Location : 5 East Queen Street
= Property still standing
Notes: upstairs
Other properties at the same location : 8 Tay Terrace
Using the information here, it is impossible to be certain who lived in each property or part of the building before 1889. Other properties involved : 3 East Queen Street 6 Tay Terrace 8 Tay Terrace One possible interpretation is given below.
Introduction
House numbering in Tay Terrace, Kerr Street & East Queen Street was so problematic that the Town Council renumbered them in February 1937 and insisted that the new numbers be displayed. It appears to have had little effect.
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.443541,-2.936574
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 East Queen Street 3 East Queen Street 7 James Street 8 James Street 8 Kerr Street 9 Kerr Street 10 Kerr Street 11 Kerr Street (formerly 12, Kerr Street) 9a, Kerr Street 2 Tay Terrace 4 Tay Terrace 6 Tay Terrace 8 Tay Terrace (formerly 9, Tay Terrace) 10 Tay Terrace (formerly 11, Tay Terrace) 12 Tay Terrace 14 Tay Terrace 9 Tay Terrace 11 Tay Terrace 13 Tay Terrace
1909-10 Finance Act - Valuation Office: Field Surveys
Reference no. 112
Old Addresses (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the address)
| Craighead Road | 1878 | |
| 8 Tay Terrace | 1936 | |
| 3 East Queen Street | 1961 |
House Names (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the name)
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Directory entries (before 1975) There are 93 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 dir | Grant, William, insurance agent, 5 East Queen Street | ||
| 1969 dir | Grant, William, insurance agent, 5 East Queen Street | ||
| 1968 dir | Grant, William, insurance agent, 5 East Queen Street | ||
| 1967 dir | Grant, William, insurance agent, 5 East Queen street | ||
| 1966 dir | Grant, William, insurance agent, 5 East Queen street | ||
| 1962 dir | Davis, Miss L., 3 East Queen street; Secretary, [under Newport-On-Tay Green Room Club] | ||
| 1953-54 dir | Davies, Robert C., traveller, 3 East Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1952-53 dir | Davies, Robert C., traveller, 3 East Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1951-52 dir | Davies, Mrs R. C, 4 East Queen street, East Newport; Secretary, [under Newport Green Room Club] | ||
| 1951-52 dir | Davis, Robert C., traveller, 3 East Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1950-51 dir | Davis, Robert C., traveller, 3 East Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1949-50 dir | Niven, Mrs P. G., 3 East Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1948-49 dir | Niven, Mrs P. G., 3 East Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1947-48 dir | Niven, Mrs P. G., 3 East Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1946-47 dir | Niven, Mrs P. G., 3 East Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1942-43 dir | Niven, Mrs P. G., 3 East Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1941-42 dir | Niven, Mrs P. G., 3 East Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1940-41 dir | Niven, Mrs P. G., 3 East Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1939-40 dir | Niven, Mrs P. G., 4 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1938-39 dir | Niven, Mrs P. G., 4 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1937-38 dir | Niven, Mrs P. G., 4 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1936-37 dir | Niven, Mrs P. G., 4 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1935-36 dir | Niven, Mrs P. G., 4 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1934-35 MacDonald dir | Niven, Capt. P. G., 8 Tay ter., E. N. | ||
| 1934-35 dir | Niven, Mrs P. G., 8 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1933-34 MacDonald dir | Niven, Capt. P. G., 8 Tay ter., E. N. | ||
| 1933-34 dir | Niven, Mrs P. G., 8 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1932-33 dir | Niven, Mrs P. G., 8 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1931-32 MacDonald dir | Niven, Capt. P. G., 8 Tay ter., E. N. | ||
| 1931-32 dir | Niven, P. G., shipmaster, 8 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1930-31 MacDonald dir | Niven, Capt. P. G., 8 Tay ter., E. N. | ||
| 1930-31 dir | Niven, P. G., shipmaster, 8 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1929-30 MacDonald dir | Niven, Capt. P. G., 8 Tay ter., E. N. | ||
| 1929-30 dir | Niven, P. G., shipmaster, 8 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1928-29 MacDonald dir | Niven, Capt. P. G., 8 Tay ter., E. N. | ||
| 1928-29 dir | Niven, P. G., shipmaster, 8 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1927-28 MacDonald dir | Niven, Capt. P. G., 8 Tay ter., E. N. | ||
| 1927-28 dir | Niven, P. G., shipmaster, 8 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1926-27 MacDonald dir | Niven, Capt. P, G., 8 Tay ter., E. N. | ||
| 1926-27 dir | Niven, P. G., shipmaster, Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1925-26 MacDonald dir | Niven, Peter G., Tay terrace | ||
| 1925-26 dir | Niven, P. G., shipmaster, Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1924-25 MacDonald dir | Niven, Peter G., Tay terrace | ||
| 1923-24 MacDonald dir | Niven, Peter G., Tay terrace | ||
| 1923-24 dir | Niven, P. G., shipmaster, Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1922-23 dir | Niven, P. G., shipmaster, Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1921-22 MacDonald dir | Niven, Peter G., Tay terrace | ||
| 1920-21 dir | Niven, P. G., shipmaster, Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1919-20 MacDonald dir | Niven, Peter G., Tay terrace | ||
| 1918-19 MacDonald dir | Niven, Peter G., Tay terrace | ||
| 1918-19 dir | Niven, P. G., shipmaster, Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1917-18 MacDonald dir | Niven, Peter G., Tay terrace | ||
| 1916-17 MacDonald dir | Niven, Peter G., Tay terrace | ||
| 1915-16 dir | Niven, P. G., shipmaster, Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1914-15 dir | Niven, P. G., shipmaster, Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1913-14 dir | Niven, P. G., shipmaster, Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1912-13 dir | Niven, P. G., shipmaster, Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1911-12 dir | Niven, P. G., shipmaster, Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1910-11 dir | Niven, P. G., shipmaster, Tay terrace. East Newport | ||
| 1909-10 dir | Niven, P. G., shipmaster, Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1908-09 dir | Niven, P. G., shipmaster, Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1908 Tayside Annual | Niven, Peter G., shipmaster, Tay Terrace. | ||
| 1907-08 dir | Niven, P. G, shipmaster, Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1907 Tayside Annual | Niven, Peter G., shipmaster, Tay Terrace. | ||
| 1906-07 dir | Niven, P. G., shipmaster, Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1905-06 dir | Niven, P. G., shipmaster, Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1904-05 dir | Niven, P. G., shipmaster, Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1903-04 dir | Niven, P. G., shipmaster, Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1903 Slater dir | Niven Peter, Tay terrace, E Newport | ||
| 1902-03 dir | Niven, P. G., shipmaster, Tay terrace. East Newport | ||
| 1901-02 dir | Niven, P. G., shipmaster, Tay terrace. East Newport | ||
| 1900-01 dir | Niven, P. G, shipmaster, Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1899-00 dir | Niven, P. G., shipmaster, Tay terrace. East Newport | ||
| 1899 Slater dir | Niven Peter, Tay terrace, E | ||
| 1898-99 dir | Niven, P. G., shipmaster, Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1893-94 dir | Christie, Nimmo (music teacher, Dundee), 8 Tay terrace. East Newport | ||
| 1893 Slater dir | Christie Mr. Nimmo, Tay ter. E N | ||
| 1892-93 dir | Christie, Nimmo (music teacher, Dundee), 8 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1891-92 dir | Christie, Nimmo (music teacher, Dundee), Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1887-88 dir | Niven, David, sen., of D. Niven & Sons, 5 Tay terrace. East Newport | ||
| 1886-87 dir | Niven, David, sen., of D. Niven & Sons, 7 Tay terrace. East Newport | ||
| 1886 Slater dir | Niven David, 4 East Queen St | ||
| 1885-86 dir | Niven, David, of D. Niven & Sons, 7 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1884-85 dir | Niven, David, of D. Niven & Sons, Tay terrace. East Newport | ||
| 1882-83 dir | Niven, David, of D. Niven & Sons, Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1880-81 dir | Niven, David, sen., of D. Niven & Sons, Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1878-79 dir | Niven, David, sen. (butcher, Dundee), Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1877 Worrall dir | Niven David jun., Tay terrace | ||
| 1877 Worrall dir | Niven David sen., Tay terrace | ||
| 1876-77 dir | Niven, David, jun. (butcher, Dundee), Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1876-77 dir | Niven, David, sen. (butcher, Dundee), Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1873 Slater dir | Campbell Mr. Alex., Tay terrace, Newport | ||
| 1871-72 dir | Campbell, Alexander (merchant, Dundee), Tay Terrace |
Entries in the Registers of Voters
| Source | Enrol Date | Name | Occup. | Address | Qualification | Property | at | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Male Voters | Niven, Peter G. | Seaman | Tay Terrace, East Newport | Proprietor of House | Tay Terrace | |||||
| 1879-1880 Voters | Niven, D sen | butcher | Easter Newport | |||||||
| 1878-1879 Voters | Niven, David senior | butcher | Easter Newport | |||||||
| 1873 Voters | Campbell, Alexander | merchant |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Tay Terrace | Niven | Peter G | 6 | ||||
| 1911 | Tay Terrace | Niven | Agnes | 6 | ||||
| 1901 | Tay Terrace | Niven | Agnes C | 6 | View household | |||
| 1891 | Tay Terrace | Ireland | Robert L | 7 | View household | |||
| 1881 | Tay Terrace | Niven | David | 7 | View household | |||
| 1871 | Queen Street | Unoccupied | View household | [probably this house] |
Valuation Roll entries There are 47 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 112200 | House & Garage | Mrs Agnes M Davies & Mrs June C Grant | proprietor | 142 | View details | |||
| 1973-74 | 112200 | House & Garage | Mrs Agnes M Davies & Mrs June C Grant | proprietor | 142 | View details | |||
| 1972-73 | 112200 | House & Garage | Mrs Agnes M Davies & Mrs June C Grant | proprietor | 142 | View details | |||
| 1971-72 | 112200 | House & Garage | Mrs June C Grant | proprietor | 142 | View details | |||
| 1969-70 | 1122 | House & Garage | Mrs Agnes M Davies & William Grant | proprietor | 95 | View details | |||
| 1968-69 | 1122 | House & Garage | Mrs Agnes M Davies & William Grant | proprietor | 95 | View details | |||
| 1967-68 | 87 | House & Garage | Mrs Agnes M Davies & William Grant | proprietor | 95 | View details | |||
| 1966-67 | 87 | House & Garage | Mrs Agnes M Davies & William Grant | proprietor | 95 | View details | |||
| 1964-65 | 87 | House & Garage | Mrs Agnes M Davies | proprietor | 73 | View details | |||
| 1961-62 | 1212 | House & Garage | Mrs Agnes M Davies | proprietor | 73 | View details | |||
| 1958-59 | 567 | House, Garage & Garden | Mrs Agnes M Davies | proprietor | 33 | View details | |||
| 1957-58 | 568 | House, Garage & Garden | Robert C Davies | proprietor | 33 | View details | |||
| 1952-53 | 539 | House, Garage & Garden | Robert C Davies | proprietor | 33 | View details | |||
| 1947-48 | 512 | House, Garage & Garden | Mrs Agnes C Niven | proprietor | 33 | View details | |||
| 1942-43 | 511 | House, Garage & Garden | Mrs Agnes C Niven | proprietor | 33 | View details | |||
| 1940-41 | 509 | House, Garage & Garden | Mrs Agnes C Niven | proprietor | 33 | View details | |||
| 1937-38 | 514 | House, Garage & Garden | Mrs Agnes Niven | proprietor | 33 | View details | |||
| 1935-36 | 499 | House, Garage & Garden | Mrs Agnes Niven | proprietor | 33 | View details | |||
| 1932-33 | 625 | House, Garage & Garden | Mrs Agnes Niven | proprietor | 33 | View details | |||
| 1930-31 | 620 | House, Garage & Garden | Peter G Niven, shipmaster | proprietor | 33 | View details | |||
| 1927-28 | 611 | House, Garage & Garden | Peter G Niven, shipmaster | proprietor | 33 | View details | |||
| 1925-26 | 595 | House, Garage & Garden | Peter G Niven, shipmaster | proprietor | 33 | View details | |||
| 1922-23 | 567 | House & Garden | Peter G Niven, shipmaster | proprietor | 29-18-0 | View details | |||
| 1920-21 | 544 | House & Garden | Peter G Niven, shipmaster | proprietor | 23 | View details | |||
| 1917-18 | 543 | House & Garden | Peter G Niven, shipmaster | proprietor | 23 | View details | |||
| 1915-16 | 538 | House & Garden | Peter G Niven, shipmaster | proprietor | 23 | View details | |||
| 1912-13 | 361 | House & Garden | Peter G Niven, shipmaster | proprietor | 23 | View details | |||
| 1907-08 | 343 | House & Garden | Peter G Niven, shipmaster | proprietor | 26 | View details | |||
| 1905-06 | 329 | House and Garden | Peter G Niven, seaman | proprietor | 26 | View details | |||
| 1903-04 | 326 | House and Garden | Peter G Niven, seaman | proprietor | 26 | View details | |||
| 1901-02 | 916 | House and Garden | Peter G Niven, seaman | proprietor | 26 | View details | |||
| 1900-01 | 900 | House and Garden | Peter G Niven, seaman | proprietor | 26 | View details | |||
| 1899-00 | 866 | House and Garden | Peter G Niven, seaman | proprietor | 26 | View details | |||
| 1897-98 | 818 | House and Garden | Peter G Niven, seaman | proprietor | 26 | View details | |||
| 1896-97 | 792 | House and Garden | Peter G Niven, seaman | proprietor | 26 | View details | |||
| 1895-96 | 758 | House and Garden | Peter G Niven, seaman | proprietor | 26 | View details | |||
| 1894-95 | 713 | House and Garden | Peter G Niven, seaman, c/o Alexander K Niven, Maybank, Newport | empty | 26 | View details | |||
| 1893-94 | 690 | House and Garden | Peter G Niven, seaman, c/o Alexander K Niven, James Square, Newport | Nimmo Christie, music teacher | same | 26 | View details | ||
| 1892-93 | 676 | House and Garden | Peter G Niven, seaman, c/o Alexander K Niven, James Square, Newport | Nimmo Christie, music teacher | same | 26 | View details | ||
| 1891-92 | 660 | House and Garden | Peter G Niven, seaman, c/o Alexander K Niven, James Square, Newport | Nimmo Christie, music teacher | same | 26 | View details | ||
| 1890-91 | 626 | House and Garden | Peter G Niven, seaman, c/o Alexander K Niven, James Square, Newport | Robert Ireland, merchant | same | 26 | View details | ||
| 1889-90 | 599 | House and Garden | Peter G Niven, seaman, c/o Alexander K Niven, James Square, Newport | Robert Ireland, merchant | same | 26 | View details | ||
| 1885-86 | 566 | House and Garden | David Niven, sen., flesher | proprietor | 20 | View details | |||
| 1881-82 | 458 | House and Garden | David Niven, sen., flesher | Said David Niven | 20 | View details | |||
| 1878-79 | 433 | House and Garden | David Niven, sen., flesher | Said David Niven | 20 | View details | |||
| 1875-76 | 352 | House and Garden | David Niven, flesher | Said David Niven | 28 | View details | |||
| 1871-72 | 314 | House and Garden | Robert Hunter, architect, Dundee | Alexander Campbell, merchant | 25 | View details |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 231 view details | East Newport | part of lot 23 | part of 60.5 pol (upper E) | bounded N by Nairne Street, bounded S by Pilmor Street; no 8 | (P G Niven) | 5 E Queen St |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889.04457 | Trs David Niven to Peter Geekie Niven | Disp by Trs dec David Niven, flesher Dundee residing Newport to Peter Geekie Niven, second mate of barque 'Berwickshire' of Glasgow of dw ho 8 Tay Terrace, the upper flat of E-most of 4 dw houses & gdn & offices, pt of 60.5 pol lot 23 : N Nairne Street, : S Pilmor Street | 19 Jan 1889 | 230, 231 |
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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