The Newport, Wormit & Forgan Archive

Location : 36  King Street

= Property still standing

Notes:      upstairs centre

Part of a block. Other parts: 34 King Street     44 King Street     42 King Street     40 King Street     38 King Street     

Introduction

Block of 4 - northern and central houses (34, 36, 40, 44) built 1897/8, the southern houses (38 & 42) added 1904.

Location and Old Maps

Latitude, longitude:      56.442175,-2.938163

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):   11 King Street   15 King Street   17 King Street   19 King Street   21 King Street   23 King Street   25 King Street   26 King Street   27 King Street   28 King Street   29 King Street   30 King Street   (Garage, formerly 31, King Street)   32 King Street   34 King Street   38 King Street   40 King Street   42 King Street   44 King Street   46 King Street   48 King Street   11a, King Street   (Bowling Green, King Street)   (former coal shed, King Street)   (Shed / Stable, Queen 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)   43 Robert Street   45 Robert Street   part of 45, Robert Street   8 Seacraig Court   9 Seacraig Court  

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 32 entries

Entries in the Registers of Voters

Census records

Valuation Roll entries      There are 33 entries

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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