Location : 6 William Street
= Property still standing
Notes: upstairs
Other properties at the same location : 8 William Street
Using the information here, it is impossible to be certain who lived in each property or part of the building between 1896 and 1912. Other properties involved : 8 William Street One possible interpretation is given below.
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.440591,-2.939549
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): 25 Cupar Road 27 Cupar Road 29 Cupar Road 31 Cupar Road 33 Cupar Road 1 Hillside Place 3 Hillside Place 5 Hillside Place 1 Union Street 2 Union Street 3 Union Street 4 Union Street 5 Union Street 7 Union Street 9 Union Street (store, formerly 1, William Street) 2 William Street (St Fillans Church, William Street) St Fillans Church Hall, William Street St Fillans Church Hall (pt), William Street 4 William Street 8 William Street 10 William Street 12 William Street 14 William Street
1909-10 Finance Act - Valuation Office: Field Surveys
Reference no. 314 (no transcripts on this site)
Old Addresses (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the address)
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House Names (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the name)
| Margaretbank |
Directory entries (before 1975) There are 59 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 dir | Laing, John J., accountant, Margaret Bank, William street | ||
| 1962 dir | Laing, John J., accountant, Margaret Bank, William street | ||
| 1939-40 dir | Beatt, Richard, clerk, William street | ||
| 1939-40 dir | Beatt, Charles W., of Beatt & Tait, Margaretbank, William street | location 2 | |
| 1938-39 dir | Beatt, Richard, clerk, William street | ||
| 1938-39 dir | Beatt, Charles W., of Beatt & Tait, Margaretbank, William street | location 2 | |
| 1937-38 dir | Beatt, Richard, clerk, William street | ||
| 1937-38 dir | Beatt, Charles W., of Beatt & Tait, Margaretbank, William street | location 2 | |
| 1936-37 dir | Beatt, Richard, clerk, William street | ||
| 1936-37 dir | Beatt, Charles W., of Beatt & Tait, Margaretbank, William street | location 2 | |
| 1935-36 dir | Beatt, Richard, clerk, William street | ||
| 1935-36 dir | Beatt, Charles W., of Beatt & Tait, Margaretbank , William street | location 2 | |
| 1934-35 dir | Beatt, Richard, clerk, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1933-34 dir | Beatt, Richard, clerk, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1932-33 dir | Beatt, Richard, clerk, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1931-32 dir | Beatt, Richard, clerk, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1930-31 dir | Beatt, Richard, clerk, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1929-30 dir | Beatt, Richard, clerk, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1928-29 dir | Beatt, Richard, clerk, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1927-28 dir | Beatt, Richard, clerk, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1926-27 dir | Beatt, Richard, clerk, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1925-26 dir | Beatt, Richard, clerk, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1923-24 dir | Beatt, Richard, clerk, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1922-23 dir | Beatt, Richard, clerk, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1920-21 dir | Beatt, Richard, clerk, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1918-19 dir | Beatt, Richard, clerk, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1915-16 dir | Mathewson, Robert, Margaretbank, East Newport | ||
| 1914-15 dir | Mathewson, Robert, Margaretbank, East Newport | ||
| 1910-11 dir | Duncan, James, of James Duncan & Co., Margaretbank, William street | ||
| 1908-09 dir | Langlands, William, clerk, Margaretbank, William street | ||
| 1908 Tayside Annual | Langlands, Wm., clerk, William Street. | ||
| 1907 Tayside Annual | Langlands, Wm., clerk, William Street. | ||
| 1904-05 dir | Haggart, Robert M., clerk, Margaretbank, William street, E. Newport | ||
| 1903-04 dir | Haggart, Robert M., clerk, Margaretbank, William street, E. Newport | ||
| 1902-03 dir | Haggart, Robert M., clerk, Margaretbank, William street, E. Newport | ||
| 1901-02 dir | Haggart, Robert M., clerk, Margaretbank, William street, E. Newport | ||
| 1900-01 dir | Haggart, Mrs, Margaretbank, William street. East Newport | ||
| 1899-00 dir | M'Lean, Mrs, Margaretbank, William street. East Newport | ||
| 1896-97 dir | Scrymgeour, Charles (cashier, Dundee), Margaretbank, William street | ||
| 1895-96 dir | Scrymgeour, Charles (cashier, The Globe, Dundee), Margaretbank, William street | ||
| 1894-95 dir | Batchelor, Miss N., music teacher, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1893-94 dir | Batchelor, Miss N., music teacher, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1892-93 dir | Batchelor, Miss N., music teacher, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1891-92 dir | Batchelor, Miss N., music teacher, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1886 Slater dir | Batchelor George, upholsterer William St | ||
| 1885-86 dir | Batchelor, Miss N., music teacher, William street | ||
| 1885-86 dir | Batchelor, George, upholsterer, William street | ||
| 1885 MacDonald dir | Batchelor, G., William street : Joiners | ||
| 1885 Clark dir | Batchelor, Miss N., (music), William st, East Newport : Teachers. | ||
| 1885 Clark dir | Batchelor, George, William st, Upholsterer : Miscellaneous. | ||
| 1882-83 dir | Batchelor, George, upholsterer, William street | ||
| 1882 Slater dir | Batchelor George, upholsterer, William st : Miscellaneous. | ||
| 1878-79 dir | Constable, James (draper, Dundee), William street | ||
| 1878 Slater dir | Sharp Mr. William, William st | ||
| 1877 Worrall dir | Sharp Mr. William, William st | ||
| 1876-77 dir | Sharp, William, tailor and clothier, William street. East Newport [* ms. alteration - entry deleted] | ||
| 1874-75 dir | Sharp, William (clothier, Dundee), William street, Newport | ||
| 1871-72 dir | Bertie, Mrs, lodgings, William Street, East Newport | ||
| 1867-68 dir | Forsyth, John, merchant, William Street, East Newport |
Entries in the Registers of Voters
| Source | Enrol Date | Name | Occup. | Address | Qualification | Property | at | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Male Voters | Haggart, Robert M | Clerk | William Street, Newport | Tenant of House | William Street | |||||
| 1879-1880 Voters | Constable, James | draper's assistant | Easter Newport |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | William Street, Margaret Bank | Beatt | Richard W | 8 | ||||
| 1911 | William Street, Margaret Bank | Duncan | James | 8 | ||||
| 1901 | William Street | Haggart | Robert | 9 | View household | |||
| 1891 | Margaret Bank | Batchelor | Elizabeth | 7 | View household | |||
| 1881 | William Street | Dawson | John T | 7 | View household | |||
| 1871 | William Street | Bertie | Elizabeth | 7 | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 48 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 183300 | House | Trs of late William Kidd per John Rattray & Sons, property agents, 9 Tay Square, Dundee | Mrs Elizabeth K Christie | 80 | View details | |||
| 1973-74 | 183300 | House | Trs of late William Kidd per John Rattray & Sons, property agents, 9 Tay Square, Dundee | Mrs Elizabeth K Christie | 80 | View details | |||
| 1972-73 | 183300 | House | Trs of late William Kidd, stationer perJohn Rattray & Sons, property agents, 9 Tay Sq, Dundee | Mrs Elizabeth K Christie | 80 | View details | |||
| 1971-72 | 183300 | House | Trs of late William Kidd, stationer per F J McKenzie & Campbell, 17 South Tay St, Dundee | Mrs Elizabeth K Christie | 80 | View details | |||
| 1969-70 | 1833 | House | Trs of late William Kidd, stationer per F J McKenzie & Campbell, 17 South Tay St, Dundee | Mrs Elizabeth K Christie | 57 | View details | |||
| 1968-69 | 1833 | House | Trs of late William Kidd, stationer per F J McKenzie & Campbell, 17 South Tay St, Dundee | Mrs Elizabeth K Christie | 57 | View details | |||
| 1967-68 | 679 | House | Trs of late William Kidd, stationer per F J McKenzie & Campbell, 17 South Tay St, Dundee | Mrs Elizabeth K Christie | 57 | View details | |||
| 1966-67 | 679 | House | Trs of late William Kidd, stationer per F J McKenzie & Campbell, 17 South Tay St, Dundee | Mrs Elizabeth K Christie | 57 | View details | |||
| 1964-65 | 679 | House | Trs of late William Kidd, stationer per F J McKenzie & Campbell, 17 South Tay St, Dundee | empty | 65 | View details | |||
| 1961-62 | 2003 | House | Trs of late William Kidd, stationer per F J McKenzie & Campbell, 17 South Tay St, Dundee | R C Thomson Murdoch | 65 | View details | |||
| 1958-59 | 855 | House & Garden | Trs of late William Kidd, stationer per F J McKenzie & Campbell, 17 South Tay St, Dundee | R C Thomson Murdoch | 33-18-0 | View details | |||
| 1957-58 | 832 | House & Garden | Trs of late William Kidd, stationer per F J McKenzie & Campbell, 17 South Tay St, Dundee | R C Thomson Murdoch | 33-18-0 | View details | |||
| 1952-53 | 806 | House & Garden | Trs of late William Kidd, stationer, 4 West Somerville Street, Dundee per F J McKenzie & Campbell, 17 South Tay St, Dundee | R C Thomson Murdoch | 33-18-0 | View details | |||
| 1947-48 | 779 | House & Garden | Trs of late William Kidd, stationer, 4 West Somerville Street, Dundee per F J McKenzie & Campbell, 17 South Tay St, Dundee | L A Wright | 33-18-0 | View details | |||
| 1942-43 | 766 | House & Garden | Trs of late William Kidd, stationer, 4 West Somerville Street, Dundee per F J McKenzie & Campbell, 17 South Tay St, Dundee | L A Wright | 33-18-0 | View details | |||
| 1940-41 | 766 | House & Garden | Trs of late William Kidd, stationer, 4 West Somerville Street, Dundee per F J McKenzie & Campbell, 17 South Tay St, Dundee | Richard W Beatt, clerk | 33-18-0 | View details | |||
| 1937-38 | 774 | House & Garden | Trs of late William Kidd, stationer, 4 West Somerville Street, Dundee per F J McKenzie & Campbell, 11 Barrack St, Dundee | Richard W Beatt, clerk | 33-18-0 | View details | |||
| 1935-36 | 745 | House & Garden | Trs of late William Kidd, stationer, 4 West Somerville St, Dundee per F J McKenzie & Campbell, 11 Barrack St, Dundee | Richard W Beatt, clerk | 33-18-0 | View details | |||
| 1932-33 | 713 | House & Garden | Trs of late William Kidd, stationer, 4 West Somerville Street, Dundee per F J McKenzie & Campbell, 11 Barrack St, Dundee | Richard W Beatt, clerk | 33-18-0 | View details | |||
| 1930-31 | 711 | House & Garden | Trs of late William Kidd, stationer, 4 West Somerville St, Dundee per F J McKenzie & Campbell, 11 Barrack St, Dundee | Richard W Beatt, clerk | 33-18-0 | View details | |||
| 1927-28 | 702 | House & Garden | Trs of late William Kidd, stationer, 4 West Somerville Street, Dundee per F J McKenzie & Campbell, 11 Barrack St, Dundee | Richard W Beatt, clerk | 33-18-0 | View details | |||
| 1925-26 | 683 | House & Garden | Trs of late William Kidd, stationer, 4 West Somerville Street, Dundee per F J McKenzie & Campbell, 11 Barrack St, Dundee | Richard W Beatt, clerk | same | 33-18-0 | View details | ||
| 1922-23 | 655 | House & Garden | Trs of late William Kidd, stationer, 4 West Somerville Street, Dundee per F J McKenzie & Campbell, 11 Barrack St, Dundee | Richard W Beatt, clerk | same | 13-18-0 | View details | ||
| 1920-21 | 633 | House & Garden | Trs of late William Kidd, stationer, 4 West Somerville Street, Dundee per F J McKenzie & Campbell, 11 Barrack St, Dundee | Richard W Beatt, clerk | same | 24 | View details | ||
| 1917-18 | 632 | House & Garden | Trs of late William Kidd, stationer, 4 West Somerville Street, Dundee per F J McKenzie & Campbell, 1 Barrack St, Dundee | Richard W Beatt, clerk | same | 24 | View details | ||
| 1915-16 | 628 | House & Garden | William Kidd, stationer, 4 West Somerville Street, Dundee per F J McKenzie & Campbell, 1 Barrack St, Dundee | A J Robertson, retired | Robert Mathewson, fruiterer | 24 | View details | ||
| 1912-13 | 594 | House & Garden | William Kidd, stationer, 4 West Somerville Street, Dundee | A J Robertson, retired | Robert Mathewson, fruiterer | 24 | View details | ||
| 1907-08 | 575 | House & Garden | William Kidd, stationer | William Langlands, clerk | same | 19-19-0 | View details | ||
| 1905-06 | 564 | House and Garden | William Kidd, stationer | William Langlands, clerk | same | 19-19-0 | View details | ||
| 1903-04 | 555 | House and Garden | William Kidd, stationer | Robert M Haggart, clerk | same | 22 | View details | ||
| 1901-02 | 1149 | House and Garden | William Kidd, stationer | Robert M Haggart, clerk | same | 22 | View details | ||
| 1900-01 | 1132 | House and Garden | William Kidd, stationer | Robert M Haggart, clerk | same | 22 | View details | ||
| 1899-00 | 1094 | House and Garden | William Kidd, stationer | Robert M Haggart, clerk | same | 22 | View details | ||
| 1897-98 | 1036 | House and Garden | William Kidd, stationer | empty | 25 | View details | |||
| 1896-97 | 1003 | House and Garden | William Kidd, stationer | Charles Scrimgeour, cashier | same | 25 | View details | ||
| 1895-96 | 957 | House and Garden | William Kidd, stationer | Charles Scrymgeour, cashier | same | 25 | View details | ||
| 1894-95 | 909 | House and Garden | William Kidd, stationer | Miss Helen Batchelor | same | 19-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1893-94 | 883 | House and Garden | William Kidd, stationer | Miss Helen Batchelor | same | 19-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1892-93 | 862 | House and Garden | William Kidd, stationer | Miss Helen Batchelor | same | 19-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1891-92 | 841 | House and Garden | William Kidd, stationer | Miss Batchelor | same | 19-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1890-91 | 790 | House and Garden | William Kidd, stationer | Miss Batchelor | same | 19-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1889-90 | 762 | House and Garden | William Kidd, stationer | George Batchelor upholsterer | same | 19-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1885-86 | 726 | House and Garden | William Kidd, stationer | James G R Batchelor upholsterer | same | 19-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1881-82 | 609 | House, Wareroom and Garden | John Melville, stationer | same | J R Batchelor upholsterer | 23-19-0 | View details | ||
| 1878-79 | 577 | House and Garden | John Melville, stationer | same | John Constable, draper's assistant | 22 | View details | ||
| 1875-76 | 452 | House and Garden | John Melville, letter carrier | same | William Sharp, boatman | 16 | View details | ||
| 1871-72 | 405 | House and Garden | John Melville, letter carrier | Mrs John Bertie | 18 | View details | |||
| 1867-68 | 247 | House and Garden | John Melville, blacksmith | John Forsyth, clerk | 18 | View details |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 286 view details | St Phillans | lot 15 | 22 pol 14 yd | (Melville) | 6-8 William St |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881.00002 | John Melville & Dundee Prov. Property Invest. Co to William Kidd | Disp by Trs Dundee Prov. Property Investment Co, consent of & by John Melville, to William Kidd bookseller Dundee of 22 pol 14 yd no. 15 on plan & bldgs t/on, : E William St, pt of park between Easter Newport & t/p road | 3 Jan 1881 | 286 | |
| 1881.00001 | Irons loan repaid | Disch by John Anderson ... disburd bond (31 Jan 1873) £300 by John Melville, Registrar, Newport therein designated blacksmith, to Helen Bran Irons over 22 pol 14 yd no. 15 on plan & bldgs t/on, : E William St, pt of park between Easter Newport & t/p road | 3 Jan 1881 | 286 | |
| 1876.00789 | Helen Brand Irons loan transferred to Trs (John Anderson) | Not Instr John Anderson, house factor, Dundee residing West Ferry of bond (31 Jan 1873) £300 by John Melville ... to Helen Brand Irons over 22 pol 14 yd no. 15 on plan & bldgs t/on, : E William St, pt of park between Easter Newport & t/p road | 17 Aug 1876 | 286 | |
| 1876.00114 | John Melville to Dundee Prov Property Invest Co | Disp by John Melville Newport to Trs Dundee Provident Property Investment Co of 22 pol 14 yd grnd lot 15 & dw ho etc t/on, : E by William St, pt of park between Newport & t/p to Cupar | 8 Feb 1876 | 286 | |
| 1873.01982 | loan by Helen Bran Irons | Bond £300 & disp security by John Melville blacksmith Newport to Helen Bran Irons, Carnoustie of 22 pol 14 yd no. 15 on plan & bldgs t/on, : E William St, pt of park between Easter Newport & t/p road | 31 Jan 1873 | 286 | |
| 1863.02082 | apportionment of feu dutues by Church of Scotland | Trs General Assembly of Church of Scotland grant deed of appointment of trust declaring the following plots - plots 34th - 45th described in disp (11 Nov 1862) - held in trust by them inter alia for payment of the annual sum of £80 to minister of church & parish of St Lukes (see 01395) | 21 Sep 1863 | 247, 256, 278, 285, 286, 284, 72, 204, 207, 290 | |
| 1862.01395 | Tayfield to Church of Scotland (feu duties, rents) [1-21 Marytown, 22-23 south of Marytown, 24 Craighead, 25-43 St Phillans] | Trs General Assembly of Church of Scotland regist disp to themselves by John Berry, Tayfield of the following lands & others, pts of lands of Inverdovat, Craighead & Causewayhead, viz (1) 3 cottages in village of Marytown (now Easter Newport); pce grnd with the 2 cottages t/on on E side of E-most of said 3 cottages; self-contained cottage with attics & garden grnd; 19 falls 5 yd (22 pol 29 yd) grnd with the 2 cottages t/on on S side of road Newport - Ferryport, being all pts of subjects described in the title deeds as 2 roods 4 falls 24 ells grnd pt of lands of Seacraig etc and therein descr as marked no. 1 & no. 2 on a plan; [lot 3 not mentioned - ? public house]; (2) 42 falls 17 ells (1 rood 13 pol 12 yd) grnd no. 4 on said plan & erections t/on; (3) 52 falls 10 ells grnd no.5 on said plan & ho etc t/on; (4) 52 falls 10 ells (1 rood 25 pol 28 yd) grnd no. 6on said plan & ho etc t/on; (5) 41 falls 31 ells grnd no. 7 on said plan; (6) 2 pces grnd extending to 1 rood 30 falls 34 ells nos. 8 & 9 on said plan & houses t/on; (7) E-most half with the houses etc t/on, and W-most half of 2 pces grnd 80 falls 29 ells no. 10 & 11 on said plan; (8) 29 falls 22 ells grnd lot no. 12 on plan; (9) 35 falls and (10) 35 falls grnd nos. 13 & 14 on plan; (11) 40 falls 4 ells grnd no. 15 on plan & bldgs t/on; (12) 40 falls 4 ells grnd no. 16 on certified copy of said plan; [lot 17 missing - ? owned by Gibb, vintner]; (13) 40 falls 4 ells grnd no. 18 on plan; (14) 35 falls (41 pol 4 yd) grnd no. 19 on certified copy of plan & ho etc t/on; (15) 49 falls 14 ells grnd no. 20 on plan & houses etc t/on; (16) 40 falls 4 ells grnd lot 21 on cert. copy of plan; (17-20) 4 pces grnd 40 falls 4 ells each nos. 22, 23, 24, 25; (21) 49 falls 14 ells grnd no. 26 all on said plan & houses t/on; (22) 1 rood 34 falls 18 ells grnd no. 39 on a plan; (23) 3 roods 38 falls 15 ells (4 rood 39 pol & 14 sq yd) grnd to the S thereof with quarry therein, being all pts of lands of Seacraig; (24) 10 acres 32 falls of lands of Craighead & houses t/on; (25) lot of 41.66 pol and (26) lot of 42 pol grnd marked no. 1 & 2 of street called Hillside Crescent on a ground plan; (27) lot of 44 pol (28) lot of 34 pol and (29) lot of 35 pol 16 yd grnd nos. 3, 4 & 5 on said ground plan; (30) lot of 44 pol grnd no. 6 on said ground plan on which a ho or cottage has now been erected; (31)lot of 44 pol grnd forming lot 7 & pt of lot 8 on said plan; (32) lot of 39 pol 16 yd pt of lot 8 & pt of lot 9 on plan; (33) 39 pol 16 yd composed of stance marked no. 10 & pt of stance marked no. 9 on said plan; (34-41) lots of 29 pol 28 yd, 33 pol 4 yd, 28 pol 26 yd, 22 pol 14 yd, 22 pol 14 yd, 22 pol 12 yd, 25 pol 23 yd, 30 pol 21 yd of grnd lots 11, 12, 13,14,15,16,17,19 on said plan; (42) lot of 30 pol 7 yd grnd no. 20 on plan & ho etc t/on; (43) 58 pol 15 yd forming 2 lots marked no. 21 & 22 on said plan, being all pts of park or pce grnd bewteen village of Easter Newport & t/p Newport - Cupar, & teinds ... reserving the feu rights … [43 plots listed, but 1863.02082 refers to 45 plots - which is correct? Were lots 3 and 17 added later?] | 11 Nov 1862 | 95, 102, 147, 148, 112, 113, 157, 117, 146, 100, 153, 194, 150, 165, 152, 202, 149, 75, 67, 243, 292, 291, 287, 288, 311, 289, 312, 308, 247, 256, 278, 285, 286, 284, 72, 204, 207, 290 | |
| 1859.02647 | Tayfield to John Melville & Janet Barnett / Melville | John Melville & spouse Janet Barnett regist feu ch to themselves in fee & liferent by John Berry, Tayfield of lot of grnd 22 pol 14 yd no. 15 on plan of part of Tayfield | 8 Sep 1859 | 286, 249 |
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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