Location : house and shop on site of 1, Boat Brae
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= Property demolished or site redeveloped
Notes:
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.437452,-2.944400
View location on the 1855 6-inch map, the 1895 25-inch map, the 1966 25-inch map, or a 1944-50 aerial photograph at the National Library of Scotland website.
Nearby properties (demolished in red): 1 Boat Brae 2 Boat Brae 4 Boat Brae 5 Boat Brae 8 Boat Brae 10 Boat Brae 12 Boat Brae 14 Boat Brae 16 Boat Brae 6 Boat Brae part of 1, Boat Brae part of 5, Boat Brae 3 Boat Brae formerly Ferry Terminal, 1-3, Boat Road 4 Boat Road (formerly 5, Boat Road) 6 Boat Road former Post Office, 8, Boat Road 3 Boat Road (formerly workshop, 10, Boat Road) (former shop at pier, Boat Road) Seamills Cottage [east half], 6, High Road Seamills Cottage [west half], High Road
Later use of the site : 1 Boat Brae
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)
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Directory entries (before 1970) There are 15 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 Slater dir | Crichton Peter, confectioner, Pier head : Miscellaneous. | ||
| 1877 Worrall dir | Crichton Peter, Pierhead : Refreshment Rooms. | ||
| 1876-77 dir | Crichton, Peter, confectioner, Pierhead, West Newport [* ms. alteration - 'Pierhead' deleted] | location 2 | |
| 1873 Slater dir | Kidd Jonas, Newport : Grocers. | ||
| 1873 Slater dir | Kidd Jonas, filecutter, Newport : Miscellaneous. | ||
| 1871-72 dir | Kidd, Jonas, file-cutter, Sea Mills; h. Pierhead | ||
| 1869-70 dir | Kidd, Jonas, postmaster, and file-cutter. Sea Mills ; h. Pierhead | ||
| 1869-70 dir | Kidd, Jonas; Postmaster [under Post Office] | ||
| 1867-68 dir | Kidd, Jonas; Postmaster [under Post Office] | ||
| 1867-68 dir | Kidd, Jonas, postmaster ; and filecutter. Sea Mills ; h. Pier Head | ||
| 1867 Slater dir | Kidd Jonas, file critter, Newport : Miscellaneous | ||
| 1867 Slater dir | Kidd Jonas, Newport : Grocers | ||
| 1866 Fife dir | Kidd, Jonas, file cutter, Pier Head | ||
| 1866 Fife dir | Kidd, Jonas, grocer, Newport Pier | ||
| 1862 Fife dir | Kidd, Jonas, grocer, Newport Pier |
Census records
| Year | Head | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | Kidd | Jonas | View household | ||
| 1861 | Kidd | Jonas | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 6 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1875-76 | 230 | House and Shop | David Graham Bruce, Dundee | Peter Crichton, provision merchant | 18 | View details | ||
| 1871-72 | 210 | House & shop | David Graham Bruce, Dundee | Jonas Kidd, grocer | 15 | View details | ||
| 1867-68 | 197 | House and Shop | D.G. Bruce, clerk, 7 George Place, Dundee | Jonas Kidd, grocer | 15 | View details | ||
| 1865-66 | 184 | House and Shop | David Bruce, clerk, Old Gas-Light Coy., Dundee | said Jonas Kidd | Jonas Kidd, grocer | 13 | View details | |
| 1864-65 | 174 | House and Shop | D. Bruce, clerk, Old Gas-Light Coy., Dundee | Jonas Kidd, grocer | 13 | View details | ||
| 1860-61 | 157 | House & shop | D Bruce, clerk, Old Gas-Light Co., Dundee | Jonas Kidd, grocer | 13 | View details |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 224 | Newport | piece of ground & house | on S side of road from Ferry Pier westwards, 36 feet frontage | view plot details | |
| Plot: 276 | Newport | 0.5 pol | immediately behind another piece on S side of road from Ferry Pier westwards | view plot details |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903.02221 | Storrar loan to James Doig repaid | Disch by Andrew Paterson Storrar disburd bond (22 Nov 1900) £650 by James Doig over (1) pce grnd extending 36' in front along road leading from ferry pier westward and (2) 0.5 pol grnd immediately S of (1) being subjects described in disp to William Hurry (1877.02244) | 12 Nov 1903 | 224, 276 | |
| 1886.00766 | Dundee Prov. Property Invest. Co to Elizabeth Barrie / Scott | Disp by Dundee Provident Property Investment Co & liquidator of the company to Elizabeth Barrie / Scott, wife of James Scott, coffee house manager, residing Newport of (1) pce grnd 36' frontage … along road W of ferry pier and (2) sm pce (0.5 pol) grnd immediately S of (1) … in disp to William Hurry (see 1877.02244) | 17 Jul 1886 | 224, 276 | |
| 1879.03977 | second loan by Peter Robertson | Bond £100 & disp by William Hurry, baker, Newport to Peter Robertson, gamedealer, Forfar of (1) pce grnd & dw houses t/on at Newport (see 1876.01092); (2) pce grnd immediately S of (1), being the subjects in 1877.02244 | 24 Jan 1879 | 224, 276 | |
| 1879.03947 | loan by Peter Robertson | Bond £200 & disp by William Hurry, baker, Newport to Peter Robertson, gamedealer, Forfar of (1) pce grnd & dw houses t/on at Newport (see 1876.01092); (2) pce grnd immediately S of (1), being the subjects in 1877.02244 | 17 Jan 1879 | 224, 276 | |
| 1878.03277 | William Hurry to Dundee Provident Property Investment Co | Disp by William Hurry to Dundee Provident Property Investment Co of (1) pce grnd & dw houses t/on at Newport (see 1876.01092); (2) pce grnd immediately S of (1), being the subjects in 1877.02244 | 12 Jul 1878 | 224, 276 | |
| 1877.02244 | Tayfield to William Hurry | Disp by John Berry, Tayfield to William Hurry, baker, Newport, of 0.5 pol grnd on which a bakehouse has been partly erected immediately to back of pce of grnd at Newport, pt of vacant grnd on S side of road leading from Ferry Pier westward … | 6 Oct 1877 | 224, 276 |
Brief explanation of sasine abridgements Explanation of the format of a sasine
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; ... - words omitted; pol - poles; yd - square yards; : - bounded
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