Location : 4 James Street
= Property still standing
Notes: upstairs
Other properties at the same location : 2 James Street
Using the information here, it is impossible to be certain who lived in each property or part of the building before 1937. Other properties involved : 2 James Street 54 King Street 56 King Street One possible interpretation is given below.
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.443061,-2.937604
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 James Street 5 James Street 7 James Street 8 James Street 2 Kerr Street 3 Kerr Street 4 Kerr Street 5 Kerr Street 6 Kerr Street 1 Kerr Street 46 King Street 48 King Street 50 King Street 52 King Street 54 King Street 56 King Street (former coal shed, King Street) 37 Queen Street 39 Queen Street 41 Queen Street 43 Queen Street 45 Queen Street 47 Queen Street 49 Queen Street 51 Queen Street 53 Queen Street unidentified [? part of 41], Queen Street (Shed / Stable, Queen Street) 1 Tay Terrace 2 Tay Terrace 3 Tay Terrace 5 Tay Terrace 7 Tay Terrace
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)
| Osborne Place | ||
| Maryton Villa | 1887-1889 |
Directory entries (before 1975) There are 73 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 dir | M'Intosh, Mrs, Osborne place, King street | ||
| 1948-49 dir | M'Intosh, Mrs, Osborne place, King street | ||
| 1947-48 dir | M'Intosh, Mrs, Osborne place, King street | ||
| 1946-47 dir | M'Intosh, Mrs, Osborne place, King street | ||
| 1942-43 dir | M'Intosh, Mrs. Osborne place, King street | ||
| 1941-42 dir | M'Intosh, Mrs, Osborne place, King street | ||
| 1940-41 dir | M'Intosh, Mrs, Osborne place, King street | ||
| 1939-40 dir | M'Intosh, Mrs, Osborne place, King street | ||
| 1938-39 dir | M'Intosh, Mrs, Osborne place, King street | ||
| 1937-38 dir | M'Intosh, Mrs, Osborne place, King street | ||
| 1936-37 dir | M'Intosh, Mrs, Osborne place, King street | ||
| 1935-36 dir | M'Intosh, Mrs. Osborne place, King street | ||
| 1934-35 dir | M'Intosh, Mrs, Osborne place, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1933-34 dir | M'Intosh, Mrs, Osborne place, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1932-33 dir | M'Intosh, Mrs, Osborne place, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1931-32 dir | M'Intosh, Mrs Mary, Osborne place, East Newport | ||
| 1931-32 dir | Irons, J. B., clerk, Osborne place, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1930-31 dir | Irons, J. B., clerk, Osborne place, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1929-30 dir | Irons, J. B., clerk, Osborne place, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1928-29 dir | Irons, J. B., clerk, Osborne place, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1927-28 dir | Irons, J. B., clerk, Osborne place, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1926-27 dir | Jolly, John, gardener, Osborne place, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1925-26 dir | Jolly, John, gardener, Osborne place, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1925-26 dir | Jolly, John, Osborne place, King st. : Gardeners (Landscape). | ||
| 1923-24 dir | Jolly, John, gardener, Osborne place, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1923-24 dir | Jolly, John, Osborne place, King st. : Gardeners (Landscape). | ||
| 1922-23 dir | Jolly, John, gardener, Osborne place, King street. East Newport | ||
| 1920-21 dir | Jolly, John, gardener, Osborne place, East Newport | ||
| 1918-19 dir | Jolly, John, gardener, Osborne place, East Newport | ||
| 1915-16 dir | Jolly, John, gardener, Osborne place, East Newport | ||
| 1914-15 dir | Jolly, John, gardener, Osborne place | ||
| 1913-14 dir | Jolly, John, gardener, Osborne place | ||
| 1912-13 dir | Jolly, John, coachman, Osborne place | ||
| 1911-12 dir | Jolly, John, coachman, Osborne place | ||
| 1910-11 dir | Jolly, John, coachman, Osborne place | ||
| 1909-10 dir | Jolly, John, coachman, Osborne place | ||
| 1908-09 dir | Jolly, John, coachman, Osborne place | ||
| 1908 Tayside Annual | Jolly, William, grocer, Osborne Place. | ||
| 1908 Tayside Annual | Jolly, John, gardener, Osborne Place. | ||
| 1907-08 dir | Jolly, John, coachman, Osborne place | ||
| 1907 Tayside Annual | Jolly, John, gardener, Osborne Place. | ||
| 1907 Tayside Annual | Jolly, William grocer, Osborne Place. | ||
| 1906-07 dir | Jolly, John, coachman, Osborne place | ||
| 1905-06 dir | Jolly, John, coachman, Osborne place | ||
| 1904-05 dir | Jolly, John, coachman, Osborne place | ||
| 1903-04 dir | Jolly, John, coachman, Osborne place | ||
| 1902-03 dir | Salmond, Mrs John, Osborne place, James street, East Newport | ||
| 1896-97 dir | Crarer, Mrs, Osborne place, King street, East Newport- | ||
| 1895-96 dir | Crarer, Mrs, Osborne place. King street. East Newport | ||
| 1894-95 dir | Crarer, Mrs, Osborne place, King street. East Newport | ||
| 1893-94 dir | Crarer, Mrs, Osborne place. King street. East Newport | ||
| 1892-93 dir | Crarer, Mrs, Osborne place, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1891-92 dir | Crarer, Mrs, Osborne place, King street. East Newport | ||
| 1890-91 dir | Crarer, Mrs, Osborne place, East Newport | ||
| 1889-90 dir | Crarer, Mrs, Maryton villa. East Newport | ||
| 1889 Slater dir | Crearer Mrs Jessie, King st., East Newport, Fife | ||
| 1888-89 dir | Crarer, Mrs, Maryton villa. East Newport | ||
| 1887-88 dir | Crarer, Mrs, Maryton villa. East Newport | ||
| 1886 Slater dir | Crearer Mrs Jessie, King St | ||
| 1885-86 dir | Crearer, Mrs, Osborne place. East Newport | ||
| 1884-85 dir | Crearer, Mrs, Osborne place. East Newport | ||
| 1882 Slater dir | Crearer Mrs. Jessie, Osborne pl | ||
| 1880-81 dir | Rollo, John, shipmaster, Osborne place. East Newport | ||
| 1878-79 dir | Rollo, John, shipmaster, Osborne place. East Newport | ||
| 1877 Worrall dir | Baxter Mr. David, Osborne place | ||
| 1876-77 dir | Baxter, David, (saddler, Dundee), Osborne place, East Newport [* ms. Alteration - entry deleted] | ||
| 1874-75 dir | Smith, Joshua (wine merchant, Dundee), Osborne place, East Newport | [? could be any of the 8 in Osborne Place] | |
| 1873 Slater dir | Webster Mr. James, Osborne place, Newport | ||
| 1871-72 dir | Webster, James (tea merchant, Dundee), Osborne PI., E. Newport | ||
| 1871-72 dir | Webster, Mrs George, Osborne Place, East Newport | ||
| 1869-70 dir | Kelt, Misses, Osborne Place, East Newport | [? could be any of the 8 in Osborne Place] | |
| 1869-70 dir | Nicholson, Charles, Osborne Place, East Newport | ||
| 1867-68 dir | Nicholson, Charles, Osborne Place, East Newport |
Entries in the Registers of Voters
| Source | Enrol Date | Name | Occup. | Address | Qualification | Property | at | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Female Voters | Salrnond, Mrs Jessie | King Street, Newport | Tenant of House | King Street | ||||||
| 1879-1880 Voters | Rollo, John | shipmaster | Easter Newport |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | James Street | Jolly | John | 5 | ||||
| 1911 | James Street, Osborne Place | Jolly | John | 5 | ||||
| 1901 | James Street | Salmond | Jessie | 5 | View household | |||
| 1891 | 3 Osborne Place | Crarer | Jessie | 5 | View household | |||
| 1881 | Osborne Place | Rollo | Margaret | 5 | View household | |||
| 1871 | King Street | Kelt | Isabella H | 5 | View household | [?] |
Valuation Roll entries There are 48 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 124600 | House | Alexandria B Milne | proprietor | 64 | View details | |||
| 1973-74 | 124600 | House | Alexandria B Milne | proprietor | 64 | View details | |||
| 1972-73 | 124600 | House | Alexandria B Milne | proprietor | 64 | View details | |||
| 1971-72 | 124600 | House | Alexandria B Milne | proprietor | 64 | View details | |||
| 1969-70 | 1246 | House | Alexandria B Milne | proprietor | 45 | View details | |||
| 1968-69 | 1246 | House | Alexandria B Milne | proprietor | 45 | View details | |||
| 1967-68 | 190 | House | Alexandria B Milne | proprietor | 45 | View details | |||
| 1966-67 | 190 | House | Alexandria B Milne | proprietor | 45 | View details | |||
| 1964-65 | 190 | House | Alexandria B Milne | proprietor | 43 | View details | |||
| 1961-62 | 708 | House | Alexandria B Milne | proprietor | 43 | View details | |||
| 1958-59 | 392 | House & Garden | William H Bell | proprietor | 28 | View details | |||
| 1957-58 | 395 | House & Garden | William H Bell | proprietor | 28 | View details | |||
| 1952-53 | 368 | House & Garden | Alexander G Lindsay | proprietor | 28 | View details | |||
| 1947-48 | 365 | House & Garden | James A Kyd, solicitor, Dundee per D & J Thomson & Currie, 38 Whitehall St, Dundee | Mrs Mary McIntosh | 24-6-0 | View details | |||
| 1942-43 | 366 | House & Garden | James A Kyd, solicitor, Dundee per D & J Thomson & Currie, 38 Whitehall St, Dundee | Mrs Mary McIntosh | 24-6-0 | View details | |||
| 1940-41 | 364 | House & Garden | James A Kyd, solicitor, Dundee per D & J Thomson & Currie, 38 Whitehall St, Dundee | Mrs Mary McIntosh | 24-6-0 | View details | |||
| 1937-38 | 369 | House & Garden | James A Kyd, solicitor, Dundee per D & J Thomson, 8 Bank St, Dundee | Mary McIntosh | 24-6-0 | View details | |||
| 1935-36 | 365 | House & Garden | James A Kyd, solicitor, Dundee per D & J Thomson, 8 Bank St, Dundee | Mary McIntosh | 24-6-0 | View details | |||
| 1932-33 | 345 | House & Garden | Shield & Kyd, solicitors, Dundee per D & J Thomson, 8 Bank St, Dundee | Mary McIntosh | 24-6-0 | View details | |||
| 1930-31 | 340 | House & Garden | Shield & Kyd, solicitors, Dundee per D & J Thomson, 8 Bank St, Dundee | John B Irons, clerk | 24-6-0 | View details | |||
| 1927-28 | 337 | House & Garden | Shield & Kyd, solicitors, Dundee per D & J Thomson, 8 Bank St, Dundee | John B Irons | 24-6-0 | View details | |||
| 1925-26 | 323 | House & Garden | Shield & Kyd, solicitors, Dundee per D & J Thomson, 8 Bank St, Dundee | John Jolly, gardener | same | 24-6-0 | View details | ||
| 1922-23 | 306 | House & Garden | Shield & Kyd, solicitors, Dundee per D & J Thomson, 8 Bank St, Dundee | John Jolly, gardener | same | 24-6-0 | View details | ||
| 1920-21 | 295 | House & Garden | Shield & Kyd, solicitors, Dundee per David Thomson, 8 Bank St, Dundee | John Jolly, gardener | same | 17 | View details | ||
| 1917-18 | 294 | House & Garden | Shield & Kyd, solicitors, Dundee per David Thomson, 8 Bank St, Dundee | John Jolly, gardener | same | 17 | View details | ||
| 1915-16 | 291 | House & Garden | Shield & Kyd, solicitors, Dundee per David Thomson, 8 Bank St, Dundee | John Jolly, gardener | same | 17 | View details | ||
| 1912-13 | 476 | House & Garden | Shield & Kyd, solicitors, Dundee per David Thomson, 8 Bank St, Dundee | John Jolly, gardener | same | 17 | View details | ||
| 1907-08 | 456 | House & Garden | Shield & Kyd, solicitors, Dundee per David Thomson, 8 Bank St, Dundee | John Jolly, gardener | same | 17 | View details | ||
| 1905-06 | 443 | House and Garden | Shield & Kyd, solicitors, Dundee per David Thomson, 8 Bank St, Dundee | John Jolly, gardener | same | 17 | View details | ||
| 1903-04 | 435 | House and Garden | Trs of William Thomas Fyfe, auctioneer, 43 Overgate, Dundee per David Thomson, 8 Bank St, Dundee | John Jolly, gardener | same | 17 | View details | ||
| 1901-02 | 1025 | House and Garden | William Thomas Fyfe, auctioneer, 43 Overgate, Dundee | Mrs Jessie Salmond | same | 17 | View details | ||
| 1900-01 | 1008 | House and Garden | William Thomas Fyfe, auctioneer, 107 Murraygate, Dundee | Mrs Jessie Salmond | same | 17 | View details | ||
| 1899-00 | 974 | House and Garden | William Thomas Fyfe, auctioneer, Ward Rd, Dundee | Mrs Jessie Salmond | same | 17 | View details | ||
| 1897-98 | 922 | House and Garden | William Thomas Fyfe, auctioneer, Ward Rd, Dundee | empty | 17 | View details | |||
| 1896-97 | 895 | House and Garden | William Thomas Fyfe, auctioneer, Ward Rd, Dundee | Miss Jessie Crerar's Reps | same | 17 | View details | ||
| 1895-96 | 856 | House and Garden | William Thomas Fyfe, auctioneer Dundee per John Harris, solicitor, High St, Dundee | Mrs Jessie Crerar | same | 17 | View details | ||
| 1894-95 | 812 | House and Garden | Mrs Charlotte Fyfe or Preston | Miss Jessie Crerar | same | 17 | View details | ||
| 1893-94 | 789 | House and Garden | Mrs Charlotte Fyfe or Preston | Miss Jessie Crerar | same | 17 | View details | ||
| 1892-93 | 773 | House and Garden | Mrs Charlotte Fyfe or Preston | Miss Jessie Crerar | 17 | View details | |||
| 1891-92 | 757 | House and Garden | Mrs Charlotte Fyfe or Preston | Miss Jessie Crerar | 17 | View details | |||
| 1890-91 | 709 | House and Garden | Mrs Charlotte Fyfe or Preston | Miss Jessie Crerar | 17 | View details | |||
| 1889-90 | 685 | House and Garden | Mrs Charlotte Fyfe or Preston | Miss Jessie Crerar | 17 | View details | |||
| 1885-86 | 644 | House and Garden | Mrs Charlotte Fyfe or Preston | Mrs Crerar | same | 17 | View details | ||
| 1881-82 | 535 | House and Garden | Mrs Charlotte Fyfe or Preston | same | Mrs Crerar | 17 | View details | ||
| 1878-79 | 505 | House and Garden | Mrs Charlotte Fyfe or Preston | same | John Rollo shipmaster | 18 | View details | ||
| 1875-76 | 389 | House and Garden | Mrs Charlotte Fyfe or Preston | same | David Baxter, saddler | 17 | View details | ||
| 1871-72 | 352 | House | Mrs Preston | James Webster, tea merchant | 17 | View details | |||
| 1867-68 | 344 | House and Garden | Mrs Preston, baker, Hawkhill, Dundee | Charles Nicholson, merchant | 17 | View details |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 273 view details | Seacraig field | lot 3 | 45 pol 25 yd | 'NE' lot of field on S side of King Street | (James Brown) | 2-4 James St, 54-56 King St |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1874.03808 | 27 feus to Balmerino Church | Disp by Berry, Tayfield to Trs Rev James Campbell, Minister of Balmerino and his successors of the following lands, pts of Tayfield (1) 17.75 pol Marytown; (2) 3 pieces lots 29, 30, 31 Marytown; (3) 2 roods Scots lot 26 Marytown; (4) 1 rood 23 falls 15 ells lots 27 & 28 Marytown; (5) 1 acre 34 falls grnd lot 20 S of Marytown; (6) 34 pol 20.5 yd of Gowrie Hill; (7) 32 pol 5 yd of Gowriehill; (8) 4 pol Gowrie Lane; (9) 72.25 pol lot 27 S of Marytown; (10) 37 pol Gardyne St lot 8; (11) 31 pol 20 yd Gardyne St lot 8; (12) 27.5 pol Gardyne St lot 7; (13) 34 pol 25 yd Gardyne St lot 7; (14) 45 pol 9 yd field of Seacraig; (15) 37 pol field of Seacraig; (16) 45 pol 25 yd field of Seacraig; (17) 36 pol 22 yd field of Seacraig; (18) 35 pol lot 5 E of Newport; (19) 54 pol lot 6 E of Newport; (20) 53 pol 18 yd lot 7 E of Newport; (21) 17 pol 14 yd lot 4b E of Newport; (22) 64 pol lot 21 E of Newport; (23) 52 pol 6 yd lot 8 E of Newport; (24) 53.5 pol lot 9 E of Newport; (25) 18 pol 22 yd lot 4a E of Newport; (26) 73 pol lot 28 S of Marytown; (27) 64 pol of Gowriehill; ... under burden of feu rights | 9 Nov 1874 | 239, 167, 168, 169, 205, 261, 156, 3, 4, 333, 324, 331, 323, 330, 271, 274, 273, 272, 222, 223, 144, 145, 336, 322, 62, 228, 71, 342 | |
| 1867.02005 | James Brown to Charlotte Fife / Preston | Charlotte Fife relict of David Preston regist disp to herself by James Brown of lot of 45 pol 25 yd grnd & houses t/on, on S side of King St, the NE lot of a field [repeat of 1867.01954] | 12 Jun 1867 | 273 | |
| 1867.01954 | James Brown to Charlotte Fyfe / Preston | Charlotte Fyfe relict of David Preston regist disp to herself by James Brown of lot of 45 pol 25 yd grnd on S side of King St, the NE lot of a field | 21 May 1867 | 273 | |
| 1867.01953 | Worrall loan repaid | George Worrall grants disch of bond £500 (March 1865) by James Brown & declares lot of 45 pol 25 yd grnd on S side of King St, the NE lot of a field, disburdened (see no. 163) | 21 May 1867 | 273 | |
| 1865.00163 | loan by George Worrall | George Worrall gets bond & disp £500 by James Brown over lot of 45 pol 25 yd, no. 3 on plan, on S side of King Street, the NE lot of a field of Seacraig | 25 Mar 1865 | 273 | |
| 1865.00131 | Tayfield to James Brown | James Brown builder regist feu disp to himself by Berry, Tayfield of 45 pol 25 yd grnd, no. 3 on plan, on S side of King Street, the NE lot of a field of Seacraig | 7 Mar 1865 | 273, 275 |
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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