Location : house at Tayfield Offices, High Road
= Farm cottages &/or bothy. All unidentified properties and their residents are listed here. It has not been possible to sort out who lived where. Any properties which can be positively located or identified have been given their own page - see any cross references.
Notes: Specific locations are uncertain and could be anywhere on the farm or estate.
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.435706,-2.940224
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): house at Tayfield, High Road Tayfield Home Farm, High Road
1854 Ordnance Survey Name Book Entry (originals at ScotlandsPlaces) (more information on the O.S. Name Books page)
| List of names to be corrected if necessary | Orthography, as recommended to be used in the new plans | Other modes of spelling the name | Authorities for these other modes of spelling when known | Situation | Descriptive remarks or other general observations which may be considered of interest | Source |
| Tayfield House | Tayfield House | Tayfield House; Tayfield House; Tayfield House; Tayfield; Tayfield | John Berry Esq, proprietor; James Shepherd, Newport Pier; Alexander Dingwall, Seamills; Leighton's Hist. of Fife; Johnston's Co. Map. | About 12 chains S.E. of the village of Newport. | This is the mansion house of the estate of Tayfield, is of recent erection and in the Elizabethan style of architecture. It is a large building four storeys high. A few yards from the house is the garden, which is large and well kept, the home farm buildings and stabling are north of the garden. In the parks around the house are some fine timber. There are two lodges, from their position called the north and south lodges, occupied by the gardeners. The present tenant is James Paton, Merchant, Montrose, the proprietor is John Berry W.S., Edinburgh. | OS1/13/34/9 |
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)
| Tayfield Offices | 1967 |
Directory entries (before 1975) There are 31 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913-14 dir | Duncan, William, estate labourer, Tayfield | ||
| 1912-13 dir | Duncan, William, estate labourer, Tayfield | ||
| 1911-12 dir | Duncan, William, estate labourer, Tayfield | ||
| 1910-11 dir | Duncan, William, estate labourer, Tayfield | ||
| 1909-10 dir | Duncan, William, estate labourer, Tayfield | ||
| 1908-09 dir | Duncan, William, estate labourer, Tayfield | ||
| 1908 Tayside Annual | Duncan, Wm., labourer, Tayfield Offices. | ||
| 1907-08 dir | Duncan, William, estate labourer, Tayfield | ||
| 1906-07 dir | Duncan, William, carter, Tayfield | ||
| 1906-07 dir | Duncan, William, estate labourer, Tayfield | ||
| 1905-06 dir | Stewart, John, forester, Tayfield | ||
| 1904-05 dir | Stewart, John, forester, Tayfield | ||
| 1903-04 dir | Stewart, John, forester, Tayfield | ||
| 1902-03 dir | Stewart, John, forester, Tayfield | ||
| 1901-02 dir | Stewart, John, forester, Tayfield | ||
| 1900-01 dir | Stewart, John, forester, Tayfield | ||
| 1899-00 dir | Stewart, John, forester, Tayfield | ||
| 1898-99 dir | Stewart, John, forester, Tayfield | ||
| 1897-98 dir | Stewart, John, forester, Tayfield | ||
| 1896-97 dir | Wishart, Edward, sexton, Tayfield, Forgan | ||
| 1896-97 dir | Stewart, John, forester, Tayfield | ||
| 1895-96 dir | Wishart, Edward, sexton, Tayfield, Forgan | ||
| 1894-95 dir | Wishart, Edward, sexton, Tayfield, Forgan | ||
| 1893-94 dir | Wishart, Edward, sexton, Tayfield, Forgan | ||
| 1886-87 dir | Foggie, William, joiner. Pierhead ; h. Tayfield | location 2 | |
| 1885-86 dir | Foggie, William, joiner. Pierhead ; h. Tayfield | location 2 | |
| 1884-85 dir | Foggie, William, joiner. Pierhead ; h. Tayfield | location 2 | |
| 1882-83 dir | Foggie, William, joiner, Pierhead ; h. Tayfield | location 2 | |
| 1880-81 dir | Foggie, William, joiner. Pierhead ; h. Tayfield | location 2 | |
| 1878-79 dir | Foggie, William, joiner, Pierhead ; h. Tayfield | location 2 | |
| 1876-77 dir | Foggie, William, joiner. Pierhead ; h. Tayfield, East Newport | location 2 |
Entries in the Registers of Voters
| Source | Enrol Date | Name | Occup. | Address | Qualification | Property | at | Notes | ||
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| 1900 Male Voters | Stewart, John | Labourer | Tayfield Offices, Newport | Tenant of House | Tayfield |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Tayfield Home Farm Bothy | Anderson | Fred | 2 | ||||
| 1921 | Tayfield Home Farm | McErlane | Patrick | 4 | ||||
| 1911 | Tayfield Cottage | Wilson | Jessie | 1 | ||||
| 1911 | Tayfield Cottage | Duncan | William | 3 | ||||
| 1901 | Home Farm [Tayfield] | Stewart | John | 3 | View household | |||
| 1891 | Tayfield Bothy | Henderson | William | 1 | View household | |||
| 1891 | Tayfield Bothy | Wishart | Edward | 3 | View household | |||
| 1881 | Tayfield Farm | Pringle | Alexander | 1 | View household | |||
| 1881 | Tayfield Farm | Foggie | William | 3 | View household | |||
| 1871 | Tayfield Farm | Bothy | Webster | George | [Schedule number deleted] | View household | ||
| 1871 | Tayfield Farm | Bothy | Easton | David | 1 | View household | ||
| 1871 | Tayfield Farm | Robertson | Robert | 1 | View household | |||
| 1861 | Tayfield | Ritchie | John | 2 | View household | |||
| 1861 | Tayfield | Henhouse | Wood | Betsy | 1 | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 55 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
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| 1974-75 | 213600 | House | William Berry per Murray Beith & Murray WS, 39 Castle St, Edinburgh 2 | proprietor; James P Smith, IO | 105 | View details | |||
| 1973-74 | 213600 | House | John Berry CBE PhD per Murray Beith & Murray WS, 39 Castle St, Edinburgh 2 | William Berry per Murray Beith & Murray WS, 39 & 43 Castle St, Edinburgh 2; James P Smith, IO | 105 | View details | |||
| 1972-73 | 213600 | House | John Berry CBE PhD | William Berry per Murray Beith & Murray WS, 39 & 43 Castle St, Edinburgh 2; James P Smith, IO | 105 | View details | |||
| 1971-72 | 213600 | House | John Berry CBE PhD | William Berry per Murray Beith & Murray WS, 39 & 43 Castle St, Edinburgh 2; James P Smith, IO | 105 | View details | |||
| 1969-70 | 2136 | House | John Berry CBE PhD | William Berry per Murray Beith & Murray WS, 39 & 43 Castle St, Edinburgh 2; James P Smith, O | 66 | View details | |||
| 1968-69 | 2136 | House | John Berry PhD | William Berry per Murray Beith & Murray WS, 39 & 43 Castle St, Edinburgh 2; James P Smith, O | 66 | View details | |||
| 1967-68 | 790 | House | John Berry PhD per Murray Beith & Murray WS, 39 & 43 Castle St, Edinburgh 2 | William Berry per Murray Beith & Murray WS, 39 & 43 Castle St, Edinburgh 2; James P Smith, O | 66 | View details | |||
| 1966-67 | 790 | House | John Berry PhD per Murray Beith & Murray WS, 39 & 43 Castle St, Edinburgh 2 | proprietor; James P Smith, IO | 66 | View details | |||
| 1964-65 | 790 | House | John Berry PhD per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cres, Edinburgh | proprietor; James P Smith, IO | View details | ||||
| 1961-62 | 2327 | House | John Berry PhD per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cres, Edinburgh | James P Smith, IO | View details | ||||
| 1961-62 | 2328 | House | John Berry PhD per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cres, Edinburgh | empty | View details | ||||
| 1958-59 | 970 | House | John Berry PhD per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cres, Edinburgh | empty | View details | ||||
| 1958-59 | 969 | House | John Berry PhD per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cres, Edinburgh | James P Smith, IO (£3) | View details | ||||
| 1957-58 | 949 | House | John Berry PhD per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cres, Edinburgh | James P Smith, IO (£3) | View details | ||||
| 1957-58 | 950 | House | John Berry PhD per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cres, Edinburgh | empty | View details | ||||
| 1952-53 | 927 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cres, Edinburgh | John Smith, IO (£3) | View details | ||||
| 1952-53 | 928 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cres, Edinburgh | James E Lamb, IO | View details | ||||
| 1947-48 | 896 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cres, Edinburgh | empty | View details | ||||
| 1947-48 | 895 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cres, Edinburgh | John Smith, IO (£3) | View details | ||||
| 1942-43 | 877 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cres, Edinburgh | empty | View details | ||||
| 1942-43 | 876 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cres, Edinburgh | John Smith, IO (£3) | View details | ||||
| 1940-41 | 877 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cres, Edinburgh | John Smith, IO (£3) | View details | ||||
| 1940-41 | 878 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cres, Edinburgh | empty | View details | ||||
| 1937-38 | 889 | House | John Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cres, Edinburgh | John Smith, IO (£3) | View details | ||||
| 1937-38 | 890 | House | John Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cres, Edinburgh | John Smith, IO | View details | ||||
| 1935-36 | 858 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cres, Edinburgh | John Smith, IO (£3) | View details | ||||
| 1935-36 | 859 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cres, Edinburgh | empty, IO | View details | ||||
| 1932-33 | 829 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cres, Edinburgh | John Smith, IO (£3) | View details | ||||
| 1932-33 | 830 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cres, Edinburgh | empty | View details | ||||
| 1930-31 | 827 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cres, Edinburgh | empty | View details | ||||
| 1930-31 | 826 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cres, Edinburgh | John Smith, IO (£3) | View details | ||||
| 1927-28 | 820 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cres, Edinburgh | P McErlane, IO (£3) | View details | ||||
| 1927-28 | 821 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 10 Atholl Cres, Edinburgh | empty | View details | ||||
| 1925-26 | 803 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | P McErlane, estate labourer; IO | View details | ||||
| 1925-26 | 804 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | R Smith, retired | View details | ||||
| 1922-23 | 782 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | P McGilane, estate labourer; IO | View details | ||||
| 1920-21 | 762 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | James Brown, labourer; IO | View details | ||||
| 1917-18 | 760 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | James Brown, labourer, IO | View details | ||||
| 1915-16 | 755 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | William Duncan, labourer, IO | View details | ||||
| 1912-13 | 669 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | William Duncan, labourer, IO | View details | ||||
| 1907-08 | 650 | House | William Berry per Hagart & Burn Murdoch WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | William Duncan, labourer, IO | View details | ||||
| 1905-06 | 633 | House | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | John Stewart, labourer; IO | View details | ||||
| 1903-04 | 625 | House | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | John Stewart, labourer; IO | View details | ||||
| 1901-02 | 410 | House | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | John Stewart, labourer, IO | View details | ||||
| 1900-01 | 397 | House | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | John Stewart, labourer, IO | View details | ||||
| 1899-00 | 368 | House | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | John Stewart, labourer, IO | View details | ||||
| 1897-98 | 320 | House | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | JohnStewart, labourer, IO | View details | ||||
| 1896-97 | 298 | House | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | JohnStewart, labourer, IO | View details | ||||
| 1895-96 | 271 | House | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Edward Wishart, labourer, IO | View details | ||||
| 1894-95 | 92 | House | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Edward Wishart, labourer, IO | View details | ||||
| 1893-94 | 85 | House | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Edward Wishart, labourer, IO | View details | ||||
| 1892-93 | 89 | House | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Edward Wishart, labourer, IO | View details | ||||
| 1891-92 | 89 | House | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Edward Wishart, labourer, IO | View details | ||||
| 1890-91 | 85 | House | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Edward Wishart, labourer, IO | View details | ||||
| 1889-90 | 81 | House | William Berry Esq. per Haggart & Burn Murdoch, WS, 140 Princes St, Edinburgh | Edward Wishart, labourer, IO | View details |
Early Sasines:
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