Location : 50 King Street
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= Property still standing
Notes: upstairs
Other properties at the same location : 52 King Street
Using the information here, it is impossible to be certain who lived in each property or part of the building before 1922. Other properties involved : 46 King Street 48 King Street 52 King Street One possible interpretation is given below.
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.442814,-2.937706
View location on the 1855 6-inch map, the 1895 25-inch map, the 1966 25-inch map, or a 1944-50 aerial photograph at the National Library of Scotland website.
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)
| Osborne Place |
Directory entries (before 1970) There are 44 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 dir | Burnett, H., electrician, 50 King Street | ||
| 1968 dir | Burnett, H., electrician, 50 King Street | ||
| 1967 dir | Burnett, H., electrician, 50 King street | ||
| 1966 dir | Burnett, H., electrician, 50 King street | ||
| 1965 dir | Burnett, H, electrician, 50 King street | ||
| 1964 dir | Burnett, H., electrician, Osborne place, King street | ||
| 1963 dir | Burnett, H., electrician, Osborne place | ||
| 1951-52 dir | Mitchell, Miss Mary, Osborne place, King street | ||
| 1950-51 dir | Mitchell, Miss Mary, Osborne place, King street | ||
| 1949-50 dir | Mitchell, Miss Mary, Osborne place, King street | ||
| 1948-49 dir | Mitchell, Miss Mary, Osborne place, King street | ||
| 1947-48 dir | Mitchell, Miss Mary, Osborne place, King street | ||
| 1946-47 dir | Mitchell, Miss Mary, Osborne place, King street | ||
| 1942-43 dir | Mitchell, Miss Mary, Osborne place, King street | ||
| 1941-42 dir | Mitchell, Miss Mary, Osborne place, King street | ||
| 1940-41 dir | Mitchell, Miss Mary, Osborne place, King street | ||
| 1939-40 dir | Mitchell, Miss Mary, Osborne place, King street | ||
| 1938-39 dir | Mitchell, Miss Mary, Osborne place, King street | ||
| 1937-38 dir | Mitchell, Miss Mary, Osborne place, King street | ||
| 1936-37 dir | Mitchell, Miss Mary, Osborne place, King street | ||
| 1935-36 dir | Mitchell, Miss Mary, Osborne place, King street | ||
| 1934-35 dir | Mitchell, Miss Mary, Osborne place, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1933-34 dir | Baxter, Robert A., commercial traveller, Osborne place, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1932-33 dir | Baxter, Robert A., commercial traveller, Osborne place, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1931-32 dir | Baxter, Robert A., commercial traveller, Osborne place, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1930-31 dir | Baxter, Robert A., commercial traveller, Osborne place, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1929-30 dir | Baxter, Robert A., commercial traveller, Osborne place, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1928-29 dir | Baxter, Robert A., commercial traveller, Osborne place, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1928 Kelly dir | Baxter Robert A. Osborne place, E | ||
| 1927-28 dir | Baxter, Robert A., commercial traveller, Osborne place, King street, East Newport | ||
| 1922-23 dir | M'Gibbon, Mrs G., Osborne place. King street. East Newport | ||
| 1920-21 dir | M'Gibbon, Mrs G., Osborne place, East Newport | ||
| 1918-19 dir | M'Gibbon, Mrs G., Osborne place, East Newport | ||
| 1904-05 dir | Thomson, Alexander R., ship joiner, Osborne place, King street | [? could be any of the 8 in Osborne Place] | |
| 1904-05 dir | Kettle, Captain, Osborne place, East Newport | [? could be any of the 8 in Osborne Place] | |
| 1894-95 dir | M'Nab, Robert, clerk, Osborne place. King street | ||
| 1893-94 dir | M'Nab, Robert, clerk, Osborne place. King street | ||
| 1886-87 dir | Gray, Mrs, 6 Osborne place, East Newport | ||
| 1886 Slater dir | Gray Mrs Jane, King St | ||
| 1878 Slater dir | Gray Mrs. Robert, Osborne place, King st | ||
| 1877 Worrall dir | Gray Mrs. Robert, Osborne place | ||
| 1873 Slater dir | Gray Robert, Osborne ter., Newport | ||
| 1871-72 dir | Gray, Robert, Osborne Place, East Newport | ||
| 1869-70 dir | Gray, Robert, Osborne Place, East Newport |
Census records
| Year | Head | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | Gloag | Elizabeth | |||
| 1901 | Rentoul | Isabella | View household | ||
| 1891 | Gray | Jane | View household | ||
| 1881 | Gray | Jean | View household | ||
| 1871 | Gray | Robert | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 25 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | 233 | House | Henry S Burnett | proprietor | 37 | View details | ||
| 1964-65 | 233 | House | Henry S Burnett | proprietor | 36 | View details | ||
| 1961-62 | 706 | House | Roger B Perry | proprietor | 36 | View details | ||
| 1957-58 | 393 | House & Garden | Roger B Perry | proprietor | 24 | View details | ||
| 1952-53 | 366 | House & Garden | Roger B Perry | proprietor | 22-8-0 | View details | ||
| 1947-48 | 362 | House & Garden | James F Caldwell | Mary Mitchell | 22-8-0 | View details | ||
| 1942-43 | 363 | House & Garden | James F Caldwell | Mary Mitchell | 22-8-0 | View details | ||
| 1937-38 | 366 | House & Garden | James F Caldwell | Mary Mitchell | 22-8-0 | View details | ||
| 1932-33 | 342 | House & Garden | James F Caldwell | Mrs Betsy Baxter | 22-8-0 | View details | ||
| 1927-28 | 334 | House & Garden | James F Caldwell | Mrs Betsy Baxter | 22-8-0 | View details | ||
| 1922-23 | 303 | House & Garden | James F Caldwell | Margaret McGibbon | same | 20-8-0 | View details | |
| 1917-18 | 292 | House & Garden | Trs of Miss Catherine Butchart per James B Caird, 15 Thomson St, Dundee | Margaret McGibbon | same | 16 | View details | |
| 1912-13 | 471 | House & Garden | Trs of Miss Catherine Butchart per James B Caird, 15 Thomson St, Dundee | Mrs Elizabeth Gloag | same | 16 | View details | |
| 1907-08 | 451 | House & Garden | Trs of Miss Catherine Butchart per James R Caird, 20 Springfield, Dundee | Mrs Mary Kydd | same | 16 | View details | |
| 1903-04 | 430 | House and Garden | Trs of Miss Catherine Butchart per James R Caird | Mrs Mary Kydd | same | 16 | View details | |
| 1900-01 | 1003 | House and Garden | Miss Catherine Butchart | Isabella Rintoul | same | 16 | View details | |
| 1896-97 | 890 | House and Garden | Miss Catherine Butchart | Catherine Millar | same | 16 | View details | |
| 1893-94 | 784 | House and Garden | Miss Catherine Butchart | James McNab, clerk | same | 15 | View details | |
| 1889-90 | 681 | House and Garden | Isabella B Hislop, Whitburgh, per Andrew Hislop | Mrs Jane Murray or Gray | same | 14 | View details | |
| 1885-86 | 642 | House and Garden | Isabella B Hislop, Whitburgh, per Andrew Hislop | Mrs Jane Murray or Gray | same | 14 | View details | |
| 1881-82 | 533 | House and Garden | Mrs George Hyslop, 3 Taylor Place, Leith | same | Mrs Robert Gray | 14 | View details | |
| 1878-79 | 503 | House and Garden | Mrs George Hyslop, 3 Taylor Place, Leith | same | Mrs Robert Gray | 14 | View details | |
| 1875-76 | 387 | House and Garden | Mrs George Hyslop, 59 Kirkgate, Leith | same | Mrs Robert Gray | 14 | View details | |
| 1871-72 | 350 | House and Garden | Mrs George Hyslop, 59 Kirkgate, Leith | Robert Gray, late merchant | 14 | View details | ||
| 1867-68 | 348 | House and Garden | Mrs George Hyslop | Robert Gray, late merchant | 13 | View details |
Sasines pre-1900:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 274 | Seacraig field | lot 4 | 'NW' lot of field on S side of King Street | view plot details |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1865.00212 | Tayfield to James Brown | James Brown builder regist feu ch to himself by Berry, Tayfield of 37 pol grnd, no. 4 on plan, on S side of King Street, the NW lot of a field of Seacraig | 22 Apr 1965 | 274, 275 |
Brief explanation of sasine abridgements Explanation of the format of a sasine
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; ... - words omitted; pol - poles; yd - square yards; : - bounded
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