Location : 26 King Street
= Property still standing
Notes:
Using the information here, it is impossible to be certain who lived in each property or part of the building before 1897. Other properties involved : 24 King Street One possible interpretation is given below.
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.44162,-2.938301
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): 5 King Street 7 King Street 9 King Street (formerly 10, King Street) formerly 11, King Street (formerly 12, King Street) 11 King Street (formerly 14, King Street) 15 King Street (formerly 16, King Street) 17 King Street 20 King Street 19 King Street St Fillans R C Church, 18, King Street 21 King Street 22 King Street 23 King Street 24 King Street 25 King Street 27 King Street 28 King Street 30 King Street 32 King Street 36 King Street 38 King Street 42 King Street 44 King Street 11a, King Street (The Cottage, King Street) 10 Maryton 11 Maryton 13 Maryton 12 Maryton 14 Maryton 15 Maryton 16 Maryton 17 Maryton 18 Maryton 19 Maryton 20 Maryton 21 Maryton 22 Maryton 23 Maryton 24 Maryton 19 Queen Street 25 Robert Street 27 Robert Street 29 Robert Street 31 Robert Street 33 Robert Street 35 Robert Street 36 Robert Street 37 Robert Street 38 Robert Street 39 Robert Street (former workshop, 40, Robert Street) 41 Robert Street (former slater's yard, 42, Robert Street)
1909-10 Finance Act - Valuation Office: Field Surveys
Reference no. 61
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)
| Clydesdale Cottages | ||
| Jasmine Cottage | 1914-1915 | |
| Kingston | 1967 |
Directory entries (before 1975) There are 86 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 dir | Stewart, Mrs E. D. 26 King Street | ||
| 1972 dir | Stewart, Mrs E. D., 26 King Street | ||
| 1971 dir | Stewart, Rev. J. B., 26 King Street | ||
| 1970 dir | Stewart, Rev. J. B., 26 King Street | ||
| 1969 dir | Stewart, Rev. J. B., 26 King Street | ||
| 1968 dir | Stewart, Rev. J. B., 26 King Street | ||
| 1967 dir | Stewart, Rev. J. B., 26 King street | ||
| 1966 dir | Stewart, Rev. J. B., 26 King street | ||
| 1965 dir | Stewart, Rev. J. B., 26 King street | ||
| 1964 dir | Barlow, Ronald, warehouseman, Clydesdale cottage, King street | ||
| 1963 dir | Barlow, Ronald, warehouseman, Clydesdale cottage, King street | ||
| 1956-57 dir | Laing, Miss, Clydesdale cottage, King street | ||
| 1955-56 dir | Laing, Miss, Clydesdale cottage, King street. East Newport | ||
| 1954-55 dir | Laing, Miss, Clydesdale cottage, King street. East Newport | ||
| 1953-54 dir | Laing, Miss, Clydesdale cottage, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1952-53 dir | Laing, Miss, Clydesdale cottage, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1951-52 dir | Laing, Miss, Clydesdale cottage, King street, East Newport, | ||
| 1950-51 dir | Laing, Miss, Clydesdale cottage, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1949-50 dir | Laing, Mrs William, Clydesdale cottage, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1948-49 dir | Laing, Mrs William, Clydesdale cottage, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1947-48 dir | Laing, Mrs William, Clydesdale cottage, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1946-47 dir | Laing, William, Clydesdale cottage, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1939-40 dir | Laing, William, King street | ||
| 1938-39 dir | Laing, David, mechanic, King street | [?] | |
| 1938-39 dir | Laing, William, King street | ||
| 1937-38 dir | Laing, William, King street | ||
| 1937-38 dir | Laing, David, mechanic, King street | [?] | |
| 1936-37 dir | Laing, William, King street | ||
| 1936-37 dir | Laing, David, mechanic, King street | [?] | |
| 1935-36 dir | Laing, William, King street | ||
| 1935-36 dir | Laing, David, mechanic, King street | [?] | |
| 1934-35 dir | Laing, David, mechanic, King street, East Newport, | [?] | |
| 1934-35 dir | Laing, William, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1933-34 dir | Laing, William, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1932-33 dir | Laing, William, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1931-32 dir | Laing, William, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1930-31 dir | Laing, William, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1929-30 dir | Laing, William, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1928-29 dir | Laing, William, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1927-28 dir | Laing, William, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1926-27 dir | Laing, William, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1925-26 dir | Laing, William, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1922-23 dir | Ross, Kinnear (spirit mer., Dundee), Clydesdale cott., King st., E. Newport | ||
| 1920-21 dir | Ross, Kinnear (spirit merchant, Dundee), Clydesdale cottage, King st., East Newport | ||
| 1918-19 dir | Ross, Kinnear (spirit merchant, Dundee), Clydesdale cottage, King st., East Newport | ||
| 1915-16 dir | Harvey, Mrs, Jasmine cottage, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1915-16 dir | Harris, Mrs, Jasmine cottage, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1915 Slater dir | Harris Mrs. King street, E | ||
| 1914-15 dir | Shepherd, Miss, Clydesdale cottages, King street | ||
| 1914-15 dir | Harvey, Mrs, Jasmine cottage, King street | ||
| 1914-15 dir | Harris, Mrs, Jasmine cottage, King street | ||
| 1913-14 dir | Mackay, Charles U., clerk, Clydesdale cottages, King street | ||
| 1913-14 dir | Shepherd, Mrs John, Clydesdale cottages, King street | ||
| 1912-13 dir | Shepherd, Mrs John, Clydesdale cottages, King street | ||
| 1912-13 dir | Mackay, Charles U., clerk, Clydesdale cottages, King street | ||
| 1911-12 dir | Shepherd, Mrs John, Clydesdale cottages, King street | ||
| 1911-12 dir | Mackay, Charles U., clerk, Clydesdale cottages, King street | ||
| 1910-11 dir | Shepherd, Mrs John, Clydesdale cottages, King street | ||
| 1910-11 dir | Mackay, Charles U., clerk, Clydesdale cottages, King street | ||
| 1909-10 dir | Mackay, Charles U., clerk, Clydesdale cottages, King street | ||
| 1909-10 dir | Shepherd, Mrs John, Clydesdale cottages. King street | [assume this house] | |
| 1908-09 dir | Shepherd, Mrs John, Clydesdale cottages, King street | ||
| 1908-09 dir | Shepherd, William, joiner, Clydesdale cottages | [assume this house] | |
| 1908-09 dir | Brown, Thomas, Clydesdale cottages. King street | [assume this house] | |
| 1908 Tayside Annual | Brown, Thos., gardener, 2 Clydesdale Cottages. | [assume this house] | |
| 1908 Tayside Annual | Shepherd, Mrs J., Clydesdale Cottages, King Street. | ||
| 1907-08 dir | Shepherd, Mrs John, Clydesdale cottages, King street | ||
| 1907-08 dir | Shepherd, William, joiner, Clydesdale cottages | [assume this house] | |
| 1907-08 dir | Brown, Thomas, Clydesdale cottages. King street | [assume this house] | |
| 1907 Tayside Annual | Shepherd, Mrs J., Clydesdale Cottages, King Street. | ||
| 1906-07 dir | Shepherd, Mrs John, Clydesdale cottages, King street | ||
| 1906-07 dir | Shepherd, William, joiner, Clydesdale cottages | [assume this house] | |
| 1906-07 dir | Brown, Thomas, Clydesdale cottages | [assume this house] | |
| 1905-06 dir | Shepherd, John, coachman, Clydesdale cottages, King street | ||
| 1904-05 dir | Shepherd, John, coachman, Clydesdale cottages, King street | ||
| 1903-04 dir | Shepherd, John, coachman, Clydesdale cottages, King street | ||
| 1902-03 dir | Shepherd, John, coachman, Clydesdale cottages, King street | ||
| 1901-02 dir | Shepherd, John, coachman, Clydesdale cottages, King street | ||
| 1900-01 dir | Shepherd, John, coachman, Clydesdale cottages. King street | ||
| 1899-00 dir | Shepherd, John, coachman, Clydesdale cottages. King street | ||
| 1896-97 dir | Cameron, John M. (Advertiser office, Dundee), King st., East Newport | ||
| 1895-96 dir | Cameron, John M, (Advertiser office, Dundee), King st., East Newport | ||
| 1895-96 dir | Lowe, Mrs Helen, King street. East Newport | ||
| 1894-95 dir | Lowe, Mrs Helen, King street. East Newport | ||
| 1893-94 dir | Lowe, Mrs Helen, King street. East Newport | ||
| 1892-93 dir | Lowe, Mrs Helen, King street, East Newport |
Entries in the Registers of Voters
| Source | Enrol Date | Name | Occup. | Address | Qualification | Property | at | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Male Voters | Shepherd, John | Coachman | King Street, East Newport | Tenant of House | King Street |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | King Street, Clydesdale Cottage | Ross | Kinnear | 6 | ||||
| 1911 | King Street, Clydesdale Cottage | Shepherd | Annie | 6 | ||||
| 1901 | King Street | Mitchell | David W | 3 | View household | |||
| 1901 | King Street | Shepherd | John | 7 | View household | |||
| 1891 | King Street | Anderson | William | [out of sequence] | 6 | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 42 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 131000 | House | Mr & Mrs W R Grieve | proprietor | 134 | View details | |||
| 1973-74 | 131000 | House | Mr & Mrs W R Grieve | proprietor | 98 | View details | |||
| 1972-73 | 131000 | House | Mrs Elsie D Stewart | proprietor | 98 | View details | |||
| 1971-72 | 131000 | House | Mrs Elsie D Stewart | proprietor | 94 | View details | |||
| 1969-70 | 1310 | House | Mrs Elsie D Stewart | proprietor | 67 | View details | |||
| 1968-69 | 1310 | House | Mrs Elsie D Stewart | proprietor | 67 | View details | |||
| 1967-68 | 245 | House | Mrs Elsie D Stewart | proprietor | 67 | View details | |||
| 1966-67 | 245 | House | Mrs Elsie D Stewart | proprietor | 67 | View details | |||
| 1964-65 | 245 | House | Mrs Elsie D Stewart | proprietor | 67 | View details | |||
| 1961-62 | 630 | House | Ronald Barlow | proprietor | 67 | View details | |||
| 1958-59 | 378 | House & Garden | Ronald Barlow | proprietor | 32-17-0 | View details | |||
| 1957-58 | 381 | House & Garden | Ronald Barlow | proprietor | 32-17-0 | View details | |||
| 1952-53 | 351 | House & Garden | Agnes Mackay, Lorneville, Tay Street & Mrs Isabella Marshall per former | Margaret N Laing | 32-17-0 | View details | |||
| 1947-48 | 347 | House & Garden | Agnes Mackay, Lorneville, Tay Street & Mrs Isabella Marshall per former | William Laing, retired | 32-17-0 | View details | |||
| 1942-43 | 348 | House & Garden | Agnes Mackay, Lorneville, Tay Street & Mrs Isabella Marshall per former | William Laing, retired | 32-17-0 | View details | |||
| 1940-41 | 346 | House & Garden | Agnes Mackay, Lorneville, Tay Street & Mrs Isabella Marshall per former | William Laing, retired | 32-17-0 | View details | |||
| 1937-38 | 351 | House & Garden | Isabella & Matilda Mackay, Hermon Hill, East Newport | William Laing, retired | 32-17-0 | View details | |||
| 1935-36 | 347 | House & Garden | Isabella & Matilda Mackay, Hermon Hill, East Newport | William Laing, retired | 32-17-0 | View details | |||
| 1932-33 | 327 | House & Garden | Isabella & Matilda Mackay, Hermon Hill, East Newport | William Laing, retired | 32-17-0 | View details | |||
| 1930-31 | 322 | House & Garden | Isabella & Matilda Mackay, Hermon Hill, East Newport | William Laing, retired | 32-17-0 | View details | |||
| 1927-28 | 319 | House & Garden | Isabella & Matilda Mackay, Hermon Hill, East Newport | William Laing, retired | 32-17-0 | View details | |||
| 1925-26 | 304 | House & Garden | Isabella & Matilda Mackay, Hermon Hill, East Newport | William Laing, retired | same | 32-17-0 | View details | ||
| 1922-23 | 289 | Cottage | Isabella, Matilda & Ann M Mackay, Hermon Hill, East Newport | Kinnear Ross, spirit dealer | same | 32-17-0 | View details | ||
| 1920-21 | 278 | Cottage | Misses Isabella & Matilda Mackay, Hermon Hill, East Newport | Kinnear Ross, spirit dealer | same | 23 | View details | ||
| 1917-18 | 277 | Cottage | Misses Isabella, Matilda & Ann M Mackay, Hermon Hill, East Newport | Kinnear Ross, spirit dealer | same | 23 | View details | ||
| 1915-16 | 275 | Cottage | Misses Isabella, Matilda & Ann M Mackay, Hermon Hill, East Newport | Mrs Elizabeth Harris | same | 23 | View details | ||
| 1912-13 | 271 | Cottage | Misses Isabella, Matilda & Ann M Mackay, Hermon Hill, East Newport | Mrs J Shepherd | same | 23 | View details | ||
| 1907-08 | 260 | Cottage | George Brown Mackay | Mrs J Shepherd | same | 22 | View details | ||
| 1905-06 | 248 | Cottage | George Brown Mackay | John Shepherd, coachman | same | 23 | View details | ||
| 1903-04 | 245 | Cottage | George Brown Mackay & William Shaw Mackay | John Shepherd, coachman | same | 23 | View details | ||
| 1901-02 | 833 | Cottage | George Brown Mackay & William Shaw Mackay | John Shepherd, coachman | same | 23 | View details | ||
| 1900-01 | 817 | Cottage | George Brown Mackay & William Shaw Mackay | John Shepherd, coachman | same | 23 | View details | ||
| 1899-00 | 784 | Cottage | George Brown Mackay & William Shaw Mackay | John Shepherd, coachman | same | 23 | View details | ||
| 1897-98 | 735 | Cottage | George Brown Mackay & William Shaw Mackay | empty | 25 | View details | |||
| 1896-97 | 709 | Cottage | George Brown Mackay & William Shaw Mackay | John M Cameron, manager's assistant | same | 25 | View details | ||
| 1895-96 | 676 | Cottage | George Brown Mackay & William Shaw Mackay, jewellers, 11 High St., Dundee | John M Cameron, manager's assistant | same | 25 | View details | ||
| 1894-95 | 631 | Cottage | George Brown Mackay & William Shaw Mackay, jewellers, 11 High St., Dundee | Mrs Helen Anderson or Low | same | 25 | View details | ||
| 1893-94 | 611 | Cottage | George Brown Mackay & William Shaw Mackay, jewellers, 11 High St., Dundee | Mrs Helen Anderson or Low | same | 25 | View details | ||
| 1892-93 | 600 | Cottage | George Brown Mackay & William Shaw Mackay, jewellers, 11 High St., Dundee | Mrs Helen Anderson or Low | same | 25 | View details | ||
| 1891-92 | 584 | Cottage | George Brown Mackay & William Shaw Mackay, jewellers, 11 High St., Dundee | William Anderson, shipmaster | same | 25 | View details | ||
| 1890-91 | 550 | Cottage | George Brown Mackay & William Shaw Mackay, jewellers, 11 High St., Dundee | William Anderson, shipmaster | same | 25 | View details | ||
| 1889-90 | 664 | House and Garden | Robert Tait, builder, Union St, Newport | empty | 11-10-0 | View details | Value half year |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 236 view details | Maryton | lot 30 | west part | (Tait) | 24-26 King St |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890.06033 | Elizabeth Nicoll Raitt / Tait to George Brown Mackay & William Shaw Mackay | Disp by Elizabeth Nicoll Raitt / Tait, Union Street, Newport & her husband Robert Tait, builder to George Brown Mackay & William Shaw Mackay, jewellers, Dundee of pce grnd & dw houses t/on on E side of King Street, the W-most part of 28 falls 15 ells lot 30 of Maryton … | 20 Jan 1890 | 168, 236 |
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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