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 (formerly workshop, 10, Boat Road) (former shop at pier, Boat Road) house above former post office, Boat Road shop, part of 6, 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 [under Post Office] | ||
| 1869-70 dir | Kidd, Jonas, postmaster, and file-cutter. Sea Mills ; h. Pierhead | ||
| 1867-68 dir | Kidd, Jonas, postmaster ; and filecutter. Sea Mills ; h. Pier Head | ||
| 1867-68 dir | Kidd, Jonas; Postmaster [under Post Office] | ||
| 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 | additional | 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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