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.
Old Addresses (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the address)
| Queen Street | 1871 | |
| Craighead Road | 1878 | |
| 1 East Queen Street | 1886 | |
| 1 Tay Terrace | 1893 | |
| 3 Tay Terrace | 1907 | |
| 2 Tay Terrace | 1932 |
House Names (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the name)
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Directory entries (before 1970) There are 74 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 dir | Robertson, Alastair Y., motor agent, 2 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1949-50 dir | Robertson, Alastair Y., motor agent, 2 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1948-49 dir | Robertson, Alastair Y., motor agent, 2 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1942-43 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 2 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1941-42 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 2 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1940-41 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 2 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1939-40 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 1 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1938-39 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 1 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1937-38 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 1 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1936-37 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 1 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1935-36 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 1 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1934-35 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 2 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1933-34 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 2 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1932-33 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 2 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1931-32 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 2 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1930-31 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 2 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1929-30 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 2 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1928-29 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 2 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1927-28 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 2 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1926-27 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 2 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1925-26 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 2 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1923-24 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 2 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1922-23 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 2 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1920-21 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 2 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1918-19 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 2 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1915-16 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 2 Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1914-15 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 2 Tay terrace | ||
| 1913-14 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 2 Tay terrace | ||
| 1912-13 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 2 Tay terrace | ||
| 1911-12 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 2 Tay terrace | ||
| 1910-11 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 2 Tay terrace | ||
| 1909-10 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 2 Tay terrace | ||
| 1908-09 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 2 Tay terrace | ||
| 1908 Tayside Annual | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 2 Tay Terrace. | ||
| 1907-08 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 2 Tay terrace | ||
| 1907 Tayside Annual | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 2 Tay Terrace. | ||
| 1906-07 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 2 Tay terrace | ||
| 1905-06 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 2 Tay terrace | ||
| 1904-05 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander, 2 Tay terrace | ||
| 1903-04 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander (tobacco merchant, Dundee), 2 Tay terrace | ||
| 1902-03 dir | Kay, Mrs Alexander (tobacco merchant, Dundee), 2 Tay terrace | ||
| 1901-02 dir | Kay, Alexander (tobacco merchant, Dundee), 2 Tay terrace | ||
| 1900-01 dir | Kay, Alexander (tobacco merchant, Dundee), 2 Tay terrace | ||
| 1899-00 dir | Kay, Alexander (tobacco merchant, Dundee), 2 Tay terrace | ||
| 1898-99 dir | Kay, Alexander (tobacco merchant, Dundee), 2 Tay terrace | ||
| 1897-98 dir | Kay, Alexander (tobacco merchant, Dundee), 2 Tay terrace | ||
| 1896-97 dir | Kay, Alexander (tobacco merchant, Dundee), 2 Tay terrace | ||
| 1895-96 dir | Kay, Alexander (tobacco merchant, Dundee), 2 Tay terrace | ||
| 1893-94 dir | Melville, John, registrar of births, &c., Blyth Hall bldgs. ; h. 1 Tay terrace | ||
| 1893-94 dir | Lamm, Julius (foreign correspondent, Dundee), 1 Tay terrace | ||
| 1893 Slater dir | Melville Mr. John, Tay ter. E N | ||
| 1892-93 dir | Lamm, Julius (foreign correspondent, Dundee), 1 Tay terrace | ||
| 1892-93 dir | Melville, John, registrar of births, &c, Blyth Hall bldgs. ; h. 1 Tay terrace | ||
| 1891-92 dir | Melville, John, registrar of births, &c., 1 Tay terrace | ||
| 1890-91 dir | Melville, John, registrar of births, &c., 1 Tay terrace | ||
| 1890-91 dir | Melville, James M., 1 Tay terrace | ||
| 1889-90 dir | Melville, James M., 1 Tay terrace | ||
| 1889-90 dir | Melville, John, registrar of births, &c., 1 Tay terrace | ||
| 1889 Slater dir | Melville Mr James M., Tay ter. East Newport, Fife | ||
| 1888-89 dir | Melville, James M., 1 Tay terrace | ||
| 1888-89 dir | Melville, John, registrar of births, &c., 1 Tay terrace | ||
| 1887-88 dir | Melville, James M., 1 Tay terrace | ||
| 1887-88 dir | Melville, John, registrar of births, &c., 1 Tay terrace | ||
| 1886 Slater dir | Macdonald Miss Jessie, 1 East Queen St | ||
| 1885-86 dir | Macdonald, Miss, Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1885 Clark dir | M'Donald, Miss, (music), Tay ter : Teachers. | ||
| 1884-85 dir | Macdonald, Miss, Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1882-83 dir | M'Donald, Miss, Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1882 Slater dir | M'Donald Misses -, teachers of music, Tay ter : Miscellaneous. | ||
| 1880-81 dir | M'Donald, Miss, Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1874-75 dir | Mann, David, of Mann & Myles, builders, Tay terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1874-75 dir | Mann & Myles, builders, Tay terrace | ||
| 1871-72 dir | Mann, David, builder, Tay Terrace, East Newport | ||
| 1869-70 dir | Mann, David, of Mann & Myles, Tay Terrace, East Newport |
Entries in the Registers of Voters
| Source | Enrol Date | Name | Occup. | Address | Qualification | Property | at | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Male Voters | Kay, Alexander | Tobacconist | Tay Terrace, East Newport | Tenant of House | Tay Terrace | |||||
| 1878-1879 Voters | Morton, James | clothier | Easter Newport | |||||||
| 1874 Voters | Mann, David | builder | ||||||||
| 1873 Voters | Mann, David | builder |
Census records
| Year | Head | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | Kay | Barbara M | |||
| 1901 | Kay | Alexander | View household | ||
| 1891 | Lamm | Julius | View household | ||
| 1891 | Melville | John | View household | ||
| 1881 | Macdonald | Jessie | View household | ||
| 1871 | Mann | David | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 24 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | 187 | House | Hector L Davidson | proprietor | 61 | View details | ||
| 1964-65 | 187 | House | Hector L Davidson | proprietor | 65 | View details | ||
| 1961-62 | 526 | House | Hector L Davidson | proprietor | 65 | View details | ||
| 1957-58 | 346 | House & Garden | Hector L Davidson | proprietor | 29-18-0 | View details | ||
| 1952-53 | 315 | House & Garden | Alexander S Forbes per I B Murray & Son, 20 Union St, Dundee | empty | 29-18-0 | View details | ||
| 1947-48 | 311 | House & Garden | Trs of late Robert Bridgeford Smith per I B Murray & Son, 20 Union St, Dundee | Alexander Y Robertson | 29-18-0 | View details | ||
| 1942-43 | 317 | House & Garden | Trs of late Robert Bridgeford Smith per I B Murray & Son, 20 Union St, Dundee | Mrs Barbara Kay | 28-18-0 | View details | ||
| 1937-38 | 320 | House & Garden | Trs of late Robert Bridgeford Smith per I B Murray & Son, 42 Barrack St, Dundee | Mrs Barbara Kay | 28-18-0 | View details | ||
| 1932-33 | 619 | House & Garden | Robert Bridgeford Smith, retired | Mrs Barbara Kay | 28-18-0 | View details | ||
| 1927-28 | 605 | House & Garden | Robert Bridgeford Smith, retired | Mrs Barbara Kay | 28-18-0 | View details | ||
| 1922-23 | 561 | House & Garden | Robert Bridgeford Smith, retired | Mrs Barbara Kay | same | 28-18-0 | View details | |
| 1917-18 | 537 | House & Garden | Mrs Elizabeth Miller or Forsyth | Mrs Barbara Kay | same | 23 | View details | |
| 1912-13 | 355 | House & Garden | Mrs Elizabeth Miller or Forsyth | Mrs Barbara Kay | same | 23 | View details | |
| 1907-08 | 337 | House & Garden | Mrs Elizabeth Miller or Forsyth, 5 Bellefield Ave, Magdalen Green, Dundee | Mrs Barbara Kay | same | 23 | View details | |
| 1903-04 | 320 | House and Garden | Mrs Elizabeth Miller or Forsyth, 3 Bellefield Avenue, Magdalene Green, Dundee | Mrs Isabella Kay | same | 23 | View details | |
| 1900-01 | 894 | House and Garden | Mrs Elizabeth Miller or Forsyth | Alexander Kay, tobacconist | same | 23 | View details | |
| 1896-97 | 786 | House and Garden | Mrs Elizabeth Miller or Forsyth, 50 Seafield Rd, Dundee | Alexander Kay, tobacconist | same | 23 | View details | |
| 1893-94 | 682 | House and Garden | Lewis M'Kenzie, retired coachbuilder | John Melville, registrar | same | 19-19-0 | View details | |
| 1889-90 | 591 | House and Garden | Lewis M'Kenzie, retired coachbuilder | James Melville, stationer | same | 19-19-0 | View details | |
| 1885-86 | 558 | House and Garden | Lewis M'Kenzie, retired coachbuilder | Miss Martha McDonald | same | 19-19-0 | View details | |
| 1881-82 | 450 | House and Garden | Lewis M'Kenzie, retired coachbuilder | same | Miss McDonald | 19-19-0 | View details | |
| 1878-79 | 425 | House and Garden | Lewis M'Kenzie, retired coachbuilder | same | James Morton, clothier | 24 | View details | |
| 1875-76 | 345 | House and Garden | Messrs. David Mann & Thomas Myles, builders | Said David Mann | 22 | View details | ||
| 1871-72 | 307 | House and Garden | Mann & Myles, builders | David Mann, builder | 19-10-0 | View details |
Sasines pre-1900:
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