Location : 20 Queen Street
= Property still standing
Notes:
Other properties at the same location : 22 Queen Street
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.441593,-2.937304
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): 6 Queen Street 8 Queen Street 10 Queen Street 12 Queen Street 14 Queen Street 16 Queen Street 18 Queen Street 19 Queen Street 22 Queen Street 23 Queen Street 24 Queen Street 25 Queen Street 26 Queen Street 27 Queen Street 28 Queen Street 29 Queen Street 34 Queen Street 31 Queen Street 36 Queen Street 30 Queen Street 32 Queen Street part of 31, Queen Street (Nursery ground, Queen Street) 39 Robert Street 41 Robert Street (former slater's yard, 42, Robert Street) 43 Robert Street 45 Robert Street part of 45, Robert Street
Earlier use of the site : (Nursery ground)
Old Addresses (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the address)
| 22 Queen Street | 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 25 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 dir | Johnston, William, 20 Queen street | ||
| 1964 dir | Johnston, William, 22 Queen street | ||
| 1963 dir | Johnston, William, 22 Queen street | ||
| 1962 dir | Johnston, William, 22 Queen street | ||
| 1961 dir | Johnston, William, blacksmith, 22 Queen street | ||
| 1960 dir | Johnston, William, blacksmith, 22 Queen street | ||
| 1958-59 dir | Johnston, William, blacksmith, 22 Queen street | ||
| 1957-58 dir | Johnston, William, blacksmith, 22 Queen street | ||
| 1956-57 dir | Johnston, William, blacksmith, 22 Queen street | ||
| 1955-56 dir | Johnston, William, blacksmith, 22 Queen street | ||
| 1954-55 dir | Johnston, William, blacksmith, 22 Queen street | ||
| 1953-54 dir | Johnston, William, blacksmith, 22 Queen street | ||
| 1952-53 dir | Johnston, William, blacksmith, 22 Queen street | ||
| 1951-52 dir | Johnston, William, blacksmith, 22 Queen street | ||
| 1950-51 dir | Johnston, William, blacksmith, 22 Queen street | ||
| 1949-50 dir | Johnston, William, blacksmith, 22 Queen street | ||
| 1948-49 dir | Johnston, William, blacksmith, 22 Queen street | ||
| 1947-48 dir | Johnston, William, blacksmith, 22 Queen street | ||
| 1946-47 dir | Johnston, William, blacksmith, 22 Queen street | ||
| 1942-43 dir | Johnston, William, blacksmith, 22 Queen street | ||
| 1941-42 dir | Johnston, William, blacksmith, 22 Queen street | ||
| 1940-41 dir | Johnston, William, blacksmith, 22 Queen street | ||
| 1939-40 dir | Johnston, William, blacksmith, 22 Queen street | ||
| 1938-39 dir | Johnston, William, blacksmith, 22 Queen street | ||
| 1937-38 dir | Johnston, William, blacksmith, 22 Queen street |
Census records
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Valuation Roll entries There are 17 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 146200 | House | Newport-on-Tay Town Council per Chamberlain | Mrs Agnes Johnston | 85 | View details | |||
| 1973-74 | 146200 | House | Newport-on-Tay Town Council per Chamberlain | Mrs Agnes Johnston | 76 | View details | |||
| 1972-73 | 146200 | House | Newport-on-Tay Town Council per Chamberlain | Mrs Agnes Johnston | 76 | View details | |||
| 1971-72 | 146200 | House | Newport-on-Tay Town Council per Chamberlain | Mrs Agnes Johnston | 76 | View details | |||
| 1969-70 | 1462 | House | Newport-on-Tay Town Council per Chamberlain | Mrs Agnes Johnston | 43 | View details | |||
| 1968-69 | 1462 | House | Newport-on-Tay Town Council per Chamberlain | Mrs Agnes Johnston | 43 | View details | |||
| 1967-68 | 377 | House | Newport-on-Tay Town Council per Chamberlain | Mrs Agnes Johnston | 43 | View details | |||
| 1966-67 | 377 | House | Newport-on-Tay Town Council per Chamberlain | Mrs Agnes Johnston | 43 | View details | |||
| 1964-65 | 377 | House | Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of Burgh of Newport-on-Tay per burgh chamberlain | William Johnston | 47 | View details | |||
| 1961-62 | 1132 | House | Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of Burgh of Newport-on-Tay per burgh chamberlain | William Johnston | 47 | View details | |||
| 1958-59 | 553 | House & Garden | Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of Burgh of Newport-on-Tay per burgh chamberlain | William Johnston | 28 | View details | |||
| 1957-58 | 554 | House & Garden | Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of Burgh of Newport-on-Tay per burgh chamberlain | William Johnstone | 28 | View details | |||
| 1952-53 | 525 | House & Garden | Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of Burgh of Newport per S P Nicol, town chamberlain | William Johnstone | 25-5-0 | View details | |||
| 1947-48 | 499 | House & Garden | Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of Burgh of Newport per S P Nicol, town chamberlain | William Johnstone | 22-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1942-43 | 498 | House & Garden | Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of Burgh of Newport per S P Nicol, town chamberlain | William Johnstone | 15 | View details | |||
| 1940-41 | 496 | House & Garden | Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of Burgh of Newport per S P Nicol, town chamberlain | William Johnstone | 15 | View details | |||
| 1937-38 | 501 | House & Garden | Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of Burgh of Newport per S P Nicol, town chamberlain | William Johnstone | 15 | View details |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 187 view details | south of Maryton | piece of ground | (Landsman, Thomson) | Nursery ground; 12-26 Queen St | Original feu was 0.25 acre (about 50 pol), presumably the part closest to Queen Street; returned to superior (Tayfield) in 1875. New feu is bigger - 72.5 pol. |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935.00100 | Laurie & Son to Newport Town Council | [not the correct abridgement number - it will be around this reference; abridgement not recorded by me] [James Laurie & Son to Newport Town Council, 72.5 pol, price £50] | early 1935 | 187 | |
| 1875.04925 | Tayfield to William Thomson (new feu, larger area) | Feu con & disp by Berry, Tayfield to William Thomson merchant Dundee of 72.25 pol grnd, : N or NW by Queen St, : S or SE by Gowrie Lane, pt of field immediately S of Marytown | 8 Oct 1875 | 187 | |
| 1875.04913 | William Thomson to Tayfield (feu returned to superior) | Disp ( & express clause of resig ad rem) by William Thomson merchant Dundee to Berry, Tayfield of 0.25 acre grnd, : W by 20' road pt of park immediately above village of Easter Newport | 6 Oct 1875 | 187 | |
| 1873.02197 | Thomas Landsman to William Thomson | Disp by Thomas Landsman seaman residing Easter Newport to William Thomson merchant Dundee of 0.25 acre grnd, : W by a 20' road, pt of park immediately above village of Easter Newport, reserving liferent of granter & wife Janet / Jenny Taylor Landsman, & survivor | 9 May 1873 | 187 | |
| 1844.01559 | Tayfield to Isobel Landsman to Landsman family | Isobel Landsman, Thomas Landsman, Janet (Jenny) Taylor his spouse, Janet (Jenny) Landsman spouse of John Hampton, & Andrew Hoggins & John Hampton & Isabella Hampton, children of said Jenny Landsman, seised in liferent & fee, pce grnd pt of park immediately above the village of Easter Newport on feu ch by William Berry, Tayfield to said Isobel Landsman, 1 Dec 1843, & disp & assig by her | 1 Jun 1844 | 187, 251 |
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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