Location : 59 West Road
= Property still standing
Notes:
Part of a divided property. Other parts: The Castle [1] The Castle [2] The Castle [3]
Using the information here, it is impossible to be certain who lived in each property or part of the building before 1878. Other properties involved : 53 West Road 55 West Road One possible interpretation is given below.
Commentary
The main part of the house is The Castle [3].
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.433386,-2.953646
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 Castle Bank 3 Castle Bank 5 Castle Bank 2 Castle Brae 1 Riverside Lane 49 West Road 51 West Road 53 West Road 55 West Road 57 West Road 74 West Road 76 West Road 78 West Road 80 West Road (Pluck-the-Crow [east], West Road) (Photo studio, West Road)
1854 Ordnance Survey Name Book Entry (originals at ScotlandsPlaces) (more information on the O.S. Name Books page)
| List of names to be corrected if necessary | Orthography, as recommended to be used in the new plans | Other modes of spelling the name | Authorities for these other modes of spelling when known | Situation | Descriptive remarks or other general observations which may be considered of interest | Source |
| Newport Castle | Newport Castle | Newport Castle; Newport Castle | John Berry Esq. Tayfield; Mr. Smith, Factor, Chapelhouse. | In the west end of the village of Newport. | A small building two stories high [it is - deleted] built in a castelated form bearing date 1812 and is in good repair with a garden attached. Feued from John Berry Esq of Tayfield by the Revd. Thomas Just. | OS1/13/33/39 |
Information and Photographs on Other Sites (open in a new window)
| The Castle source: ScotlandsPlaces |
1909-10 Finance Act - Valuation Office: Field Surveys
Reference no. 433
Old Addresses (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the address)
| Newburgh Road, West Newport | 1961 |
House Names (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the name)
| Castle [4] | ||
| The Castle [4] | ||
| Yellow Castle [4] |
Directory entries (before 1975) There are 24 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932-33 dir | Thomson, Miss, dressmaker, The Castle, Newburgh road, W. Newport | [could have been any part] | |
| 1931-32 dir | Hopkinson, Mrs Agnes, The Castle, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1930-31 dir | Hopkinson, Mrs Agnes, The Castle, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1929-30 dir | Hopkinson, Mrs Agnes, The Castle, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1928-29 dir | Hopkinson, Mrs Agnes, The Castle, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1927-28 dir | M'Leod, Mrs Catherine J., The Castle, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1926-27 dir | M'Leod, Mrs Catherine J., The Castle, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1908 Tayside Annual | Scott, Margaret, The Castle, W. | ||
| 1907 Tayside Annual | Scott, Margaret, The Castle, W. | ||
| 1906-07 dir | Anderson, Mrs, The Castle, West Newport | [?] | |
| 1905-06 dir | Anderson, Mrs, The Castle, West Newport | [?] | |
| 1904-05 dir | Anderson, Mrs, The Castle, West Newport | [?] | |
| 1903-04 dir | Anderson, Mrs, The Castle, West Newport | [?] | |
| 1902-03 dir | Anderson, Mrs, The Castle, West Newport | [?] | |
| 1901-02 dir | Anderson, Mrs, The Castle, West Newport | [?] | |
| 1900-01 dir | Anderson, Mrs, The Castle, West Newport | [?] | |
| 1899-00 dir | Anderson, Mrs, The Castle, West Newport | ||
| 1898-99 dir | Anderson, Mrs, The Castle, West Newport | ||
| 1897-98 dir | Anderson, Mrs, The Castle, West Newport | ||
| 1896-97 dir | Anderson, Mrs, The Castle, West Newport | ||
| 1895-96 dir | Anderson, Mrs, The Castle, West Newport | ||
| 1895-96 dir | Davidson, Alexander, labourer. The Castle, West Newport | ||
| 1894-95 dir | Davidson, Alexander, labourer, The Castle, West Newport | ||
| 1893-94 dir | Davidson, Alexander, labourer, The Castle, West Newport |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | The Castle | McLeod | Catherine J | 1 | ||||
| 1911 | Newburgh Road, [The Castle] | Uninhabited | ||||||
| 1901 | Woodhaven Road | Malone | Margaret | 1 | View household | |||
| 1891 | Y. [Yellow] Castle | Forrest | David | 1 | View household | |||
| 1881 | Yellow Castle | Davidson | Catherine | 1 | View household | |||
| 1871 | The Castle | Robb | Jessie | 1 | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 46 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-74 | 246300 | House | Mrs Martha L Fullerton, 57 West Rd | empty | 11 | View details | ||
| 1971-72 | 246300 | House | Mrs Martha L Fullerton, 57 West Rd | empty | 11 | View details | ||
| 1969-70 | 2463 | House | Leonard Fullerton | empty | 8 | View details | ||
| 1967-68 | 1038 | House | Leonard Fullerton | empty | 8 | View details | ||
| 1966-67 | 1038 | House | Leonard Fullerton | empty | 8 | View details | ||
| 1964-65 | 1038 | House | Leonard Fullerton | empty | 5 | View details | ||
| 1961-62 | 3012 | House | Constance A & Edith M Forbes per Thomas R McDougall, 94 Commercial St, Dundee | Jeannie Davidson | 5 | View details | ||
| 1958-59 | 1190 | House | Constance A & Edith M Forbes per Thomas R McDougall, 94 Commercial St, Dundee | Jeannie Davidson | 4-5-8 | View details | ||
| 1957-58 | 1168 | House | Constance A & Edith M Forbes per Thomas R McDougall, 94 Commercial St, Dundee | Jeannie Davidson | 4-5-8 | View details | ||
| 1952-53 | 1135 | House | Constance A & Edith M Forbes per Thomas R McDougall, 94 Commercial St, Dundee | Jeannie Davidson | 4-5-8 | View details | ||
| 1947-48 | 1101 | House | Constance A & Edith M Forbes, Lydbrook, Cupar Road per Anderson Gardner Hepburn & Co, solicitors, Dundee | Jessie Davidson | 4-5-8 | View details | ||
| 1942-43 | 1081 | House | George Just, Johannesburg, S Africa per Thomas R McDougall, 94 Commercial St, Dundee | Jessie Davidson | 4-5-8 | View details | ||
| 1940-41 | 1080 | House | George Just, Johannesburg, S Africa per Thomas R McDougall, 94 Commercial St, Dundee | Margaret Edie | 4-5-8 | View details | ||
| 1937-38 | 1101 | House | George Just, Johannesburg, S Africa per Thomas R McDougall, 9 Tally St, Dundee | Margaret Edie | 4-5-8 | View details | ||
| 1935-36 | 1065 | House | George Just, Johannesburg, S Africa per Thomas R McDougall, 94 Commercial St, Dundee | Margaret Edie | 4-5-8 | View details | ||
| 1932-33 | 1020 | House | George Just, Johannesburg, S Africa per Thomas R McDougall, 9 Tally St, Dundee | Agnes S Hopkinson | 4-5-8 | View details | ||
| 1930-31 | 1017 | House | George Just, Johannesburg, S Africa per Thomas R McDougall, 9 Tally St, Dundee | Agnes S Hopkinson | 4-5-8 | View details | ||
| 1927-28 | 1007 | House | George Just, Johannesburg, S Africa per Thomas R McDougall, 9 Tally St, Dundee | Mrs McLeod | 4-5-8 | View details | ||
| 1925-26 | 987 | House | George Just, Johannesburg, S Africa per Thomas R McDougall, 9 Tally St, Dundee | Mrs McLeod | same | 4-5-8 | View details | |
| 1922-23 | 961 | House | George Just, Johannesburg, S Africa per John Rattray & Sons, 50 Barrack St, Dundee | Mrs McLeod | same | 4-5-8 | View details | |
| 1920-21 | 940 | House | George Just, Johannesburg, S Africa per John Rattray & Sons, 50 Barrack St, Dundee | Mrs Jane Middleton | same | 3 | View details | |
| 1917-18 | 939 | House | George Just, Johannesburg, S Africa per John Rattray & Sons, 50 Barrack St, Dundee | Grace Couper | same | 3 | View details | |
| 1915-16 | 932 | House | George Just, Johannesburg, S Africa per John Rattray & Sons, 50 Barrack St, Dundee | Grace Couper | same | 3 | View details | |
| 1912-13 | 746 | House | Mrs Catherine R Just or Gibson wife of James B G Gibson, architect, 47 Park Rd, West Dulwich, London SW, and George Just, Johannesberg, S Africa per Jn. Rattray & Sons, 50 Barrack St, Dundee | Grace Couper | same | 3 | View details | |
| 1910-11 | 735 | House | Mrs Catherine R Just or Gibson wife of James B G Gibson, architect, 47 Park Rd, West Dulwich, London SW, and George Just, Johannesberg, S Africa per Jn. Rattray, 50 Barrack St, Dundee | Grace Couper | same | 3 | View details | |
| 1909-10 | 731 | House | Mrs Catherine R Just or Gibson wife of James B G Gibson, architect, 47 Park Rd, West Dulwich, London SW, and George Just, Johannesberg, S Africa per Jn. Rattray, 50 Barrack St, Dundee | Grace Couper | same | 3 | View details | |
| 1907-08 | 727 | House | Mrs Catherine R Just or Gibson wife of James B G Gibson, architect, 47 Park Rd, West Dulwich, London SW, and George Just, Johannesberg, S Africa per Jn. Rattray & Sons, 50 Barrack St, Dundee | Margaret Scott | same | 3 | View details | |
| 1905-06 | 711 | House | Mrs Catherine R Just or Gibson wife of James B G Gibson, architect, 47 Park Rd, W Dulwich, London SW & George Just, Johannesberg, S Africa per John Rattray, 50 Barrack St, Dundee | Margaret Scott | same | 3 | View details | |
| 1903-04 | 699 | House | Mrs Catherine R Just or Gibson wife of James B G Gibson, architect, 47 Park Rd, W Dulwich, London SW & George Just, Johannesberg, S Africa per John Rattray, 50 Barrack St, Dundee | Margaret Scott | same | 3 | View details | |
| 1901-02 | 499 | House | Mrs Catherine R Just or Gibson wife of James B G Gibson, architect, 47 Park Rd, W Dulwich, London SW & George Just, Johannesberg, S Africa per John Rattray, 51 South Tay St, Dundee | Andrew Kerchar | same | 3 | View details | |
| 1900-01 | 486 | House | Mrs Catherine R Just or Gibson wife of James B G Gibson, architect, 47 Park Rd, W Dulwich, London SW & George Just, Johannesberg, S Africa per John Rattray, 51 South Tay St, Dundee | Margaret Malone | same | 3 | View details | |
| 1899-00 | 456 | House | Mrs Catherine R Just or Gibson wife of James B G Gibson, architect, 47 Park Rd, W Dulwich, London SW & George Just, Johannesberg, S Africa per John Rattray, 51 South Tay St, Dundee | Mary Anderson | same | 3 | View details | |
| 1897-98 | 406 | House | Mrs Catherine R Just or Gibson wife of James B G Gibson, architect, 47 Park Rd, W Dulwich, London SW & George Just, Johannesberg, S Africa per John Rattray, 51 South Tay St, Dundee | Mary Anderson | same | 3 | View details | |
| 1896-97 | 383 | House | Mrs Catherine R Just or Gibson wife of James B G Gibson, architect, 47 Park Rd, W Dulwich, London SW & George Just, Johannesberg, S Africa per John Rattray, 51 South Tay St, Dundee | Mary Anderson | same | 3 | View details | |
| 1895-96 | 354 | House | Mrs Catherine R Just or Gibson wife of James B G Gibson, architect, 47 Park Rd, W Dulwich, London SW & George Just, Johannesberg, S Africa per Jn Rattray, 51 S Tay St, Dundee | Mary Anderson | same | 3 | View details | |
| 1894-95 | 321 | House | Mrs Catherine R Just or Gibson wife of James B G Gibson, architect, 47 Park Rd, W Dulwich, London SW & George Just, Johannesberg, S Africa per Miss Louisa Just, Laura Pl, Newport | Margaret Sands | same | 2-10-0 | View details | |
| 1893-94 | 304 | House | Mrs Catherine R Just or Gibson wife of James B G Gibson, architect, 47 Park Rd, W Dulwich, London SW & George Just, Johannesberg, S Africa per Miss Louisa Just, Laura Pl, Newport | Alexander Davidson, labourer | same | 2-10-0 | View details | |
| 1892-93 | 292 | House | Mrs Catherine R Just or Gibson wife of James B G Gibson, architect, 47 Park Rd, West Dulwich, London SW per Miss Louisa Just, Laura Place, Newport | Alexander Davidson, labourer | same | 2-10-0 | View details | |
| 1891-92 | 282 | House | Mrs Catherine R Just or Gibson wife of James B G Gibson, architect, 26 Foulser Rd, Tooting, London SW per Miss Louisa Just, Laura Place, Newport | Euphemia Horsburgh | same | 2-10-0 | View details | |
| 1890-91 | 255 | House | Miss Catherine R Just, Laura Place, W Newport | Mrs Catherine Davidson | same | 2-5-0 | View details | |
| 1889-90 | 236 | House | Miss Catherine R Just, Laura Place, W Newport | Mrs Catherine Davidson | same | 2-5-0 | View details | |
| 1885-86 | 210 | House | Trustees of late Rev. Thomas Just per David Brand Esq, bank accountant | Mrs Davidson | same | 2-5-0 | View details | [Castle] |
| 1881-82 | 117 | House and Boat Shed under £4 | Trustees of late Rev. Thomas Just per David Brand Esq, bank accountant | 4-5-0 | View details | [Castle; boat shed separate] | ||
| 1878-79 | 120 | House | Trustees of late Rev. Thomas Just | 2 | View details | [Castle] | ||
| 1871-72 | 104 | House | Rev Thomas Just, Kelvedon, Essex | - | 2 | View details | [ ?single at Castle, or becomes boathouse in 1875] | |
| 1867-68 | 99 | House | Rev. Thomas Just, Charmouth, Dorset | 2 | View details | [Castle ?] |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 87 view details | Wellgate | square piece of ground & house | bounded N by King's highway; W by Kirk Road | The Castle: 53-59 West Rd | The garden ground was formally added to the feu in 1888. |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893.00982 | loan by David Gordon Stewart | Bond £400 by James Sivewright Glen Gibson architect 47 Park Road West Dulwich, London as an individual & as attorney for George Just jun, sometime merchant, resid Kimberley now at Johannesburg South Africa & disp in secur by said attorney & by Catherine Rose Just or Gibson formerly resid Laura Place, West Newport & her husband said James Gibson to David Gordon Stewart, solicitor Dundee of square pce grnd & ho t/on : W Kirk Road : N highway, part of Wellgate Park in lands of Inverdivat | 15 Jun 1893 | 87 | |
| 1888.03495 | Trs Rev T Just to George Just jun & Catherine Rose Just | Disp by surviving Tr deceased Rev Thomas Just ... to George Just jun, merchant, Kimberley, South Africa & Catherine Rose Just spinster, Laura Place, West Newport equally of sq pce grnd & ho t/on, : W by the Kirk Road, : N by King's Highway, pt of Wellgate Park [now includes 'garden connected'] | 23 May 1888 | 87 | sasine extract |
| 1888.03479 | Ritchie Coupar loan repaid | Disch by Trs … Margaret Bathie Ritchie / Coupar & James Lonie Coupar LRCPS Edin, disburd. bond (16 May 1885) £150 by Trs deceased Rev Thomas Just over square pce grnd & ho t/on, : W by Kirk Road, : N by King's highway, pt of Wellgate Park in lands of Inverdovat | 21 May 1888 | 87 | |
| 1885.05839 | loan by Margaret Bathie Ritchie / Coupar, exec of James Lonie Coupar | Bond £150 & disp security by Trs deceased Rev Thomas Just to Trs under disp by Margaret Bathie Ritchie / Coupar executrix of James Lonie Coupar LRCP & S Edin, 9 King St, Dundee of square pce grnd & ho t/on, : W by Kirk Road, : N by King's highway, pt of Wellgate Park in lands of Inverdovat | 16 May 1885 | 87 | |
| 1885.05838 | James Robertson to Rev Thomas Just | Disp by James Robertson feuar Stonehaven to Trs deceased Rev Thomas Just of square pce grnd & ho t/on, : W by Kirk Road, : N by King's highway, pt of Wellgate Park in lands of Inverdovat | 16 May 1885 | 87 | |
| 1885.05712 | Trs D Gardiner to James Robertson | Disp by Trs deceased David Gardiner, cooper, West Port, Dundee consent Trs deceased Rev Thomas Just … to James Robertson, feuar, Stonehaven of square pce grnd & ho t/on, : W by Kirk Road, : N by King's highway, pt of Wellgate Park ... 11 Sep 1875 | 22 Apr 1885 | 87 | |
| 1875.04811 | David Gardiner to Trs | Not Instr Trs deceased David Gardiner, cooper at West Port, Dundee thereafter residing there of square pce grnd & ho t/on, : W by Kirk Road, : N by highway, pt of Wellgate Park | 21 Aug 1875 | 87 | |
| 1874.03978 | Rev Thomas Just to David Gardiner | Disp by Rev Thomas Just residing Newport to David Gardiner formerly cooper, West Port Dundee now residing there of square pce grnd & ho t/on, : W by Kirk Road, : N by highway, pt of Wellgate Park | 24 Dec 1874 | 87 | |
| 1846.00299 | Trs Thomas Hutchison to Rev Thomas Just | Rev Thomas Just residing Tayside, Newport, seised sq pce grnd & ho t/on, pt of Wellgate Park in Inverdovat on disp by Tr Thomas Hutchison, May 1845 | 21 Aug 1846 | 87 | |
| 1843.01326 | Shaw loan transferred to Thomas Hutchison | Trs Thomas Hutchison seised square pce grnd & ho t/on pt of Wellgate Park in lands of Inverdovat in security of £230 in bond & disp by George Just & Isabella Walker, Thomas Just sen feuar Newport, Robert Just wright Newport & George Just jun mason Newport to Margaret Reid & spouse Walter Shaw, Aug 1842 - on disp & assig by them Nov 1843 (see 780) | 30 Dec 1843 | 87 | |
| 1842.00780 | loan by Walter Shaw & Margaret Reid / Shaw | Margaret Reid & spouse Walter Shaw seised a square pce grnd & ho t/on pt of Wellgate Park in lands of Inverdovatin security £230 on bond & disp by George Just, mason, Tayside & spouse Isabella Walker, Thomas Just sen, feuar, Newport, Robert Just, wright there, & George Just jun, wright there | 3 Oct 1842 | 87 | |
| 1825.02413 | George Just to Isabella Walker / Just | Isabella Walker formerly at St Fort now spouse of George Just, builder & contractor, Tayside near Woodhaven seised in liferent - square pce grnd & ho t/on pt of Wellgate Park in lands of Inverdovat; a portion of land formerly of the estate of Inverdovat on E side of Causeyhead & Inverdovat called the Holes or Justfield; & 2 rigs or buts of land of Causeyhead & piece of grnd given off in lieu of servitude and now enclosed & joined to said lands & teinds - on post nupt mar con between them, 26 Nov 1824 | 5 May 1825 | 166, 87 | sasine extract |
| 1814.10026 | loan by George Johnston | George Johnston, farmer, Little Inch, Balmerino seised 22 Dec 1813 square pce grnd & ho t/on pt of Wellgate Park in lands of Inverdovat -in security of £120 on bond & disp by George Just, mason, Tayside by Woodhaven, 10 Dec 1813 | 21 Jan 1814 | 87 | |
| 1813.09912 | Thomas Just to George Just | George Just, mason, Tayside by Woodhaven, seised 18 Sep 1813 square pce grnd & ho t/on pt of Wellgate Park in lands of Inverdovat - on disp by Thomas Just of Justfield, Fife, his father, 10 Apr 1812. | 23 Sep 1813 | 87, 161 |
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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