The Newport, Wormit & Forgan Archive

Location : 7  James Street

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= Property still standing

Notes:      upstairs

Other properties at the same location : 2 Tay Terrace     

Using the information here, it is impossible to be certain who lived in each property or part of the building before 1889. Other properties involved : 1 East Queen Street     2 Tay Terrace     4 Tay Terrace      One possible interpretation is given below.

Introduction

House numbering in Tay Terrace, Kerr Street & East Queen Street was so problematic that the Town Council renumbered them in February 1937 and insisted that the new numbers be displayed. It appears to have had little effect.

Location and Old Maps

Latitude, longitude:      56.443251,-2.937041

View location on the 1855 6-inch map, the 1895 25-inch map, the 1966 25-inch map, or a 1944-50 aerial photograph at the National Library of Scotland website.

Nearby properties (demolished in red):   1 East Queen Street   3 East Queen Street   5 East Queen Street   2 James Street   4 James Street   8 James Street   3 Kerr Street   4 Kerr Street   5 Kerr Street   6 Kerr Street   7 Kerr Street   8 Kerr Street   9 Kerr Street   43 Queen Street   45 Queen Street   47 Queen Street   49 Queen Street   51 Queen Street   53 Queen Street   2 Tay Terrace   3 Tay Terrace   4 Tay Terrace   5 Tay Terrace   6 Tay Terrace   7 Tay Terrace   8 Tay Terrace  

Old Addresses (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the address)

House Names (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the name)

Directory entries (before 1970)      There are 74 entries

Entries in the Registers of Voters

Census records

Valuation Roll entries      There are 28 entries

Early Sasines:

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