The Newport, Wormit & Forgan Archive

Location : 7  Kilnburn

= Property still standing

Notes:      Building at the back of the house.

Part of a previously single property. Other parts: 9 Kilnburn     9a Kilnburn     

Introduction

From about 1905 until about 1950, both the house (9) and the building behind (7) were the home of the Newport Liberal Club. A caretaker lived on the premises. From c. 1950 to c. 1965 the building at the back was an Ebenezer Chapel. The building at the back was originally twice its present length.

Location and Old Maps

Latitude, longitude:      56.438711,-2.940796

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):   (Congregational Church, Kilnburn)   5 Kilnburn   3 Kilnburn   9 Kilnburn   11 Kilnburn   11a, Kilnburn   15 Kilnburn   17 Kilnburn   9a, Kilnburn  

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 1975)      There are 13 entries

Census records

Valuation Roll entries      There are 29 entries

Dean of Guild Plans:

Held at Fife Archives. See index page

Early Sasines:

Sasine Plots:

Sasine Abridgements:

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;

Basic Types of Sasine Abridgements     Worked example explaining the sasine transactions on the property pages     Sasine entries - background information and explanation

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