Location : 5 James Street
= Property still standing
Notes:
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.443281,-2.937701
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 4 James Street 2 Kerr Street 3 Kerr Street 4 Kerr Street 5 Kerr Street 6 Kerr Street 7 Kerr Street (garden, Kerr Street) 1 Kerr Street 46 King Street 48 King Street 50 King Street 52 King Street 54 King Street 56 King Street (Seacraig Cottages [4], King Street) (Seacraig Cottages [5], King Street) (Seacraig Cottages [6], King Street) (Seacraig Cottages [7], King Street) (Seacraig Cottages [8], King Street) 47 Queen Street 49 Queen Street 14 Seacraig Court 15 Seacraig Court 16 Seacraig Court 17 Seacraig Court 1 Tay Terrace 3 Tay Terrace 5 Tay Terrace 7 Tay Terrace
1909-10 Finance Act - Valuation Office: Field Surveys
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)
| Ashbank Cottage | ||
| The Cottage | ||
| St Margaret's Cottage | 1938 |
Directory entries (before 1975) There are 40 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 dir | Findlay, William, licensed grocer, 9 Union Street; h. 5 James Street | location 2 | |
| 1973 dir | Findlay, William, licensed grocer, 9 Union Street; h. 5 James Street | location 2 | |
| 1972 dir | Findlay, William, licensed grocer, 9 Union Street; h. 5 James Street | location 2 | |
| 1971 dir | Findlay, William, licensed grocer, 9 Union Street; h. 5 James Street | location 2 | |
| 1970 dir | Findlay, William, licensed grocer, 9 Union Street; h. 5 James Street | location 2 | |
| 1969 dir | Findlay, William, licensed grocer, 9 Union Street; h. 5 James Street | location 2 | |
| 1968 dir | Findlay, William, licensed grocer, 9 Union Street; h. 5 James Street | location 2 | |
| 1967 dir | Findlay, William, grocer, 34 Robert street; h. 5 James street | location 2 | |
| 1966 dir | Findlay, William, grocer, 34 Robert street; h. 5 James street | location 2 | |
| 1964 dir | Findlay, William, grocer, 15 Robert street, The Cottage, James street | location 2 | |
| 1963 dir | Findlay, William, grocer, 15 Robert street, The Cottage, James street | location 2 | |
| 1938-39 dir | Veitch, Robert, church-officer, St Fillan's Church ; h. St Margaret's cottage, Tay terrace, East Newport | location 2 | |
| 1937-38 dir | Veitch, Robert, church-officer, St Fillan's Church ; h. St Margaret's cottage, Tay terrace, East Newport | location 2 | |
| 1936-37 dir | Veitch, Robert, church-officer, St Fillan's Church ; h. St Margaret's cottage, Tay terrace, East Newport | location 2 | |
| 1935-36 dir | Veitch, Robert, church-officer, St Fillan's Church ; h. St Margaret's cottage, Tay terrace, East Newport | location 2 | |
| 1934-35 dir | Veitch, Robert, church-officer, St Fillan's Church ; h. St Margaret's cottage, Tay terrace, East Newport | location 2 | |
| 1933-34 dir | Veitch, Robert, church-officer, St Fillan's Church ; h. St Margaret's cottage, Tay terrace, East Newport | location 2 | |
| 1932-33 dir | Veitch, Robert, church-officer, St Fillan's Church ; h. St Margaret's cottage, Tay terrace, East Newport | location 2 | |
| 1931-32 dir | Veitch, Robert, church-officer, St Fillan's Church ; h. St Margaret's cottage, Tay terrace, East Newport | location 2 | |
| 1930-31 dir | Veitch, Robert, church-officer, St Fillan's Church of Scotland ; h. St Margaret's cottage, Tay terrace, East Newport | location 2 | |
| 1909-10 dir | Reid, William, gardener, Ashbank cottage, East Newport | ||
| 1908-09 dir | Reid, William, gardener, Ashbank cottage, East Newport | ||
| 1907-08 dir | Reid, William, gardener, Ashbank cottage, East Newport | ||
| 1906-07 dir | Lees, William, gardener, Ashbank cottage, East Newport | ||
| 1905-06 dir | Lees, William, gardener, Ashbank cottage, East Newport | ||
| 1904-05 dir | Lees, William, gardener, Ashbank cottage, East Newport | ||
| 1903-04 dir | Lees, William, gardener, Ashbank cottage, East Newport | ||
| 1902-03 dir | Lees, William, gardener, Ashbank cottage, East Newport | ||
| 1901-02 dir | M'Adie, David, traveller, Ashbank cottage. East Newport | ||
| 1900-01 dir | Wilson, James, gardener, Ashbank cottage, Woodriffe terrace | ||
| 1899-00 dir | Wilson, James, gardener, Ashbank cottage, Woodriffe terrace | ||
| 1898-99 dir | Shepherd, John, coachman, Ashbank cottage, James street | ||
| 1897-98 dir | Shepherd, John, coachman, Ashbank cottage, James street | ||
| 1896-97 dir | Shepherd, John, coachman, Ashbank cottage, James street | ||
| 1895-96 dir | Shepherd, John, coachman, Ashbank cottage, James street | ||
| 1894-95 dir | Shepherd, John, coachman, Ashbank cottage, James street | ||
| 1893-94 dir | Shepherd, John, coachman, Ashbank cottage, James street | ||
| 1892-93 dir | Shepherd, John, coachman, Ashbank cottage, James street | ||
| 1877 Worrall dir | Trail David, coachman, Ashbank Cottage : Miscellaneous. | ||
| 1867-68 dir | Moncur, Miss, East Newport |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | James Street | Meldrum | James | 2 | ||||
| 1921 | James Street | Watt | James | 1 | ||||
| 1911 | James Street | Watt | James | 3 | ||||
| 1901 | James Street | Uninhabited | View household | |||||
| 1891 | Ashbank Cottage | Shepherd | John | 3 | View household | |||
| 1881 | Ashbank Cottage | Shepherd | John | 3 | View household | |||
| 1871 | King Street | Trail | David | 2 | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 51 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 124000 | House & Garage | William C Findlay | proprietor | 98 | View details | |||
| 1973-74 | 124000 | House & Garage | William C Findlay | proprietor | 98 | View details | |||
| 1972-73 | 124000 | House & Garage | William C Findlay | proprietor | 98 | View details | |||
| 1971-72 | 124000 | House & Garage | William C Findlay | proprietor | 98 | View details | |||
| 1969-70 | 1240 | House & Garage | William C Findlay | proprietor | 65 | View details | |||
| 1968-69 | 1240 | House & Garage | William C Findlay | proprietor | 65 | View details | |||
| 1967-68 | 186 | House & Garage | William C Findlay | proprietor | 65 | View details | |||
| 1966-67 | 186 | House & Garage | William C Findlay | proprietor | 50 | View details | |||
| 1964-65 | 186 | House & Garage | William C Findlay | proprietor | 46 | View details | |||
| 1961-62 | 527 | House & Garage | Frank Wighton | proprietor | 46 | View details | |||
| 1958-59 | 344 | House, Garage & Garden | Frank Wighton | proprietor | 31 | View details | |||
| 1957-58 | 347 | House, Garage & Garden | Frank Wighton | proprietor | 31 | View details | |||
| 1952-53 | 319 | House & Garden | Frank Wighton | proprietor | 27 | View details | |||
| 1947-48 | 315 | House & Garden | Alexander Duncan | proprietor | 27 | View details | |||
| 1942-43 | 321 | House & Garden | Isabella G, Maud M D, Jane K & Margaret K Smith per Edward Cowan & Co, 4 High St, Dundee | John Motion, gardener | 27 | View details | |||
| 1940-41 | 319 | House & Garden | Isabella G, Maud M D, Jane K & Margaret K Smith per Edward Cowan & Co, 4 High St, Dundee | John Motion, gardener | 27 | View details | |||
| 1937-38 | 324 | House & Garden | Isabella G, Maud M D, Jane K & Margaret K Smith per Edward Cowan & Co, 4 High St, Dundee | Robert Veitch, gardener | 27 | View details | |||
| 1935-36 | 293 | House & Garden | Isabella G, Maud M D, Jane K & Margaret K Smith per Edward Cowan & Co, 4 High St, Dundee | Robert Veitch, gardener | 27 | View details | |||
| 1932-33 | 290 | House & Garden | Isabella G, Maud M D, Jane K & Margaret K Smith per Edward Cowan & Co, 4 High St, Dundee | Robert Veitch, gardener | 27 | View details | |||
| 1930-31 | 285 | House & Garden | Isabella G, Maud M D, Jane K & Margaret K Smith per Edward Cowan & Co, 4 High St, Dundee | Robert Veitch, gardener | 27 | View details | |||
| 1927-28 | 283 | House & Garden | Daniel S Smith, draper, Murraygate, Dundee | proprietor; James Watt, IO | 12-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1925-26 | 269 | House & Garden | Daniel S Smith, draper, Murraygate, Dundee | proprietor; James Watt, gardener, IO | 12-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1922-23 | 256 | House & Garden | Daniel S Smith, draper, Murraygate, Dundee | proprietor; James Watt, gardener, IO | 12-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1920-21 | 247 | House & Garden | Daniel S Smith, draper, Murraygate, Dundee | proprietor; James Watt, gardener, IO | 10 | View details | |||
| 1917-18 | 246 | House & Garden | Daniel S Smith, draper, Murraygate, Dundee | proprietor; James Watt, gardener, IO | 10 | View details | |||
| 1915-16 | 244 | House & Garden | Daniel S Smith, draper, Murraygate, Dundee | proprietor; James Watt, gardener, IO | 10 | View details | |||
| 1912-13 | 335 | House & Garden | Daniel S Smith, draper, Murraygate, Dundee | proprietor; James Watt, gardener, IO | 10 | View details | |||
| 1907-08 | 318 | House & Garden | James Webster, Dunearn, Burntisland | William Reid, jobbing gardener | same | 10 | View details | ||
| 1905-06 | 304 | House and Garden | William Young Blyth Martin per Gray Robertson & Smith, solicitors, 69 Reform St, Dundee | William Lees, gardener | same | 10 | View details | ||
| 1903-04 | 301 | House and Garden | William Young Blyth Martin | William Lees, gardener | same | 10 | View details | ||
| 1901-02 | 891 | House and Garden | William Young Blyth Martin | David McAdie, gardener | same | 10 | View details | ||
| 1900-01 | 875 | House and Garden | William Young Blyth Martin | empty | 11 | View details | |||
| 1899-00 | 841 | House and Garden | William Young Blyth Martin | empty | 11 | View details | |||
| 1897-98 | 793 | House and Garden | Mrs Isabella Blyth, spouse of William Young Blyth Martin | John Shepherd, coachman | 11 | View details | |||
| 1896-97 | 767 | House and Garden | Mrs Isabella Blyth, spouse of William Young Blyth Martin | John Shepherd, coachman | 11 | View details | |||
| 1895-96 | 733 | House and Garden | Mrs Isabella Blyth, spouse of William Young Blyth Martin | John Shepherd, coachman | 11 | View details | |||
| 1894-95 | 687 | House and Garden | Mrs Isabella Blyth, spouse of William Young Blyth Martin | John Shepherd, coachman | 10 | View details | |||
| 1893-94 | 664 | House and Garden | Mrs Isabella Blyth, spouse of William Young Blyth Martin | John Shepherd, coachman | 10 | View details | |||
| 1892-93 | 650 | House and Garden | Mrs Isabella Blyth, spouse of William Young Blyth Martin | John Shepherd, coachman | 10 | View details | |||
| 1891-92 | 634 | House and Garden | Mrs Isabella Blyth, spouse of William Young Blyth Martin | John Shepherd, coachman | 10 | View details | |||
| 1890-91 | 600 | House and Garden | Mrs Isabella Blyth, spouse of William Young Blyth Martin | John Shepherd, coachman | 10 | View details | |||
| 1889-90 | 573 | House and Garden | Mrs Isabella Blyth, spouse of William Young Blyth Martin | John Shepherd, coachman | 10 | View details | |||
| 1885-86 | 541 | House and Garden | Mrs Isabella Blyth, spouse of William Young Blyth Martin | John Shepherd, gardener | 10 | View details | |||
| 1881-82 | 432 | House and Garden | Mrs Isabella Blyth, spouse of William Young Blyth Martin | same | John Shepherd, coachman | 10 | View details | ||
| 1878-79 | 413 | House and Garden | Mrs Isabella Blyth, spouse of William Young Blyth Martin | same | John Shepherd, coachman | 10 | View details | ||
| 1875-76 | 334 | House and Garden | William Kerr, Esq. | same | David Trail, gardener | 8 | View details | ||
| 1871-72 | 300 | House and Garden | William Kerr | David Traill, gardener | 7-10-0 | View details | [James Street] | ||
| 1867-68 | 279 | House and Garden | William Kerr,engineer | Miss Margaret Moncur | 7-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1865-66 | 263 | House and Garden | William Kerr,engineer | Said William Kerr | 50 | View details | |||
| 1864-65 | 245 | Feus | William Kerr,engineer, Dudhope Place, Dundee | Said William Kerr | 7-2-0 | View details | |||
| 1860-61 | 213 | Feus | Mrs Martin, Dundee | Mrs Martin | 7-2-0 | View details |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 455 view details | East Newport | 6 pol 11 yd | cottage & ground | (Isabella Blyth) | 5 James St |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878.02611 | Catherine Kerr / Webster & James Webster to Isabella Blyth / Kerr | Disp by Catherine Kerr / Webster & spouse James Webster, Crail ... presently ... Torquay, consent Isabella Blyth / Kerr, Ashbank, Newport widow to said Isabella Blyth / Kerr of (1) 53 pol 18 yd grnd lot 7, : N by t/p to Ferryport, : S by 25' street, pt of park E of Marytown & (2) 17 pol 14 yd lot Ivb on N side of t/p; (3) 6 pol 20 yd grnd & coach house / stables & hay loft t/on, : E partly by (1), : S by Kerr St, : W by James St, pt of 54 pol 20 yd lot 6; (4) 6 pol 11 yd & dw ho t/on, : S by Nairne St, : W by James St, pt of 64 pol lot 21. | 12 Jan 1878 | 223 (1), 145 (2), 454 (3), 455 (4) | |
| 1877.01960 | Trs William Kerr to Isabella Blyth / Kerr in liferent | Disp by Trs deceased William Kerr, engineer & founder Dundee, afterwards residing Newport to his widow Isabella Blyth / Kerr, residing Newport, in liferent, for her liferent use, but so long as she shall remain his widow, of (1) pce grnd with stable, coach houses, harness room, etc t/on, : S by Kerr St along which it extends 25', : W by James St along which it extends 50', pt of 54 pol 20 yd grnd; (2) pce grnd with cottage t/on, : W by James St, : S by Nairne St, pt of 64 pol grnd | 12 Jul 1877 | 454, 223, 336, 455 |
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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