Location : house above former post office, Boat Road
= Property still standing
Notes: upstairs. Often included with post office below.
Part of a previously divided property. Other parts: former post office, 8 Boat Road
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.437649,-2.944055
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 6 Boat Brae part of 1, Boat Brae part of 5, Boat Brae 3 Boat Brae (house and shop on site of 1, Boat Brae) (Boatshed, Boat Brae) (Waiting Room & Bothy, Boat Brae) (shop, 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 store, 12, Boat Road) (Newport Smithy, Boat Road) (formerly workshop, 10, Boat Road) (former shop at pier, Boat Road) (former Mission Hall, 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
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 1975) There are 79 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-58 dir | Ferguson, Mrs Margaret, Pierhead | ||
| 1956-57 dir | Ferguson, Mrs Margaret, Pierhead | ||
| 1955-56 dir | Ferguson, Mrs Margaret Pierhead | ||
| 1954-55 dir | Ferguson, Mrs Margaret, Pierhead | ||
| 1953-54 dir | Ferguson, Mrs Margaret, Pierhead | ||
| 1952-53 dir | Ferguson, Mrs Margaret, Pierhead | ||
| 1951-52 dir | Ferguson, Mrs, Pierhead | ||
| 1950-51 dir | Ferguson, Mrs, Pierhead | ||
| 1949-50 dir | Ferguson, Mrs, Pierhead | ||
| 1948-49 dir | Ferguson, Mrs, Pierhead | ||
| 1947-48 dir | Ferguson, Mrs, Pierhead | ||
| 1946-47 dir | Ferguson, Mrs, Pierhead | ||
| 1942-43 dir | Ferguson, Mrs, Pierhead | ||
| 1941-42 dir | Ferguson, Mrs, Pierhead | ||
| 1940-41 dir | Ferguson, Mrs, Pierhead | ||
| 1939-40 dir | Ferguson, Mrs, Pierhead | ||
| 1938-39 dir | Ferguson, Mrs, Pierhead | ||
| 1937-38 dir | Ferguson, Mrs, Pierhead | ||
| 1936-37 dir | Ferguson, Mrs, Pierhead | ||
| 1935-36 dir | Ferguson, Mrs, Pierhead | ||
| 1934-35 dir | Ferguson, Mrs, Pierhead, East Newport | ||
| 1933-34 dir | Ferguson, Mrs, Pierhead, East, Newport | ||
| 1932-33 dir | Ferguson, Mrs, Pierhead, East Newport | ||
| 1931-32 dir | Ferguson, Mrs, Pierhead, East Newport | ||
| 1930-31 dir | Ferguson, Mrs, Pierhead, East Newport | ||
| 1929-30 dir | Ferguson, Mrs, Pierhead, East Newport | ||
| 1928-29 dir | Ferguson, Mrs, Pierhead, East Newport | ||
| 1925-26 dir | Ferguson, Mrs Margaret, Pierhead, East Newport | ||
| 1923-24 dir | Ferguson, Mrs Margaret, Pierhead, East Newport | ||
| 1922-23 dir | Ferguson, Mrs Margaret, Pierhead, East Newport | ||
| 1915-16 dir | Anderson, Alexander M., optician and jeweller, Post Office, Pierhead | location 2 | |
| 1915 Slater dir | Anderson Alex. M. bookseller, Pierhead, E [under Commercial] | location 2 | |
| 1915 Slater dir | Anderson, Alexander M., postmaster; [under Post Office Newport] | location 2 | |
| 1914-15 dir | Anderson, Alexander M., optician and jeweller, Post Office, Pierhead | location 2 | |
| 1913-14 dir | Anderson, Alexander M., optician and jeweller, Post Office, Pierhead | location 2 | |
| 1912-13 dir | Anderson, Alexander M., optician and jeweller, Post Office, Pierhead | location 2 | |
| 1911-12 dir | Anderson, Alex. M., optician and fancy goods merchant, Post Office, Pierhead | location 2 | |
| 1911 Slater dir | Anderson Alex. M. bookseller, Pierhead, E [under Commercial] | location 2 | |
| 1910-11 dir | Anderson, Alex. M., optician and fancy goods mer. Post Office, Pierhead | location 2 | |
| 1909-10 dir | Anderson, Alex. M., optician and fancy goods mer., Post Office, Pierhead | location 2 | |
| 1908-09 dir | Anderson, Alex. M., optician and fancy goods mer., Post Office, Pierhead | location 2 | |
| 1908 Tayside Annual | Anderson, Alex. M., postmaster, photographer, and fancy goods merchant, Pierhead. | location 2 | |
| 1907-08 dir | Anderson, Alex. M., optician and fancy goods mer., Post Office, Pierhead | location 2 | |
| 1907 Tayside Annual | Anderson, Alex. M., postmaster, photographer, and fancy goods merchant, Pierhead | location 2 | |
| 1907 Slater dir | Anderson Alexander M. bookseller & stationer, Pierhead, E [under Commercial] | location 2 | |
| 1907 Slater dir | Anderson, Alexander M., postmaster; [under Post Office Newport] | location 2 | |
| 1906-07 dir | Anderson, Alex. M., optician and fancy goods mer., Post Office, Pierhead | location 2 | |
| 1905-06 dir | Anderson, Alex. M., optician and fancy goods mer., Post Office, Pierhead | location 2 | |
| 1904-05 dir | Anderson, Alex. M., watchmaker and jeweller, Post Office, Pierhead | location 2 | |
| 1903-04 dir | Anderson, Alex. M., watchmaker and jeweller, Post Office, Pierhead | location 2 | |
| 1903 Slater dir | Anderson, Alexander M., postmaster; [under Newport Post Office] | location 2 | |
| 1903 Slater dir | Anderson Alexander M. bookseller & stationer, Pierhead, E Newport (Commercial) | location 2 | |
| 1902-03 dir | Anderson, Alex. M., watchmaker and jeweller, Post Office, Pierhead | location 2 | |
| 1901-02 dir | Anderson, Alex. M., watchmaker and jeweller. Post Office, Pierhead | location 2 | |
| 1900-01 dir | Anderson, Alex. M., watchmaker and jeweller, Post Office, Pierhead | location 2 | |
| 1899-00 dir | Anderson, Alex. M., watchmaker and jeweller. Post Office, Pierhead | location 2 | |
| 1899 Slater dir | Anderson, Alexander M., postmaster; [under Post Office Newport] | location 2 | |
| 1899 Slater dir | Anderson Alexander M. bookseller & stationer, Pierhead, E [under Commercial] | location 2 | |
| 1898-99 dir | Anderson, Alex. M., watchmaker and jeweller, Post Office, Pierhead | location 2 | |
| 1897-98 dir | Anderson, Alex. M., watchmaker and jeweller. Post Office, Pierhead | location 2 | |
| 1896-97 dir | Anderson, Alex. M., watchmaker and jeweller, Post Office, Pierhead | location 2 | |
| 1896 Slater dir | Anderson Alexander M. bookseller & stationer, Pierhead, E [under Commercial] | location 2 | |
| 1896 Slater dir | Anderson, Alexander M., postmaster; [under Post Office Newport] | location 2 | |
| 1895-96 dir | Anderson, Alex. M., watchmaker and jeweller. Post Office, Pierhead | location 2 | |
| 1895 Clarke dir | Anderson, Alex. M., Newport : Watchmakers & Jewellers | location 2 | |
| 1894-95 dir | Anderson, Alex. M., watchmaker and jeweller. Post Office, Pierhead | location 2 | |
| 1893-94 dir | Anderson, Alex. M., watchmaker and jeweller, Post Office, Pierhead | location 2 | |
| 1893 Slater dir | Anderson Alexander M., Post Master : Post, Telegraph And Money Order Office And Savings Bank, Newport, | location 2 | |
| 1893 Slater dir | Anderson Alexander M., Pierhead : Booksellers And Stationers. | location 2 | |
| 1892-93 dir | Anderson, Alex. M., watchmaker and jeweller, Post Office, Pierhead | location 2 | |
| 1891-92 Lamburn dir | Green, John, Pierhead : Gardeners. | ||
| 1891-92 dir | Green, John, jobbing gardener. Pierhead, Newport | ||
| 1890-91 dir | Green, John, jobbing gardener, Pierhead, Newport | ||
| 1889-90 dir | Green, John, jobbing gardener. Pierhead, Newport | ||
| 1888-89 dir | Green, John, jobbing gardener, Pierhead, Newport | ||
| 1887-88 dir | Green, John, jobbing gardener. Pierhead, Newport | ||
| 1882-83 dir | M'Naughton, Rev. James H., Pierhead | ||
| 1882 Slater dir | M'Naughton Rev. James H., Pier head, Newport | ||
| 1880-81 dir | M'Naughton, Rev, James H., Pierhead |
Entries in the Registers of Voters
| Source | Enrol Date | Name | Occup. | Address | Qualification | Property | at | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Male Voters | Anderson, Alexander M'Farlane | Postmaster | Pierhead, Newport | Tenant of House | Newport |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Pierhead | Ferguson | Margaret | 3 | ||||
| 1901 | Pierhead | Anderson | Alexander M | 3 | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 32 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-58 | 901 | House | John Berry PhD per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cresc., Edinburgh | Mrs Margaret Ferguson | 13-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1952-53 | 875 | House | John Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cresc., Edinburgh | Mrs Margaret Ferguson | 13-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1947-48 | 846 | House | John Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cresc., Edinburgh | Mrs Margaret Ferguson | 13-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1942-43 | 832 | House | John Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cresc., Edinburgh | Mrs Margaret Ferguson | 13-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1940-41 | 833 | House | John Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cresc., Edinburgh | Mrs Margaret Ferguson | 13-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1937-38 | 844 | House | John Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cresc., Edinburgh | Mrs Margaret Ferguson | 13-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1935-36 | 814 | House | John Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cresc., Edinburgh | Mrs Margaret Ferguson | 13-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1932-33 | 787 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cresc., Edinburgh | Mrs Margaret Ferguson | 13-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1930-31 | 785 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cresc., Edinburgh | Mrs Margaret Ferguson | 13-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1922-23 | 728 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Mrs Margaret Ferguson | same | 10 | View details | ||
| 1920-21 | 708 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Alex McFarlane Anderson, postmaster | same | 10 | View details | ||
| 1917-18 | 706 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Alex McFarlane Anderson, postmaster | same | 10 | View details | ||
| 1915-16 | 702 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Alex McFarlane Anderson, postmaster | same | 10 | View details | ||
| 1912-13 | 698 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Alex McFarlane Anderson, postmaster | same | 10 | View details | ||
| 1907-08 | 678 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Alex McFarlane Anderson, postmaster | same | 10 | View details | ||
| 1905-06 | 662 | House | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Alex. McFarlane Anderson, postmaster | same | 10 | View details | ||
| 1903-04 | 654 | House | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Alex. McFarlane Anderson, postmaster | same | 10 | View details | ||
| 1901-02 | 443 | House | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Alex. McFarlane Anderson, postmaster | same | 10 | View details | ||
| 1900-01 | 430 | House | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Alex. McFarlane Anderson, postmaster | same | 10 | View details | ||
| 1899-00 | 401 | House | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Alex. McFarlane Anderson, postmaster | same | 10 | View details | ||
| 1897-98 | 352 | House | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Alex. McFarlane Anderson, postmaster | same | 10 | View details | ||
| 1896-97 | 330 | House | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Alex. McFarlane Anderson, postmaster | same | 10 | View details | ||
| 1895-96 | 303 | House | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Alex. McFarlane Anderson, postmaster | same | 10 | View details | ||
| 1894-95 | 136 | House | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Alex. McFarlane Anderson, postmaster | same | 10 | View details | ||
| 1893-94 | 129 | House | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Alex. McFarlane Anderson, postmaster | same | 10 | View details | ||
| 1892-93 | 133 | House | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Alex. McFarlane Anderson, postmaster | same | 10 | View details | ||
| 1891-92 | 131 | House | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | John Green, gardener | same | 10 | View details | ||
| 1890-91 | 126 | House | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | John Green, gardener | same | 10 | View details | ||
| 1889-90 | 122 | House | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | John Green, gardener | same | 10 | View details | ||
| 1885-86 | 113 | House | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, Edinburgh | empty | 12 | View details | |||
| 1881-82 | 62 | House | William Berry Esq. (a minor), per J D Hannan, factor | same | Rev. J. H. M'Naughton | 12 | View details | ||
| 1878-79 | 69 | House | William Berry Esq. (a minor) | same | Rev. J. H. M'Naughton | 12 | View details |
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