Location : 34 Birkhill Avenue
= Property still standing
Notes:
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.427345,-2.971433
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): 32 Birkhill Avenue 36 Birkhill Avenue 51 Crosshill Terrace 53 Crosshill Terrace 55 Crosshill Terrace 57 Crosshill Terrace 60 Crosshill Terrace (Military Quarters, Crosshill Terrace) 3 Highfield Avenue
Old Addresses (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the address)
| 30 Birkhill Avenue | 1965-1968 |
House Names (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the name)
| Highfield | ||
| Tighnreoch | ||
| Tighnreich | 1907 |
Directory entries (before 1975) There are 120 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 dir | Macpherson, Mrs Susan, 34 Birkhill Avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1973 dir | Macpherson, Mrs Susan, 34 Birkhill Avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1972 dir | Macpherson, Mrs Susan, 34 Birkhill Avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1971 dir | Macpherson, Mrs Susan, 34 Birkhill Avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1970 dir | Macpherson, Mrs Susan, 34 Birkhill Avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1969 dir | Macpherson, Mrs Susan, 34 Birkhill Avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1968 dir | Macpherson, Mrs Susan, 34 Birkhill Avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1967 dir | Macpherson, Mrs Susan, 30 Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1966 dir | Macpherson, Mrs Susan, 30 Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1965 dir | Macpherson, Mrs Susan, 30 Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1964 dir | Macpherson, Mrs D., Highfield, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1963 dir | Macpherson, Mrs D., Highfield, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1962 dir | Macpherson, Mrs D., Highfield, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1961 dir | Macpherson, Mrs D., Highfield, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1960 dir | Macpherson, Mrs D., Highfield, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1958-59 dir | Macpherson, Mrs D., Highfield, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1957-58 dir | Macpherson, Mrs D., Highfield, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1956-57 dir | Macpherson, David S., Highfield, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1955-56 dir | Macpherson, David S., merchant, Highfield, Birkhill ave., Wormit | ||
| 1954-55 dir | Macpherson, David S., merchant, Highfield, Birkhill ave., Wormit | ||
| 1953-54 dir | Macpherson, David S., merchant, Highfield, Birkhill ave., Wormit | ||
| 1952-53 dir | Macpherson, David S., merchant, Highfield, Birkhill ave., Wormit | ||
| 1951-52 dir | Macpherson, David S., merchant, Highfield, Birkhill ave., Wormit | ||
| 1950-51 dir | Macpherson, David S., merchant, Highfield, Birkhill ave., Wormit | ||
| 1949-50 dir | Macpherson, David S., merchant, Highfield, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1948-49 dir | Macpherson, David S., merchant, Highfield, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1947-48 dir | Macpherson, David S., merchant, Highfield, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1946-47 dir | Macpherson, David S., merchant, Highfield, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1942-43 MacDonald dir | MacPherson, D. S., Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1942-43 dir | Macpherson, David S., merchant, Highfield, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1941-42 MacDonald dir | MacPherson, D. S., Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1941-42 dir | Macpherson, David S., merchant, Highfield, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1940-41 MacDonald dir | MacPherson, D. S., Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1940-41 dir | Macpherson, David S., merchant, Highfield, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1939-40 MacDonald dir | MacPherson, D. S., Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1939-40 dir | Macpherson, David S., merchant, Highfield, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1938-39 MacDonald dir | MacPherson, D. S., Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1938-39 dir | Macpherson, David S., merchant, Highfield, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1937-38 MacDonald dir | MacPherson, D. S., Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1937-38 dir | Macpherson, David S., merchant, Highfield, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1936-37 MacDonald dir | MacPherson, D, S., Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1936-37 dir | Macpherson, David S., merchant, Highfield, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1935-36 MacDonald dir | MacPherson, D. S., Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1935-36 dir | Macpherson, David S., merchant, Highfield, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1934-35 MacDonald dir | MacPherson, D. S., Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1934-35 dir | Macpherson, David S., merchant, Highfield, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1933-34 MacDonald dir | MacPherson, D. S., Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1933-34 dir | Macpherson, David S., merchant, Highfield, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1932-33 dir | Macpherson, David S., merchant, Highfield, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1931-32 MacDonald dir | MacPherson, D. S., Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1931-32 dir | Macpherson, David S., merchant, Highfield, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1930-31 MacDonald dir | MacPherson, D. S., Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1930-31 dir | Macpherson, David S., merchant, Highfield, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1929-30 MacDonald dir | MacPherson, D. S., Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1929-30 dir | Macpherson, David S., merchant, Highfield, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1928-29 dir | Macpherson, David S., merchant, Highfield, Birkhill avenue, Wormit | ||
| 1928 Kelly dir | Macpherson David S. Highfield [under Wormit] | ||
| 1927-28 dir | Macpherson, David S., merchant, Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1925-26 MacDonald dir | Sturrock, Wm., Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1924-25 MacDonald dir | Sturrock, Wm., Highfield, Wormit. | ||
| 1923-24 MacDonald dir | Sturrock, Wm., Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1922-23 dir | Sturrock, William, Highfield, Newburgh road [sic], Wormit | ||
| 1921-22 MacDonald dir | Sturrock, Mrs, Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1921 Slater dir | Sturrock Mrs. Highfield [under Woodhaven] | ||
| 1920-21 dir | Sturrock, Mrs William, Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1919-20 MacDonald dir | Sturrock, Wm., Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1918-19 MacDonald dir | Sturrock, Wm., Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1918-19 dir | Sturrock, William (manufacturer, Dundee), Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1917-18 MacDonald dir | Sturrock, Wm., Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1916-17 MacDonald dir | Sturrock, Wm., Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1915-16 MacDonald dir | Sturrock, Wm., Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1915-16 dir | Sturrock, William (manufacturer, Dundee), Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1915 Slater dir | Sturrock William, Highfield [under Woodhaven] | ||
| 1914-15 MacDonald dir | Sturrock, Wm., Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1914-15 dir | Sturrock, William (manufacturer, Dundee), Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1913-14 MacDonald dir | Sturrock, Wm., Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1913-14 dir | Sturrock, William (manufacturer, Dundee), Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1912-13 dir | Sturrock, James, Highfield, Wormit; Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, [under Wormit Literary Society] | ||
| 1912-13 dir | Sturrock, William (manufacturer, Dundee), Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1911-12 MacDonald dir | Jones, R. D., Tighnreich, Wormit | ||
| 1911-12 dir | Jones, R. D. (carpet manufacturer, Dundee), Tighnreich, Wormit | ||
| 1911-12 dir | Jones, Mrs John, Tighnreich, Wormit | ||
| 1911 Slater dir | Jones Robert, Tighnreoch [under Wormit] | ||
| 1911 Slater dir | Hopkins Mrs. Highfield west [under Wormit] | ||
| 1910-11 MacDonald dir | Jones, R. D., Tighnreich, Wormit | ||
| 1910-11 dir | Jones, R. D. (carpet manufacturer, Dundee), Tighnreich, Wormit | ||
| 1910-11 dir | Jones, Mrs John, Tighnreich, Wormit | ||
| 1910-11 dir | Jones, J. O. (carpet manufacturer, Dundee), Tighnreich, Wormit | ||
| 1909-10 MacDonald dir | Jones, R. D., Tighnreich, Wormit | ||
| 1909-10 dir | Jones, Mrs John, Tighnreich, Wormit | ||
| 1909-10 dir | Jones, R. D. (carpet manufacturer, Dundee), Tighnreich, Wormit | ||
| 1909-10 dir | Jones, J. O. (carpet manufacturer, Dundee), Tighnreich, Wormit | ||
| 1908-09 MacDonald dir | Jones, R. D., Tighnreich, Wormit | ||
| 1908-09 MacDonald dir | Hopkins, Mrs W. H., Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1908-09 dir | Jones, R. D. (carpet manufacturer, Dundee), Tighnreich, Wormit | ||
| 1908-09 dir | Jones, Mrs John, Tighnreich, Wormit | ||
| 1908 Tayside Annual | Jones, R. D., manufacturer, Tighnreich. [in Wormit directory] | ||
| 1908 Tayside Annual | Jones, Robert, carpet manufacturer, Tighnreich. [in Wormit directory] | ||
| 1907-08 MacDonald dir | Jones, R. D., Tighnreich, Wormit | ||
| 1907-08 dir | Jones, Mrs John, Tighnreich, Wormit | ||
| 1907-08 dir | Hopkins, Mrs W. M., Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1907-08 dir | Jones, R. D. (carpet manufacturer, Dundee), Tighnreich, Wormit | ||
| 1907 Tayside Annual | Jones, R. D., manufacturer, Tighnreich. [in Wormit directory] | ||
| 1907 Tayside Annual | Jones, Robert, carpet manufacturer, Tighnreich. [in Wormit directory] | ||
| 1907 Slater dir | Hopkins Mrs. Highfield west [under Wormit] | ||
| 1907 Slater dir | Jones Robert, Tighnreoch [under Wormit] | ||
| 1906-07 MacDonald dir | Jones, R. D , Tighnreich, Wormit | ||
| 1906-07 dir | Jones, R. D. (carpet manufacturer, Dundee), Tighnreich, Wormit | ||
| 1906-07 dir | Jones, Mrs John, Tighnreich, Wormit | ||
| 1906-07 dir | Hopkins, Mrs W. M., Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1905-06 dir | Jones, R. D. (carpet manufacturer, Dundee), Tighnreich, Wormit | ||
| 1905-06 dir | Jones, Mrs John, Tighnreich, Wormit | ||
| 1905-06 dir | Hopkins, Mrs W. M., Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1904-05 dir | Hopkins, Mrs W. M., Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1903-04 dir | Hopkins, Mrs W. M., Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1903 Slater dir | Hopkins Mrs. Highfield west, Wormit | ||
| 1902-03 dir | Hopkins, Mrs W. M., Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1901-02 dir | Valentine, Harben James (photographer, Dundee), Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1900-01 dir | Hopkins, W. M. (agent, Dundee), Highfield, Wormit | ||
| 1899-00 dir | Hopkins, W. M. (agent, Dundee), Highfield, Wormit |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Highfield, Wormit | Sturrock | Agnes | 8 | ||||
| 1911 | Birkhill Avenue, Tighnreoch | Jones | Joanna P | 8 | ||||
| 1901 | Wormit | Hopkins | Nellie M | 8 | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 36 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 311100 | House & Garage | Susan Macpherson | proprietor | 171 | View details | |||
| 1973-74 | 311100 | House & Garage | Susan Macpherson | proprietor | 171 | View details | |||
| 1972-73 | 311100 | House & Garage | Susan Macpherson | proprietor | 171 | View details | |||
| 1971-72 | 311100 | House & Garage | Mrs Susan Macpherson | proprietor | 171 | View details | |||
| 1969-70 | 3111 | House & Garage | Mrs Susan Macpherson, liferentrix | proprietor | 106 | View details | |||
| 1968-69 | 3111 | House & Garage | Mrs Susan Macpherson, liferentrix | proprietor | 106 | View details | |||
| 1967-68 | 1189 | House & Garage | Mrs Susan Macpherson, liferentrix | proprietor | 106 | View details | |||
| 1966-67 | 1189 | House & Garage | Mrs Susan Macpherson, liferentrix | proprietor | 108 | View details | |||
| 1964-65 | 1189 | House & Garage | Mrs Susan Macpherson, liferentrix | proprietor | 95 | View details | |||
| 1961-62 | 3623 | House & Garage | Mrs Susan Macpherson, liferentrix | proprietor | 95 | View details | |||
| 1958-59 | 1330 | House, Garage & Garden | Mrs Susan Macpherson, liferentrix | proprietor | 55 | View details | |||
| 1957-58 | 1307 | House, Garage & Garden | Mrs Susan Macpherson, liferentrix | proprietor | 55 | View details | |||
| 1952-53 | 1274 | House, Garage & Garden | David S Macpherson | proprietor | 55 | View details | |||
| 1947-48 | 1237 | House, Garage & Garden | David S Macpherson | proprietor | 55 | View details | |||
| 1942-43 | 1215 | House, Garage & Garden | David S Macpherson | proprietor | 55 | View details | |||
| 1940-41 | 1214 | House, Garage & Garden | David S Macpherson | proprietor | 55 | View details | |||
| 1937-38 | 1234 | House, Garage & Garden | David S Macpherson | proprietor | 55 | View details | |||
| 1935-36 | 1195 | House, Garage & Garden | David S Macpherson | proprietor | 55 | View details | |||
| 1932-33 | 1170 | House, Garage & Garden | David S Macpherson | proprietor | 55 | View details | |||
| 1930-31 | 1168 | House, Garage & Garden | David S Macpherson | proprietor | 55 | View details | |||
| 1927-28 | 1156 | House | David S Macpherson | proprietor | 52 | View details | |||
| 1925-26 | 1134 | House & Garden | Trs of late William Cowley, calenderer, Riverside, Wormit per J & H Pattullo & Donald, solicitors, Dundee | empty | 52 | View details | |||
| 1922-23 | 1105 | House | Trs of late William Cowley, calenderer, Riverside, Wormit per J & H Pattullo & Donald, solicitors, Dundee | Mrs Agnes Sturrock | same | 52 | View details | ||
| 1920-21 | 1083 | House | Trs of late William Cowley, calenderer, Riverside, Wormit per J & H Pattullo & Donald, solicitors, Dundee | William Sturrock, jute merchant | same | 40 | View details | ||
| 1917-18 | 1080 | House | William Cowley, calenderer, Riverside, Wormit | William Sturrock, jute merchant | same | 40 | View details | ||
| 1915-16 | 1073 | House & Garden | William Cowley, calenderer, Riverside, Wormit | William Sturrock, jute merchant | same | 40 | View details | ||
| 1912-13 | 1109 | House | William Cowley, calenderer, Riverside, Wormit | William Sturrock, jute merchant | same | 40 | View details | ||
| 1910-11 | 1096 | House | William Cowley, calenderer, Riverside, Wormit | Robert D Jones, manufacturer | same | 40 | View details | ||
| 1909-10 | 1284 | House | William Cowley, calenderer, Riverside, Wormit | Robert D Jones, manufacturer | same | 40 | View details | ||
| 1907-08 | 1269 | House | William Cowley, calenderer, Riverside, Wormit | R D Jones, manufacturer | same | 40 | View details | ||
| 1905-06 | 1238 | House | William Cowley, calenderer, Riverside, Wormit | R D Jones, manufacturer | same | 40 | View details | ||
| 1903-04 | 1210 | House | William Cowley, calenderer, Riverside, Wormit | William M Hopkins, agent | same | 45 | View details | ||
| 1901-02 | 373 | House | Dr J A Dyer, Calcutta per William Cowley, calenderer, Wormit | Harben J Valentine, Dundee | same | 45 | View details | ||
| 1900-01 | 367 | House | Dr J A Dyer, Calcutta per William Cowley, calenderer, Wormit | William M Hopkins, agent | same | 45 | View details | ||
| 1899-00 | 340 | House | Dr J A Dyer, Calcutta per William Cowley, calenderer, Wormit | William M Hopkins, agent | same | 45 | View details | ||
| 1898-99 | 331 | House | Dr J A Dyer, Calcutta per William Cowley, claenderer, Wormit | empty | 45 | View details |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 617 view details | Wormit | 3 acres 2 roods 15 pol | at Scroggieside | (Cowley) | 30-36 Birkhill Ave, Highfield Ave, 47-67 Crosshill Tce | The S boundary may not be accurate. The only houses built were 34-36 Birkhill Ave (1898). The remainder of the ground was the site of army barracks during 1914-18 war and up to 1920s. |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893.01134 | Birkhill to William Cowley | Feu disp by Wedderburn, Birkhill to William Cowley of 3 acres 2 roods 15 pol grnd, : SE partly by intended road, : NW partly by road, at Scroggieside, pt of Wormit | 18 Jul 1893 | 617 |
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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