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The Newport, Wormit & Forgan Archive

Location : former quarry & stables,  Union Street

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= Property demolished or site redeveloped

Notes:      site redeveloped

 

Commentary

See the blog Seacraig.

 

Location and Old Maps

Latitude, longitude:      56.442555,-2.938847

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):   19 King Street   21 King Street   23 King Street   25 King Street   27 King Street   29 King Street   30 King Street   (Garage, formerly 31, King Street)   (Seacraig House [1], King Street)   (Seacraig House [2], King Street)   (Seacraig House [3], King Street)   (Seacraig Cottages [1], King Street)   (Seacraig Cottages [2], King Street)   (Seacraig Cottages [3], King Street)   (Seacraig Cottages [4], King Street)   (Seacraig Cottages [5], King Street)   (Bowling Green, King Street)   15 Robert Street   17 Robert Street   19 Robert Street   21 Robert Street   23 Robert Street   25 Robert Street   27 Robert Street   29 Robert Street   31 Robert Street   33 Robert Street   1 Seacraig Court   2 Seacraig Court   3 Seacraig Court   4 Seacraig Court   5 Seacraig Court   6 Seacraig Court   7 Seacraig Court   8 Seacraig Court   9 Seacraig Court   10 Seacraig Court   11 Seacraig Court   12 Seacraig Court   13 Seacraig Court   14 Seacraig Court   15 Seacraig Court   16 Seacraig Court   17 Seacraig Court   18 Seacraig Court   19 Seacraig Court   22 Seacraig Court   24 Seacraig Court   26 Seacraig Court   (store & stable, formerly 24, Union Street)   (formerly 26, Union Street)   (formerly 28, Union Street)   (formerly 30, Union Street)   (formerly 32, Union Street)   (formerly 34, Union Street)   35 Union Street   (formerly 36, Union Street)   (formerly 38, Union Street)   (formerly 40, Union Street)   (formerly 42, Union Street)   (formerly 44, Union Street)   (formerly 46, Union Street)   (formerly 48, Union Street)   50 Union Street  

Later use of the site :   50 Union Street     

 

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)

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Census records

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Valuation Roll entries      There are 32 entries

YearNo.PropertyProprietorTenantOccupierValue
1920-21590Stable William Mackay, Lorneville, E Newport Walter Stark, fruiterer same 6View details
1920-21591Store William Mackay, Lorneville, E Newport J Mackay & Sons, painters same 5View details
1917-18590Stables (2) William Mackay, Lorneville, E Newport unlet same 10View details
1917-18589Stable William Mackay, Lorneville, E Newport Walter Stark, fruiterer same 5View details
1915-16584Stable William Mackay, Lorneville, E Newport Walter Stark, fruiterer same 5View details
1915-16585Stable William Mackay, Lorneville, E Newport John Paterson, baker same 5View details
1912-13425Stable Robert Kirk, commercial traveller Walter Stark, fruiterer same 5View details
1912-13426Stable Robert Kirk, commercial traveller Robert Mathewson jun, fruiterer same 5View details
1912-13427Stable Robert Kirk, commercial traveller John Paterson, baker same 5View details
1907-08406Stable & Ground Robert Kirk, commercial traveller John Stark, baker same 5View details
1907-08407Stable & Ground Robert Kirk, commercial traveller Robert Mathewson jun, fruiterer same 10View details
1905-06393Stable and Ground Robert Brown Wilkins, commission agent, Invertay, 29 Elveden Rd, Palmers Green, London per D W Logie, solicitor, Stirling John Stark, baker same 5View details
1905-06394Stable and Ground Robert Brown Wilkins, commission agent, Invertay, 29 Elveden Rd, Palmers Green, London per D W Logie, solicitor, Stirling Robert Mathewson jun, grocer same 8View details
1903-04391Stable and Ground Robert Brown Wilkins, commission agent, Invertay, 3 Elveden Rd, Palmers Green, London per D W Logie, solicitor, Stirling John Stark, baker same 5View details
1903-04392Stable and Ground Robert Brown Wilkins, commission agent, Invertay, 3 Elveden Rd, Palmers Green, London per D W Logie, solicitor, Stirling Robert Mathewson jun, grocer same 10View details
1900-01964Stable and Ground Robert Brown Wilkins, commission agent, 67 Leadenhall St, London per D W Logie, solicitor, Stirling James S Sturrock, assistant manager, Dundee Advertiser same 10View details
1899-00930Stable and Ground Robert Brown Wilkins, commission agent, 67 Leadenhall St, London per D W Logie, solicitor, Stirling James S Sturrock, assistant manager, Dundee Advertiser same 10View details
1897-98883Stable and Ground Robert Brown Wilkins, clerk, 67 Leadenhall St, London per D W Logie, solicitor, Stirling James S Sturrock, assistant manager, Dundee Advertiser same 10View details
1896-97855Stable and Ground Robert Brown Wilkins, clerk, 19 Beresford Rd, Canonbury, London per D W Logie, solicitor, Stirling James S Sturrock, assistant manager, Dundee Advertiser same 10View details
1895-96821Stable and Ground Robert Brown Wilkins, clerk, 19 Beresford Rd, Canonbury, London per D W Logie, solicitor, Stirling James S Sturrock, assistant manager, Dundee Advertiser same 10View details
1894-95777Stable and Ground Robert Brown Wilkins, clerk, 19 Beresford Rd, Canonbury, London per D W Logie, solicitor, Stirling James S Sturrock, assistant manager, Dundee Advertiser same 10View details
1893-94754Stable and Ground Robert Brown Wilkins, clerk, 19 Beresford Rd, London per D W Logie, solicitor, Stirling James S Sturrock, assistant manager, Dundee Advertiser same 10View details
1892-93739Stable and Ground Robert Brown Wilkins, clerk, 154 Southgate Rd, London per D W Logie, solicitor, Stirling James Sturrock, Asst. manager, Dundee Advertiser same 10View details
1891-92723Stable and Ground Robert Brown Wilkins, clerk, 154 Southgate Rd, London per D W Logie, solicitor, Stirling James Sturrock, Asst. manager, Dundee Advertiser same 10View details
1890-91676Stable and Ground Robert Brown Wilkins, clerk, 154 Southgate Rd, London per D W Logie, solicitor, Stirling James Sturrock, Asst. manager, Dundee Advertiser same 10View details
1889-90650Stable and Ground Robert Brown Wilkins, Glasgow per D W Logie, solicitor, Stirling Ernest Hassberger, merchant same 10View details
1885-86613Stable and Ground Trs. of late Robert Brown per D W Logie, solicitor, Stirling James Philip, grocer same 10View details
1881-82505Stable and Ground Mrs Mary Brown Wilkins same Messrs Mann & Myles, builders 10View details
1878-79481Stable and Ground Captain Robert Brown same Messrs Mann & Myles, builders 10View details
1875-76368Stable and Ground Captain Robert Brown same Messrs Mann & Myles, builders 7View details
1871-72330Stable & ground Captain Robert Brown Mann & Myles, builders 7View details
1867-68325Feu Captain Robert Brown Said Captain Brown 4View details

 

 

Early Sasines:

Sasine Plots:

Plot: 317  view details Maryton 79.36 pol part of 5 pieces of ground (Brown) Seacraig Bowling Green, King St; quarry etc, Union St See the blog Seacraig.

 

Sasine Abridgements:

RefIn BriefAbridgementRecordedPlots
1891.01430Hendry loan repaidDisch by Andrew Hendry solicitor Dundee Tr for children of him & Ann Mitchell / Hendry disburd bond (28 Aug 1886 £700) by Robert Brown Wilkins 25 St James Sq Edinburgh, now in London over (1) 79.36 pol grnd & bldgs t/on (2) 119.95 pol grnd adjoining & bldgs t/on : E partly by 30' road, both : S by 25' road, parts of 5 pieces of grnd lots 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 of Marytown12 Nov 1891317, 316
1891.01424loan by Catherine Wright / ThomsonBond £400 by Robert Brown Wilkins resid sometime with his grandfather Robert Brown Seacraig House Newport presently in London to Catherine Wright or Thomson, Monzie Villa, Blairmore, Argyleshire of (1) 79.36 pol grnd & bldgs t/on (2) 119.95 pol grnd adjoining & bldgs t/on : E partly by 30' road, both : S by 25' road, parts of 5 pieces of grnd lots 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 of Marytown, see also 1891.1423 (both bonds ranking pari passu)12 Nov 1891317, 316
1891.01423loan by Mary Reid / TownsendBond £400 & disp secur by Robert Brown Wilkins resid sometime with his grandfather Robert Brown Seacraig House Newport presently in London to Mary Reid or Townsend resid St Clair House, 25 Aytoun Road, Pollockshields widow of (1) 79.36 pol grnd & bldgs t/on (2) 119.95 pol grnd adjoining & bldgs t/on : E partly by 30' road, both : S by 25' road, parts of 5 pieces of grnd lots 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 of Marytown, see also 1891.0142412 Nov 1891317, 316
1886.00877loan by Andrew Hendry & Ann Mitchell / HendryBond £700 & disp by Robert Brown Wilkins … to Andrew Hendry solicitor Dundee & wife Ann Mitchell … of (1) 119.95 pol, : S by 24' road, : N by 25' road, : E by 30' road, & bldgs t/on; (2) pce grnd 79.36 pol, : S by 24' road, : N by 25' road, : E by (1), & bldgs t/on, all being pts of 5 lots 2-26 of Marytown …28 Aug 1886316, 317
1886.00845Trs Robert Brown to Robert Brown WilkinsDisp by Trs deceased Robert Brown, Seacraig House, Newport to grandson Robert Brown Wilkins … now 25 St James Sq, Edinburgh, of Seacraig House Newport with grnd, bowling green, quarry & pertinents viz (1) 119.95 pol, : S by 24' road, : N by 25' road, : E by 30' road, & bldgs t/on; (2) pce grnd 79.36 pol, : S by 24' road, : N by 25' road, : E by (1), & bldgs t/on, all being pts of 5 lots 2-26 of Marytown …13 Aug 1886316, 317
1881.00697Robert Brown to TrsNot Instr Trs deceased Robert Brown, Sea Craig House, Newport of 79.36 pol & bldgs t/on, : S by 24' road, : N by 25' road, pt of 5 pieces of grnd lots 22-26 of Marytown9 Jun 1881317
1868.03143Robert Brown loan repaidRobert Brown grants disch of bond & disp £650 by Trs sequest est Alexander Rhind (Aug 1867) & declares 25 falls 4 ells lot 27 Maryton & lots 22-26 Maryton disburdened6 Aug 1868192, 149, 316, 317
1868.02745part of Robert Brown loan repaid; [plot ID 317] cleared of loan; remainder of loan now only over remaining ground [plot IDs 316, 192, 149]Robert Brown grants disch & restriction of bond & disp £650 extent of £50 to Tr sequest est Alexander Rhind (Aug 1867) declaring 25 falls 4 ells or 31 pol 20 yd grnd lot 27 on plan & 5 pieces grnd (4 x 40 falls 4 ells + 1 x 49 falls 14 ells) lots 22-26 on plan & ho etc t/on in Maryton disburdened thereof; & disburd. to the full extent of said bond & disp a pce grnd 79.36 pol with bldgs etc t/on, pt of said 5 pieces of grnd; & restricting the security for the balance of £600 to the remaining subjects (see 1867.02212)19 Mar 1868149, 317, 316, 192
1868.02744Trs Alexander Rhind to Robert Brown (another part)Robert Brown, Sea Craig House, reg disp to himself by Trs sequest est. Alexander Rhind of 79.36 pol grnd & bldgs etc t/on part of 5 pieces of land lots 22-26 of Marytown19 Mar 1868317, 149

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;

Basic Types of Sasine Abridgements     Worked example explaining the sasine transactions on the property pages     Sasine entries - background information and explanation

 

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