Location : Matthewson's Land [8], William Street
Photo / old map: The property is the large one in the foreground of the historic photograph.
= Property demolished or site redeveloped
Notes: demolished; probably ground floor
Part of a block. Other parts: Matthewson's Land [1] Matthewson's Land [2] Matthewson's Land [3] Matthewson's Land [4] Matthewson's Land [5] Matthewson's Land [6] Matthewson's Land [7]
Using the information here, it is impossible to be certain who lived in each property or part of the building before 1885. Other properties involved : Matthewson's Land [1] Matthewson's Land [2] Matthewson's Land [3] Matthewson's Land [4] Matthewson's Land [5] Matthewson's Land [6] Matthewson's Land [7] One possible interpretation is given below.
Commentary
A building (Hope Cottage), subdivided into 3 or 4, was on the site by 1858. It was extended by 1864, probably to its final size. Internal divisions complicate the picture.
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.44067,-2.940182
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): shop, 17, Cupar Road shop, 19, Cupar Road 21 Cupar Road 23 Cupar Road 25 Cupar Road 27 Cupar Road Rio Cinema, St Marys Lane 1 St Marys Lane 3 St Marys Lane 12 Tay Street 14 Tay Street 1 Union Street 3 Union Street 4 Union Street 5 Union Street (formerly 6, Union Street) 7 Union Street 9 Union Street 11 Union Street store for shop, Union Street (store, formerly 1, William Street) 2 William Street 4 William Street (Matthewson's Land [1], William Street) (Matthewson's Land [2], William Street) (Matthewson's Land [3], William Street) (Matthewson's Land [4], William Street) (Matthewson's Land [5], William Street) (Matthewson's Land [6], William Street) (Matthewson's Land [7], William Street) (stable, Matthewson's Land, William Street) (stable & store, Matthewson's Land, William Street) outbuilding behind 12 Tay Street, William Street
Later use of the site : Rio Cinema
1909-10 Finance Act - Valuation Office: Field Surveys
Reference no. 318
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)
| Matthewson's Land [8] |
Directory entries (before 1975) There are 44 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938-39 dir | Nicoll, William, William street | ||
| 1937-38 dir | Nicoll, William, William street | ||
| 1936-37 dir | Nicoll, William, William street | ||
| 1935-36 dir | Nicoll, William, William street | ||
| 1934-35 dir | Nicoll, William, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1933-34 dir | Nicoll, William, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1932-33 dir | Nicoll, David, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1931-32 dir | Nicoll, David, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1930-31 dir | Nicoll, David, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1929-30 dir | Nicoll, David, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1928-29 dir | Nicoll, David, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1927-28 dir | Nicoll, David, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1926-27 dir | Nicoll, David, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1925-26 dir | Nicoll, David, William street | ||
| 1925-26 dir | M'Intosh, Miss, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1923-24 dir | M'Intosh, Alexander, mason, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1922-23 dir | M'Intosh, Alexander, mason, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1920-21 dir | M'Intosh, Alexander, mason, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1918-19 dir | M'Intosh, Alexander, mason, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1915-16 dir | M'Intosh, Alexander, mason, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1914-15 dir | M'Intosh, Alexander, mason, William street | ||
| 1913-14 dir | M'Intosh, Alexander, mason, William street | ||
| 1912-13 dir | M'Intosh, Alexander, mason, William street | ||
| 1911-12 dir | M'Intosh, Alexander, mason, William street | ||
| 1910-11 dir | M'Intosh, Alexander, mason, William street | ||
| 1909-10 dir | M'Intosh, Alexander, mason, William street | ||
| 1908-09 dir | M'Intosh, Alexander, mason, William street | ||
| 1908 Tayside Annual | M'Intosh, Alex., mason, William Street. | ||
| 1907-08 dir | M'Intosh, Alexander, mason, William street | ||
| 1907 Tayside Annual | M'Intosh, Alex., mason, William Street. | ||
| 1906-07 dir | M'Intosh, Alexander, mason, William street | ||
| 1905-06 dir | M'Intosh, Alexander, mason, William street | ||
| 1904-05 dir | M'Intosh, Alexander, mason, William street | ||
| 1903-04 dir | M'Intosh, Alexander, mason, William street | ||
| 1902-03 dir | M'Intosh, Alexander, mason, William street | ||
| 1901-02 dir | M'Intosh, Alexander, mason, William street | ||
| 1900-01 dir | M'Intosh, Alexander, mason, William street | ||
| 1899-00 dir | M'Intosh, Alexander, mason, William street | ||
| 1897-98 dir | Balsillie, Andrew, gardener, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1896-97 dir | Balsillie, Andrew, gardener, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1895-96 dir | Balsillie, Andrew, gardener, William street, East Newport | ||
| 1894-95 dir | Balsillie, Andrew, gardener, William street. East Newport | ||
| 1893-94 dir | Balsillie, Andrew, gardener, William street. East Newport | ||
| 1892-93 dir | Balsillie, Andrew, gardener, William street, East Newport |
Entries in the Registers of Voters
| Source | Enrol Date | Name | Occup. | Address | Qualification | Property | at | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Male Voters | McIntosh, Alexander | Mason | William Street, East Newport | Tenant of House | William Street |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 3 William Street, enter from back | Nicoll | David | [probably this house] | 2 | |||
| 1911 | 2 William Street | McIntosh | Alexander | 2 | ||||
| 1901 | William Street | McIntosh | Alexander | 3 | View household | |||
| 1891 | Mathewsons Land | Balsillie | Elizabeth | 2 | View household | |||
| 1881 | 1 William Street | Bell | John D | 2 | View household | |||
| 1861 | St Fillans Square | Lothian | James | 2 | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 29 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937-38 | 771 | House | Charles Clark Duncan, solicitor, Dundee per John Rattray & Sons, 50 Barrack St, Dundee | William Nicoll | 10-19-4 | View details | |||
| 1935-36 | 742 | House | Charles Clark Duncan, solicitor, Dundee per John Rattray & Sons, 50 Barrack St, Dundee | William Nicoll | 10-19-4 | View details | |||
| 1932-33 | 710 | House | Charles Clark Duncan, solicitor, Dundee per John Rattray & Sons, 50 Barrack St, Dundee | William Nicoll | 10-19-4 | View details | |||
| 1930-31 | 707 | House | Charles Clark Duncan, solicitor, Dundee per John Rattray & Sons, 50 Barrack St, Dundee | David Nicoll | 10-14-4 | View details | |||
| 1927-28 | 698 | House | Charles Clark Duncan, solicitor, 41 Reform Street, Dundee per John Rattray & Sons, 50 Barrack St, Dundee | David Nicoll | 10-14-4 | View details | |||
| 1925-26 | 679 | House | Charles Clark Duncan, solicitor, Dundee per John Rattray & Sons, 50 Barrack St, Dundee | David Nicoll | same | 10-14-4 | View details | ||
| 1922-23 | 651 | House | Charles Clark Duncan, solicitor, 41 Reform Street, Dundee per John Rattray & Sons, Barrack St, Dundee | Alexander McIntosh, mason | same | 10-14-4 | View details | ||
| 1920-21 | 629 | House | Mrs Agnes Clark or Duncan, Bellfield, Dundee per David Duncan & Son, 41 Reform St, Dundee | Alexander McIntosh, mason | same | 7-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1917-18 | 628 | House | David Duncan, solicitor, 41 Reform Street, Dundee per John Rattray & Sons, 50 Barrack St, Dundee | Alexander McIntosh, mason | same | 7-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1915-16 | 624 | House | David Duncan, solicitor, 41 Reform Street, Dundee per John Rattray & Sons, 50 Barrack St, Dundee | Alexander McIntosh, mason | same | 7-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1912-13 | 608 | House | David Duncan, solicitor, 41 Reform Street, Dundee | Alexander McIntosh, mason | same | 7-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1907-08 | 588 | House | David Duncan, solicitor, 41 Reform Street, Dundee | Alexander McIntosh, mason | same | 7-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1905-06 | 577 | House | David Duncan, solicitor, 41 Reform St, Dundee | Alexander McIntosh, mason | same | 7-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1903-04 | 568 | House | David Duncan, solicitor, 41 Reform St, Dundee | Alexander McIntosh, mason | same | 7-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1901-02 | 1162 | House | David Duncan, solicitor, 41 Reform St, Dundee | Alexander McIntosh, mason | same | 7-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1900-01 | 1145 | House | David Duncan, solicitor, 41 Reform St, Dundee | Alexander McIntosh, mason | same | 7-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1899-00 | 1107 | House | David Duncan, solicitor, 41 Reform St, Dundee | Alexander McIntosh, mason | same | 7-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1897-98 | 1044 | House | David Duncan, solicitor, 41 Reform St, Dundee | David Mackie | same | 7-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1896-97 | 1012 | House | David Duncan, solicitor, 41 Reform St, Dundee | Mrs Elizabeth Martin or Balsillie | same | 7-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1895-96 | 966 | House | David Duncan, solicitor, 41 Reform St, Dundee | Mrs Elizabeth Martin or Balsillie | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1894-95 | 920 | House | David Duncan, solicitor, 41 Reform St, Dundee | Mrs Elizabeth Martin or Balsillie | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1893-94 | 894 | House | David Duncan, solicitor, 41 Reform St, Dundee | Mrs Elizabeth Martin or Balsillie | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1892-93 | 873 | House | David Duncan, solicitor, 41 Reform St, Dundee | Mrs Elizabeth Martin or Balsillie | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1891-92 | 852 | House | Miss Sarah Low, Coupar Angus, heritable creditor in possession per David Duncan & son, solicitors, 41 Reform St, Dundee | Mrs Elizabeth Martin or Balsillie | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1890-91 | 801 | House | Miss Sarah Low, Coupar Angus, heritable creditor per David Duncan & son, solicitors, Dundee | Mrs Elizabeth Martin or Balsillie | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1889-90 | 773 | House | Miss Sarah Low, Coupar Angus, heritable creditor per David Duncan & son, solicitors, Dundee | Mrs Elizabeth Martin or Balsillie | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1885-86 | 738 | House | Miss Sarah Low, Coupar Angus, heritable creditor per David Duncan & son, solicitors, Dundee | Mrs Elizabeth Martin or Balsillie | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1881-82 | 619 | House | Miss Sarah Low, Coupar Angus, heritable creditor per David Duncan, jun., solicitor, Dundee | same | David McLaren | 5 | View details | ||
| 1878-79 | 587 | House | Miss Sarah Low, Coupar Angus, heritable creditor per David Duncan, jun., solicitor, Dundee | same | Robert Ferguson | 5 | View details |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 72 view details | St Phillans | lot 17 | 25 pol 23 yd | (Smith, Matthewson) | Matthewson's Land / Rio |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892.00619 | Isabella Duncan / Mathewson to David Duncan; all 3 David Duncan jun loans repaid | Disp & disch containing (1) disp by Isabella Duncan / Matthewson resid 3 St Matthew St Dundee widow of William Matthewson joiner Newport to David Duncan (sometime named David Duncan jun) solicitor Dundee of 25 pol 23 yds grnd & bldgs lot 17, : E by William St, : N & W by meuse lanes 15', pt of park between village of E Newport and t/p to Cupar (2) disch by said David Duncan disburd (a) bond (17 May 1872) £33 (b) bond (21 Apr 1875) £100 (c) bond (24 Feb 1877) £67 all by said William Matthewson & Isabella Duncan / Matthewson over said subjects | 13 May 1892 | 72 | |
| 1877.01422 | third loan by David Duncan jun | Bond £67 by William Mathewson joiner Newport & disp security by him & his wife Isabella Duncan / Mathewson to David Duncan jun, solicitor Dundee of 25 pol 3 yd grnd lot 17 & dw houses etc t/on, : E by William Street, pt of park between t/p and East Newport | 24 Feb 1877 | 72 | |
| 1875.04317 | second loan by David Duncan jun | Bond £100 by William Mathewson joiner Newport & disp by him and his spouse Isabella Duncan to David Duncan jun, solicitor, Dundee of 25 pol 23 yds grnd lot 17 & dw houses etc t/on, : E by William Street, pt of park between t/p and East Newport | 21 Apr 1875 | 72 | |
| 1872.01300 | loan by David Duncan jun | Bond £33 by William Mathewson & disp security by him & his wife Isabella to David Duncan jun of 25 pol 23 yd grnd & houses etc t/on no. 17 on plan of park between Easter Newport & t/p Newport - Cupar | 17 May 1872 | 72 | |
| 1872.01299 | Trs Stewart Smith / Millar loan transferred to Sarah Low | Assig by curator bonis deceased Stewart Smith / Millar, consent William Mathewson joiner Newport & his wife Isabella Duncan / Mathewson, to Sarah Low of bond (3 Feb 1870) £550 by William Mathewson & Isabella Duncan / Mathewson & also 25 pol 23 yd grnd & houses etc t/on no. 17 on plan of park between Easter Newport & t/p Newport - Cupar | 17 May 1872 | 72 | |
| 1870.00085 | both Hutchison / Annan loans repaid | Disch by Trs Jane Bell Hutchison / Annan & …, children of Robert Annan disburdening (1) bond (1 Jun 1865) £380 by William & Isabella Matthewson to Charles Bell Blyth; (2) bond (11 Jan 1868) £450 (includes said £380) over 25 pol 23 yds grnd lot 17 & dw houses etc t/on, : E by William Street, pt of park between t/p and East Newport | 3 Feb 1870 | 72 | |
| 1870.00083 | loan by Trs Stewart Smith / Millar | Bond £550 by William Mathewson & disp by him and his spouse Isabella Duncan to curator bonis to Stewart Smith / Millar, widow of 25 pol 23 yds grnd lot 17 & dw houses etc t/on, : E by William Street, pt of park between t/p and East Newport | 3 Feb 1870 | 72 | |
| 1868.02620 | second loan by Trs Jane Bell Hutcheson / Annan & family | Trs Jane Bell Hutcheson, relict of Robert Annan, & Betsy Kinmond Annan, Jane Bell Annan & Jemima Hutcheson Annan, children of Robert Annan, get bond & disp £450 by William Mathewson & Isabella Duncan over lot grnd & bldgs 25 pol 23 yd no. 17 on plan of park between Easter Newport & t/p Newport - Cupar | 11 Jan 1868 | 72 | |
| 1868.02619 | Charles Bell Blyth loan transferred to Trs Jane Bell Hutcheson / Annan & family | Trs Jane Bell Hutcheson, relict of Robert Annan, & Betsy Kinmond Annan, Jane Bell Annan & Jemima Hutcheson Annan, children of Robert Annan, get assig by Charles Bell Blyth to bond & disp £380 by William Mathewson, consent of Isabella Duncan his spouse, & William Scott jun, writer (May 1865) over lot grnd & bldgs 25 pol 23 yd no. 17 on plan of park between Easter Newport & t/p Newport - Cupar (see 1865.00330) | 11 Jan 1868 | 72 | |
| 1866.01539 | William Scott jun loan repaid | William Scott jun grants disch of bond & disp £75 by William Matthewson & spouse Isabella Duncan (May 1864) & declares lot of grnd & bldgs etc t/on no. 17 (25 pol 23 yd) of park between Newport & t/p Newport - Cupar disburdened | 5 Dec 1866 | 72 | |
| 1865.00330 | loan by Charles Bell Blyth & Agnes Carmichael / Blyth | Charles Bell Blyth, whom failing, his spouse Agnes Carmichael, gets bond & disp £380 by William Matthewson, joiner & Isabella Duncan his spouse, consent William Scott jun, Writer, over 25 pol 3 yd & ho etc t/on, no. 17 on W side of William Street disburdened | 1 Jun 1865 | 72 | |
| 1865.00329 | Tr Grace Mackie / Butchart loan repaid | Surviving Tr of Grace Mackie / Butchart grants disch to William Matthewson joiner Newport, now proprietor, of bond & disp £285 (Jun 1861) by James Smith wright & declares 25 pol 3 yd & ho etc t/on, no. 17 on W side of William Street disburdened (v8, 02586) | 1 Jun 1865 | 72 | |
| 1864.02587 | loan by William Scott jun | William Scott jun gets bond & disp £75 by William Matthewson & spouse Isabella Duncan of lot no. 17 & bldgs t/on 25 pol 23 yd between the village of Easter Newport & t/p Newport - Cupar on W side of William Street | 23 May 1864 | 72 | |
| 1864.02586 | William Scott jun to William Matthewson & Isabella Duncan / Matthewson & family | William Matthewson & Isabella Duncan his spouse reg disp by William Scott jun to William Matthewson & Isabella Duncan in conjunct fee & liferent & Oliver, Robert, Isabella, William, Barbara Welch, James Duncan & Elizabeth Coutts Matthewson, their children, in fee of lot no. 17 & bldgs t/on 25 pol 23 yd between the village of Easter Newport & t/p Newport - Cupar on W side of William Street, under burden of bond & disp £285 by James Smith (see 00379) - reserving full power to sell etc by William Matthewson & his spouse | 23 May 1864 | 72 | |
| 1864.02585 | Scott loan repaid | William Scott jun grants disch to William Matthewson joiner Newport & spouse Isabella Duncan of bond & disp £30 (20 Nov 1862) by James Smith & declares lot no. 17 & bldgs t/on 25 pol 23 yd between the village of Easter Newport & t/p Newport - Cupar on W side of William Street disburdened | 23 May 1864 | 72 | |
| 1864.02333 | James Smith to William Scott jun | William Scottt jun reg disp to himself by James Smith cabinet maker & joiner Newport of grnd & bldgs t/on 25 pol 23 yd no. 17 on plan of park between village of Easter Newport & t/p Newport - Cupar, on W of William Street | 21 Jan 1864 | 72 | |
| 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 | |
| 1862.01454 | loan by William Scott | William Scott gets bond & disp & assig £30 + premiums of insurance by James Smith over lot of grnd 25 pol 23 yd no. 17 on plan of park between Easter Newport and t/p Newport - Cupar | 27 Nov 1862 | 72 | |
| 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 | |
| 1861.00379 | loan by Tr Grace Mackie / Butchart | Tr Grace Mackie or Butchart gets bond & disp £285 by James Smith, wright Newport over lot of grnd & ho etc t/on 25 pol 23 yd no. 17 on plan of park between Easter Newport and t/p Newport - Cupar on W side of William Street | 19 Jun 1861 | 72 | |
| 1861.00371 | Mary Rough / Blyth loan repaid | Mary Rough relict of Henry Blyth master mariner grants disch of bond & disp £250 by James Smith wright Newport (12 Jan 1861) declaring lot of grnd 25 pol 23 yd no. 17 on plan between Easter Newport and t/p Newport - Cupar on W side of William Street disburdened | 17 Jun 1861 | 72 | |
| 1861.00019 | loan by Mary Rough / Blyth | Mary Rough relict of Henry Blyth master mariner gets bond & disp £250 by James Smith wright Newport over lot of 25 pol 23 yd no. 17 on plan between Easter Newport and t/p Newport - Cupar on W side of William Street | 15 Jan 1861 | 72 | |
| 1861.00018 | Laird loan repaid | Trs Catherine, Isabella, Mary Jane & Violet Laird, children of James Baird Laird, grants disch of bond £200 by James Smith, wright, Newport & John Inglis, shipmaster declaring lot of grnd 23 pol 23 yd no.17 of park between Newport and t/p Newport - Cupar, with bldgs etc t/on on W side of William Street disburdened | 15 Jan 1861 | 72 | |
| 1860.03491 | loan by Catherine, Isabella, Mary Jane & Violet Laird to James Smith & John Inglis | Tr Catherine, Isabella, Mary Jane & Violet Laird, children of James Baird Laird, gets bond & disp £200 by James Smith, wright, Newport & John Inglis, shipmaster over lot no.17 of park between Newport and t/p Newport - Cupar, with bldgs etc t/on on W side of William Street | 4 Oct 1860 | 72 | |
| 1860.03465 | Caledonian Property Investment Co to James Smith | James Smith registers disp to himself by Caledonian Property Investment Co of lot of grnd 25 pol 23 yd no.17 of park between Newport and t/p Newport - Cupar, with bldgs etc t/on on W side of William Street | 27 Sep 1860 | 72 | |
| 1858.01537 | James Smith to Caledonian Property & Investment Co | Caledonian Property & Investment Co seised lot grnd or building stance 25 pol 23 yd, lot 17 of park between East Newport and the turnpike from Newport to Cupar & bldgs thereon, on disp by James Smith, wright Newport | 15 Apr 1858 | 72 | |
| 1857.01137 | Tayfield to James Smith | James Smith seised lot of 25 pol 23 yd no. 17 of park between East Newport and turnpike Newport - Cupar on W side of William Street on feu ch by John Berry, Tayfield | 9 Oct 1857 | 72, 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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