Location : Burnside Farm
= Property still standing
Notes:
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.435839,-2.885361
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): Burnside Cottages
Information and Photographs on Other Sites (open in a new window)
| Burnside source: The Place-Names of Fife, by Simon Taylor with Gilbert Markus, University of Glasgow (see a map of all the placenames in Forgan parish.) |
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)
| Burnside |
Directory entries (before 1975) There are 42 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940-41 MacDonald dir | Henderson, J., Burnside [under Agricultural] | ||
| 1939-40 MacDonald dir | Henderson, J., Burnside [under Agricultural] | ||
| 1938-39 MacDonald dir | Henderson, J., Burnside [under Agricultural] | ||
| 1937-38 MacDonald dir | Henderson, J., Burnside [under Agricultural] | ||
| 1936-37 MacDonald dir | Henderson. J., Burnside [under Agricultural] | ||
| 1935-36 MacDonald dir | Henderson, J., Burnside [under Farmers] | ||
| 1934-35 MacDonald dir | Henderson, J., Burnside [under Farmers] | ||
| 1933-34 MacDonald dir | Henderson, J., Burnside [under Farmers] | ||
| 1931-32 MacDonald dir | Henderson, J., Burnside [under Farmers] | ||
| 1930-31 MacDonald dir | Henderson, J., Burnside [under Farmers] | ||
| 1929-30 MacDonald dir | Henderson, J., Burnside [under Farmers] | ||
| 1928-29 MacDonald dir | Henderson, J., Burnside [under Farmers] | ||
| 1927-28 MacDonald dir | Henderson, J., Burnside [under Farmers] | ||
| 1926-27 MacDonald dir | Henderson, J., Burnside [under Farmers] | ||
| 1925-26 MacDonald dir | Henderson, J. & A., Burnside [under Farmers] | ||
| 1924-25 MacDonald dir | Henderson, J. & A., Burnside [under Farmers] | ||
| 1923-24 MacDonald dir | Henderson, J. & A., Burnside [under Farmers] | ||
| 1921-22 MacDonald dir | Henderson, J. & A., Burnside [under Farmers] | ||
| 1919-20 MacDonald dir | Henderson. J. & A., Burnside [under Farmers] | ||
| 1918-19 MacDonald dir | Henderson, J. & A., Burnside [under Farmers] | ||
| 1917-18 MacDonald dir | Dykes, James, Burnside [under Farmers] | ||
| 1916-17 MacDonald dir | Dykes, James, Burnside [under Farmers] | ||
| 1915-16 MacDonald dir | Doctor, Andrew, Burnside [under Farmers] | ||
| 1914-15 MacDonald dir | Doctor, Andrew, Burnside [under Agricultural] | ||
| 1913-14 MacDonald dir | Doctor, Andrew, Burnside [under Agricultural] | ||
| 1912-13 MacDonald dir | Young, James, Burnside [under Farmers, Forgan parish] | ||
| 1911-12 MacDonald dir | Young, James, Burnside [under Agricultural] | ||
| 1910-11 MacDonald dir | Young, James, Burnside [under Agricultural] | ||
| 1907-08 MacDonald dir | Christie, James M., Burnside [under Agricultural] | ||
| 1906-07 MacDonald dir | Christie, James M., Burnside [under Agricultural] | ||
| 1905-06 MacDonald dir | Christie, James M., Burnside [under Agricultural] | ||
| 1904-05 MacDonald dir | Christie, James M., Burnside [under Agricultural] | ||
| 1903-04 MacDonald dir | Christie, James M., Burnside [under Agricultural] | ||
| 1902-03 MacDonald dir | Christie, James M, Burnside [under Agricultural] | ||
| 1901-02 MacDonald dir | Christie, James M., Burnside [under Agricultural] | ||
| 1899 Slater dir | Meldrum John, Burnside [under Farmers] | ||
| 1896 Slater dir | Meldrum John, Burnside [under Farmers] | ||
| 1885 Clark dir | Meldrum, Robert and John, Burnside : Farmers, Forgan Parish. | ||
| 1873 Slater dir | Simpson James, Burnside : Farmers In Ferry-Port-On-Craig Parish | ||
| 1867 Slater dir | Williamson Thrift, Burnside : Farmers | ||
| 1866 Fife dir | Williamson, Thrift, farmer, Burnside by Ferryport on Craig | ||
| 1862 Fife dir | Williamson, Thrift, farmer, Burnside by Ferryport on Craig |
Entries in the Registers of Voters
| Source | Enrol Date | Name | Occup. | Address | Qualification | Property | at | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1864-1865 Voters | 3 September 1857 | Williamson, Thrift | farmer, Burnside | tenant | farm and lands of | Burnside | ||||
| 1862-1863 Voters | 3 September 1857 | Williamson, Thrift | farmer, Burnside | tenant | farm and lands of | Burnside | ||||
| 1859 Election for Fife MP | Williamson, Thrift | Mr Wemyss (Liberal) | ||||||||
| 1857 Registration | Williamson, Thrift | farmer | Burnside | |||||||
| 1846-1862 Voters | 3 September 1857 | Williamson, Thrift | farmer, Burnside | tenant | farm and lands of | Burnside | ||||
| 1844-1861 Voters | 24 September 1832 | Williamson, John | Farmer | tenant | lands | Burnside | [entry deleted] 1845 Expd. | |||
| 1844-1861 Voters | 3 September 1857 | Williamson, Thrift | farmer, Burnside | tenant | farm and lands of | Burnside | ||||
| 1833-1840 Voters | 24 September 1832 | Williamson, John | Farmer | tenant | lands | Burnside | ||||
| 1832 Voters | 24 September 1832 | Williamson, John | Farmer | tenant | lands of | Burnside |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
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| 1911 | Burnside | Duncan | Alexander | 5 | ||||
| 1901 | Burnside | Jack | Peter | 4 | View household | |||
| 1891 | Burnside | Meldrum | Robert | 5 | View household | |||
| 1881 | Burnside Farm House | Meldrum | Robert | 4 | View household | |||
| 1871 | Burnside House | Gilmour | James S | 1 | View household | |||
| 1871 | Burnside House | Simpson | James | 3 | View household | |||
| 1861 | Burnside | Farm House | Williamson | Thrift | 3 | View household | ||
| 1851 | Burnside Farm | Williamson | Thrift | View household | ||||
| 1841 | Burnside | Williamson | Thrift | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 42 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-59 | 115 | Farm | John C Henderson, Scotscraig Mains, Tayport | proprietor | 97 | View details | |||
| 1957-58 | 115 | Farm | John C Henderson, Scotscraig Mains, Tayport | proprietor | 97 | View details | |||
| 1952-53 | 121 | Farm | John C Henderson, Scotscraig Mains, Tayport | proprietor | 97 | View details | |||
| 1947-48 | 114 | Farm | John C Henderson, Scotscraig Mains, Tayport | proprietor | 97 | View details | |||
| 1942-43 | 120 | Farm | John C Henderson, Scotscraig Mains, Tayport | proprietor | 97 | View details | |||
| 1940-41 | 119 | Farm | John C Henderson, Scotscraig, Tayport | proprietor | 97 | View details | |||
| 1937-38 | 122 | Farm | James C Henderson, Scotscraig, Tayport | John C Henderson, Scotscraig, Tayport | 97 | View details | |||
| 1935-36 | 121 | Farm | James C Henderson, Scotscraig, Tayport | John C Henderson, Scotscraig, Tayport | 97 | View details | |||
| 1932-33 | 118 | Farm | J C Henderson, farmer, Scotscraig, Tayport | proprietor | 97 | View details | |||
| 1930-31 | 115 | Farm | J C Henderson, farmer, Scotscraig, Tayport | proprietor | 119-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1927-28 | 151 | Farm | J C Henderson, farmer, Scotscraig, Tayport | proprietor | 119-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1925-26 | 141 | Farm | J C Henderson, farmer, Scotscraig, Tayport | proprietor | 119-10-0 | View details | a | ||
| 1922-23 | 130 | Farm | Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of City of Dundee per City Chamberlain | J & A Henderson, farmers, Scotscraig Mains | same | 119-10-0 | View details | a | |
| 1920-21 | 123 | Farm | Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of City of Dundee per City Chamberlain | J & A Henderson, farmers, Scotscraig Mains | same | 119-10-0 | View details | a | |
| 1917-18 | 122 | Farm | Trs of the late Commander William Maitland Dougall, Scotscraig per Gray, Robertson & Smith, solicitors, Dundee | J & A Henderson, farmers, Scotscraig Mains | same | 119-10-0 | View details | a | |
| 1915-16 | 121 | Farm | Commander William Maitland Dougall, Scotscraig per Gray, Robertson & Smith, solicitors, Dundee | J & A Henderson, farmers, Scotscraig Mains | same | 119-10-0 | View details | a | |
| 1912-13 | 120 | Farm | Commander William Maitland Dougall, Scotscraig per Gray, Robertson & Smith, solicitors, Dundee | Andrew Doctor, farmer, Garpit | same | 119-10-0 | View details | a | |
| 1907-08 | 115 | Farm & House | Commander William Maitland Dougall, Scotscraig per Gray, Robertson & Smith, solicitors, Dundee | James Young, farmer, Scotscraig Mains | same | 120 | View details | a | |
| 1905-06 | 107 | Farm and house | Commander William Maitland Dougall, Scotscraig per Gray Robertson & Smith, solicitors, Dundee | James Morton Christie, Scotscraig Mains | same | 120-13-3 | View details | a | |
| 1903-04 | 111 | Farm and house | Commander William Maitland Dougall, Scotscraig per D White, Tayport | James Morton Christie, Scotscraig Mains | same | 120-13-3 | View details | a | |
| 1901-02 | 136 | Farm and house | Commander William Maitland Dougall, Scotscraig per D White, Tayport | James Morton Christie, Scotscraig Mains | same | 120-13-3 | View details | a | |
| 1900-01 | 135 | Farm and house | Commander William Maitland Dougall, Scotscraig per D White, Tayport | James Morton Christie, Scotscraig Mains | same | 120-13-3 | View details | a | |
| 1899-00 | 127 | Farm and house | Captain William Maitland Dougall, 12 Queen's Gardens, St Andrews | James Morton Christie, Scotscraig Mains | same | 120-13-3 | View details | a | |
| 1897-98 | 113 | Farm and house | Lieut. William Maitland Dougall, HM Coastguard, St Andrews | James Morton Christie, Scotscraig Mains | same | 120 | View details | ||
| 1896-97 | 113 | Farm and house | Lieut. William Maitland Dougall per David White Esq., Scotscraig, Tayport | John Meldrum, farmer | same | 130 | View details | ||
| 1895-96 | 111 | Farm and house | Mrs Elizabeth K Maitland Dougall per David White Esq., Scotscraig, Tayport | John Meldrum, farmer | same | 130 | View details | ||
| 1894-95 | 168 | Farm and house | Mrs Elizabeth K Maitland Dougall per David White Esq., Scotscraig, Tayport | John Meldrum, farmer | same | 130 | View details | ||
| 1893-94 | 161 | Farm and house | Mrs Elizabeth K Maitland Dougall per David White Esq., Scotscraig, Tayport | John Meldrum, farmer | same | 130 | View details | ||
| 1892-93 | 165 | Farm and house | Mrs Elizabeth K Maitland Dougall per David White Esq, Scotscraig, Tayport | John Meldrum, farmer | same | 130 | View details | ||
| 1891-92 | 163 | Farm and house | Mrs Elizabeth K Maitland Dougall per David White Esq, Scotscraig, Tayport | Robert Meldrum & John Meldrum, farmers | same | 130 | View details | ||
| 1890-91 | 157 | Farm and house | Mrs Elizabeth K Maitland Dougall per David White Esq, Scotscraig, Tayport | Robert Meldrum & John Meldrum, farmers | same | 130 | View details | ||
| 1889-90 | 154 | Farm and house | Admiral William Heriot Maitland Dougall per David White Esq., Scotscraig, Tayport | Robert Meldrum & John Meldrum, farmers | same | 130 | View details | ||
| 1885-86 | 141 | Farm and house | Admiral William Heriot Maitland Dougall per David White Esq., Scotscraig, Tayport | Robert & John Meldrum, farmers | same | 160 | View details | ||
| 1881-82 | 84 | Farm of Burnside | Vice-Admiral William Heriot Maitland Dougall | same | Robert Meldrum, farmer | 160 | View details | lease: 19-56 yrs | |
| 1878-79 | 91 | Farm of Burnside | Admiral William Heriot Maitland Dougall | same | James and William Simpson, farmers | 165-5-0 | View details | lease: 19-56 yrs | |
| 1875-76 | 90 | Farm of Burnside | Admiral William Heriot Maitland Dougall | same | James and William Simpson, farmers | 165-15-0 | View details | lease: 19-56 yrs | |
| 1871-72 | 86 | Farm of Burnside | Capt. Wm. H M Dougall | James & William Simpson, farmers | 165-15-0 | View details | |||
| 1867-68 | 81 | Farm of Burnside | David Gillespie of Mountquhanie | Thrift Williamson, farmer | 177-9-0 | View details | 75 acres | ||
| 1865-66 | 82 | Farm of Burnside | David Gillespie of Mountquhanie | said Thrift Williamson | Thrift Williamson, farmer | 141-11-0 | View details | ||
| 1864-65 | 75 | Farm of Burnside | David Gillespie of Mountquhanie | Thrift Williamson, farmer | 140-9-3 | View details | |||
| 1860-61 | 27 | Burnside Farm | Mountquhanie | Thrift Williamson,farmer | 55-11-0 | View details | |||
| 1855-56 | 4 | Farm of Burnside | David Gillespie of Mountquhanie | Thrift Williamson | said Thrift Williamson | 53-15-0 | View details |
Early taxation records (either at this exact location or an earlier one)
| Date | Taxpayer | Taxable items | Duty paid | Tax | Source ref | Note |
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| 18 Nov 1798 | Wm. Martin, Burnside | Duties on houses | 2s. 6d. | Consolidated schedules | E326/15/11/18 | |
| 18 Nov 1798 | Wm. Martin, Burnside | Duty on 2 horses used in husbandry or trade, or mules | 12s. | Consolidated schedules | E326/15/11/18 | |
| 18 Nov 1798 | Wm. Martin, Burnside | Total | 14s. 6d. | Consolidated schedules | E326/15/11/18 | |
| 2 Oct 1797 | William Martin, Burnside | 2 horses, 2 liable for duty | 4s. 6d. + 10.8d. | Farm Horse Tax | E326/10/9/31 | |
| 2 Oct 1797 | Jno. Williamson & Jno. Oben, Burnside | 2 horses, 2 liable for duty | 4s. 6d. + 10.8d. | Farm Horse Tax | E326/10/9/31 | |
| 2 Oct 1797 | William Martin, Burnside | 2 horses, 2 liable for duty at 2 shillings each | 4s. 0d. | Farm Horse Tax | E326/10/2/303 | |
| 2 Oct 1797 | John Williamson & John Oben, Burnside | 2 horses, 2 liable for duty at 2 shillings each | 4s. 0d. | Farm Horse Tax | E326/10/2/303 |
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