Location : 90 West Road
= Property still standing
Notes: upper
Part of a divided property. Other parts: 88 West Road
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.433193,-2.954979
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): 6 Castle Bank 8 Castle Bank (Pluck-ye-Craw ground, West Road) 88 West Road (Pluck-the-Crow [west], West Road) 84 West Road
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)
| Ashcliffe |
Directory entries (before 1975) There are 97 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 dir | Nash, Mrs E. G., 90 West Road | ||
| 1968 dir | Nash, Mrs E. G., 90 West Road | ||
| 1967 dir | Nash, Mrs E. G., 90 West road | ||
| 1966 dir | Nash, Mrs E. G., 90 West road | ||
| 1965 dir | Nash, Mrs E. G., 90 West road | ||
| 1964 dir | Nash, Mrs E. G., Ashcliffe, Newburgh road | ||
| 1963 dir | Nash, Mrs E. G., Ashcliffe, Newburgh road | ||
| 1962 dir | Nash, Mrs E. G., Ashcliffe, Newburgh road | ||
| 1961 dir | Nash, Mrs E. G., Ashcliffe, Newburgh road | ||
| 1960 dir | Nash, K. H., civil servant, Ashcliffe, Newburgh road | ||
| 1958-59 dir | Nash, K. H., civil servant, Ashcliffe, Newburgh road | ||
| 1957-58 dir | Nash, K. H., civil servant, Ashcliffe, Newburgh road | ||
| 1956-57 dir | Nash, K. H., civil servant, Ashcliffe, Newburgh road | ||
| 1955-56 dir | Nash, K. H., civil servant, Ashcliffe, Newburgh road, W. Newport | ||
| 1954-55 dir | Nash, K. H., civil servant, Ashcliffe, Newburgh road, W. Newport | ||
| 1953-54 dir | Nash, K. H., civil servant, Ashcliffe, Newburgh road, W. Newport | ||
| 1952-53 dir | Nash, K. H., civil servant, Ashcliffe, Newburgh road, W. Newport | ||
| 1951-52 dir | Calder, John E., personnel manager, Ashcliffe, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1950-51 dir | Calder, John E., personnel manager, Ashcliffe, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1947-48 dir | Minns, Walter C., civil servant, Ashcliffe, Newburgh rd., W. Newport | ||
| 1946-47 dir | Minns, Walter C., civil servant, Ashcliffe, Newburgh rd., W. Newport | ||
| 1942-43 dir | Minns, Walter C., civil servant, Ashcliffe, Newburgh rd., W. Newport | ||
| 1941-42 dir | Minns, Walter C., civil servant, Ashcliffe, Newburgh rd., W. Newport | ||
| 1940-41 dir | Minns, Walter C., civil servant, Ashcliffe, Newburgh rd., W. Newport | ||
| 1939-40 dir | Minns, Walter C., civil servant, Ashcliffe, Newburgh rd., W. Newport | ||
| 1938-39 dir | Graham, Chas., house proprietor, Ashcliffe, Newburgh rd., West Newport | ||
| 1937-38 dir | Graham, Chas., house proprietor, Ashcliffe, Newburgh rd., West Newport | ||
| 1936-37 dir | Graham, Chas., house proprietor, Ashcliffe, Newburgh rd., West Newport | ||
| 1935-36 dir | Graham, Chas., house proprietor, Ashcliffe, Newburgh rd., West Newport | ||
| 1934-35 dir | Graham, Chas., house proprietor, Ashcliffe, Newburgh rd., West Newport | ||
| 1933-34 dir | Graham, Chas., house proprietor, Ashcliffe, Newburgh rd., West Newport | ||
| 1932-33 dir | Graham, Chas., house proprietor, Ashcliffe, Newburgh rd., West Newport | ||
| 1931-32 dir | Graham, Chas., house proprietor, Ashcliffe, Newburgh rd., West Newport | ||
| 1930-31 dir | Graham, Chas., house proprietor, Ashcliffe, Newburgh rd., West Newport | ||
| 1929-30 dir | Graham, Chas., house proprietor, Ashcliffe, Newburgh rd., West Newport | ||
| 1928-29 dir | Graham, Chas., house proprietor, Ashcliffe, Newburgh rd., West Newport | ||
| 1927-28 dir | Graham, Chas., house proprietor, Ashcliffe, Newburgh rd., West Newport | ||
| 1926-27 dir | Graham, Charles, house proprietor, Ashcliffe, Newburgh road., West Newport | ||
| 1925-26 dir | Graham, Charles, house proprietor, Ashcliffe, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1923-24 dir | Graham, Charles (housefurnisher, Dundee), Ashcliffe, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1922-23 dir | Graham, Charles (housefurnisher, Dundee), Ashcliffe, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1922-23 dir | Graham, Miss Agnes (organist, Hawkhill Baptist Church, Dundee), Ashcliffe, Newburgh road. West Newport | ||
| 1920-21 dir | Graham, Charles (housefurnisher, Dundee), Ashcliffe, West Newport | ||
| 1919-20 MacDonald dir | M'Kay, Alex., Ash Cliff Cottage, Wester Newport | ||
| 1918-19 MacDonald dir | M'Kay, Alex., Ash Cliff Cottage, Wester Newport | ||
| 1918-19 dir | Mackay, Alexander (ironfounder, Dundee), Ashcliffe, West Newport | ||
| 1917-18 MacDonald dir | M'Kay, Alex., Ash Cliff Cottage, Wester Newport | ||
| 1916-17 MacDonald dir | M'Kay, Alex., Ash Cliff Cottage, Wester Newport | ||
| 1915-16 MacDonald dir | M'Kay, Alex., Ash Cliff Cottage, Wester Newport | ||
| 1915-16 dir | Mackay, Alexander (ironfounder, Dundee), Ashcliffe, West Newport | ||
| 1915 Slater dir | Mackay Alexander, Ashcliffe, W | ||
| 1914-15 MacDonald dir | M'Kay, Alex., Ash Cliff Cottage, Wester Newport | ||
| 1914-15 dir | Mackay, Alexander (ironfounder, Dundee), Ashcliffe, West Newport | ||
| 1913-14 MacDonald dir | M'Kay, Alex., Ash Cliff Cottage, Wester Newport | ||
| 1913-14 dir | Mackay, Alexander (ironfounder, Dundee), Ashcliffe, West Newport | ||
| 1912-13 dir | Mackay, Alexander (ironfounder, Dundee), Ashcliffe, West Newport | ||
| 1911-12 dir | Mackay, Alexander (ironfounder, Dundee), Ashcliffe, West Newport | ||
| 1911 Slater dir | Mackay Alexander, Ashcliffe, W | ||
| 1910-11 dir | Mackay, Alexander (ironfounder, Dundee), Ashcliffe, West Newport | ||
| 1909-10 dir | Mackay, Alexander (ironfounder, Dundee), Ashcliffe, West Newport | ||
| 1908-09 dir | Mackay, Alexander (ironfounder, Dundee), Ashcliffe, West Newport | ||
| 1908 Tayside Annual | M'Kay, Alex., moulder, Ash Cliffe Cottage, W. | ||
| 1907-08 dir | Mackay, Alexander (ironfounder, Dundee), Ashcliffe, West Newport | ||
| 1907 Tayside Annual | M'Kay, Alex., moulder, Ash Cliffe Cottage, W. | ||
| 1907 Slater dir | Mackay Alexander, Ashcliffe, W | ||
| 1906-07 dir | Mackay, Alexander (ironfounder, Dundee), Ashcliffe, West Newport | ||
| 1905-06 dir | Mackay, Alexander (ironfounder, Dundee), Ashcliffe, West Newport | ||
| 1904-05 dir | Mackay, Alexander (ironfounder, Dundee), Ashcliffe, West Newport | ||
| 1903-04 dir | Mackay, Alexander (ironfounder, Dundee), Ashcliffe, West Newport | ||
| 1903 Slater dir | Mackay Alexander, Ashcliffe, W Newport | ||
| 1902-03 dir | Mackay, Alexander (ironfounder, Dundee), Ashcliffe, West Newport | ||
| 1901-02 dir | Mackay, Alexander (ironfounder, Dundee), Ashcliffe, West Newport | ||
| 1900-01 dir | Mackay, Alexander (ironfounder, Dundee), Ashcliffe, West Newport | ||
| 1899-00 dir | Mackay, Alexander (ironfounder, Dundee), Ashcliffe, West Newport | ||
| 1899 Slater dir | Mackay Alexander, Ashcliffe, W | ||
| 1896 Slater dir | Chapman James jun. Ashcliffe. W | ||
| 1895-96 dir | Chapman, James, jun. (confectioner, Dundee), Ashcliffe, West Newport | ||
| 1894-95 dir | Chapman, James, jun. (confectioner, Dundee), Ashcliffe, West Newport | ||
| 1893-94 dir | Chapman, James, jun. (confectioner, Dundee), Ashcliffe, West Newport | ||
| 1893 Slater dir | Chapman Mr. James jun., Ashcliffe, W N | ||
| 1892-93 dir | Chapman, James, jun. (confectioner, Dundee), Ashcliffe, West Newport | ||
| 1891-92 dir | Chapman, James, jun. (confectioner, Dundee), Ashcliffe, West Newport | ||
| 1890-91 dir | Chapman, James, jun. (confectioner, Dundee), Ashcliffe, West Newport | ||
| 1889-90 dir | Chapman, James, jun. (confectioner, Dundee), Ashcliffe, West Newport | ||
| 1889 Slater dir | Chapman Mr James jun., Ashcliffe, West Newport, Fife | ||
| 1888-89 dir | Chapman, James, jun. (confectioner, Dundee), Ashcliffe, West Newport | ||
| 1887-88 dir | Chapman, James, jun. (confectioner, Dundee), Ashcliffe, West Newport | ||
| 1886-87 dir | Chapman, James, jun. (confectioner, Dundee), Ashcliff, West Newport | ||
| 1886 Slater dir | Chapman James jun, Ashcliffe, W N | ||
| 1885-86 dir | Chapman, James, jun. (confectioner, Dundee), Ashcliff, West Newport | ||
| 1884-85 dir | Chapman, James jun. (confectioner, Dundee), Ashcliffe, West Newport | ||
| 1880-81 dir | Mitchell, Charles D., solicitor. Ash cliff, West Newport | ||
| 1878-79 dir | Donald, Robert, manager, Newport Railway, Ashcliff cot., W. Newport | ||
| 1878 Slater dir | Anderson Mr. William, Ashcliff Cottage, W N | ||
| 1877 Worrall dir | Anderson Mr. William, Ashcliffe Cottage, W. | ||
| 1874-75 dir | Thomson, Miss, Ashcliff Cottage, West Newport | ||
| 1862 Fife dir | Cowie, R, decorative painter, Woodhaven |
Entries in the Registers of Voters
| Source | Enrol Date | Name | Occup. | Address | Qualification | Property | at | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Male Voters | Chapman, James, junr. | Confectioner | Wormit | Proprietor of House | West Newport | |||||
| 1900 Male Voters | McKay, Alexander | Moulder | Ashcliff, West Newport | Tenant of House | West Newport | |||||
| 1874 Voters | Cowie, Robert | painter, Dundee | ||||||||
| 1873 Voters | Cowie, Robert | painter, Dundee | ||||||||
| 1864-1865 Voters | 3 September 1857 | Cowie, Robert | painter in Dundee | proprietor | cottage and ground | Ash Cliff | ||||
| 1862-1863 Voters | 3 September 1857 | Cowie, Robert | painter in Dundee | proprietor | cottage and ground | Ash Cliff | ||||
| 1859 Election for Fife MP | Cowie, Robert | Mr Wemyss (Liberal) | ||||||||
| 1857 Registration | Cowie, Robert | painter | Dundee | |||||||
| 1846-1862 Voters | 3 September 1857 | Cowie, Robert | painter in Dundee | proprietor | cottage and ground | Ash Cliff | ||||
| 1844-1861 Voters | 3 September 1857 | Cowie, Robert | painter in Dundee | proprietor | cottage and ground | Ash Cliff |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Ashcliffe | Graham | Charles | 5 | ||||
| 1911 | Newburgh Road, Ashcliffe | Mackay | Alexander | 7 | ||||
| 1901 | Woodhaven Road | McKay | Alexander | 6 | View household | |||
| 1891 | Ash Cliff | Chapman | James | 7 | View household | |||
| 1881 | Ashcliff Cottage | Uninhabited | View household | |||||
| 1871 | Ash Cliff | Unoccupied | View household | |||||
| 1861 | Ash Cliff | Unoccupied | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 53 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 247000 | House | Mrs Daisy E Boulton | proprietor | 63 | View details | |||
| 1973-74 | 247000 | House | Mrs Daisy E Boulton | proprietor | 63 | View details | |||
| 1972-73 | 247000 | House | Mrs Daisy E Boulton | proprietor | 63 | View details | |||
| 1971-72 | 247000 | House | Mrs Ethel A G Nash & Others | Mrs Ethel A G Nash | 63 | View details | |||
| 1969-70 | 2470 | House | Mrs Ethel A G Nash & Others | said Mrs Ethel A G Nash | 44 | View details | |||
| 1968-69 | 2470 | House | Mrs Ethel A G Nash & Others | said Mrs Ethel A G Nash | 44 | View details | |||
| 1967-68 | 1040 | House | Mrs Ethel A G Nash & Others | proprietor | 44 | View details | |||
| 1966-67 | 1040 | House | Mrs Ethel A G Nash & Others | proprietor | 44 | View details | |||
| 1964-65 | 1040 | House | Mrs Ethel A G Nash & Others | proprietor | 52 | View details | |||
| 1961-62 | 2910 | House | Mrs Ethel A G Nash | proprietor | 52 | View details | |||
| 1958-59 | 1156 | House & Garden | Kenneth H Nash & spouse | proprietor | 35 | View details | |||
| 1957-58 | 1135 | House & Garden | Kenneth H Nash & spouse | proprietor | 35 | View details | |||
| 1952-53 | 1102 | House & Garden | Kenneth H Nash & spouse | proprietor | 35 | View details | |||
| 1947-48 | 1068 | House & Garden | Walter C Minns | proprietor | 32 | View details | |||
| 1942-43 | 1049 | House & Garden | Walter C Minns | proprietor | 32 | View details | |||
| 1940-41 | 1048 | House & Garden | Walter C Minns | proprietor | 32 | View details | |||
| 1937-38 | 1069 | House & Garden | Charles Graham, house factor | proprietor | 32 | View details | |||
| 1935-36 | 1033 | House & Garden | Charles Graham, house factor | proprietor | 32 | View details | |||
| 1932-33 | 984 | House & Garden | Charles Graham, house factor | proprietor | 32 | View details | |||
| 1930-31 | 981 | House & Garden | Charles Graham, house factor | proprietor | 32 | View details | |||
| 1927-28 | 970 | House & Garden | Charles Graham, house factor | proprietor | 22 | View details | |||
| 1925-26 | 950 | House & Garden | Charles Graham, house factor, 41 St Peter St, Dundee | proprietor | 22 | View details | |||
| 1922-23 | 922 | Ash Cliff Cottage & Garden | Charles Graham, house factor, 41 St Peter St, Dundee | proprietor | 22 | View details | |||
| 1920-21 | 901 | Ash Cliff Cottage & Garden | Charles Graham, joiner, 41 St Peter St, Dundee | proprietor | 29 | View details | |||
| 1917-18 | 899 | Ash Cliff Cottage & Garden | Alexander McKay, ironfounder | proprietor | 29 | View details | |||
| 1915-16 | 892 | Ash Cliff Cottage & Garden | Alexander McKay, ironfounder | proprietor | 29 | View details | |||
| 1912-13 | 728 | Ash Cliff Cottage & Garden | Alexander McKay, ironfounder | proprietor | 29 | View details | |||
| 1910-11 | 717 | Ash Cliff Cottage & Garden | Alexander McKay, moulder | proprietor | 27-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1909-10 | 713 | Ash Cliff Cottage & Garden | Alexander McKay, moulder | proprietor | 27-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1907-08 | 709 | Ash Cliff Cottage & Garden | Alexander McKay, moulder | proprietor | 27-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1905-06 | 693 | Ash Cliff Cottage and Garden | Alexander McKay, moulder | proprietor | 27-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1903-04 | 681 | Ash Cliff Cottage and Garden | Alexander McKay, moulder | proprietor | 27-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1901-02 | 479 | Ash Cliff Cottage and Garden | James Chapman jun., confectioner, Wormit House | Alexander McKay, moulder | proprietor | 27-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1900-01 | 466 | Ash Cliff Cottage and Garden | James Chapman jun., confectioner, Wormit House | proprietor | 27-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1899-00 | 436 | Ash Cliff Cottage and Garden | James Chapman jun., confectioner, Wormit House | Alexander McKay, moulder | same | 27-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1897-98 | 386 | Ash Cliff Cottage and Garden | James Chapman jun., confectioner, Wormit House | proprietor | 22-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1896-97 | 364 | Ash Cliff Cottage and Garden | James Chapman jun., confectioner | proprietor | 22-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1895-96 | 335 | Ash Cliff Cottage and Garden | James Chapman jun., confectioner | proprietor | 22-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1894-95 | 302 | Ash Cliff Cottage and Garden | James Chapman jun., confectioner | proprietor | 22-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1893-94 | 285 | Ash Cliff Cottage and Garden | James Chapman jun., confectioner | proprietor | 22-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1892-93 | 273 | Ash Cliff Cottage and Garden | James Chapman jun., confectioner | proprietor | 22-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1891-92 | 263 | Ash Cliff Cottage and Garden | James Chapman jun., confectioner | proprietor | 22-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1890-91 | 236 | Ash Cliff Cottage and Garden | James Chapman jun., confectioner | proprietor | 22-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1889-90 | 217 | Ash Cliff Cottage and Garden | James Chapman jun., confectioner | proprietor | 22-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1885-86 | 194 | Ash Cliff Cottage and Garden | James Chapman jun., confectioner | proprietor | 20 | View details | |||
| 1881-82 | 100 | Ash Cliff Cottage and Garden | Trus. of late Robert Cowie, painter, Dundee per J D Grant, solicitor, Dundee | 22 | View details | ||||
| 1878-79 | 104 | Ash Cliff Cottage and Garden | Trus. of late Robert Cowie, painter, Dundee | same | Robert Donald, railway superintendent | 26 | View details | ||
| 1875-76 | 103 | Ash Cliff Cottage and Garden | Robert Cowie, painter, Dundee | same | William Anderson, bricklayer | 22 | View details | ||
| 1871-72 | 97 | Ash Cliff Cottage and Garden | Robert Cowie, painter, Dundee | Charles Blyth, spinner | 26 | View details | |||
| 1867-68 | 91 | Ash Cliff Cottage and Garden | Robert Cowie, painter, 11 Reform Street, Dundee | Charles Blyth, spinner | 26 | View details | |||
| 1865-66 | 93 | Ash Cliff Cottage and Garden | Robert Cowie, painter, Dundee | said Miss Berrie | Miss Margaret Berrie | 22 | View details | ||
| 1864-65 | 86 | Ash Cliff Cottage and Garden | Robert Cowie, painter | Miss Margaret Berrie | 22 | View details | |||
| 1860-61 | 88 | Cottage & ground | Robert Cowie, painter | Robert Cowie | 18 | View details |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 221 view details | Newport | Pluck-the-Crow | W-most portion of Pluck-the-Crow | (Cowie) | 88-90 West Rd |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882.01893 | Trs Robert Cowie to James Chapman jun | Disp by Trs deceased Robert Cowie to James Chapman jun, confectioner, Dundee, residing Newport of pce grnd, : S by t/p to Woodhaven with 108' frontage, : N by high water mark, & dw ho t/on, the W-most pt of Pluck-the-Crow, pt of Tayfield | 18 May 1882 | 221 | |
| 1882.01728 | Scott loan repaid | Disch by David Scott disburd bond (28 Apr 1871) £150 by Robert Cowie to Trs late David Scott over pce grnd, : S by t/p to Woodhaven with 108' frontage, : N by high water mark, & dw ho t/on, the W-most pt of Pluck-the-Crow, pt of Tayfield | 26 Apr 1882 | 122 | |
| 1882.01561 | Robert Cowie to Trs | Not Instr Trs deceased Robert Cowie of pce grnd, : S by t/p to Woodhaven with 108' frontage, : N by high water mark, & dw ho t/on, the W-most pt of Pluck-the-Crow, pt of Tayfield | 17 Feb 1882 | 221 | |
| 1881.01402 | David Scott loan transferred to [another] David Scott | Assig by Trs deceased David Scott, skinner & wool merchant, Dundee to David Scott, manufacturer Dundee of bond (28 Apr 1871) £150 by now deceased Robert Cowie over pce grnd, : S by t/p to Woodhaven with 108' frontage, : N by high water mark, & dw ho t/on, the W-most pt of Pluck-the-Crow, pt of Tayfield | 28 Dec 1881 | 221 | |
| 1871.00276 | loan by Trs David Scott | Bond £150 & disp decurity by Robert Cowie to Trs deceased David Scott of grnd & ho t/on, : S by t/p Woodhaven - Newport along which it extends in frontage to 108', the W-most portion of pt of Tayfield called Pluck-the-Crow | 28 Apr 1871 | 221 | |
| 1854.02840 | Tayfield to Robert Cowie | Robert Cowie seised pce grnd being W-most portion of Pluck-the-Craw, estate of Tayfield on feu ch by John Berry | 23 Aug 1854 | 221 |
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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