Location : Fig Tree [3], West Road
= Property demolished or site redeveloped
Notes: Demolished. part of first floor
Part of a divided property. Other parts: Fig Tree [1] Fig Tree [2]
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.435340,-2.948669
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 [5], 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) 1 Woodmuir Crescent 3 Woodmuir Crescent
Old Addresses (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the address)
| Newburgh Road |
House Names (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the name)
| Fig Tree [3] | ||
| Figtree Cottage | ||
| Graham Place | from 1905 |
Directory entries (before 1975)
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Census records
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Valuation Roll entries There are 4 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890-91 | 312 | House | James Harris, mason | Miss Jane Harris | same | 2-12-0 | View details | ||
| 1889-90 | 277 | House | Alexander Harris, mason | Robert Melville, labourer | same | 3 | View details | ||
| 1889-90 | 292 | House | James Harris, mason | Miss Jane Harris | same | 2-12-0 | View details | ||
| 1878-79 | 177 | House and Garden | James Harris, mason | same | Andrew Bracknell, mason | 6 | View details |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 263 view details | Broadhaugh | E-most lot of 5 front lots | part of garden | (James Harris) | Figtree | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905.00939 | James Harris to Charles Graham | Disp by James Harris, formerly grocer's assistant, Newport, now at Pickletillum, to Charles Graham … of lot of ground & houses etc t/on … : S by public road, : N by River Tay, being the E-most of 5 front lots, pt of a garden at Broadhaugh … right of entry to ground at back by roads & right to well … | 18 May 1905 | 263 | |
| 1884.04015 | loan by Janet Laird / Watson | Bond £100 & disp security by James Harris … to Janet Laird / Watson, 5 Catherine Street, Dundee of lot of ground N of turnpike, : N by the river, the E-most of 5 lots of Broadhaugh | 19 Jan1884 | 263 | |
| 1884.04014 | Dundee Property & Investment Bldg Soc loan repaid | Disp by Dundee Property & Investment Building Society (formerly the Dundee Property & Investment Co) to James Harris, formerly mason now grocer's assistant, of lot of ground N of turnpike, : N by the river, the E-most of 5 lots of Broadhaugh | 19 Jan1884 | 263 | |
| 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 | |
| 1874.03524 | loan by Dundee Property Investment Co | Disp by James Harris to Trs Dundee Property Investment Co of lot of ground & houses t/on on N side of road Newport - Woodhaven, being the E-most of 5 lots, pt of garden ground at Broadhaugh, with right to well etc | 29 Jul 1874 | 263 | |
| 1874.03225 | Christina Harris to George Harris to James Harris, to Trs | Not Instr James Harris mason Newport of lot of ground & houses t/on on N of road to Woodhaven, the E-most of 5 front lots … Broadhaugh … right to well etc, under burden of £25 to Christina Baird / Harris … (on disp 18 Apr 1868 by Christina Harris, consent of husband John Harris, to George Harris, … 9 Apr 1874 James Harris as heir to brother George) … | 6 May 1874 | 263, 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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