Location : 8b, West Road
= Property still standing
Notes: lower floor
Part of a block. Other parts: 8a West Road
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.435294,-2.948896
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) (Harris Land [2], West Road) 7 West Road 8a, West Road 10 West Road (Woodmuir House, 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) 3 Woodmuir Crescent
1909-10 Finance Act - Valuation Office: Field Surveys
Reference no. 473
Old Addresses (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the address)
| Newburgh Road, West Newport | 1961 | |
| 6 West Road | 1973 |
House Names (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the name)
| Harris Buildings | ||
| Harris Land |
Directory entries (before 1975) There are 53 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 dir | Kay, William, engineer, Harris buildings, Newburgh road, W. Newport | ||
| 1948-49 dir | Kay, William, engineer, Harris buildings, Newburgh road, W. Newport | ||
| 1947-48 dir | Kay, William, engineer, Harris buildings, Newburgh road | ||
| 1946-47 dir | Kay, William, engineer, Harris buildings, Newburgh road | ||
| 1941-42 dir | Dowie, William, Harris' buildings, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1940-41 dir | Dowie, William, Harris' buildings, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1939-40 dir | Dowie, William, Harris' buildings, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1938-39 dir | Dowie, William, Harris' buildings, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1937-38 dir | Dowie, William, Harris' buildings, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1936-37 dir | Dowie, William, Harris' buildings, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1935-36 dir | Dowie, William, Harris' buildings, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1934-35 dir | Dowie, William, Harris' buildings, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1933-34 dir | Dowie, William, Harris' buildings, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1932-33 dir | Dowie, William, Harris' buildings, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1931-32 dir | Dowie, William, Harris' buildings, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1930-31 dir | Dowie, Wm., railway porter, Harris' bldgs., Newburgh rd., W. Newport | ||
| 1929-30 dir | Dowie, Wm., railway porter, Harris' bldgs., Newburgh rd., W. Newport | ||
| 1928-29 dir | Dowie, Wm., railway porter, Harris' bldgs., Newburgh rd., W. Newport | ||
| 1927-28 dir | Dowie, Wm., railway porter, Harris' bldgs., Newburgh rd., W. Newport | ||
| 1926-27 dir | Dowie, Wm. railway porter, Harris' bldgs., Newburgh rd., W. Newport | ||
| 1925-26 dir | Dowie, Wm., railway porter, Harris' bldgs., Newburgh rd., W. Newport | ||
| 1923-24 dir | Dowie, Wm., railway porter, Harris' bldgs., Newburgh rd., W. Newport | ||
| 1922-23 dir | Dowie, Wm., railway porter, Graham pi., Newburgh rd., W. Newport | ||
| 1920-21 dir | Dowie, Wm., railway porter, Figtree ter., Woodhaven rd., W. Newport | ||
| 1918-19 dir | Dowie, Wm., railway porter, Figtree ter., Woodhaven rd., W. Newport | ||
| 1915-16 dir | Dowie, Wm., railway porter, Figtree ter., Woodhaven rd., W. Newport | ||
| 1914-15 dir | Dowie, Wm., railway porter, Figtree ter., Woodhaven rd., W. Newport | ||
| 1913-14 dir | Dowie, William, railway porter, Figtree terrace, West Newport | ||
| 1912-13 dir | Dowie, William, railway porter, Figtree terrace, West Newport | ||
| 1911-12 dir | Dowie, William, railway porter, Figtree terrace, West Newport | ||
| 1910-11 dir | Dowie, William, railway porter, Figtree terrace. West Newport | ||
| 1909-10 dir | Dowie, William, railway porter, Figtree terrace, West Newport | ||
| 1908-09 dir | Dowie, William, railway porter, Figtree terrace, West Newport | ||
| 1908 Tayside Annual | Harris, William, mason, Wester Newport. | ||
| 1908 Tayside Annual | Dowie, Wm., railway porter. Harris Bldgs., W. | ||
| 1907-08 dir | Dowie, William, railway porter, Figtree terrace. West Newport | ||
| 1907 Tayside Annual | Harris, William, mason, Wester Newport. | ||
| 1907 Tayside Annual | Dowie, Wm., railway porter, Harris Bldgs., W. | ||
| 1906-07 dir | Dowie, William, railway porter, Harris buildings, West Newport | ||
| 1905-06 dir | Dowie, William, railway porter, Harris buildings, West Newport | ||
| 1904-05 dir | Dowie, William, railway porter, Harris buildings, West Newport | ||
| 1903-04 dir | Dowie, William, railway porter, Harris buildings, West Newport | ||
| 1902-03 dir | Dowie, William, railway porter, Harris buildings. West Newport | ||
| 1901-02 dir | Dowie, William, railway porter, Harris buildings. West Newport | ||
| 1900-01 dir | Dowie, William, railway porter, Harris buildings. West Newport | ||
| 1899-00 dir | Dowie, William, railway porter, Harris buildings. West Newport | ||
| 1898-99 dir | Dowie, William, railway porter, Harris buildings, West Newport | ||
| 1897-98 dir | Dowie, William, railway porter, Harris buildings. West Newport | ||
| 1896-97 dir | Dowie, William, railway porter, Harris buildings, West Newport | ||
| 1895-96 dir | Dowie, William, railway porter, Harris buildings. West Newport | ||
| 1894-95 dir | Dowie, William, railway porter, Harris buildings, West Newport | ||
| 1893-94 dir | Dowie, William, railway porter, Harris buildings. West Newport | ||
| 1892-93 dir | Dowie, William, railway porter, Harris buildings, West Newport |
Entries in the Registers of Voters
| Source | Enrol Date | Name | Occup. | Address | Qualification | Property | at | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Male Voters | Harris, William | Mason | West Newport | Proprietor of House | West Newport | |||||
| 1879-1880 Voters | Harris, William | mason | Wester Newport | |||||||
| 1878-1879 Voters | Harris, William | mason | Wester Newport |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Harris Buildings 5 | Dowie | William | 3 | ||||
| 1911 | Newburgh Road, Harris Buildings | Dowie | William | 3 | ||||
| 1901 | Harris's Buildings | Harris | William | 1 | View household | |||
| 1891 | Fig Tree Cottages | Harris | William | 3 | View household | |||
| 1881 | Harris Buildings | Harris | William | 2 | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 48 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 249800 | House | Thomas P White | proprietor | 49 | View details | |||
| 1973-74 | 249800 | House | Thomas P White | proprietor | 49 | View details | |||
| 1972-73 | 249800 | House | Thomas P White | proprietor | 49 | View details | |||
| 1969-70 | 2501 | House | Northern Housing Association Ltd per J E Shepherd, 59/61 Gellatly St, Dundee | condemned | 0 | View details | |||
| 1968-69 | 2501 | House | Northern Housing Association Ltd per J E Shepherd, 59/61 Gellatly St, Dundee | condemned | 0 | View details | |||
| 1967-68 | 1072 | House | Northern Housing Association Ltd per J E Shepherd, 59/61 Gellatly St, Dundee | condemned | 0 | View details | |||
| 1966-67 | 1072 | House | Northern Housing Association Ltd per J E Shepherd, 59/61 Gellatly St, Dundee | condemned | 0 | View details | |||
| 1964-65 | 1072 | House | Northern Housing Association Ltd per J E Shepherd, 59/61 Gellatly St, Dundee | condemned | 0 | View details | |||
| 1961-62 | 2806 | House | Northern Housing Association Ltd per J E Shepherd, 59/61 Gellatly St, Dundee | condemned | 0 | View details | |||
| 1958-59 | 1112 | House | Elizabeth Honeyman, Cremona Villa, Tay Street | empty (condemned) | 0 | View details | |||
| 1957-58 | 1091 | House | Elizabeth Honeyman, Cremona Villa, Tay Street | empty (condemned) | 0 | View details | |||
| 1952-53 | 1057 | House | Elizabeth Honeyman, Cremona Villa, Tay Street, E Newport | empty (condemned) | 0 | View details | |||
| 1947-48 | 1023 | House | Elizabeth Honeyman, Cremona Villa, Newport | William Kay | 11-8-0 | View details | |||
| 1942-43 | 1004 | House | Elizabeth Honeyman, Cremona Villa, Newport | William Kay | 11-8-0 | View details | |||
| 1940-41 | 1003 | House | Elizabeth Honeyman, Cremona Villa, Newport | William Dowie, railway porter | 11-8-0 | View details | |||
| 1937-38 | 1021 | House | Elizabeth Honeyman, Cremona Villa, Newport | William Dowie, railway porter | 11-8-0 | View details | |||
| 1935-36 | 984 | House | Elizabeth Honeyman, Cremona Villa, Newport | William Dowie, railway porter | 11-8-0 | View details | |||
| 1932-33 | 938 | House | Elizabeth Honeyman, Cremona Villa, Newport | William Dowie, railway porter | 11-8-0 | View details | |||
| 1930-31 | 936 | House | Elizabeth Honeyman, Cremona Villa, Newport | William Dowie, railway porter | 11-8-0 | View details | |||
| 1927-28 | 925 | House | Elizabeth Honeyman, Cremona Villa, Newport | William Dowie, railway porter | 11-8-0 | View details | |||
| 1925-26 | 905 | House | Elizabeth Honeyman, Cremona Villa, Newport | William Dowie, railway porter | same | 11-8-0 | View details | ||
| 1922-23 | 878 | House | Elizabeth Honeyman, Cremona Villa, Newport per J & E Shepherd, 31 Panmure St, Dundee | William Dowie, railway porter | same | 11-8-0 | View details | ||
| 1920-21 | 857 | House | Elizabeth Honeyman, Cremona Villa, Newport per J & E Shepherd, 31 Panmure St, Dundee | William Dowie, railway porter | same | 8 | View details | ||
| 1917-18 | 855 | House | William C Honeyman, literateur, Cremona Villa, Newport | William Dowie, railway porter | same | 8 | View details | ||
| 1915-16 | 849 | House | Mrs Elizabeth Harris, 50 Hill St, Dundee | William Dowie, railway porter | same | 8 | View details | ||
| 1912-13 | 800 | House | Thomas Harris, Boston, USA & Elizabeth Harris, Church St, Broughty Ferry per latter | William Dowie, railway porter | same | 7-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1910-11 | 788 | House | Thomas Harris, mason, 31 Crescent St, Dundee and Elizabeth Harris, Church St, Broughty Ferry | William Dowie, railway porter | same | 7-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1909-10 | 783 | House | William Harris, mason, c/o John Harris, baker, Broughty Ferry | William Dowie, railway porter | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1907-08 | 779 | House | William Harris, mason, Pickletillum | William Dowie, railway porter | same | 7-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1905-06 | 761 | House | William Harris, mason | William Dowie, railway porter | same | 7-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1903-04 | 750 | House | William Harris, mason | William Dowie, railway porter | same | 7-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1901-02 | 552 | House | William Harris, mason | proprietor | 6-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1900-01 | 540 | House | William Harris, mason | proprietor | 6-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1899-00 | 510 | House | William Harris, mason | proprietor | 6-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1897-98 | 461 | House | William Harris, mason | proprietor | 6-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1896-97 | 438 | House | William Harris, mason | proprietor | 6-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1895-96 | 405 | House | William Harris, mason | proprietor | 6-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1894-95 | 372 | House | William Harris, mason | proprietor | 6-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1893-94 | 352 | House | William Harris, mason | proprietor | 6-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1892-93 | 341 | House | William Harris, mason | proprietor | 6-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1891-92 | 331 | House | William Harris, mason | proprietor | 6-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1890-91 | 303 | House | William Harris, mason | proprietor | 6-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1889-90 | 283 | House | William Harris, mason | proprietor | 6-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1885-86 | 259 | House | William Harris, mason | proprietor | 6-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1881-82 | 165 | House | William Harris, mason | Said William Harris | 6 | View details | |||
| 1878-79 | 169 | House | William Harris, mason | Said William Harris | 6 | View details | |||
| 1875-76 | 167 | House | William Harris, mason | same | Thomas Milne, gardener | 7-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1871-72 | 163 | House | William Harris, mason | - | 7-10-0 | View details |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 265 view details | Broadhaugh | Middle of 5 front lots | part of garden | (William 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 1882.01968 | both Jannet Martin / Calman loans transferred to Trs for children of John Thomson | Assig by Trs Jannet Martin / Calman relict of David Calman, shipbuilder Dundee, consent of William Harris, mason Newport, and another, to Trs of children of deceased John Thomson, spirit dealer, King Street, Dundee, of (1) bond (14 Jan 1869) £150 by William Harris and another to David Low Mitchell and (2) bond (25 Apr 1874) £50 by William Harris to Andrew Watt Cumming over lot of ground & houses t/on … the middle of 5 front lots, pt of garden ground of Broadheughs | 30 May 1882 | 265 | |
| 1875.04696 | Andrew Watt Cumming loan transferred to Trs. Jannet Martin / Calman | Assig by Andrew Watt Cumming to Trs Jannet Martin / Calman of bond (Apr 1874) for £50 by William Harris over of lot of grnd & houses t/on on N of road to Woodhaven, the middle of 5 front lots of garden ground of Broadhaugh … (see 1874.03208) … | 7 Jul 1875 | 265 | |
| 1875.04695 | David Mitchell Low loan transferred to Trs. Jannet Martin / Calman | Assig by Trs David Low Mitchell to Trs Jannet Martin / Calman of bond 14 Jan 1869 for £150 by William Harris to David Low Mitchell over lot of ground & houses, the middle of 5 front lots of ground, pt of Broadhaugh … (see 1875.04351) … | 7 Jul 1875 | 265 | |
| 1875.04371 | David Low Mitchell loan transferred to Trs | Not Instr Trs David Low Mitchell of bond (14 Jan 1869) for £150 by William Harris over lot of ground & houses, the middle of 5 front lots of ground, pt of Broadhaugh … (see 1875.04351) … | 6 May 1875 | 265 | |
| 1874.03208 | loan by Andrew Watt Cumming to William Harris | Bond £50 & disp security by William Harris, mason, Newport, to Andrew Watt Cumming, solicitor Dundee, of lot of grnd & houses t/on on N of road to Woodhaven, the middle of 5 front lots of garden ground of Broadhaugh | 25 Apr 1874 | 265 | |
| 1869.00013 | loan by David Low Mitchell to William Harris & Arthur Harris | Bond £150 & disp by William Harris & Arthur Harris to David Low Mitchell of ground & houses on N of public road Woodhaven - Newport, the middle of 5 front lots into which the subjects (part of garden ground at Broadhaughs) are divided & right to a well at the back for drawing water | 14 Jan 1869 | 265 | |
| 1868.03466 | Christina Baird & John Harris to William Harris | William Harris, mason, registers disp to himself by Christina Baird & John Harris, mason, her spouse, of lot of grnd on N side of road from Newport - Woodhaven, part of garden ground at Broadhaughs under burden of £25, the purchase price | 23 Dec 1868 | 181, 265 | sasine extract |
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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