranco | ||
| Westcliffe | ||
| Arauco Villa | 1922 |
Directory entries (before 1975) There are 96 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 dir | Timmins, J. civil engineer, 24 Birkhill Avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1973 dir | Timmins, J., civil engineer, 24 Birkhill Avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1972 dir | Timmins, J., civil engineer, 24 Birkhill Avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1971 dir | Timmins, J., civil engineer, 24 Birkhill Avenue | ||
| 1970 dir | Timmins, J. civil engineer, 24 Birkhill Avenue | ||
| 1969 dir | Timmins, J., civil engineer, 24 Birkhill Avenue | ||
| 1968 dir | Timmins, J., civil engineer, 24 Birkhill Avenue | ||
| 1967 dir | Matthew, G. D., 24 Birkhill avenue, Wormit, Tel. W. 732 | ||
| 1966 dir | Matthew, G. D., 24 Birkhill avenue, Wormit, Tel. W. 732 | ||
| 1965 dir | Matthew, G. D., 24 Birkhill avenue, Wormit, Tel. W. 3232 | ||
| 1964 dir | Cranna, Mrs G., Westcliffe, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1963 dir | Cranna, Mrs G., Westcliffe, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1962 dir | Cranna, Mrs G., Westcliffe, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1961 dir | Cranna, Mrs G., Westcliffe, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1952-53 dir | Cranna, Adam B., Westcliffe, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1951-52 dir | Cranna, Adam B., Westcliffe, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1950-51 dir | Cranna, Adam B., Westcliffe, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1949-50 dir | Cranna, Adam B., Westcliffe, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1948-49 dir | Cranna, Adam B., Westcliffe, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1947-48 dir | Cranna, Adam B., Westcliffe, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1946-47 dir | Cranna, Adam B., Westcliffe, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1942-43 dir | Cranna, Adam B., Westcliffe, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1941-42 dir | Cranna, Adam B., Westcliffe, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1940-41 dir | Cranna, Adam B., Westcliffe, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1939-40 dir | Cranna, Adam B., Westcliffe, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1938-39 dir | Cranna, Adam B., Westcliffe, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1937-38 dir | Cranna, Adam B., Westcliffe, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1936-37 dir | Cranna, Adam B., Westcliffe, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1935-36 dir | Cranna, Adam Blackhall, Westcliffe, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1934-35 dir | Cranna, Adam Blackhall, Westcliffe, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1933-34 dir | Cranna, Adam Blackhall, Westcliffe, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1932-33 dir | Cranna, Adam Blackhall, Westcliffe, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1931-32 dir | Cranna, Adam Blackhall, Westcliffe, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1930-31 dir | Cranna, Adam Blackhall, Westcliffe, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1929-30 dir | Cranna, Adam Blackhall, Westcliffe, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1928-29 MacDonald dir | Cranna, A. B., Arauco Villa, Wormit | ||
| 1928-29 dir | Cranna, Adam Blackhall, Westcliffe, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1927-28 MacDonald dir | Cranna, A. B., Arauco Villa, Wormit | ||
| 1927-28 dir | Cranna, Adam Blackhall, Westcliffe, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1926-27 MacDonald dir | Cranna, A. B., Arauco Villa, Wormit | ||
| 1926-27 dir | Cranna, Adam, Westcliffe, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1925-26 MacDonald dir | Smith, Thos., Arauco Villa, Wormit | ||
| 1924-25 MacDonald dir | Smith, Thos., Arauco Villa, Wormit | ||
| 1923-24 MacDonald dir | Smith, Thos., Arauco Villa, Wormit | ||
| 1923-24 dir | Smith, Thomas, regulating chief officer, 'Mars', Arauco villa, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | location 2 | |
| 1922-23 dir | Smith, Thomas, regulating chief officer, 'Mars', Arauco villa, Wormit | location 2 | |
| 1921-22 MacDonald dir | Dick, W. S., Aranco Villa, Wormit | ||
| 1921 Slater dir | Dick William, Arauco [under Wormit] | ||
| 1920-21 dir | Dick, William, Arauco villa, Wormit | ||
| 1919-20 MacDonald dir | Dick, W. S., Aranco Villa, Wormit | ||
| 1918-19 MacDonald dir | Dick, W. S., Aranco Villa, Wormit | ||
| 1918-19 dir | Dick, William, Arauco villa, Wormit | ||
| 1917-18 MacDonald dir | Dick, W. S., Aranco Villa, Wormit | ||
| 1916-17 MacDonald dir | Dick, W. S., Aranco Villa, Wormit | ||
| 1915-16 MacDonald dir | Dick, W. S., Aranco Villa, Wormit | ||
| 1915-16 dir | Dick, William, Arauco villa, Wormit | ||
| 1915 Slater dir | Dick William, Arauco [under Wormit] | ||
| 1914-15 MacDonald dir | Dick, W. S., Aranco Villa, Wormit | ||
| 1914-15 dir | Dick, William, Arauco villa, Wormit | ||
| 1913-14 MacDonald dir | Dick, W. S., Aranco Villa, Wormit | ||
| 1913-14 dir | Dick, Thomas, Arauco villa, Wormit | ||
| 1912-13 MacDonald dir | Dick, W. S., Aranco Villa, Wormit | ||
| 1912-13 dir | Dick, Thomas, Arauco villa, Wormit | ||
| 1911-12 MacDonald dir | Dick, W. S., Arauco Villa, Wormit | ||
| 1911-12 dir | Dick, Thomas, Arauco villa, Wormit | ||
| 1911 Slater dir | Dick William, Arauco [under Wormit] | ||
| 1910-11 MacDonald dir | Dick, W. S., Aranco Villa, Wormit | ||
| 1910-11 dir | Dick, Thomas, Arauco villa, Wormit | ||
| 1909-10 MacDonald dir | Dick, Thomas, Aranco Villa, Wormit | ||
| 1909-10 dir | Dick, Thomas, Arauco villa, Wormit | ||
| 1908-09 dir | Dick, Thomas, Arauco villa, Wormit | ||
| 1908 Tayside Annual | Dick, Thomas B., clerk, Arauco Villa. [in Wormit directory] | ||
| 1908 Tayside Annual | Dick, William S., litho. artist, Arauco Villa. [in Wormit directory] | ||
| 1907-08 dir | Dick, Thomas, Arauco villa, Wormit | ||
| 1907 Tayside Annual | Dick, Thomas B., clerk, Arauco Villa. [in Wormit directory] | ||
| 1907 Tayside Annual | Dick, William S., litho. artist, Arauco Villa. [in Wormit directory] | ||
| 1907 Slater dir | Dick Mrs. Aranco [sic] [under Wormit] | ||
| 1906-07 dir | Dick, Thomas, Arauco villa, Wormit | ||
| 1905-06 dir | Dick, Thomas, Arauco villa, Wormit | ||
| 1904-05 dir | Dick, Thomas, Arauco villa, Wormit | ||
| 1903-04 dir | M'Kay, Misses, Arauco villa, Wormit | ||
| 1903 Slater dir | Dick Thomas, Arauco, Wormit | ||
| 1902-03 dir | M'Kay, Misses, Arauco villa, Wormit | ||
| 1901-02 dir | M'Kay, Misses, Arauco villa, Wormit | ||
| 1900-01 dir | M'Kay, Misses, Arauco villa, Wormit | ||
| 1899-00 dir | M'Kay, Misses, Arauco villa, Wormit | ||
| 1899 Slater dir | Mackay Misses, Armco bank [under Wormit] | ||
| 1898-99 dir | M'Kay, Misses, Arauco villa, Wormit | ||
| 1897-98 dir | M'Kay, Misses, Arauco villa, Wormit | ||
| 1896-97 dir | M'Kay, Misses, Arauco villa, Wormit | ||
| 1896 Slater dir | Mackay Miss, Aranro villa [under Wormit] | ||
| 1895-96 dir | M'Kay, Misses, Arauco villa, Wormit | ||
| 1894-95 dir | M'Kay, Misses, Arauco villa, Wormit | ||
| 1893-94 dir | M'Kay, Thomas B., shipmaster, Arauco villa, Wormit | ||
| 1893 Slater dir | Mackay Mr. Thomas B., Aranro Villa [sic], Wormit | ||
| 1892-93 dir | M'Kay, Thomas B., shipmaster, Arauco villa, Wormit |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Arauco Villa, Wormit | Smith | Thomas | 6 | ||||
| 1911 | Birkhill Avenue, Arauco Villa | Dick | William S | 6 | ||||
| 1901 | Wormit | McKay or Stiven | Georgina | 6 | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 44 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 311700 | House & Garage | John Timmins | proprietor | 138 | View details | |||
| 1973-74 | 311700 | House & Garage | John Timmins | proprietor | 138 | View details | |||
| 1972-73 | 311700 | House & Garage | John Timmins | proprietor | 127 | View details | |||
| 1971-72 | 311700 | House & Garage | John Timmins | proprietor | 127 | View details | |||
| 1969-70 | 3117 | House | John Timmins | proprietor | 86 | View details | |||
| 1968-69 | 3117 | House | John Timmins | proprietor | 86 | View details | |||
| 1967-68 | 1194 | House | John Timmins | proprietor | 86 | View details | |||
| 1966-67 | 1194 | House & Garage | George D Matthew | proprietor | 86 | View details | |||
| 1964-65 | 1194 | House | Mrs Gertrude Cranna | proprietor | 72 | View details | |||
| 1961-62 | 3702 | House | Mrs Gertrude Cranna | proprietor | 72 | View details | |||
| 1958-59 | 1334 | House & Garden | Mrs Gertrude Cranna | proprietor | 39 | View details | |||
| 1957-58 | 1311 | House & Garden | Mrs Gertrude Cranna | proprietor | 39 | View details | |||
| 1952-53 | 1278 | House & Garden | Adam B Cranna, commission agent | proprietor | 39 | View details | |||
| 1947-48 | 1241 | House & Garden | Adam B Cranna, commission agent | proprietor | 39 | View details | |||
| 1942-43 | 1219 | House & Garden | Adam B Cranna, commission agent | proprietor | 39 | View details | |||
| 1940-41 | 1218 | House & Garden | Adam B Cranna, commission agent | proprietor | 39 | View details | |||
| 1937-38 | 1238 | House & Garden | Adam B Cranna, commission agent | proprietor | 39 | View details | |||
| 1935-36 | 1199 | House & Garden | Adam B Cranna, commission agent | proprietor | 39 | View details | |||
| 1932-33 | 1174 | House & Garden | A B Cranna, commission agent | proprietor | 39 | View details | |||
| 1930-31 | 1172 | House & Garden | A B Cranna, commission agent | proprietor | 39 | View details | |||
| 1927-28 | 1160 | House & Garden | A B Cranna, commission agent | proprietor | 39 | View details | |||
| 1925-26 | 1138 | House & Garden | A B Cranna, commission agent | proprietor | 39 | View details | |||
| 1922-23 | 1109 | House & Garden | Mars Training Ship Institution per Mackay Irons & Co, 22 Meadowside, Dundee | Thomas Smith, chief officer | same | 39 | View details | ||
| 1920-21 | 1087 | House & Garden | William S Dick, artist, & Isabella Dick | proprietor | 30 | View details | |||
| 1917-18 | 1084 | House & Garden | William S Dick, artist, & Isabella Dick | proprietor | 30 | View details | |||
| 1915-16 | 1077 | House & Garden | William S Dick, artist, & Isabella Dick | proprietor | 30 | View details | |||
| 1912-13 | 1121 | House & Garden | William S Dick, artist, & Isabella Dick | proprietor | 30 | View details | |||
| 1910-11 | 1107 | House & Garden | William S Dick, artist and Isabella Dick | proprietor | 30 | View details | |||
| 1909-10 | 1094 | House & Garden | William S Dick, artist and Isabella Dick | proprietor | 30 | View details | |||
| 1907-08 | 1081 | House & Garden | Mrs Jean Mackay or Dick | proprietor | 30 | View details | |||
| 1905-06 | 1058 | House and Garden | Jean Mackay wife of Thomas Dick | said Thomas Dick | 30 | View details | |||
| 1903-04 | 1044 | House and Garden | Jean Mackay wife of Thomas Dick | said Thomas Dick | 30 | View details | |||
| 1901-02 | 218 | House and Garden | Miss Georgina McKay | proprietor | 30 | View details | |||
| 1900-01 | 216 | House and Garden | Miss Georgina McKay | proprietor | 30 | View details | |||
| 1899-00 | 207 | House and Garden | Miss Georgina McKay | proprietor | 32-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1898-99 | 200 | House and Garden | Miss Georgina McKay | proprietor | 32-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1897-98 | 191 | House and Garden | Miss Georgina McKay | proprietor | 32-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1896-97 | 193 | House and Garden | Miss Georgina McKay | proprietor | 30 | View details | |||
| 1895-96 | 188 | House and Garden | Miss Georgina McKay | proprietor | 30 | View details | |||
| 1894-95 | 247 | House and Garden | Miss Georgina McKay | proprietor | 30 | View details | |||
| 1893-94 | 236 | House and Garden | Thomas B McKay, shipmaster | proprietor | 30 | View details | |||
| 1892-93 | 239 | House and Garden | Thomas B McKay, shipmaster | proprietor | 30 | View details | |||
| 1891-92 | 236 | House and Garden | Thomas B McKay, shipmaster | proprietor | 30 | View details | |||
| 1890-91 | 212 | House and Garden | Walter Scott, joiner, Gauldry | Mrs Neilson | same | 32 | View details |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 567 view details | Wormit | 21 pol 16 yd | (W Scott / Gray / McKay) | 24 Birkhill Ave |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891.00822 | Trs David Gray to Thomas Barclay McKay | Disp by Trs deceased David Gray to Thomas Barclay McKay, shipmaster, Gowrie Place, Dundee of 21 pol 16 yd grnd, : S or SE by centre of private road 6' wide, : N or NW by a street | 9 Jun 1891 | 567 | |
| 1891.00718 | David Gray to Trs | Not Instr by Trs deceased David Gray of 21 pol 16 yd grnd, : S or SE by centre of private road 6' wide, : N or NW by a street | 23 May 1891 | 567 | |
| 1891.00717 | Birkhill to David Gray to Trs | Feu disp by Birkhill to David Gray, house proprietor, Glenagnes Cottage, Dundee, consent of Walter Scott, joiner Gauldry of 21 pol 16 yd grnd, : S or SE by centre of private road 6' wide, : N or NW by a street, including registr of disp by Trs of said deceased David Gray | 23 May 1891 | 567 |
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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