Location : 62 West Road
= Property still standing
Notes: combined with Well Cottage
Part of a combination of previously separate properties. Other parts: Well Cottage
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.434127,-2.95212
View location on the 1855 6-inch map, the 1895 25-inch map, the 1914 25-inch map, the 1966 25-inch map, or a 1944-50 aerial photograph at the National Library of Scotland website.
Nearby properties (demolished in red): (Riverside [3], Riverside Lane) 2 Wellgate Street 4 Wellgate Street 6 Wellgate Street 35 West Road 37 West Road 41 West Road 43 West Road 54 West Road 56 West Road 58 West Road 60 West Road 66 West Road 68 West Road (Coronation Garden west, 64, West Road) Well Cottage, West Road Hazel Bank, West Road (Coronation Garden east, 64, West Road) part of 37, 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 |
| Tayside | Tayside | Tayside; Tayside | John Berry Esq. Tayfield; Mr. Smith, Factor, Chapelhouse | In the West end of the Village of Newport. | A row of cottages one story high and in good repair, with gardens attached. Occupied by labouring people. Feued from John Berry Esq. of Tayfield. | OS1/13/33/45 |
1909-10 Finance Act - Valuation Office: Field Surveys
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)
| Japonica Cottage | ||
| Tayside | 1854 |
Directory entries (before 1970) There are 93 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 dir | Paterson, M. A., journalist, Japonica cottage, Newburgh road | ||
| 1961 dir | Paterson, M. A., journalist, Japonica cottage, Newburgh road | ||
| 1960 dir | Paterson, M. A., journalist, Japonica cottage, Newburgh road | ||
| 1958-59 dir | Paterson, M. A., journalist, Japonica cottage, Newburgh road | ||
| 1949-50 dir | Bayne, William, publisher, Japonica, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1948-49 dir | Bayne, William., publisher, Japonica, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1942-43 dir | Anderson, James, clerk, Japonica cottage, Newburgh rd., West Newport | ||
| 1941-42 dir | Anderson, James, clerk, Japonica cottage, Newburgh rd., West Newport | ||
| 1940-41 dir | Anderson, James, clerk, Japonica cottage, Newburgh rd., West Newport | ||
| 1939-40 dir | Anderson, James, clerk, Japonica cottage, Newburgh rd., West Newport | ||
| 1938-39 dir | Anderson, James, clerk, Japonica cottage, New burgh rd., West Newport | ||
| 1937-38 dir | Anderson, James, clerk, Japonica cottage, Newburgh rd., West Newport | ||
| 1936-37 dir | Anderson, James, clerk, Japonica cottage, Newburgh rd., West Newport | ||
| 1935-36 dir | Anderson, James, clerk, Japonica cottage, Newburgh rd., West Newport | ||
| 1934-35 dir | Anderson, James, clerk, Japonica cottage, Newburgh rd., West Newport | ||
| 1933-34 dir | Anderson, James, clerk, Japonica cottage, Newburgh rd., West Newport | ||
| 1932-33 dir | Anderson, James, clerk, Japonica cottage, Newburgh rd., West Newport | ||
| 1931-32 dir | Anderson, James, clerk, Japonica cottage, Newburgh rd., West Newport | ||
| 1930-31 dir | Anderson, James, clerk, Japonica cottage, Newburgh rd., West Newport | ||
| 1929-30 dir | Anderson, James, clerk, Japonica cottage, Newburgh rd., West Newport | ||
| 1928-29 dir | Anderson, James, clerk, Japonica cottage, Newburgh rd., West Newport | ||
| 1928 Kelly dir | Gould Mrs. Japonica cottage, W | ||
| 1927-28 dir | Anderson, James, clerk, Japonica cottage, Newburgh rd., West Newport | ||
| 1926-27 dir | Anderson, James, clerk, Japonica cottage, Newburgh rd., West Newport | ||
| 1925-26 dir | Anderson, James, clerk, Japonica cottage, Newburgh rd., West Newport | ||
| 1923-24 dir | Gould, Robert J., clerk, Japonica cottage, Newburgh road, W. Newport | ||
| 1922-23 dir | Gould, Robert J., clerk, Japonica cottage, Newburgh road, W. Newport | ||
| 1921 Slater dir | Gould Mrs. Japonica cottage, W | ||
| 1920-21 dir | Gould, Robert J., clerk, Japonica cottage, West Newport | ||
| 1918-19 dir | Gould, Robert J., clerk, Japonica cottage, West Newport | ||
| 1915-16 dir | Gould, Robert J., clerk, Japonica cottage, West Newport | ||
| 1915 Slater dir | Gould Mrs. Japonica cottage, W | ||
| 1914-15 dir | Gould, Robert J., clerk, Japonica cottage, West Newport | ||
| 1913-14 dir | Gould, Robert J., clerk, Japonica cottage, West Newport | ||
| 1912-13 dir | Gould, Robert J., clerk, Japonica cottage, West Newport | ||
| 1911-12 dir | Gould, Robert J., clerk, Japonica cottage, West Newport | ||
| 1911 Slater dir | Gould Mrs. Japonica cottage, W | ||
| 1910-11 dir | Gould, Robert J., clerk, Japonica cottage, West Newport | ||
| 1909-10 dir | Gould, Robert J., clerk, Japonica cottage, West Newport | ||
| 1908-09 dir | Gould, Robert J., clerk, Japonica cottage. West Newport | ||
| 1908 Tayside Annual | Gould, James, clerk, Japonica Cottage, W. | ||
| 1907-08 dir | Gould, Robert J., clerk, Japonica cottage, West Newport | ||
| 1907 Tayside Annual | Gould, James, clerk, Japonica Cottage, W. | ||
| 1906-07 dir | Gould, Robert J., clerk, Japonica cottage, West Newport | ||
| 1905-06 dir | Gould, Robert J., clerk, Japonica cottage, West Newport | ||
| 1904-05 dir | Gould, Robert J., clerk, Japonica cottage, West Newport | ||
| 1903-04 dir | Dow, James, School Board officer, Japonica cottage, West Newport | ||
| 1903-04 dir | Dow, James, West Newport; School Board Officer, [under School Board Of Forgan] | ||
| 1902-03 dir | Dow, James, West Newport; School Board Officer, [under School Board Of Forgan] | ||
| 1902-03 dir | Dow, James, School Board officer, Japonica cottage, West Newport | ||
| 1901-02 dir | Dow, James, School Board officer, Japonica cottage, West Newport | ||
| 1901-02 dir | Dow, James, West Newport; School Board Officer, [under School Board Of Forgan] | ||
| 1900-01 dir | Dow, James, School Board officer, Japonica cottage, West Newport | ||
| 1900-01 dir | Dow, James, West Newport; School Board Officer, [under School Board Of Forgan] | ||
| 1899-00 dir | Dow, James, School Board officer, Japonica cottage. West Newport | ||
| 1899-00 dir | Dow, James, West Newport; School Board Officer, [under School Board Of Forgan] | ||
| 1898-99 dir | Dow, James, West Newport; School Board Officer, [under School Board Of Forgan] | ||
| 1898-99 dir | Dow, James, School Board officer, Japonica cottage, West Newport | ||
| 1896-97 dir | Milne, Alexander, Japonica cottage, West Newport | ||
| 1896-97 dir | Milne, Mrs Alexander, grocer, West Newport ; h. Japonica cottage | location 2 | |
| 1895-96 dir | Milne, Alexander, Japonica cottage. West Newport | ||
| 1895-96 dir | Milne, Mrs Alexander, grocer. West Newport ; h. Japonica cottage | location 2 | |
| 1894-95 dir | Milne, Mrs Alexander, grocer. West Newport ; h. Japonica cottage | location 2 | |
| 1894-95 dir | Milne, Alexander, piermaster, Japonica cottage, West Newport | location 2 | |
| 1893-94 dir | Milne, Alexander, piermaster, Japonica cottage. West Newport | location 2 | |
| 1893-94 dir | Milne, Mrs Alexander, grocer. West Newport ; h. Japonica cottage | location 2 | |
| 1893 Slater dir | Milne Alexander, pier master, Japonica Cottage. West Newport : Miscellaneous. | location 2 | |
| 1892-93 dir | Milne, Mrs Alexander, grocer, West Newport ; h. Japonica cottage | location 2 | |
| 1892-93 dir | Milne, Alexander, piermaster, Japonica cottage, West Newport | location 2 | |
| 1891-92 dir | Milne, Mrs Alexander, grocer, West Newport ; h. Japonica cottage | location 2 | |
| 1891-92 dir | Milne, Alexander, piermaster, Japonica cottage. West Newport | location 2 | |
| 1890-91 dir | Milne, Alexander, piermaster, Japonica cottage, West Newport | location 2 | |
| 1890-91 dir | Milne, Mrs Alexander, grocer, West Newport ; h. Japonica cottage | location 2 | |
| 1889-90 dir | Milne, Alexander, piermaster, Japonica cottage. West Newport | location 2 | |
| 1889-90 dir | Milne, Mrs Alexander, grocer. West Newport ; h. Japonica cottage | location 2 | |
| 1889 Slater dir | Milne Alexander, pier master, Japonica Cottage, West Newport : Miscellaneous. | location 2 | |
| 1888-89 dir | Milne, Alexander, piermaster, Japonica cottage. West Newport | location 2 | |
| 1888-89 dir | Milne, Mrs Alexander, grocer. West Newport ; h. Japonica cottage | location 2 | |
| 1887-88 dir | Milne, Mrs Alexander, grocer. West Newport ; h. Japonica cottage | location 2 | |
| 1887-88 dir | Milne, Alexander, piermaster, Japonica cottage, West Newport | location 2 | |
| 1886-87 dir | Milne, Alexander, piermaster, Japonica cottage, West Newport | location 2 | |
| 1886-87 dir | Milne, Mrs Alexander, grocer, West Newport ; h. Japonica cottage | location 2 | |
| 1886 Slater dir | Milne Alexander, pier master, Japonica Cottage, West Newport | location 2 | |
| 1885-86 dir | Milne, Mrs Alex., grocer. West Newport ; h. Japonica cot., W. Newport | location 2 | |
| 1884-85 dir | Milne, Alexander, piermaster, Japonica cottage. West Newport | location 2 | |
| 1884-85 dir | Milne, Mrs Alex., grocer, West Newport ; h. Japonica cot., W. Newport | location 2 | |
| 1884-85 dir | Lumley, Frank, manager, National Telephone Co., Japonica cottage | ||
| 1882-83 dir | Milne, Alexander, piermaster, Japonica cottage, West Newport | location 2 | |
| 1869-70 dir | Chapman, James, late shipmaster. West Newport | [could be either] | location 2 |
| 1867-68 dir | Reid, Miss, West Newport | ||
| 1866 Fife dir | Reid, Miss Ann, summer lodgings prop., W Newport | ||
| 1862 Fife dir | Reid, Miss Ann, summer lodgings prop., W Newport | ||
| 1853-54 dir | Brodie, George, auctioneer (Dun.), Tayside. |
Entries in the Registers of Voters
| Source | Enrol Date | Name | Occup. | Address | Qualification | Property | at | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Male Voters | Dow, James | School Board Officer | Japonica Cottage, West Newport | Tenant of House | West Newport | |||||
| 1846-1862 Voters | 21 September 1832 | Bell, Alexander | proprietor | houses and ground | parish of Forgan | [entry deleted] Dead | ||||
| 1844-1861 Voters | 21 September 1832 | Bell, Alexander | proprietor | Houses and ground | parish of Forgan | |||||
| 1833-1840 Voters | 21 September 1832 | Bell, Alexander | proprietor | houses and ground | Parish of Forgan | |||||
| 1832 Voters | 21 September 1832 | Bell, Alexander | proprietor | houses and ground | Parish of Forgan | [Tayside deleted] |
Census records
| Year | Head | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | Gould | Robert J | |||
| 1901 | Dow | James | View household | ||
| 1891 | Milne | Alexander | View household | ||
| 1881 | Brown | Catherine | View household | ||
| 1871 | Chapman | James | View household | ||
| 1861 | Reid | Ann | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 45 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-70 | 2479 | House | Joan M H Sharpe | proprietor | 72 | View details | ||
| 1967-68 | 1049 | House | Joan M H Sharpe | proprietor | 72 | View details | ||
| 1964-65 | 1049 | House | Joan M H Sharpe, 103 Paramount Court, University St, London WC1 | proprietor | 72 | View details | ||
| 1961-62 | 2828 | House | Munro A Paterson | proprietor | 66 | View details | ||
| 1957-58 | 1120 | House & Garden | John L Bose | proprietor | 28 | View details | ||
| 1952-53 | 1085 | House & Garden | John L Bose | proprietor | 28 | View details | ||
| 1947-48 | 1052 | House & Garden | Mrs Louisa Reoch-Grant, 18 Grange Rd, St Andrews per Anderson Gardner Hepburn & Co, solicitors, Dundee | Mrs Alice S Bayne | 23-18-6 | View details | ||
| 1942-43 | 1033 | House & Garden | Mrs Louisa Reoch-Grant, 18 Grange Rd, St Andrews per Anderson Gardner Hepburn & Co, solicitors, Dundee | James Anderson, clerk | 23-18-6 | View details | ||
| 1940-41 | 1032 | House & Garden | Jane Just, Gowanbank, West Newport | James Anderson, clerk | 23-18-6 | View details | ||
| 1937-38 | 1051 | House & Garden | Jane Just, Gowanbank, W Newport | James Anderson, clerk | 23-18-6 | View details | ||
| 1935-36 | 1014 | House & Garden | Jane Just, Gowanbank, W Newport | James Anderson, clerk | 23-18-6 | View details | ||
| 1932-33 | 968 | House & Garden | Joanna & Jane Just, Gowanbank, W Newport | James Anderson, clerk | 23-18-6 | View details | ||
| 1930-31 | 965 | House & Garden | Joanna & Jane Just, Gowanbank, W Newport | James Anderson, clerk | 23-18-6 | View details | ||
| 1927-28 | 954 | House & Garden | Joanna & Jane Just, Gowanbank, W Newport | James Anderson, clerk | 23-18-6 | View details | ||
| 1922-23 | 907 | House & Garden | Joanna & Jane Just, Gowanbank, W Newport | Robert J Gould, clerk | same | 23-18-6 | View details | |
| 1917-18 | 884 | House & Garden | Misses Joanna & Jane Just, Gowanbank, W Newport | Robert J Gould, clerk | same | 18 | View details | |
| 1915-16 | 877 | House & Garden | Misses Joanna & Jane Just, Gowanbank, W Newport | Robert J Gould, clerk | same | 18 | View details | |
| 1912-13 | 737 | House & Garden | Misses Joanna & Jane Just, Gowanbank, Newport | Robert J Gould, clerk | same | 18 | View details | |
| 1910-11 | 726 | House & Garden | Misses Joanna & Jane Just, Gowanbank, Newport | James Gould, clerk | same | 18 | View details | |
| 1909-10 | 722 | House & Garden | Misses Joanna & Jane Just, Gowanbank, Newport | James Gould, clerk | same | 18 | View details | |
| 1907-08 | 718 | House & Garden | Misses Joanna & Jane Just, Gowanbank, Newport | James Gould, clerk | same | 18 | View details | |
| 1905-06 | 702 | House and Garden | Misses Joanna & Jane Just, Gowanbank, Newport | James Gould, clerk | same | 18 | View details | |
| 1903-04 | 690 | House and Garden | Misses Joanna & Jane Just, Gowanbank, Newport per David Brand, bank agent, Bay House, Newport | James Johnston, music seller, 130 Nethergate, Dundee | same | 18 | View details | |
| 1901-02 | 488 | House and Garden | Misses Joanna & Jane Just, Gowanbank, Newport per David Brand, bank agent, Bay House, Newport | James Dow, school board officer | same | 18 | View details | |
| 1900-01 | 475 | House and Garden | Misses Joanna & Jane Just, Gowanbank, Newport per David Brand, bank agent, Bay House, Newport | James Dow, school board officer | same | 18 | View details | |
| 1899-00 | 445 | House and Garden | Misses Joanna & Jane Just, Gowanbank, Newport per David Brand, bank agent, Bay House, Newport | James Dow, school board officer | same | 18 | View details | |
| 1897-98 | 395 | House and Garden | Misses Joanna & Jane Just, Gowanbank, Newport per David Brand, bank agent, Bay House, Newport | empty | 18 | View details | ||
| 1896-97 | 373 | House and Garden | Misses Joanna & Jane Just, Gowanbank, Newport per David Brand, bank agent, Bay House, Newport | Alexander Milne, piermaster & grocer | same | 18 | View details | |
| 1895-96 | 344 | House and Garden | Misses Joanna & Jane Just, Gowanbank, Newport per David Brand, accountant, British Linen Bank, Dundee | Alexander Milne, piermaster & grocer | same | 18 | View details | |
| 1894-95 | 311 | House and Garden | Misses Joanna & Jane Just, Gowanbank, Newport per David Brand, accountant, British Linen Bank, Dundee | Alexander Milne, piermaster & grocer | same | 18 | View details | |
| 1893-94 | 294 | House and Garden | Misses Joanna & Jane Just, Gowanbank, Newport per David Brand, accountant, British Linen Bank, Dundee | Alexander Milne, piermaster & grocer | same | 18 | View details | |
| 1892-93 | 282 | House and Garden | Misses Joanna & Jane Just, Gowanbank, Newport per David Brand, accountant, British Linen Bank, Dundee | Alexander Milne, piermaster & grocer | same | 18 | View details | |
| 1891-92 | 272 | House and Garden | Misses Joanna & Jane Just, Gowanbank, Newport per David Brand, accountant, British Linen Bank, Dundee | Alexander Milne, piermaster & grocer | same | 18 | View details | |
| 1890-91 | 245 | House and Garden | Misses Joanna & Jane Just, Gowanbank, Newport per David Brand, accountant, British Linen Bank, Dundee | Alexander Milne, piermaster & grocer | same | 18 | View details | |
| 1889-90 | 226 | House and Garden | Misses Joanna & Jane Just, Gowanbank, Newport per David Brand, accountant, British Linen Bank, Dundee | Alexander Milne, piermaster & grocer | same | 18 | View details | |
| 1885-86 | 203 | House and Garden | Trustees of late Rev. Thomas Just per David Brand Esq, bank accountant | Alexander Milne, piermaster & grocer | same | 18 | View details | [Japonica] |
| 1881-82 | 109 | House and Garden | Trustees of late Rev. Thomas Just per David Brand Esq, bank accountant | same | Alexander Milne, boatman | 18 | View details | [Japonica] |
| 1878-79 | 112 | House and Garden | Trustees of late Rev. Thomas Just | same | Miss Helen Duncan | 23 | View details | [Japonica + Well] |
| 1875-76 | 113 | House and Garden | Trustees of late Rev. Thomas Just | same | Miss Helen Duncan | 23 | View details | [Japonica] |
| 1871-72 | 107 | House and Garden | Rev Thomas Just, Kelvedon, Essex | J E Robertson, draper | 23 | View details | [Japonica] | |
| 1867-68 | 109 | House and Garden | Rev. Thomas Just, Charmouth, Dorset | Miss Ann Reid | 20 | View details | [Japonica] | |
| 1865-66 | 106 | House and Garden | Rev. Thomas Just | said Miss Reid | Miss Ann Reid | 18 | View details | [Japonica] |
| 1864-65 | 99 | House and Garden | Rev. Thomas Just | Miss Ann Reid | 17-10-0 | View details | [Japonica] | |
| 1860-61 | 93 | House | Rev Thomas Just | Miss Anne Reid | 17-10-0 | View details | [Japonica] | |
| 1855-56 | 92 | House and Garden | Rev. Thomas Just, Newport | G Brodie, auctioneer | said G Brodie | 17-10-0 | View details | [Japonica] |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 178 | Broadhaugh | piece of ground | view plot details |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1846.00298 | James Bell to Rev Thomas Just | Rev Thomas Just residing Newport seised a pce of grnd, pt of Broadhaugh; & pts of pce of grnd pt of Broadhaugh viz. E-most of 2 dw houses on said piece grnd & piece of grnd in front & garden grnd at back thereof & grnd to N of said garden, pts of Inverdovat on disp by James Bell, prop in Trust, consent Tr & commiss on seq est of Peter Bell, May 1846 | 1846 | 178, 179 | |
| 1846.00170 | Elizabeth Murray load repaid | Elizabeth Murray, relict of Robert Anderson, grants disch of bond & disp £400 by Peter Bell & James Bell & Walter Shaw, Nov 1839, & declares pce of Broadhaugh & other pts of Broadhaugh, all parts of Inverdovat disburdened thereof (see v3, 4638) | 23 May 1846 | 178 | |
| 1839.04638 | loan by Elizabeth Murray | Elizabeth Murray seised pce of croft of Broadhaugh in security £400 on bond & disp by Peter Bell & James Bell & Walter Shaw | 10 Dec 1839 | 178 | |
| 1839.04387 | Peter Bell to Walter Shaw & James Bell | Walter Shaw & James Bell seised a pce of grnd, pt of croft of Broadhaugh; & pts of pce of grnd viz. E-most of 2 houses on said piece grnd & grnd in front of E-most ho & garden behind & grnd to N of said garden - on disp by Peter Bell | 11 Jul 1839 | 178, 179 | |
| 1839.04271 | Margaret Hill to Peter Bell | Peter Bell gets ren by Margaret Hill, relict of Alexander Bell of pce grnd pt of croft of Broadhaugh; & of her liferent right in disp & assig by William Patrick, boatman, Newport, 18 Oct 1828, & in disp by David Henderson, son of Thomas Henderson, wright, Newport, 16 Jan 1829 (see v2, 4551 & 4701) | 25 May 1839 | 178, 179 | |
| 1828.04551 | William Just to William Patrick to Alexander Bell & Margaret Hill | Alexander Bell & spouse Margaret Hill siesed fee & liferent pce of grnd pt of Croft of Broadhaugh on disp by William Just, mason, Justfield to William Patrick, boatman, Newport, 2 Dec 1826, & assig by him, Oct 1828 | 26 Nov 1828 | 178 | sasine extract |
Brief explanation of sasine abridgements Explanation of the format of a sasine
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; ... - words omitted; pol - poles; yd - square yards; : - bounded
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