Location : Harris Land [2], West Road
= Property demolished or site redeveloped
Notes: Demolished.
Part of a block. Other parts: Harris Land [1] Harris Land [3] Harris Land [4] Harris Land [5]
Using the information here, it is impossible to be certain who lived in each property or part of the building before 1922. One possible interpretation is given below.
Introduction
Harris Land [1] is at street level. Harris Land [5] is the cottage to the rear.
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.435189,-2.949047
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): 2 Shepherds Road 4 Shepherds Road (Harris Land [1], West Road) 8b, West Road 7 West Road 8a, West Road 11 West Road 10 West Road 9 West Road (Just's Land [1], West Road) (Just's Land [2], West Road) (Just's Land [3], West Road) (Just's Land [4], West Road) (Just's Land [5], West Road) (Graham Place [1], West Road) (Graham Place [5], West Road) (Graham Place [2], West Road) (Graham Place [3], West Road) (Graham Place [4], West Road) (Graham Place [6], West Road) (Graham Place [7], West Road) (Fig Tree [1], West Road) (Fig Tree [2], West Road) part of 10, West Road (Harris Land [3], West Road) (Harris Land [4], West Road) (Harris Land [5], West Road) (Fig Tree [3], West Road)
1909-10 Finance Act - Valuation Office: Field Surveys
Reference no. 469
Old Addresses (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the address)
| Newburgh Road |
House Names (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the name)
| Harris Buildings | ||
| Harris Land [2] |
Directory entries (before 1975) There are 29 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936-37 dir | Dowie, David, carter, Harris' buildings, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1935-36 dir | Dowie, David, carter, Harris' buildings, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1934-35 dir | Dowie, David, carter, Harris' buildings, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1933-34 dir | Dowie, David, carter, Harris' buildings, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1932-33 dir | Dowie, David, carter, Harris' buildings, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1931-32 dir | Dowie, David, carter, Harris' buildings, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1930-31 dir | Dowie, David, carter, Harris' buildings, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1926-27 dir | Nicol, Mrs, Harris buildings, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1925-26 dir | Nicol, Mrs, Harris buildings, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1923-24 dir | Nicol, Mrs, Harris buildings, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1922-23 dir | Nicol, Mrs, Harris buildings, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1920-21 dir | Nicol, Mrs, Harris buildings, West Newport | ||
| 1920-21 dir | Robertson, Mrs, Figtree terrace, West Newport | ||
| 1918-19 dir | Robertson, Mrs, Figtree terrace, West Newport | ||
| 1918-19 dir | Nicol, Mrs, Harris buildings, West Newport | ||
| 1915-16 dir | Middleton, John, gardener, Harris buildings, West Newport | ||
| 1914-15 dir | Middleton, John, gardener, Harris buildings, West Newport | ||
| 1913-14 dir | Middleton, John, gardener, Harris buildings, West Newport | ||
| 1912-13 dir | Middleton, John, gardener, Harris buildings, West Newport | ||
| 1907 Tayside Annual | Reid, Robert, confectioner, West Newport. | location 2 | |
| 1903 Slater dir | Reid Robert, confectioner, Newburgh rd. W Newport (Commercial) | location 2 | |
| 1891-92 Lamburn dir | Heggie, David, W N : Gardeners. | ||
| 1890-91 dir | Heggie, David, gardener, West Newport | ||
| 1889-90 dir | Heggie, David, gardener. West Newport | ||
| 1888-89 dir | Heggie, David, gardener, West Newport | ||
| 1887-88 dir | Heggie, David, gardener, West Newport | ||
| 1886 Slater dir | Heggie David, gardener, West Newport | ||
| 1885-86 dir | Heggie, David, gardener, West Newport | ||
| 1885 Clark dir | Heggie, David, West Newport : Gardeners. |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Harris Buildings 2 | Nicoll | Mary | 2 | ||||
| 1891 | Fig Tree Cottages | McLaren | David | 2 | View household | |||
| 1881 | Harris Buildings | Brown | William | 3 | View household | [possibly this house] | ||
| 1871 | Tayside | Harris Land | Glen | Alexander | 1 | View household | ||
| 1871 | Tayside | Harris Land | Harris | Alexander | 2 | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 43 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-70 | 2498 | House | North Fife Co-operative Society Ltd per Secretary, 99 Bonnygate, Cupar | condemned | 0 | View details | |||
| 1968-69 | 2498 | House | Guardbridge Co-operative Society Ltd per Secretary | condemned | 0 | View details | |||
| 1967-68 | 1069 | House | Guardbridge Co-operative Society Ltd per Secretary | condemned | 0 | View details | |||
| 1966-67 | 1069 | House | Guardbridge Co-operative Society Ltd per Secretary | condemned | 0 | View details | |||
| 1964-65 | 1069 | House | Guardbridge Co-operative Society Ltd per Secretary | condemned | 0 | View details | |||
| 1961-62 | 2808 | House | Guardbridge Co-operative Society Ltd per Secretary | condemned | 0 | View details | |||
| 1958-59 | 1115 | House | Guardbridge Co-operative Society Ltd per Secretary | empty (condemned) | 0 | View details | |||
| 1957-58 | 1094 | House | Guardbridge Co-operative Society Ltd per Secretary | empty (condemned) | 0 | View details | |||
| 1952-53 | 1060 | House | Guardbridge Co-operative Society Ltd per Secretary | empty (condemned) | 0 | View details | |||
| 1947-48 | 1026 | House | Guardbridge Co-operative Society Ltd per Secretary | empty (condemned) | 0 | View details | |||
| 1942-43 | 1007 | House | Arthur B Harris per A & R Robertson & Black, solicitors, Blairgowrie | empty (condemned) | 0 | View details | |||
| 1940-41 | 1006 | House | Arthur B Harris per A & R Robertson & Black, solicitors, Blairgowrie | empty (condemned) | 0 | View details | |||
| 1937-38 | 1024 | House | Arthur B Harris per A & R Robertson & Black, solicitors, Blairgowrie | empty (condemned) | 0 | View details | |||
| 1935-36 | 988 | House | Arthur B Harris per A & R Robertson & Black, solicitors, Blairgowrie | David Dowie | 5-17-0 | View details | |||
| 1932-33 | 942 | House | Arthur B Harris per A & R Robertson & Black, solicitors, Blairgowrie | D Dowie | 7-16-0 | View details | |||
| 1930-31 | 940 | House | Arthur B Harris per A & R Robertson & Black, solicitors, Blairgowrie | D Dowie | 7-16-0 | View details | |||
| 1927-28 | 929 | House | Arthur B Harris per A & R Robertson & Black, solicitors, Blairgowrie | D Dowie | 7-16-0 | View details | |||
| 1925-26 | 909 | House | Arthur B Harris per A & R Robertson & Black, solicitors, Blairgowrie | Mrs Nicoll | same | 7-16-0 | View details | ||
| 1922-23 | 882 | House | Arthur B Harris per A & R Robertson & Black, solicitors, Blairgowrie | Mrs Nicoll | same | 7-16-0 | View details | ||
| 1920-21 | 861 | House | Arthur B Harris per A & R Robertson & Black, solicitors, Blairgowrie | Mrs Nicoll | same | 7-4-0 | View details | ||
| 1917-18 | 859 | House | Arthur B Harris, Loreburn Park, Dumfries | Mrs Agnes Robertson | same | 6 | View details | ||
| 1915-16 | 852 | House | Arthur B Harris, Loreburn Park, Dumfries | Mrs James Stuart | same | 9 | View details | ||
| 1912-13 | 795 | House | Arthur B Harris, Anniesfield, Dumfries | John Middleton, gardener | same | 6 | View details | ||
| 1910-11 | 783 | House | Arthur B Harris, George St, Dumfries | John Gray, engine driver | same | 5 | View details | ||
| 1909-10 | 778 | House | Arthur B Harris, Cromwell House, Dumfries | John Gray, engine driver | same | 5 | View details | ||
| 1907-08 | 774 | House | Arthur B Harris, Cromwell House, Dumfries | Mrs Betsy D Band, confectioner | same | 5 | View details | ||
| 1905-06 | 756 | House | Arthur B Harris, Cromwell House, Dumfries | Robert Reid, confectioner | same | 5 | View details | ||
| 1903-04 | 745 | House | Arthur B Harris, Cromwell House, Dumfries | Robert Reid, confectioner | same | 5 | View details | ||
| 1901-02 | 545 | House | Arthur B Harris, Dockpark House, Dumfries | empty | 5 | View details | |||
| 1900-01 | 533 | House | Arthur B Harris, Dockpark House, Dumfries | empty | 5 | View details | |||
| 1899-00 | 503 | House | Arthur B Harris, Hutton Hall, Dumfries per Arthur B Harris, there | empty | 5 | View details | |||
| 1897-98 | 454 | House | Mrs Alexander Harris, Hutton Hall, Dumfries per Arthur B Harris, there | Margaret Fisher | same | 5 | View details | ||
| 1896-97 | 431 | House | Mrs Alexander Harris, Hutton Hall, Dumfries per Arthur B Harris, there | Margaret Fisher | same | 5 | View details | ||
| 1895-96 | 400 | House | Alexander Harris, mason | David McLaren, fisher | same | 5 | View details | ||
| 1894-95 | 367 | House | Alexander Harris, mason | David McLaren, fisher | same | 5 | View details | ||
| 1893-94 | 347 | House | Alexander Harris, mason | David McLaren, fisher | same | 5-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1892-93 | 336 | House | Alexander Harris, mason | David McLaren, fisher | same | 5 | View details | ||
| 1891-92 | 326 | House | Alexander Harris, mason | David McLaren, fisher | same | 5 | View details | ||
| 1890-91 | 298 | House | Alexander Harris, mason | David Heggie, gardener | same | 5 | View details | ||
| 1889-90 | 278 | House | Alexander Harris, mason | David Heggie, gardener | same | 5 | View details | ||
| 1885-86 | 254 | House | Alexander Harris, mason | David Heggie, gardener | same | 4-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1881-82 | 160 | House | Alexander Harris, mason | 4-10-0 | View details | ||||
| 1878-79 | 163 | House | Alexander Harris, mason | same | John Davidson, joiner | 6-10-0 | View details |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 267 view details | Broadhaugh | W-most lot of 5 front lots | part of garden | (Alexander Harris) | Harris Land | The area marked purple was included in the sasines for Fig Tree & Harris Land (from 1807), but also in the first sasine for the plot [ID 377] to the NW (1825/7). |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891.00287 | William Gall loan transferred to Elizabeth Robertson | Not Instr Elizabeth Robertson, Magdalen Yard Road, Dundee, executrix dative of Euphemia James Robertson, Magdalen Yard Rd of bond (17 May 1875) £200 by Alexander Harris mason Newport to judicial factor on trust estate of William Gall over the W-most of 5 lots of ground, : S by road to Woodhaven, : N by River Tay, & dw ho t/on, which grnd is pt of 2 houses & garden grnd behind same at Broadhaughs ... | 24 Mar 1891 | 267 | |
| 1885.06462 | William Gall loan transferred to Euphemia James Robertson | Assig by judicial factor on trust estate of deceased William Gall, confectioner Overgate Dundee, to Euphemia James Robertson, Magdalen Yard Road Dundee, of bond (17 May 1875) £200 by Alexander Harris, mason over the W-most lot of 5 front lots … of Broadhaugh | 12 Nov 1885 | 267 | |
| 1883.03630 | real burdens due to Christina Baird / Harris & John Harris paid off | Disch. by Christian Baird / Harris, widow of John Harris, disburd. (1) real burden of £25 (27 Oct 1868) to them by Alexander Harris over lot of ground on N of t/p to Woodhaven, the W-most of 5 lots; (2) real burden of £50 (13 Apr 1868) to them by Elizabeth Colville / Harris, wife of Thomas Harris, over 31' frontage lot of grnd on N of public road, : N by the river, & dw ho, shop, wash house & gable wall, … rights of entry …; (3) real burden of £25 (23 Dec 1868) to them by William Harris over … middle of 5 lots …; (4) real burden of £25 (16 Mar 1874, originally dated 18 Apr 1868) to them by Jane Harris over subjects now belonging to Robert Haarris, Sydney, New South Wales over the 2nd lot from the E of 5 lots ; (5) real burden of £25 (18 Apr 1868) to them by George Harris, now deceased, & writ in favour of his brother James (6 May 1874) over E-most of 5 lots … which 5 lots form the garden ground of Broadheughs … | 26 Oct 1883 | 267, 266, 265, 264, 263, 181 | |
| 1875.04439 | loan by Trs William Gall | Bond £200 & disp by Alexander Harris to Trs William Gall over … over lot of ground & ho, the W-most of 5 lots of ground, pt of Broadhaugh … see 1875.04351 | 17 May 1875 | 267 | |
| 1875.04438 | Mitchell loan repaid | Disch by Trs David Low Mitchell disburd. Bond (30 Oct 1868) for £150 by Alexander Harris over lot of ground & ho, the W-most of 5 lots of ground, pt of Broadhaugh ... see 1875.04351 … | 17 May 1875 | 267 | |
| 1875.04351 | David Low Mitchell loan transferred to Trustees | Not Instr Trs David Low Mitchell of bond (30 Oct 1868) for £150 by Alexander Harris over lot of ground & ho, the W-most of 5 lots of ground, pt of Broadhaugh (as recorded 25 Sep 1867 as 2 houses & garden behind & on W of same) on extr gen trust disp … | 30 Apr 1875 | 267 | |
| 1868.03311 | loan by David Low Mitchell | David Low Mitchell gets bond & disp £150 by Alexander Harris, mason, over lot of ground & ho etc t/on, being part of 2 houses & garden ground behind at Broadhaughs on N side of road to Woodhaven | 30 Oct 1868 | 267 | |
| 1868.03304 | Christina Baird & John Harris to Alexander Harris | Alexander Harris, mason Newport, registers disp to himself by Christina Baird & John Harris, mason, her spouse, of lot of ground & ho etc t/on, part of 2 houses & garden ground behind at Broadhaughs on N side of road from Newport - Woodhaven, under burden of £25 being the purchase price | 27 Oct 1868 | 181, 267 |
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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