Location : 2 Queen Street
= Property still standing
Notes:
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.440824,-2.937457
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): 2 Gowrie Street 4 Gowrie Street (formerly 6, Gowrie Street) 29 Gowrie Street 31 Gowrie Street 33 Gowrie Street 35 Gowrie Street (formerly 6a, Gowrie Street) St Fillans R C Church, 18, King Street 4 Queen Street 6 Queen Street 8 Queen Street 10 Queen Street 12 Queen Street 14 Queen Street
Old Addresses (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the address)
| William Street | 1890s | |
| Maryfield Terrace | 1907 |
House Names (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the name)
| Rose Cottage | ||
| 2 Viewfield Cottages | 1861 | |
| Rose Lea | 1882 |
Directory entries (before 1975) There are 107 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 dir | Low, William, certified accountant, 2 Queen Street | ||
| 1973 dir | Low, William, certified accountant, 2 Queen Street | ||
| 1972 dir | Low, William, certified accountant, 2 Queen Street | ||
| 1971 dir | Low, William, certified accountant, 2 Queen Street | ||
| 1970 dir | Low, William, certified accountant, 2 Queen Street | ||
| 1969 dir | Low, William, certified accountant, 2 Queen Street | ||
| 1968 dir | Low, William, certified accountant, 2 Queen Street | ||
| 1967 dir | Low, William, certified accountant, 2 Queen street | ||
| 1966 dir | Low, William, certified accountant, 2 Queen street | ||
| 1965 dir | Low, William, certified accountant, 2 Queen street | ||
| 1964 dir | Low, William, certified accountant, Rose cottage, Queen street | ||
| 1963 dir | Low, William, certified accountant, Rose cottage, Queen street | ||
| 1962 dir | Low, William, certified accountant, Rose cottage, Queen street | ||
| 1961 dir | Allison, James L. (shipchandler, Dundee), Rose cottage, Queen street | ||
| 1960 dir | Allison, James L. (shipchandler, Dundee), Rose cottage, Queen street | ||
| 1958-59 dir | Allison, James L. (shipchandler, Dundee), Rose cottage, Queen street | ||
| 1957-58 dir | Allison, James L. (shipchandler, Dundee), Rose cottage, Queen street | ||
| 1956-57 dir | Allison, James L. (shipchandler, Dundee), Rose cottage, Queen street | ||
| 1955-56 dir | Allison, James L. (shipchandler, Dundee), Rose cottage, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1954-55 dir | Allison, James L. (shipchandler, Dundee), Rose cottage, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1953-54 dir | Allison, James L. (shipchandler, Dundee), Rose cottage, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1952-53 dir | Allison, James L. (shipchandler, Dundee), Rose cottage, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1951-52 dir | Allison, James L., manager, Rose Cottage, Queen street, E. Newport | ||
| 1950-51 dir | Anderson, Charles, heating engineer, Rose cottage, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1949-50 dir | Anderson, Charles, heating engineer, Rose cottage, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1948-49 dir | Anderson, Charles, electrical engineer, Rose cottage, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1947-48 dir | Anderson, Charles, electrical engineer, Rose cottage, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1946-47 dir | Anderson, Charles, electrical engineer, Rose cottage, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1942-43 MacDonald dir | Spry, Miss, Rose Cottage, E. N. | ||
| 1942-43 dir | Spry, Miss Florence, Rose cottage, Queen street | ||
| 1941-42 MacDonald dir | Spry, Miss, Rose Cottage, E. N. | ||
| 1941-42 dir | Spry, Miss Florence, Rose cottage, Queen street | ||
| 1940-41 MacDonald dir | Spry, Miss, Rose Cottage, E. N. | ||
| 1940-41 dir | Spry, Miss Florence, Rose cottage, Queen street | ||
| 1939-40 MacDonald dir | Spry, Miss, Rose Cottage, E. N. | ||
| 1939-40 dir | Spry, Miss Florence, Rose cottage, Queen street | ||
| 1938-39 MacDonald dir | Spry, Miss, Rose Cottage, E. N. | ||
| 1938-39 dir | Spry, Miss Florence, Rose cottage, Queen street | ||
| 1937-38 MacDonald dir | Spry, Miss, Rose Cottage, E. N. | ||
| 1937-38 dir | Spry, Miss Florence, Rose cottage, Queen street | ||
| 1936-37 MacDonald dir | Spry, Miss, Rose Cottage, E. N. | ||
| 1936-37 dir | Spry, Miss Florence, Rose cottage, Queen street | ||
| 1935-36 MacDonald dir | Spry, Miss, Rose Cottage, E. N. | ||
| 1935-36 dir | Spry, Miss Florence, Rose cottage, Queen street | ||
| 1934-35 MacDonald dir | Spry, Miss, Rose Cottage, E. N. | ||
| 1934-35 dir | Spry, Miss Florence, Rose cottage, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1933-34 MacDonald dir | Spry, Miss, Rose Cottage, E. N. | ||
| 1933-34 dir | Spry, Miss Florence, Rose cottage, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1932-33 dir | Spry, Miss Florence, Rose cottage, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1931-32 MacDonald dir | Spry, Miss, Rose Cottage, E. N. | ||
| 1931-32 dir | Spry, Miss Florence, Rose cottage, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1930-31 MacDonald dir | Spry, Miss, Rose Cottage, E. N. | ||
| 1930-31 dir | Spry, Miss Florence, Rose cottage, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1929-30 MacDonald dir | Spry, Miss, Rose Cottage, E. N. | ||
| 1929-30 dir | Spry, Miss Florence, Rose cottage, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1928-29 MacDonald dir | Spry, Miss, Rose Cottage, E. N. | ||
| 1928-29 dir | Spry, Miss Florence, Rose cottage, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1928 Kelly dir | Spry The Misses, Rose cottage, Queen st. E | ||
| 1927-28 MacDonald dir | Spry, Miss, Rose Cottage, E. N. | ||
| 1927-28 dir | Spry, Miss Florence, Rose cottage, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1926-27 MacDonald dir | Spry, Miss, Rose Cottage, E. N. | ||
| 1926-27 dir | Spry, Miss Florence, Rose cottage, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1925-26 MacDonald dir | Spry, Misses, Rose Cottage, E. N. | ||
| 1925-26 dir | Spry, Miss Florence, Rose cottage, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1924-25 MacDonald dir | Spry, Misses, Rose Cottage, E. N. | ||
| 1923-24 MacDonald dir | Spry, Misses, Rose Cottage, E. N. | ||
| 1923-24 dir | Spry, Miss Florence, Rose cottage, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1921 Slater dir | Spry The Misses, Rose cottage, Queen st, E | ||
| 1919-20 MacDonald dir | Spry, Misses, Rose Cot., Queen st. | ||
| 1918-19 MacDonald dir | Spry, Misses, Rose Cot., Queen st. | ||
| 1917-18 MacDonald dir | Spry, Misses, Rose Cot., Queen st. | ||
| 1916-17 MacDonald dir | Spry, Misses, Rose Cot., Queen st. | ||
| 1915 Slater dir | Spry The Misses, Rose cottage, Queen st. E | ||
| 1911 Slater dir | Spry The Misses, Rose cottage, Queen st. E | ||
| 1906-07 dir | Spry, Henry, chief officer, 'Mars' ; h. Rose cot., Maryfield, E. Newport | location 2 | |
| 1905-06 dir | Spry, Henry, chief officer, 'Mars' ; h. Rose cot., Maryfield, E. Newport | location 2 | |
| 1904-05 dir | Spry, Henry, chief officer, 'Mars' ; h. Rose cot., Maryfield, E. Newport | location 2 | |
| 1903-04 dir | Spry, Henry, chief officer, 'Mars' ; h. Rose cot., Maryfield, E. Newport | location 2 | |
| 1903 Slater dir | Spry Henry, householder, Rose cottage, E Newport (Commercial) | ||
| 1902-03 dir | Spry, Henry, chief officer, 'Mars ' ; h. Rose cot., Maryfield, E. Newport | location 2 | |
| 1901-02 dir | Spry, Henry, chief officer, 'Mars' ; h. Rose cot., Maryfield, E. Newport | location 2 | |
| 1900-01 dir | Spry, Henry, 2nd officer, 'Mars' ; h. Rose cot., Maryfield, E. Newport | location 2 | |
| 1899-00 dir | Spry, Henry, 2nd officer, ' Mars' ; h. Rose cot., Maryfield, E. Newport | location 2 | |
| 1899 Slater dir | Spry Henry, householder, Rose cottage, E [under Commercial] | ||
| 1898-99 dir | Spry, Henry, 2nd officer, 'Mars' ; h. Rose cot., Maryfield, E. Newport | location 2 | |
| 1897-98 dir | Spry, Henry, 2nd officer, 'Mars' ; h. Rose cot., Maryfield, E. Newport | location 2 | |
| 1896-97 dir | Spry, Henry, 2nd officer, 'Mars' ; h. Rose cot., Maryfield, E. Newport | location 2 | |
| 1896 Slater dir | Spry Henry, householder, Rose cottage. E [under Commercial] | ||
| 1895-96 dir | Scott, C. S. (tobacconist, Dundee), Rose cottage, Maryfield, E. Newport | ||
| 1894-95 dir | Scott, C. S. (tobacconist, Dundee), Rose cottage, William st., E. Newport | ||
| 1893-94 dir | Scott, C. S. (tobacconist, Dundee), Rose cottage, William st., E. Newport | ||
| 1892-93 dir | Scott, C. S. (tobacconist, Dundee), Rose cottage, William st., E. Newport | ||
| 1891-92 dir | Scott, C. S. (tobacconist, Dundee), Rose cottage, William st., E. Newport | ||
| 1890-91 dir | Scott, C. S. (tobacconist, Dundee), Rose cottage, East Newport | ||
| 1889-90 dir | Forrest, Simon, retired teacher, Rose cottage, East Newport | ||
| 1889-90 dir | Forrest, S., jun. (shipbroker & coal exporter, Dundee), Rose cot.,E. Newport | ||
| 1889 Slater dir | Forrest Mr Simon, Rose Cottage, East Newport, Fife | ||
| 1888-89 dir | Forrest, Simon, retired teacher. Rose cottage. East Newport | ||
| 1887-88 dir | Lindsay, Mrs Thomas, Rose cottage, East Newport | ||
| 1886-87 dir | Lindsay, Mrs Thomas, Rose cottage. East Newport | ||
| 1886 Slater dir | Lindsay Thomas, Maryfield Ter, Queen St | ||
| 1884-85 dir | Lindsay, Thomas (glass merchant, Dundee), Rose cottage. East Newport | ||
| 1882-83 dir | Lindsay, Thomas (glass merchant, Dundee), Rose cottage, East Newport | ||
| 1882 Slater dir | Lindsay Mr. Thomas, Rose Lea, E N | ||
| 1880-81 dir | Lindsay, John (glass merchant, Dundee), Rose cottage, Maryfield terrace | ||
| 1877 Worrall dir | Forrester Mrs. Robert, Queen st | ||
| 1862 Fife dir | Cowan, John, grocer (Dundee), E Newport |
Entries in the Registers of Voters
| Source | Enrol Date | Name | Occup. | Address | Qualification | Property | at | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Male Voters | Spry, Henry | Mars Training Ship | Maryfield Terrace, Newport | Proprietor of House | Maryfield Terrace | |||||
| 1878-1879 Voters | Forrester, Robert | mason | Easter Newport | |||||||
| 1874 Voters | Forrester, Robert | mason | ||||||||
| 1873 Voters | Forrester, Robert | mason |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Queen Street, Rose Cottage | Spry | Florence | 5 | ||||
| 1911 | Queen Street, Rose Cottage | Spry | Florence | 7 | ||||
| 1901 | Maryfield Terrace | Spry | Henry | 6 | View household | |||
| 1891 | Rose Cottage | Scott | Catherine | 5 | View household | |||
| 1881 | Rose Cottage | Lindsay | Thomas | 7 | View household | |||
| 1871 | Queen Street | Forrester | Robert | 4 | View household | |||
| 1861 | 2 Viewfield Cotts. | Unoccupied | View household | |||||
| 1851 | Thomson | Janet | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 49 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-74 | 147100 | House & Garage | Alistair Low | proprietor | 125 | View details | ||
| 1971-72 | 147100 | House & Garage | Alistair Low | proprietor | 125 | View details | ||
| 1969-70 | 1471 | House & Garage | William Low | proprietor | 83 | View details | ||
| 1967-68 | 386 | House & Garage | William Low | proprietor | 83 | View details | ||
| 1966-67 | 386 | House & Garage | William Low | proprietor | 83 | View details | ||
| 1964-65 | 386 | House & Garage | William Low | proprietor | 77 | View details | ||
| 1961-62 | 1123 | House & Garage | William Low | proprietor | 77 | View details | ||
| 1958-59 | 544 | House, Garage & Garden | James L Allison | proprietor | 36 | View details | ||
| 1957-58 | 545 | House, Garage & Garden | James L Allison | proprietor | 36 | View details | ||
| 1952-53 | 516 | House & Garden | James L Allison | proprietor | 32 | View details | ||
| 1947-48 | 490 | House & Garden | Charles N Anderson | proprietor | 32 | View details | ||
| 1942-43 | 489 | House & Garden | Florence Ann Spry, teacher | proprietor | 32 | View details | ||
| 1940-41 | 487 | House & Garden | Florence Ann Spry, teacher | proprietor | 32 | View details | ||
| 1937-38 | 492 | House & Garden | Florence Ann Spry, teacher | proprietor | 32 | View details | ||
| 1935-36 | 484 | House & Garden | Florence Ann Spry, teacher | proprietor | 32 | View details | ||
| 1932-33 | 458 | House & Garden | Florence Ann Spry, teacher | proprietor | 32 | View details | ||
| 1930-31 | 452 | House & Garden | Florence Ann Spry, teacher | proprietor | 32 | View details | ||
| 1927-28 | 444 | House & Garden | Florence Ann Spry, teacher | proprietor | 32 | View details | ||
| 1925-26 | 430 | House & Garden | Florence Ann Spry, teacher | proprietor | 32 | View details | ||
| 1922-23 | 406 | House & Garden | Florence Ann & Mary Emma Spry, teachers | proprietor | 28-12-0 | View details | ||
| 1920-21 | 395 | House & Garden | Misses Florence Ann & Mary Emma Spry, teachers | proprietor | 22 | View details | ||
| 1917-18 | 395 | House & Garden | Misses Florence Ann & Mary Emma Spry, teachers | proprietor | 22 | View details | ||
| 1915-16 | 391 | House & Garden | Misses Florence Ann & Mary Emma Spry, teachers | proprietor | 22 | View details | ||
| 1912-13 | 495 | House & Garden | Misses Florence Ann & Mary Emma Spry, teachers | proprietor | 22 | View details | ||
| 1907-08 | 475 | House & Garden | Misses Florence Ann & Mary Emma Spry, teachers | proprietor | 22 | View details | ||
| 1905-06 | 463 | House and Garden | Henry Spry, Mars officer | proprietor | 22 | View details | ||
| 1903-04 | 454 | House and Garden | Henry Spry, seaman | proprietor | 22 | View details | ||
| 1901-02 | 1051 | House and Garden | Henry Spry, naval pensioner, 'Mars' Training Ship | proprietor | 22 | View details | ||
| 1900-01 | 1034 | House and Garden | Henry Spry, naval pensioner, 'Mars' Training Ship | proprietor | 22 | View details | ||
| 1899-00 | 998 | House and Garden | Henry Spry, naval pensioner, 'Mars' Training Ship | proprietor | 22 | View details | ||
| 1897-98 | 943 | House and Garden | Henry Spry, naval pensioner, 'Mars' Training Ship | proprietor | 22 | View details | ||
| 1896-97 | 915 | House and Garden | Henry Spry, naval pensioner, 'Mars' Training Ship | proprietor | 22 | View details | ||
| 1895-96 | 878 | House and Garden | Henry Spry, naval pensioner, Mars training ship | proprietor | 22 | View details | ||
| 1894-95 | 834 | House and Garden | Henry Spry, 53 Main St, Dundee | Miss Catherine S Scott | same | 22 | View details | |
| 1893-94 | 809 | House and Garden | Trs of late Thomas Lindsay, Mrs Helen Rankine or Lindsay, Maule St, Carnoustie liferentrix per Dickie & Paul, solicitors, 11 Whitehall Chambers, Dundee | Miss C S Scott | same | 22 | View details | |
| 1892-93 | 793 | House and Garden | Trs late Thos Lindsay, Mrs Helen Rankin or Lindsay, Maule St, Carnoustie liferentrix per Dickie & Paul, 11 Whitehall Chambers, Dundee | Miss C S Scott | same | 21 | View details | |
| 1891-92 | 776 | House and Garden | Trs late Thos Lindsay, Mrs Helen Rankin or Lindsay, Maule St, Carnoustie liferentrix per Dickie & Paul, 11 Whitehall Chambers, Dundee | Miss Eliza Paterson Scott | same | 22 | View details | |
| 1890-91 | 728 | House and Garden | Trs late Thos Lindsay, Mrs Helen Rankin or Lindsay, Maule St, Carnoustie liferentrix per Dickie & Paul, 11 Whitehall Chambers, Dundee | Miss Eliza Paterson Scott | same | 22 | View details | |
| 1889-90 | 703 | House and Garden | Mrs Helen Rankin or Lindsay, liferentrix, 6 Grove Place, Perth Rd, Dundee | Simon Forrest, retired schoolmaster | same | 26 | View details | |
| 1885-86 | 665 | House and Garden | Thomas Lindsay, glass merchant, Dundee | proprietor | 19 | View details | ||
| 1881-82 | 556 | House and Garden | Thomas Lindsay glazier Dundee | Said Thomas Lindsay | 19 | View details | ||
| 1878-79 | 525 | House and Garden | Robert Forrester, mason | Said Robert Forrester | 10 | View details | ||
| 1875-76 | 409 | House and Garden | Robert Forrester, mason | Said Robert Forrester | 10 | View details | ||
| 1871-72 | 365 | House and Garden | Robert Forrester, mason | Robert Forrester, mason | 10 | View details | ||
| 1867-68 | 227 | House and Garden | James Brown, joiner | William Smith, restaurant keeper, Dundee | 8 | View details | ||
| 1865-66 | 315 | House and Garden | John Cowans, merchant, Dundee | said William Smith | William Smith, restaurant keeper, Dundee | 8 | View details | |
| 1864-65 | 295 | House and Garden | John Cowans, wine merchant, Dundee | William Smith, restaurant keeper, Dundee | 8 | View details | ||
| 1860-61 | 248 | House and Garden | John Kidd, Reform St, Dundee | Mr Cowan, grocer | 8 | View details | ||
| 1855-56 | 155 | House and Garden | John Kidd, Dundee | Janet Thomson | said Janet Thomson | 8 | View details |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 356 view details | south of Maryton | an area of ground & house | (Brown / Forrester) | 2 Queen St |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894.00421 | Trs Thomas Lindsay to Henry Spry | Disp by Trs dec Thomas Lindsay glass merchant Dundee resid Newport to Henry Spry, Officer in HM Training Ship Mars resid 53 Main St, Dundee of pce grnd & dw ho t/on : W partly by rd leading from Manse Rd : N rd leading from Manse Rd eastwards | 5 Apr 1894 | 356 | |
| 1894.00420 | Thomas Lindsay to Trs | Not instr Trs dec Thomas Lindsay glass merchant Dundee resid Newport of pce grnd & dw ho t/on : W partly by rd leading from Manse Rd : N rd leading from Manse Rd eastwards | 5 Apr 1894 | 356 | |
| 1890.06957 | Thomas Lindsay to Trs | Not Instr Trs deceased Thomas Lindsay glass merchant Dundee pce grnd & dw ho, : W partly by road leading from Manse Rd, : N by road leading E from Manse Road | 25 Aug 1890 | 356 | |
| 1885.06642 | Thomas Lindsay to Trs | Not Instr Trs deceased Thomas Lindsay, glass merchant Dundee residing Newport of pce grnd & dw ho, : W partly by road leading from Manse Rd, : N by road leading E from Manse Road | 30 Nov 1885 | 356 | |
| 1879.04935 | Mathewson loan repaid | Disch by Trs John Mathewson disburd bond (2 Dec 1867) £100 by Robert Forrester, mason Newport & Margaret Fowler / Brown, Newport widow to John Mathewson over pce grnd & ho t/on in disp 30 Nov 1867 | 19 Sep 1879 | 356 | |
| 1879.04837 | James Brown to Thomas Lindsay | Disp by James Brown builder to Thomas Lindsay, glazier Dundee of pce grnd & dw ho t/on, : W partly by rd leading from Manse Road, : N by rd leading from Manse Road eastwards | 21 Aug 1879 | 356 | |
| 1879.03954 | Robert Forrester to James Brown | Disp by Robert Forrester mason Newport to James Brown builder of pce grnd & dw ho, : W partly by road leading from Manse Road, : N by road leading from Manse Road eastwards | 18 Jan 1879 | 356 | |
| 1878.03778 | Mathewson loan transferred to Trs | Not Instr Trs deceased John Mathewson tea merchant Dundee, residing Myrtle Tce, Newport of bond (2 Dec 1867) £100 by Robert Forrester, mason Newport, & Margaret Fowler / Brown, widow Newport over pce grnd & dw ho, : W partly by road leading from Manse Road, : N by road leading from Manse Road eastwards | 28 Nov 1878 | 356 | |
| 1867.02504 | loan by John Mathewson | John Mathewson gets bond & disp £100 by Robert Forrester & Margaret Fowler relict of Alexander Brown over pce grnd & ho etc in Newport | 2 Dec 1867 | 356 | sasine extract |
| 1867.02501 | James Brown to Margaret Fowler / Brown & Robert Forrester | Margaret Fowler, relict of Alexander Brown, joiner Crail, & Robert Forrester mason reg disp to themselves in liferent & fee by James Brown of an area of grnd & ho etc t/on in Newport | 30 Nov 1867 | 356, 339 | sasine extract |
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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