Location : 8 James Street
= Property still standing
Notes:
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.443017,-2.937033
View location on the 1855 6-inch map, the 1895 25-inch map, the 1914 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 7 James Street 3 Kerr Street 4 Kerr Street 5 Kerr Street 35 Queen Street 37 Queen Street 39 Queen Street 41 Queen Street 42 Queen Street 43 Queen Street 44 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) 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)
| Queen Street | 1952 |
House Names (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the name)
| Woodside | ||
| Woodside Cottage |
Directory entries (before 1970) There are 148 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 dir | Law, Thomas M., 8 James Street | ||
| 1968 dir | Law, Thomas M., 8 James Street | ||
| 1967 dir | Law, Thomas M., 8 James street | ||
| 1966 dir | Law, Thomas M., 8 James street | ||
| 1965 dir | Law, Thomas M., 8 James street | ||
| 1964 dir | Law, Thomas M., Woodside cottage, James street | ||
| 1953-54 dir | Dalton, Miss M., Woodside cottage, Queen street | ||
| 1952-53 dir | Dalton, Miss M., Woodside cottage, Queen street | ||
| 1951-52 dir | Dalton, Miss M., Woodside cottage, Queen street | ||
| 1950-51 dir | Dalton, Miss M., Woodside cottage, Queen street | ||
| 1949-50 dir | Dalton, Miss M., Woodside cottage, Queen street | ||
| 1948-49 dir | Dalton, Miss M., Woodside cottage, Queen street | ||
| 1947-48 dir | Dalton, Miss M., Woodside cottage, Queen street | ||
| 1946-47 dir | Dalton, Miss M., Woodside cottage, Queen street | ||
| 1942-43 MacDonald dir | Dalton, M., James st., E. N. | ||
| 1942-43 dir | Dalton, Miss M., Woodside cottage, Queen street | ||
| 1941-42 MacDonald dir | Dalton, M., James st., E. N. | ||
| 1941-42 dir | Dalton, Michael, Woodside cottage, Queen street | ||
| 1940-41 MacDonald dir | Dalton, M., James st., E. N. | ||
| 1940-41 dir | Dalton, Michael, Woodside cottage, Queen street | ||
| 1939-40 MacDonald dir | Dalton, M., James st., E. N. | ||
| 1939-40 dir | Dalton, Michael, Woodside cottage, Queen street | ||
| 1938-39 MacDonald dir | Dalton, M., James st., E. N. | ||
| 1938-39 dir | Dalton, Michael, Woodside cottage, Queen street | ||
| 1937-38 MacDonald dir | Dalton, M., James st., E. N. | ||
| 1937-38 dir | Dalton, Michael, Woodside cottage, Queen street | ||
| 1936-37 MacDonald dir | Dalton, M., James st., E. N. | ||
| 1936-37 dir | Dalton, Michael, Woodside cottage, Queen street | ||
| 1935-36 dir | Dalton, Michael, Woodside cottage, Queen street | ||
| 1934-35 MacDonald dir | Dalton, M., James st., E. N. | ||
| 1934-35 dir | Dalton, Michael, Woodside cottage, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1933-34 MacDonald dir | Dalton, M. James st., E. N. | ||
| 1933-34 dir | Dalton, Michael, Woodside cottage, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1932-33 dir | Dalton, Michael, Woodside cottage, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1931-32 MacDonald dir | Dalton, M., James st., E. N. | ||
| 1931-32 dir | Dalton, Michael, Woodside cottage, James street, East Newport | ||
| 1930-31 MacDonald dir | Dalton, M., James st., E. N. | ||
| 1930-31 dir | Dalton, Michael, Woodside cottage, James street, East Newport | ||
| 1929-30 MacDonald dir | Dalton, M., James st., E. N. | ||
| 1929-30 dir | Dalton, Michael, Woodside cottage, James street, East Newport | ||
| 1928-29 MacDonald dir | Dalton, M., James st., E. N. | ||
| 1928-29 dir | Dalton, Michael, Woodside cottage, James street, East Newport | ||
| 1928 Kelly dir | Dalton Michael, Woodside, E | ||
| 1927-28 MacDonald dir | Dalton, M., James st., E. N. | ||
| 1927-28 dir | Dalton, Michael, Woodside cottage, James street, East Newport | ||
| 1926-27 MacDonald dir | Dalton, M., James st., E. N. | ||
| 1926-27 dir | Dalton, Michael, Woodside cottage, James street, East Newport | ||
| 1925-26 MacDonald dir | Dalton, M., James st., E. N. | ||
| 1925-26 dir | Dalton, Michael, Woodside cottage, James street, East Newport | ||
| 1924-25 MacDonald dir | Dalton, M., James st., E. N. | ||
| 1923-24 MacDonald dir | Dalton, M., James st., E. N. | ||
| 1923-24 dir | Dalton, Michael, Woodside cottage, James street, East Newport | ||
| 1922-23 dir | Dalton, Michael, Woodside cottage, James street, East Newport | ||
| 1921-22 MacDonald dir | Dalton, M., James st., E. N. | ||
| 1921 Slater dir | Dalton Michael, Woodside, E | ||
| 1920-21 dir | Dalton, Michael (H.M. Customs and Excise, Dundee), Woodside cottage, East Newport | ||
| 1919-20 MacDonald dir | Dalton, M., James st., E. N. | ||
| 1918-19 MacDonald dir | Dalton, M., James st., E. N. | ||
| 1918-19 dir | Dalton, Michael (H.M. Customs and Excise, Dundee), Woodside cottage, East Newport | ||
| 1917-18 MacDonald dir | Dalton, M., James st., E. N. | ||
| 1916-17 MacDonald dir | Dalton, M., James St., E. N. | ||
| 1915-16 dir | Dalton, Michael (H. M. Customs and Excise, Dundee), Woodside cottage, East Newport | ||
| 1915 Slater dir | Dalton Michael, Woodside, E | ||
| 1912-13 MacDonald dir | Drummond, George, James st. | ||
| 1911-12 MacDonald dir | Drummond, George, James st. | ||
| 1911-12 dir | Drummond, George (shipbroker, Dundee), Woodside, East Newport | ||
| 1911 Slater dir | Drummond George, Woodside, E | ||
| 1910-11 MacDonald dir | Drummond, George, James st. | ||
| 1910-11 dir | Drummond, George (shipbroker, Dundee), Woodside, East Newport | ||
| 1909-10 MacDonald dir | Drummond, George, Woodside | ||
| 1909-10 dir | Drummond, George (shipbroker, Dundee), Woodside, East Newport | ||
| 1908-09 dir | Drummond, George (shipbroker, Dundee), Woodside, East Newport | ||
| 1908 Tayside Annual | Drummond, Geo., shipping agent, James St. | ||
| 1907-08 dir | Drummond, George (shipbroker, Dundee), Woodside, East Newport | ||
| 1907 Tayside Annual | Drummond, Geo., shipping agent, James St. | ||
| 1907 Slater dir | Drummond George, Woodside, E | ||
| 1906-07 dir | Drummond, George (shipbroker, Dundee), Woodside, East Newport | ||
| 1905-06 dir | Drummond, George (shipbroker, Dundee), Woodside, East Newport | ||
| 1904-05 dir | Drummond, George (shipbroker, Dundee), Woodside, East Newport | ||
| 1903 Slater dir | Drummond George, Woodside, E Newport | ||
| 1902-03 dir | Robertson, Alex., builder, Woodside cottage, James street, E. Newport | ||
| 1901-02 dir | Robertson, Alex, builder, Woodside cottage, James street, E. Newport | ||
| 1900-01 dir | Robertson, Alex., builder, Woodside cottage, James street, E. Newport | ||
| 1899-00 MacDonald dir | Robertson, A., Woodside : Builders | ||
| 1899-00 MacDonald dir | Robertson, A., Woodside : Plasterers And Slaters | ||
| 1899-00 dir | Robertson, Alexander, Woodside; Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, [under Newport Curling Club] | location 2 | |
| 1899-00 dir | Robertson, Alex., builder, Woodside cottage, James street, E. Newport | ||
| 1899 Slater dir | Robertson Alexander, builder, Woodside cottage, Woodside place E [under Commercial] | ||
| 1898-99 MacDonald dir | Robertson, A., Woodside : Plasterers And Slaters | ||
| 1898-99 MacDonald dir | Robertson, A., Woodside : Builders | ||
| 1898-99 dir | Robertson, Alexander, Woodside; Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, [under Newport Curling Club] | location 2 | |
| 1898-99 dir | Robertson, Alex., builder, Woodside cottage, James street, E. Newport | ||
| 1897-98 MacDonald dir | Robertson, A., Woodside : Builders | ||
| 1897-98 MacDonald dir | Robertson, A., Woodside : Plasterers And Slaters | ||
| 1897-98 dir | Robertson, Alexander, Woodside; Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, [under Newport Curling Club] | location 2 | |
| 1897-98 dir | Robertson, Alex., builder, Woodside cottage, James street, E. Newport | ||
| 1896-97 dir | Robertson, Alex., builder, Woodside cottage, James street, E. Newport | ||
| 1896-97 dir | Robertson, Alexander, Woodside; Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, [under Newport Curling Club] | location 2 | |
| 1896-97 dir | Robertson, W., Woodside; Secretary and Treasurer, [under Newport Cycling Club.] | ||
| 1896 Slater dir | Robertson Alexander, builder, Woodside cottage, Woodside place. E [under Commercial] | ||
| 1895-96 dir | Robertson, Alexander, Woodside; Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, [under Newport Curling Club] | location 2 | |
| 1895-96 dir | Robertson, W., Woodside ; Senior Section Secretary and Treasurer, [under Newport Cycling Club] | ||
| 1895-96 dir | Robertson, Alex., builder, Woodside cottage, James street, E. Newport | ||
| 1894-95 dir | Robertson, Alexander, Woodside; Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, [under Newport Curling Club] | location 2 | |
| 1894-95 dir | Robertson, Alex., builder, Woodside cottage, James street, E. Newport | ||
| 1893-94 dir | Robertson, Alex., builder, Woodside cottage, James street, E. Newport | ||
| 1893-94 dir | Robertson, Alexander, Woodside; Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, [under Newport Curling Club] | location 2 | |
| 1893 Slater dir | Robertson Mr. Alexander, Woodside pl. E N | ||
| 1893 Slater dir | Robertson Alexander, Woodside Cottage, E N : Builders | ||
| 1892-93 dir | Robertson, Alexander, Woodside; Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, [under Newport Curling Club] | location 2 | |
| 1892-93 dir | Robertson, Alex., builder, Woodside cottage, James street, E. Newport | ||
| 1891-92 MacDonald dir | Robertson, A., Woodside : Builders | ||
| 1891-92 MacDonald dir | Robertson, A., Woodside : Plasterers And Slaters | ||
| 1891-92 Lamburn dir | Robertson, Alex., Woodside EN : Builders. | ||
| 1891-92 Lamburn dir | Robertson, Alex., Woodside : Plasterers. | ||
| 1891-92 dir | Robertson, Alexander, builder, Woodside cottage, East Newport | ||
| 1891-92 dir | Robertson, W., Woodside, East Newport; Secretary and Treasurer, [under Newport Cycling Club] | ||
| 1890-91 dir | Robertson, Alexander, builder, Woodside cottage, East Newport | ||
| 1889-90 dir | Robertson, Alexander, builder, Woodside cottage. East Newport | ||
| 1889 Slater dir | Robertson Alexander, Woodside Cottage, East Newport : Builders. (See Also Joiners.) | ||
| 1888-89 dir | Robertson, Alexander, builder, Woodside cottage, East Newport | ||
| 1887-88 dir | Robertson, Alexander, builder, Woodside cottage. East Newport | ||
| 1886-87 dir | Robertson, Alexander, builder, Woodside cottage, East Newport | ||
| 1886 Slater dir | Robertson Alexander, builder, Woodside, James St | ||
| 1885-86 dir | Robertson, Alexander, builder, Woodside cottage, East Newport | ||
| 1885 MacDonald dir | Robertson, A., Woodside, E. N. : Builders | ||
| 1885 MacDonald dir | Robertson, A., Woodside : Plasterers & Slaters | ||
| 1885 Clark dir | Robertson, Alex., Woodside, East Newport : Builders. | ||
| 1885 Clark dir | Robertson, Alex., Woodside : Plasterers. | ||
| 1884-85 dir | Robertson, Alexander, builder, Woodside cottage, East Newport | ||
| 1884 MacDonald dir | Robertson, A., Woodside, E. N. : Builders | ||
| 1882-83 dir | Robertson, Alexander, builder, Woodside cottage, East Newport | ||
| 1882 Slater dir | Robertson Alexander, plasterer, Woodside, E N : Miscellaneous. | ||
| 1882 Slater dir | Robertson Alexander, Woodside, E N : Builders. | ||
| 1882 Slater dir | Martin Mrs. Isabella, Woodside Cottage, E N | ||
| 1880-81 dir | Batchelor, Geo., upholsterer, James' square ; h. Woodside cottage | [?] | |
| 1880-81 dir | Robertson, Alexander, plasterer, Woodside cottage. East Newport | ||
| 1878-79 dir | Robertson, Alexander, plasterer, Woodside cottage. East Newport | ||
| 1878 Slater dir | Robertson Alexander, plasterer, James st : Miscellaneous. | ||
| 1877 Worrall dir | Robertson A., plasterer, Woodside Cottage : Miscellaneous. | ||
| 1876-77 dir | Robertson, Alexander, plasterer, Woodside Cottage, East Newport [* ms. alteration - 'Woodside cottage' deleted] | ||
| 1874-75 dir | Robertson, Alexander, plasterer, Woodside Cottage, Newport | ||
| 1873 Slater dir | Robertson Alexander, plasterer, Newport : Miscellaneous. | ||
| 1871-72 dir | Robertson, Alexander, plasterer, Woodside Cottage, E. Newport | ||
| 1869-70 dir | Robertson, Alexander, plasterer, East Newport | ||
| 1867-68 dir | Robertson, Alexander, plasterer, East Newport | ||
| 1867 Slater dir | Robertson James, slater, Newport : Miscellaneous | ||
| 1866 Fife dir | Robertson, James, plasterer, E Newport |
Entries in the Registers of Voters
| Source | Enrol Date | Name | Occup. | Address | Qualification | Property | at | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Male Voters | Robertson, Alexander | Builder | James Street, East Newport | Proprietor of House | James Street | |||||
| 1878-1879 Voters | Robertson, Alexander | plasterer | Easter Newport | |||||||
| 1874 Voters | Robertson, Alexander | plasterer | ||||||||
| 1873 Voters | Robertson, Alexander | plasterer |
Census records
| Year | Head | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | Drummond | George | |||
| 1901 | Robertson | Alexander | View household | ||
| 1891 | Robertson | Alexander | View household | ||
| 1881 | Batchelor | George | View household | ||
| 1871 | Robertson | Alexander | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 39 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-70 | 1244 | House & Garage | Mr & Mrs Thomas M Law | proprietor | 72 | View details | ||
| 1967-68 | 188 | House & Garage | Mr & Mrs Thomas M Law | proprietor | 72 | View details | ||
| 1964-65 | 188 | House & Garage | Mr & Mrs Thomas M Law | proprietor | 61 | View details | ||
| 1961-62 | 524 | House | Alexander Methven | proprietor | 54 | View details | ||
| 1957-58 | 344 | House & Garden | T T Dairies (Newport) Ltd per Anne Hamilton, secretary | proprietor; David Hamilton, IO | 30 | View details | ||
| 1952-53 | 314 | House & Garden | Trs of Alexander Robertson, builder per J & J Scrimgeour & Gillan, solicitors, Dundee | Madeline A Dalton | 42 | View details | ||
| 1947-48 | 310 | House & Garden | Trs of Alexander Robertson, builder per J & J Scrimgeour, solicitors, Dundee | Madeline A Dalton | 42 | View details | ||
| 1942-43 | 316 | House & Garden | Trs of Alexander Robertson, builder per J & J Scrimgeour, solicitors, Dundee | Madeline A Dalton | 42 | View details | ||
| 1940-41 | 314 | House & Garden | Trs of Alexander Robertson, builder per J & J Scrimgeour, solicitors, Dundee | Michael Dalton, officer of customs & excise | 42 | View details | ||
| 1937-38 | 319 | House & Garden | Trs of Alexander Robertson, builder per Alex. Robertson, Elmhurst, W Newport | Michael Dalton, officer of customs & excise | 42 | View details | ||
| 1935-36 | 289 | House & Garden | Trs of Alexander Robertson, builder per Alex. Robertson, Elmhurst, W Newport | Michael Dalton, officer of customs & excise | 42 | View details | ||
| 1932-33 | 288 | House & Garden | Trs of Alexander Robertson, builder per Alex. Robertson, Elmhurst, W Newport | Michael Dalton, officer of customs & excise | 42 | View details | ||
| 1927-28 | 280 | House & Garden | Trs of Alexander Robertson, builder per Alex. Robertson, Elmhurst, W Newport | Michael Dalton, officer of customs & excise | 42 | View details | ||
| 1922-23 | 253 | House & Garden | Trs of Alexander Robertson, builder per Alex. Robertson, Elmhurst, W Newport | Michael Dalton, officer of customs & excise | same | 42 | View details | |
| 1917-18 | 243 | House & Garden | Trs of Alexander Robertson, builder per Alex. Robertson, Elmhurst, W Newport | Michael Dalton, officer of customs & excise | same | 28 | View details | |
| 1915-16 | 241 | House & Garden | Trs of Alexander Robertson, builder per Alex. Robertson,architect, High St, Inverkeithing | Michael Dalton, officer of customs & excise | same | 28 | View details | |
| 1912-13 | 477 | House & Garden | Trs of Alexander Robertson, builder per Alex. Robertson, architect, High St, Inverkeithing | empty | 28 | View details | ||
| 1907-08 | 457 | House & Garden | Trs of Alexander Robertson, builder per Alex. Robertson, architect, High St, Inverkeithing | George Drummond, shipping agent | same | 28 | View details | |
| 1905-06 | 444 | House and Garden | Trs of Alexander Robertson, builder per William C Dickson, solicitor, Dundee | George Drummond, shipping agent | same | 28 | View details | |
| 1903-04 | 436 | House and Garden | Alexander Robertson, builder | George Drummond, shipping agent | same | 28 | View details | |
| 1901-02 | 1026 | House and Garden | Alexander Robertson, builder | proprietor | 26 | View details | ||
| 1900-01 | 1009 | House and Garden | Alexander Robertson, builder | proprietor | 26 | View details | ||
| 1899-00 | 975 | House and Garden | Alexander Robertson, builder | proprietor | 26 | View details | ||
| 1897-98 | 923 | House and Garden | Alexander Robertson, plasterer | proprietor | 26 | View details | ||
| 1896-97 | 896 | House and Garden | Alexander Robertson, plasterer | proprietor | 26 | View details | ||
| 1895-96 | 857 | House and Garden | Alexander Robertson, plasterer | proprietor | 26 | View details | ||
| 1894-95 | 813 | House and Garden | Alexander Robertson, plasterer | proprietor | 26 | View details | ||
| 1893-94 | 790 | House and Garden | Alexander Robertson, plasterer | proprietor | 26 | View details | ||
| 1892-93 | 774 | House and Garden | Alexander Robertson, plasterer | proprietor | 26 | View details | ||
| 1891-92 | 758 | House and Garden | Alexander Robertson, plasterer | proprietor | 26 | View details | ||
| 1890-91 | 710 | House and Garden | Alexander Robertson, plasterer | proprietor | 26 | View details | ||
| 1889-90 | 686 | House and Garden | Alexander Robertson, plasterer | proprietor | 26 | View details | ||
| 1885-86 | 647 | House and Garden | Alexander Robertson, plasterer | proprietor | 26 | View details | ||
| 1881-82 | 538 | House and Garden | Alexander Robertson, plasterer | same | Mrs Martin | 28 | View details | |
| 1878-79 | 508 | House, Outhouses and Garden | Alexander Robertson, plasterer | Said Alexander Robertson | 30 | View details | ||
| 1875-76 | 392 | House, Outhouses and Garden | Alexander Robertson, plasterer | Said Alexander Robertson | 16 | View details | ||
| 1871-72 | 355 | House, outhouses and Garden | Alexander Robertson, plasterer | Alexander Robertson, plasterer | 15 | View details | ||
| 1867-68 | 342 | House and Garden | Alexander Robertson, plasterer | Said Alexander Robertson | 13 | View details | ||
| 1865-66 | 311 | House and Garden | James Robertson, plasterer | said James Robertson | 13 | View details |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 271 | Seacraig field | lot 1 | 45 pol 9 yd | 'SE' lot of field on S side of King Street | view plot details |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1865.00511 | loan by Dundee Property & Investment Co | The Dundee Property & Investment Co get bond & disp £100 by Alexander Robertson plasterer Newport over 45 pol 9 yd on S side of King St | 19 Aug 1865 | 271 | |
| 1865.00464 | Tayfield to Alexander Robertson | Alexander Robertson regist feu ch to himself by Berry, Tayfield of 45 pol 9 yd grnd, on S side of King Street, part of a field of Seacraig [this must be lot 1, the NE lot] | 28 Jul 1865 | 271, 275 |
Brief explanation of sasine abridgements Explanation of the format of a sasine
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; ... - words omitted; pol - poles; yd - square yards; : - bounded
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