Location : 38 King Street
= Property still standing
Notes: upstairs south
Part of a block. Other parts: 34 King Street 36 King Street 40 King Street 42 King Street 44 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: 56.442132,-2.938176
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 24 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 36 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) 45 Robert Street part of 45, Robert Street
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)
| Meldrum Square |
Directory entries (before 1975) There are 44 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-59 dir | Pearson, Alexander, joiner, Meldrum square, King street | ||
| 1957-58 dir | Pearson, Alexander, joiner, Meldrum square, King street | ||
| 1956-57 dir | Pearson, Alexander, joiner, Meldrum square, King street | ||
| 1955-56 dir | Pearson, Alexander, joiner, Meldrum square, King street | ||
| 1954-55 dir | Pearson, Alexander, Joiner, Meldrum square, King street | ||
| 1953-54 dir | Pearson, Alexander, joiner, Meldrum square, King street | ||
| 1952-53 dir | Pearson, Alexander, joiner, Meldrum square, King street | ||
| 1951-52 dir | Pearson, Alexander, joiner, Meldrum square, King street | ||
| 1950-51 dir | Pearson, Alexander, Joiner, Meldrum square, King street | ||
| 1949-50 dir | Pearson, Alexander, joiner, Meldrum square, King street | ||
| 1948-49 dir | Pearson, Alexander, joiner, Meldrum square, King street | ||
| 1947-48 dir | Pearson, Alexander, joiner, Meldrum square, King street | ||
| 1946-47 dir | Pearson, Alexander, joiner, Meldrum square, King street | ||
| 1942-43 dir | Pearson, Alexander, joiner, Meldrum square, King street | ||
| 1941-42 dir | Pearson, Alexander, joiner, Meldrum square, King street | ||
| 1940-41 dir | Pearson, Alexander, joiner, Meldrum square, King street | ||
| 1939-40 dir | Pearson, Alexander, joiner, Meldrum square, King street | ||
| 1938-39 dir | Pearson, Alexander, joiner, Meldrum square, King street | ||
| 1937-38 dir | Pearson, Alexander, joiner, Meldrum square, King street | ||
| 1936-37 dir | Pearson, Alexander, joiner, Meldrum square, King street | ||
| 1935-36 dir | Pearson, Alexander, joiner, Meldrum square, King street | ||
| 1934-35 dir | Maitland, John, blacksmith, Meldrum square, King street, E. Newport | ||
| 1933-34 dir | Maitland, John, blacksmith, Meldrum square, King street, E. Newport | ||
| 1932-33 dir | Maitland, John, blacksmith, Meldrum square, King street, E. Newport | ||
| 1931-32 dir | Maitland, John (blacksmith, Dundee), Meldrum sq., King st., E. Newport | ||
| 1930-31 dir | Maitland, John (blacksmith, Dundee), Meldrum sq., King st., E. Newport | ||
| 1929-30 dir | Maitland, John (blacksmith, Dundee), Meldrum sq., King st., E. Newport | ||
| 1928-29 dir | Maitland, John (blacksmith, Dundee), Meldrum sq., King st., E. Newport | ||
| 1927-28 dir | Maitland, John (blacksmith, Dundee), Meldrum sq., King st., E. Newport | ||
| 1926-27 dir | Maitland, John (blacksmith, Dundee), Meldrum sq., King st., E. Newport | ||
| 1925-26 dir | Maitland, John (blacksmith, Dundee), Meldrum sq., King st., E. Newport | ||
| 1925-26 dir | Rollo, John, shipmaster, Meldrum square, East Newport | ||
| 1923-24 dir | Rollo, John, shipmaster, Meldrum square, East Newport | ||
| 1923-24 dir | Maitland, John (blacksmith, Dundee), Meldrum sq., King st., E. Newport | ||
| 1922-23 dir | Maitland, John (blacksmith, Dundee), Meldrum sq., King st., E. Newport | ||
| 1922-23 dir | Rollo, John, shipmaster, Meldrum square, East Newport | ||
| 1920-21 dir | Maitland, John (blacksmith, Dundee), Meldrum sq., King st., E. Newport | ||
| 1918-19 dir | Maitland, John (blacksmith, Dundee), Meldrum sq., King st., E. Newport | ||
| 1915-16 dir | Maitland, John (blacksmith, Dundee), Meldrum sq., King st., E. Newport | ||
| 1912-13 dir | Niven, Miss, Meldrum square, East Newport | ||
| 1911-12 dir | Niven, Miss, Meldrum square, East Newport | ||
| 1908 Tayside Annual | Hart, Mrs Jessie, Tay Street. [?King st] | ||
| 1907 Tayside Annual | Hart, Mrs Jessie, Tay Street. [? King St] | ||
| 1907 Tayside Annual | Horsburgh, Wm., coal merchant, King Street. | location 2 |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Meldrum Square | Rollo | John | 1 | ||||
| 1921 | Meldrum Square | Maitland | John | 2 | ||||
| 1911 | King Street, Meldrum Square | Niven | Annie R | 3 |
Valuation Roll entries There are 29 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 130400 | House | Christina Whyte | proprietor | 36 | View details | |||
| 1973-74 | 130400 | House | Christina Whyte | proprietor | 36 | View details | |||
| 1972-73 | 130400 | House | Christina Whyte | proprietor | 36 | View details | |||
| 1971-72 | 130400 | House | Christina Whyte | proprietor | 36 | View details | |||
| 1969-70 | 1304 | House | William B Kay, 3 Kerr St | proprietor for occupier | 26 | View details | |||
| 1968-69 | 1304 | House | William B Kay, 3 Kerr St | proprietor for occupier | 26 | View details | |||
| 1967-68 | 239 | House | William B Kay, 3 Kerr St | proprietor for occupier | 26 | View details | |||
| 1966-67 | 239 | House | William B Kay, 3 Kerr St | proprietor for occupier | 26 | View details | |||
| 1964-65 | 239 | House | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per Drummond Johnstone & Grosset WS, Cupar | Alexander Pearson | 26 | View details | |||
| 1961-62 | 636 | House | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per Drummond Johnstone & Grosset WS, Cupar | Alexander Pearson | 26 | View details | |||
| 1958-59 | 384 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per Drummond Johnstone & Grosset WS, Cupar | Alexander Pearson | 15-2-0 | View details | |||
| 1957-58 | 387 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per Drummond Johnstone & Grosset WS, Cupar | Alexander Pearson | 15-2-0 | View details | |||
| 1952-53 | 357 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per Katherine M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport | Alexander Pearson | 15-2-0 | View details | |||
| 1947-48 | 355 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per Katherine M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport | Alexander Pearson | 15-2-0 | View details | |||
| 1942-43 | 356 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per Katherine M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport | Alexander Pearson | 15-2-0 | View details | |||
| 1940-41 | 354 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per A T M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport | Alexander Pearson | 15-2-0 | View details | |||
| 1937-38 | 359 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per A T M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport | Alexander Pearson | 15-2-0 | View details | |||
| 1935-36 | 355 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per A T M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport | John Maitland | 15-2-0 | View details | |||
| 1932-33 | 335 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | John Maitland | 15-2-0 | View details | |||
| 1930-31 | 330 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | John Maitland | 15-2-0 | View details | |||
| 1927-28 | 327 | House & Garden | Trs of Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | John Maitland | 15-2-0 | View details | |||
| 1925-26 | 313 | House & Garden | Trs of Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | John Maitland | same | 15-2-0 | View details | ||
| 1922-23 | 298 | House & Garden | Trs of Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | John Maitland | same | 15-2-6 | View details | ||
| 1920-21 | 287 | House & Garden | Trs of Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | John Maitland | same | 10-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1917-18 | 286 | House & Garden | Trs of Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | John Maitland | same | 10-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1915-16 | 283 | House & Garden | Trs of Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | John Maitland | same | 10-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1912-13 | 463 | House & Garden | Trs of Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | Miss Annie R Niven, nurse | same | 10-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1907-08 | 441 | House | James Mather, Tayport | Jessie Hart | same | 10-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1905-06 | 428 | House | James Mather, Tayport | William Horsburgh, coal merchant | same | 10-10-0 | View details |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 261 view details | Maryton | lots 27 & 28 (different numbering) | 1 rood 23 falls 15 ells | (Meldrum) | Meldrum Square: 30-44 King St, 35-45 Robert St, 23-31 Queen St |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879.04486 | Scotscraig to Trs Alexander Meldrum (1833), to Catherine Ogilvie / Meldrum to Hay Meldrum | Not instr Hay Meldrum, South Dron, Dairsie, of pieces of ground extending to 1 rood 23 falls 15 ells (lots 27 & 28) of Marytown … on feu 18 Nov 1833 by Tr sequest est Robert Dalgleish, Scotscraig to Trs deceased Alexander Meldrum, tenant in Dron, … to Hay Meldrum as heir of her mother Catherine Oglivy / Meldrum, Dron, widow, the surviving trustee of Alexander Meldrum | 27 May 1879 | 250, 261 | |
| 1874.03808 | 27 feus to Balmerino Church | Disp by Berry, Tayfield to Trs Rev James Campbell, Minister of Balmerino and his successors of the following lands, pts of Tayfield (1) 17.75 pol Marytown; (2) 3 pieces lots 29, 30, 31 Marytown; (3) 2 roods Scots lot 26 Marytown; (4) 1 rood 23 falls 15 ells lots 27 & 28 Marytown; (5) 1 acre 34 falls grnd lot 20 S of Marytown; (6) 34 pol 20.5 yd of Gowrie Hill; (7) 32 pol 5 yd of Gowriehill; (8) 4 pol Gowrie Lane; (9) 72.25 pol lot 27 S of Marytown; (10) 37 pol Gardyne St lot 8; (11) 31 pol 20 yd Gardyne St lot 8; (12) 27.5 pol Gardyne St lot 7; (13) 34 pol 25 yd Gardyne St lot 7; (14) 45 pol 9 yd field of Seacraig; (15) 37 pol field of Seacraig; (16) 45 pol 25 yd field of Seacraig; (17) 36 pol 22 yd field of Seacraig; (18) 35 pol lot 5 E of Newport; (19) 54 pol lot 6 E of Newport; (20) 53 pol 18 yd lot 7 E of Newport; (21) 17 pol 14 yd lot 4b E of Newport; (22) 64 pol lot 21 E of Newport; (23) 52 pol 6 yd lot 8 E of Newport; (24) 53.5 pol lot 9 E of Newport; (25) 18 pol 22 yd lot 4a E of Newport; (26) 73 pol lot 28 S of Marytown; (27) 64 pol of Gowriehill; ... under burden of feu rights | 9 Nov 1874 | 239, 167, 168, 169, 205, 261, 156, 3, 4, 333, 324, 331, 323, 330, 271, 274, 273, 272, 222, 223, 144, 145, 336, 322, 62, 228, 71, 342 |
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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