Location : 16 Linden Avenue
= Property still standing
Notes: dated 1889; upper
Part of a divided property. Other parts: 15 Linden Avenue
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.438993,-2.93416
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): 7 Linden Avenue 8 Linden Avenue 9 Linden Avenue 10 Linden Avenue 11 Linden Avenue 12 Linden Avenue 14 Linden Avenue 15 Linden Avenue 18 Linden Avenue 19 Linden Avenue 20 Linden Avenue 22 Linden Avenue 23 Linden Avenue 24 Linden Avenue
Old Addresses (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the address)
| 8 Linden Avenue | 1961 |
House Names (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the name)
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Directory entries (before 1975) There are 23 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 dir | Meldrum-Smith, Mrs A., 16 Linden Avenue | ||
| 1974 dir | Smith, C. G. clerk, 8 Linden Avenue | ||
| 1973 dir | Smith, C. G. clerk, 8 Linden Avenue | ||
| 1973 dir | Meldrum-Smith, Mrs A. 16 Linden Avenue | ||
| 1972 dir | Meldrum-Smith, Mrs A., 16 Linden Avenue | ||
| 1971 dir | Meldrum-Smith, Mrs A. 16 Linden Avenue | ||
| 1971 dir | Smith, Mrs Meldrum, 16 Linden Avenue | ||
| 1970 dir | Smith, Mrs Meldrum, 16 Linden Avenue | ||
| 1970 dir | Meldrum-Smith, Mrs A., 16 Linden Avenue | ||
| 1969 dir | Smith, Mrs Meldrum, 16 Linden Avenue | ||
| 1969 dir | Meldrum-Smith, Mrs A., 16 Linden Avenue | ||
| 1968 dir | Smith, Mrs Meldrum, 16 Linden Avenue | ||
| 1968 dir | Meldrum-Smith, Mrs A., 16 Linden Avenue | ||
| 1967 dir | Smith, Mrs Meldrum, 16 Linden avenue | ||
| 1967 dir | Meldrum-Smith, Mrs A., 16 Linden avenue | ||
| 1966 dir | Meldrum-Smith, Mrs A., 16 Linden avenue | ||
| 1966 dir | Smith, Mrs Meldrum, 16 Linden avenue | ||
| 1965 dir | Meldrum-Smith, Mrs A., 16 Linden avenue | ||
| 1965 dir | Smith, Mrs Meldrum, 15 Linden avenue | ||
| 1964 dir | Smith, Mrs Meldrum, 8 Linden avenue | ||
| 1963 dir | Smith, Mrs Meldrum, 8 Linden avenue | ||
| 1962 dir | Smith, Mrs Meldrum, 8 Linden avenue | ||
| 1961 dir | Smith, Mrs Meldrum, 8 Linden avenue |
Census records
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Valuation Roll entries There are 7 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-74 | 133800 | House | Mrs Anna C Smith | proprietor | 133 | View details | ||
| 1971-72 | 133800 | House | Mrs Anna C Smith | proprietor | 133 | View details | ||
| 1969-70 | 1338 | House | Mrs Anna C Smith | proprietor | 78 | View details | ||
| 1967-68 | 271 | House | Mrs Anna C Smith | proprietor | 78 | View details | ||
| 1966-67 | 271 | House | Mrs Anna C Smith | proprietor | 78 | View details | ||
| 1964-65 | 271 | House | Mrs Anna C Smith | proprietor | 70 | View details | ||
| 1961-62 | 813 | House (upper flat) | Mrs Anna C Smith per Shield & Kyd, solicitors, 1 Albert Sq, Dundee | proprietor | 70 | View details |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 518 view details | Newport | 50' 6" along centre line of new road; part of Craighead Farm | (Scrimgeour) | 15-16 Linden Ave |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893.01230 | loan by William Henry Blyth Martin | Bond £200 & disp secur by George Scrimgeour provision merchant Dundee to William Henry Blyth Martin solicitor there over pce grnd : E & extending along 50'6” new 30' street with houses etc t/on pt of Craighead Farm | 11 Aug 1893 | 518 | |
| 1891.01702 | loan by Isabella Blyth Martin | Bond £750 & disp secur by George Scrimgeour provision merchant Dundee to Isabella Blyth Martin wife of William Young Blyth Martin resid Blyth House Newport of pce grnd : W and extending 45' along the Newport Railway, : E and extending along it 50'6'' proposed new street 30' wide with houses etc t/on part of Craighead Farm on the estate of Tayfield | 26 Dec 1891 | 518 | |
| 1890.06478 | Tayfield to George Scrimgeour | Feu disp by William Berry, Tayfield consent of Alexander Robertson plasterer to George Scrimgeour, provision merchant Dundee of pce grnd on which a house is to be built, : W by & extending 45' along the Newport Railway, : E & extending along it 50' 6" a proposed 30' street, pt of lands of Craighead Farm [note - this plot is against the railway and the road is proposed behind the house, to the East] | 16 May 1890 | 518 |
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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