Location : house and shop on site of 1, Boat Brae
= 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 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): 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 (Boatshed, Boat Brae) (Waiting Room & Bothy, Boat Brae) (shop, Boat Brae) (later Boatshed, Boat Brae) formerly Ferry Terminal, 1-3, Boat Road 4 Boat Road (former public lavatories, 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 (former store near Post Office, Boat Road) Seamills Cottage [east half], 6, High Road Seamills Cottage [west half], High Road
Later use of the site : 1 Boat Brae
Information and Photographs on Other Sites (open in a new window)
| Post Office, Boat Brae source: Newport History Group |
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)
| Post Office | c.1865 - 1870? |
Directory entries (before 1975) There are 18 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, filecutter, Newport : Miscellaneous. | ||
| 1873 Slater dir | Kidd Jonas, Newport : Grocers. | ||
| 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 ; and filecutter. Sea Mills ; h. Pier Head | ||
| 1867-68 dir | Kidd, Jonas; Postmaster [under Post Office] | ||
| 1867 Slater dir | Kidd Jonas, Newport : Grocers | ||
| 1867 Slater dir | Kidd Jonas, file cutter, Newport : Miscellaneous | ||
| 1866 Fife dir | Kidd, Jonas, file cutter, Pier Head | ||
| 1866 Fife dir | Kidd, Jonas, grocer, Newport Pier | ||
| 1864-5 Dundee dir | Kidd, Jonas, spiritdealer, 134 Murraygate; h. Newport | ||
| 1862 Fife dir | Kidd, Jonas, grocer, Newport Pier | ||
| 1861-2 Dundee dir | Kidd, Jonas, spirit dealer, 134 Murraygate; h. Newport | ||
| 1860 Slater dir | Tennant Thomas, confectioner, Newport : Miscellaneous |
Entries in the Registers of Voters
| Source | Enrol Date | Name | Occup. | Address | Qualification | Property | at | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1874 Voters | Bruce, David | clerk, Dundee | ||||||||
| 1874 Voters | Crichton, P | provision merchant | ||||||||
| 1873 Voters | Bruce, David | clerk, Dundee | ||||||||
| 1864-1865 Voters | 6 September 1862 | Bruce, David | clerk, Dundee | proprietor | house and shop | Newport | ||||
| 1862-1863 Voters | 6 September 1862 | Bruce, David | clerk, Dundee | proprietor | house and shop | Newport | ||||
| 1846-1862 Voters | addition | Bruce, David | clerk | Dundee | proprietor | house and shop, Newport; tenant Jonas Kidd |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | Pier Head Road | Kidd | Jonas | 4 | View household | |||
| 1861 | 5 Newport Pier | Kidd | Jonas | 5 | 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 view details | Newport | piece of ground & house | on S side of road from Ferry Pier westwards, 36 feet frontage | (Tennant) | 1 Boat Brae |
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 | |
| 1886.00767 | loan by James Chapman | Bond £400 by James Scott ... & disp by his wife Elizabeth Barrie / Scott to James Chapman, confectioner, Dundee 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 1886.00756 | Ann Gilbert / Whyte loan repaid | Disch by Ann Gilbert / Whyte, wife of William Whyte, 111 Hawkhill, Dundee disburd bond (16 Nov 1876) £250 by William Hurry baker Newport over pce grnd 36' frontage along road west of ferry pier | 14 Jul 1886 | 224 | |
| 1881.00724 | part of Fairweather / Webster loan transferred to Dundee Prov. Prop. Invest. Co; part of loan repaid | Assig & disch (1) assig by Jane Fairweather / Webster … Dundee to Trs Dundee Provident Property Investment Co of £203-18-11 of bond (21 Jun 1878) for £300 by William Hurry, baker also subjects on S side of road leading W from ferry pier (see 1878.03205); (2) disch of £96-1-1 of said bond | 15 Jun 1881 | 224 | |
| 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 | |
| 1878.03205 | loan by Jane Fairweather / Webster | Bond £300 & disp security by William Hurry to Jane Fairweather / Webster, Dundee of pce grnd (36' frontage) & dw ho t/on at Newport, pt of vacant grnd on S side of rd leading W from Ferry Pier | 21 Jun 1878 | 224 | |
| 1878.03204 | Shield & Kyd back to William Hurry | Disp & reconvey by Shield & Kyd to William Hurry, baker, Newport of pce grnd (36' frontage) & dw ho t/on at Newport, pt of vacant grnd on S side of rd leading W from Ferry Pier | 21 Jun 1878 | 224 | |
| 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 | sasine extract |
| 1877.02055 | William Hurry to Shield & Kyd | Disp by William Hurry, baker Newport, to Shield & Kyd of pce grnd (36' in front) & dw ho t/on, part of vacant ground on S side of road from Ferry Pier westwards | 3 Aug 1877 | 224 | |
| 1876.01093 | loan by Ann Gilbert / Whyte | Bond £250 & disp by William Hurry to Ann Gilbert / Whyte, wife of William Whyte, 111 Hawkhill, Dundee over pce grnd 36' in front along the S side of the road from the Ferry Pier westward, & dw ho t/on … | 16 Nov 1876 | 224 | |
| 1876.01092 | David G Bruce to William Hurry | Disp by David Graham Bruce, formerly gas inspector & collector now house agent, Dundee to William Hurry, baker, Newport of pce grnd 36' in front along the S side of the road from the Ferry Pier westward, & dw ho t/on … | 16 Nov 1876 | 224 | |
| 1870.00871 | Eliza Barrie to David Graham Bruce | Disp & reconvey by Eliza Barrie to David Graham Bruce of piece of ground 36' in front along the road aftermentioned & ho t/on at Newport, being part of the vacant ground on S side of the road leading from the ferry pier westward | 2 Dec 1870 | 224 | |
| 1859.02524 | Watson & Tennant to Eliza Barrie | Eliza Barrie regist disp to herself by Amelia Watson & spouse Thomas Tennant, consent of David Bruce gas inspector Dundee, of pce grnd & ho t/on at Newport | 24 Jun1859 | 224 | |
| 1859.02523 | Barrie loan repaid | Elizabeth or Eliza Barrie, daughter of Christina Edie / Barrie grants discharge of bond (November 1858) £60 by Thomas Tennant confectioner Newport & spouse Amelia Watson & declares the pce grnd & ho t/on at Newport disburdened (see 1855.03659) | 24 Jun 1859 | 224 | |
| 1855.03659 | loan by Christina Edie / Barrie & Elizabeth & Catherine Barrie | Christina Edie / Barrie & daughters Elizabeth & Catherine Barrie get bond & disp liferent & fee for £60 by Thomas Tennant & spouse Amelia Watson over pce grnd & ho t/on at Newport | 10 Nov 1855 | 224 | |
| 1855.03638 | Tayfield to Amelia Watson / Tennant | Amelia Watson spouse of Thomas Tennant, confectioner, Newport, seised pce grnd & ho t/on at Newport on feu ch by John Berry | 24 Oct 1855 | 224 | sasine extract |
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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