Location : Graham Place [5], West Road
= Property demolished or site redeveloped
Notes: Demolished. Third floor, 1 apt. - 1935
Part of a block. Other parts: Graham Place [2] Graham Place [3] Graham Place [4] Graham Place [1] Graham Place [6] Graham Place [7]
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.435321,-2.948741
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): 2 Shepherds Road 4 Shepherds Road (Harris Land [1], West Road) (Harris Land [2], West Road) 8b, West Road 7 West Road 8a, West Road 10 West Road (Woodmuir House, West Road) (Graham Place [1], West Road) (Graham Place [2], West Road) (Graham Place [3], West Road) (Graham Place [4], West Road) (Graham Place [6], West Road) (Graham Place [7], West Road) (Fig Tree [1], West Road) (Fig Tree [2], West Road) part of 10, West Road (Harris Land [3], West Road) (Harris Land [4], West Road) (Harris Land [5], West Road) (Fig Tree [3], West Road) 1 Woodmuir Crescent 3 Woodmuir Crescent
1909-10 Finance Act - Valuation Office: Field Surveys
Reference no. 474
Old Addresses (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the address)
| Newburgh Road, West Newport |
House Names (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the name)
| Fig Tree Cottage | ||
| Figtree Terrace | ||
| Harris Buildings | ||
| Graham Place [5] | from 1905 |
Directory entries (before 1975) There are 31 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936-37 dir | Haynes, Miss Nellie, Graham place, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1935-36 dir | Haynes, Miss Nellie, Graham place, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1934-35 dir | Haynes, Miss Nellie, Graham place, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1933-34 dir | Haynes, Robert, Graham place, Newburgh road, Wrest Newport | ||
| 1932-33 dir | Haynes, Robert, Graham place, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1931-32 dir | Haynes, Robert, Graham place, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1930-31 dir | Haynes, Robert, Graham place, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1929-30 dir | Haynes, Robert, Graham place, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1928-29 dir | Haynes, Robert, Graham place, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1928 Kelly dir | Haynes Robert, Graham place, W | ||
| 1927-28 dir | Haynes, Robert, Graham place, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1926-27 dir | Sellars, Miss, Graham place, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1925-26 dir | Sellars, Miss, Graham place, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1923-24 dir | Sellars, Miss, Graham place, Newburgh road, West Newport | ||
| 1909-10 dir | Cunningham, Alex., chimneysweep and slater, Figtree ter., W. Newport | ||
| 1908-09 dir | Cunningham, Alex., chimneysweep and slater, Figtree ter., W. Newport | ||
| 1907-08 dir | Cunningham, Alex., chimneysweep and slater, Figtree ter., W. Newport | ||
| 1907 Tayside Annual | Duncan, Brown, labourer, Harris Bldgs., W. | ||
| 1907 Slater dir | Cunningham Alex. chimney sweeper, W [under Commercial] | ||
| 1906-07 dir | Duncan, Brown, labourer, Harris buildings, West Newport | ||
| 1905-06 dir | Duncan, Brown, labourer, Harris buildings, West Newport | ||
| 1904-05 dir | Duncan, Brown, labourer, Harris buildings, West Newport | ||
| 1903-04 dir | Duncan, Brown, market gardener, Harris buildings, West Newport | ||
| 1898-99 dir | Davidson, Alexander, labourer, Harris buildings, West Newport | ||
| 1897-98 dir | Davidson, Alexander, labourer, Harris buildings, West Newport | ||
| 1896-97 dir | Davidson, Alexander, Harris buildings | ||
| 1896-97 dir | Davidson, Alexander, labourer, Harris buildings, West Newport | ||
| 1895-96 dir | Davidson, Alexander, Harris buildings | ||
| 1873 Slater dir | Harris John, salmon fisher, Newport : Miscellaneous. | ||
| 1869-70 dir | Harris, William, builder, West Newport | [could be either house] | location 2 |
| 1867-68 dir | Harris, William, mason, Fig Tree Cottage, West Newport | [could be either house] | location 2 |
Entries in the Registers of Voters
| Source | Enrol Date | Name | Occup. | Address | Qualification | Property | at | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879-1880 Voters | Harris, Robert | mason | Wester Newport | |||||||
| 1878-1879 Voters | Harris, Robert | mason | Wester Newport |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Graham Place | Sellars | Sarah | 1 | ||||
| 1901 | Harris's Buildings | Currie | Thomas | 2 | View household | |||
| 1881 | Fig Tree Cottage | Cox | William M | 1 | View household | |||
| 1881 | Fig Tree Cottage | Harris | Robert | 7 | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 31 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937-38 | 1016 | House | Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of Burgh of Newport per S P Nicol, burgh chamberlain | empty (condemned) | 0 | View details | |||
| 1935-36 | 979 | House | Charles Graham, Ashcliffe, West Newport | Mrs Mary Haynes | 7 | View details | |||
| 1932-33 | 933 | House | Charles Graham, Ashcliffe, W Newport | Mrs Mary Haynes | 7 | View details | |||
| 1930-31 | 931 | House | Charles Graham, Ashcliffe, W Newport | Mrs Mary Haynes | 7 | View details | |||
| 1927-28 | 920 | House | Charles Graham, Ashcliffe, W Newport | Mrs Mary Haynes | 7 | View details | |||
| 1925-26 | 900 | House | Charles Graham, Ashcliffe, W Newport | Sarah Sellars | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1922-23 | 873 | House | Charles Graham, 41 St Peter St, Dundee | Sarah Sellars | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1920-21 | 852 | House | Charles Graham, 41 St Peter St, Dundee | Miss Sarah Sellars | same | 5 | View details | ||
| 1917-18 | 850 | House | Charles Graham, 41 St Peter St, Dundee | Miss Sarah Sellars | same | 5 | View details | ||
| 1915-16 | 843 | House | Charles Graham, 41 St Peter St, Dundee | Miss Sarah Sellars | same | 5 | View details | ||
| 1912-13 | 801 | House | Charles Graham, 41 St Peter St, Dundee | Robert Anderson, carter | same | 6 | View details | ||
| 1910-11 | 789 | House | Charles Graham, 41 St Peter St, Dundee | James Cargill, labourer | same | 6 | View details | ||
| 1909-10 | 784 | House | Charles Graham, 41 St Peter St, Dundee | Alexander Cunningham, slater | same | 6 | View details | ||
| 1907-08 | 780 | House | Charles Graham, 41 St Peter St, Dundee | Alexander Cunningham, slater | same | 6 | View details | ||
| 1905-06 | 762 | House | Charles Graham, 41 St Peter St, Dundee | Brown Duncan | same | 6 | View details | ||
| 1903-04 | 751 | House | Robert Harris, Sydney, N.S.W., per David Thomson, factor, 8 Bank St, Dundee | Brown Duncan | same | 5 | View details | ||
| 1901-02 | 553 | House | Robert Harris, Sydney, N.S.W., per Robert Harris, Wester Newport | empty | 5 | View details | |||
| 1900-01 | 541 | House | Robert Harris, Sydney, N.S.W., per Robert Harris, Wester Newport | Thomas Currie, labourer | same | 5 | View details | ||
| 1899-00 | 511 | House | Robert Harris, Sydney, N.S.W., per Robert Harris, Wester Newport | James Cumming, coachman | same | 5 | View details | ||
| 1897-98 | 462 | House | Robert Harris, Sydney, N.S.W., per Robert Harris, Wester Newport | Alexander Davidson, labourer | same | 5 | View details | ||
| 1896-97 | 439 | House | Robert Harris, Sydney, N.S.W., per Robert Harris, Wester Newport | Alexander Davidson, labourer | same | 5 | View details | ||
| 1895-96 | 406 | House | Robert Harris, Sydney, N.S.W., per Robert Harris, Wester Newport | Alexander Davidson, labourer | same | 5 | View details | ||
| 1894-95 | 373 | House | Robert Harris, Sydney, N.S.W., per Robert Harris, Wester Newport | David McLaren Henderson, labourer | same | 5 | View details | ||
| 1893-94 | 353 | House | Robert Harris, Sydney, N.S.W., per Robert Harris, Wester Newport | David McLaren Henderson, labourer | same | 5 | View details | ||
| 1892-93 | 342 | House | Robert Harris, Sydney, N.S.W., per Robert Harris, Wester Newport | James Shearer, postman | same | 6 | View details | ||
| 1891-92 | 332 | House | Robert Harris, Sydney, N.S.W., per Robert Harris, Wester Newport | James Brown, carter | same | 5-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1890-91 | 304 | House | Robert Harris, Sydney, N.S.W., per Robert Harris, Wester Newport | Charles Bogie, carter | same | 5-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1889-90 | 284 | House | Robert Harris, Sydney, N.S.W., per Robert Harris, Wester Newport | proprietor | 6 | View details | |||
| 1885-86 | 260 | House | Robert Harris, Sydney, N.S.W., per Robert Harris, Wester Newport | Miss Jane Harris | same | 6 | View details | ||
| 1881-82 | 167 | House and Garden | Robert Harris, mason | Said Robert Harris | 9 | View details | |||
| 1878-79 | 170 | House and Garden | Robert Harris, mason | Said Robert Harris | 14 | View details |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 264 view details | Broadhaugh | 2nd lot from E of 5 front lots | part of garden | (Robert Harris) | Figtree / Graham Place | The area marked purple was included in the sasines for Fig Tree & Harris Land (from 1807), but also in the first sasine for the plot [ID 377] to the NW (1825/7). |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905.00938 | Commiss. Robert Harris to Charles Graham | Disp by Commiss. Robert Harris, formerly mason, Newport, now in New South Wales, to Charles Graham … of lot of ground, : on S by the public road, : N by River Tay, : W by road or entrance, being the 2nd lot from the E of 5 front lots part of a garden at Broadhaugh, … with right of entry & right to well … | 18 May 1905 | 264 | |
| 1883.03630 | real burdens due to Christina Baird / Harris & John Harris paid off | Disch. by Christian Baird / Harris, widow of John Harris, disburd. (1) real burden of £25 (27 Oct 1868) to them by Alexander Harris over lot of ground on N of t/p to Woodhaven, the W-most of 5 lots; (2) real burden of £50 (13 Apr 1868) to them by Elizabeth Colville / Harris, wife of Thomas Harris, over 31' frontage lot of grnd on N of public road, : N by the river, & dw ho, shop, wash house & gable wall, … rights of entry …; (3) real burden of £25 (23 Dec 1868) to them by William Harris over … middle of 5 lots …; (4) real burden of £25 (16 Mar 1874, originally dated 18 Apr 1868) to them by Jane Harris over subjects now belonging to Robert Haarris, Sydney, New South Wales over the 2nd lot from the E of 5 lots ; (5) real burden of £25 (18 Apr 1868) to them by George Harris, now deceased, & writ in favour of his brother James (6 May 1874) over E-most of 5 lots … which 5 lots form the garden ground of Broadheughs … | 26 Oct 1883 | 267, 266, 265, 264, 263, 181 | |
| 1877.01327 | loan by Robert Smith | Bond £100 & disp security by Robert Harris, mason Newport, to Robert Smith, solicitor Dundee, of lot of ground on N side of road Newport - Woodhaven, being 2nd lot from E of 5 front lots, pt of garden ground at Broadheughs | 20 Jan 1877 | 264 | |
| 1876.00955 | loan by Annie Gardner | Bond £100 and disp by Robert Harris to Annie Gardner of lot of ground on N side of road Newport - Woodhaven, being 2nd lot from E of 5 front lots, pt of garden ground at Broadhaugh | 21 Oct 1876 | 264 | |
| 1876.00936 | Jane Harris to Robert Harris | Disp by Jane Harris to Robert Harris, mason, of lot of ground on N side of road Newport - Woodhaven, being 2nd lot from E of 5 front lots, pt of garden ground at Broadhaugh, reserving granter's liferent of dwelling house on said ground | 17 Oct 1876 | 264 | |
| 1874.03116 | Christina Harris / Baird & John Harris to Jane Harris | Disp by Christina Baird / Harris & husband John Harris, mason, to Jane Harris, Newport, of lot of grnd on N of road to Woodhaven being the 2nd lot from the E of 5 front lots, pt of garden ground at Broadhaugh, under real burden of £25 payable to said Christina Harris / Baird | 16 Mar 1874 | 264, 181 |
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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