Location : 44 King Street
= Property still standing
Notes: downstairs centre
Part of a block. Other parts: 34 King Street 36 King Street 38 King Street 40 King Street 42 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 36 King Street 38 King Street 40 King Street 42 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)
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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 38 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947-48 dir | Young, John, chauffeur, Meldrum square, King street | ||
| 1946-47 dir | Young, John, chauffeur, Meldrum square, King street | ||
| 1942-43 dir | Young, John, chauffeur, Meldrum square, King street | ||
| 1941-42 dir | Young, John, chauffeur, Meldrum square, King street | ||
| 1940-41 dir | Young, John, chauffeur, Meldrum square, King street | ||
| 1939-40 dir | Young, John, chauffeur, Meldrum square, King street | ||
| 1938-39 dir | Young, John, chauffeur, Meldrum square, King street | ||
| 1937-38 dir | Young, John, chauffeur, Meldrum square, King street | ||
| 1936-37 dir | Young, John, chauffeur, Meldrum square, King street | ||
| 1935-36 dir | Young, John, chauffeur, Meldrum square, King street | ||
| 1934-35 dir | Young, John, chauffeur, Meldrum square, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1933-34 dir | Young, John, chauffeur, Meldrum square, East Newport | ||
| 1932-33 dir | Young, John, chauffeur, Meldrum square, East Newport | ||
| 1931-32 dir | Young, John, chauffeur, Meldrum square, East Newport | ||
| 1930-31 dir | Young, John, chauffeur, Meldrum square, East Newport | ||
| 1929-30 dir | Young, John, chauffeur, Meldrum square, East Newport | ||
| 1928-29 dir | Young, John, chauffeur, Meldrum square, East Newport | ||
| 1927-28 dir | Young, John, chauffeur, Meldrum square East Newport | ||
| 1926-27 dir | Young, John, chauffeur, Meldrum square, East Newport | ||
| 1925-26 dir | Young, John, chauffeur, Meldrum square, East Newport | ||
| 1923-24 dir | Young, John, chauffeur, Meldrum square East Newport | ||
| 1922-23 dir | Young, John, chauffeur, Meldrum square, East Newport | ||
| 1918-19 dir | Young, John, chauffeur, Meldrum square, East Newport | ||
| 1915-16 dir | Young, John, chauffeur, Meldrum square, East Newport | ||
| 1914-15 dir | Young, John, chauffeur, Meldrum square | ||
| 1913-14 dir | Young, John, chauffeur, Meldrum square | ||
| 1912-13 dir | Young, John, chauffeur, Meldrum square | ||
| 1911-12 dir | Young, John, chauffeur, Meldrum square | ||
| 1910-11 dir | Young, John, coachman, Meldrum square | ||
| 1909-10 dir | Young, John, coachman, Meldrum square | ||
| 1908-09 dir | Young, John, coachman, Meldrum square | ||
| 1908 Tayside Annual | Young, John, stableman, King Street. | ||
| 1907-08 dir | Young, John, coachman, Meldrum square | ||
| 1907 Tayside Annual | Young, John, stableman. King Street. | ||
| 1906-07 dir | Young, John, coachman, Meldrum square | ||
| 1905-06 dir | Young, John, coachman, Meldrum square | ||
| 1904-05 dir | Young, John, coachman, Meldrum square | ||
| 1903-04 dir | Young, John, coachman, Meldrum square |
Entries in the Registers of Voters
| Source | Enrol Date | Name | Occup. | Address | Qualification | Property | at | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Female Voters | Yeates, Margaret | King Street, Newport | Tenant of House | King Street |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Meldrum Square | Young | John | 2 | ||||
| 1911 | King Street, Meldrum Square | Young | John | 2 | ||||
| 1901 | King Street | Yeatts | Margaret | 2 | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 33 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 130100 | House | Ralph Macdonald | proprietor | 27 | View details | |||
| 1973-74 | 130100 | House | Ralph Macdonald | proprietor | 27 | View details | |||
| 1972-73 | 130100 | House | Ralph Macdonald | proprietor | 27 | View details | |||
| 1971-72 | 130100 | House | Robert Francis | proprietor | 27 | View details | |||
| 1969-70 | 1301 | House | Mrs Elspeth Combe | proprietor | 18 | View details | |||
| 1968-69 | 1301 | House | Mrs Elspeth Combe | proprietor | 18 | View details | |||
| 1967-68 | 236 | House | Mrs Elspeth Combe | proprietor | 18 | View details | |||
| 1966-67 | 236 | House | Mrs Elspeth Combe | proprietor | 18 | View details | |||
| 1964-65 | 236 | House | Mrs Elspeth Combe | proprietor | 16 | View details | |||
| 1961-62 | 703 | House | Mrs Elspeth Combe | proprietor | 16 | View details | |||
| 1958-59 | 387 | House & Garden | Mrs Elspeth Combe | proprietor | 12-4-0 | View details | |||
| 1957-58 | 390 | House & Garden | Mrs Elspeth Combe | proprietor | 12-4-0 | View details | |||
| 1952-53 | 360 | House & Garden | James W Davidson | proprietor | 12-4-0 | View details | |||
| 1947-48 | 354 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per Katherine M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport | John Young | 12-4-0 | View details | |||
| 1942-43 | 355 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per Katherine M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport | John Young | 12-4-0 | View details | |||
| 1940-41 | 353 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per A T M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport | John Young | 12-4-0 | View details | |||
| 1937-38 | 358 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per A T M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport | John Young | 12-4-0 | View details | |||
| 1935-36 | 354 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per A T M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport | John Young | 12-4-0 | View details | |||
| 1932-33 | 334 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | John Young | 12-4-0 | View details | |||
| 1930-31 | 329 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | John Young | 12-4-0 | View details | |||
| 1927-28 | 326 | House & Garden | Trs of Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | John Young | 12-4-0 | View details | |||
| 1925-26 | 312 | House & Garden | Trs of Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | John Young | same | 12-4-0 | View details | ||
| 1922-23 | 297 | House & Garden | Trs of Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | John Young | same | 12-4-0 | View details | ||
| 1920-21 | 286 | House & Garden | Trs of Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | Mrs Mary Young | same | 8-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1917-18 | 285 | House & Garden | Trs of Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | John Young, stableman | same | 8-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1915-16 | 282 | House & Garden | Trs of Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | John Young, stableman | same | 8-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1912-13 | 462 | House & Garden | Trs of Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | John Young, stableman | same | 8-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1907-08 | 439 | House | James Mather, Tayport | John Young, stableman | same | 8-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1905-06 | 426 | House | James Mather, Tayport | John Young, stableman | same | 8-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1903-04 | 422 | House | James Mather, Tayport | John Young, stableman | same | 8-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1901-02 | 1012 | House | James Thrift Meldrum, Burnside, Toronto per Drummond, Johnstone & Grosset, writers, Cupar | Margaret Yeates | same | 8-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1900-01 | 995 | House | James Thrift Meldrum, Burnside, Toronto per Drummond, Johnstone & Grosset, writers, Cupar | Margaret Yeates | same | 8-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1899-00 | 961 | House | James Thrift Meldrum, Burnside, Toronto per Drummond, Johnstone & Grosset, writers, Cupar | Margaret Yeates | same | 8-10-0 | 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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