Location : 29 Queen Street
= Property still standing
Notes: downstairs south; combined with 25 in 1972
Other properties at the same location : 27 Queen Street 31 Queen Street part of 31, Queen Street
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.442145,-2.937507
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): 46 King Street 48 King Street (former coal shed, King Street) 20 Queen Street 22 Queen Street 23 Queen Street 24 Queen Street 25 Queen Street 26 Queen Street 27 Queen Street 28 Queen Street 31 Queen Street (Hawthorn Cottage, 33, Queen Street) 35 Queen Street 37 Queen Street 39 Queen Street 41 Queen Street 43 Queen Street 45 Queen Street part of 31, Queen Street unidentified [? part of 41], Queen Street (Shed / Stable, Queen Street) 35 Robert Street 37 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
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 | 1961 |
Directory entries (before 1975) There are 27 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939-40 dir | Donnet, James, railway porter, Woodside, Queen street | ||
| 1938-39 dir | Donnet, James, railway porter, Woodside, Queen street | ||
| 1937-38 dir | Donnet, James, railway porter, Woodside, Queen street | ||
| 1936-37 dir | Black, Mrs George, Meldrum square, Queen street | ||
| 1935-36 dir | Black, Mrs George, Meldrum square, Queen street | ||
| 1934-35 dir | Black, Mrs George, Meldrum square, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1933-34 dir | Black, Mrs George, Queen street, East Newport, | ||
| 1932-33 dir | Black, Mrs George, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1931-32 dir | Black, Mrs George, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1930-31 dir | Black, Mrs George, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1929-30 dir | Black, George, Queen street : Gardeners (Landscape). | ||
| 1929-30 dir | Black, George, gardener, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1928-29 dir | Black, George, gardener, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1928-29 dir | Black, George, Queen street : Gardeners (Landscape). | ||
| 1928 Kelly dir | Black Geo. landscape gardener, Queen st. E [under Commercial] | ||
| 1927-28 dir | Black, George, gardener, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1927-28 dir | Black, George, Queen street : Gardeners (Landscape). | ||
| 1926-27 dir | Black, George, Queen street : Gardeners (Landscape). | ||
| 1926-27 dir | Black, George, gardener, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1925-26 dir | Black, George, gardener, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1925-26 dir | Black, George, Queen street : Gardeners (Landscape). | ||
| 1923-24 dir | Black, George, gardener, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1923-24 dir | Black, George, Queen street : Gardeners (Landscape). | ||
| 1922-23 dir | Black, George, gardener, Queen street. East Newport | ||
| 1908 Tayside Annual | Moffat, George, Meldrum's Square. | ||
| 1908 Tayside Annual | Black, Geo. M., gardener, Meldrum Square. | ||
| 1907 Tayside Annual | Moffat, George, Meldrum's Square. |
Entries in the Registers of Voters
| Source | Enrol Date | Name | Occup. | Address | Qualification | Property | at | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Male Voters | Brown, James | Meldrum Square, Newport | Tenant of House | Meldrum Square |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Meldrum Square | Black | George M | 2 | ||||
| 1911 | Queen Street, Woodside | Black | George | 2 | ||||
| 1901 | Queen Street | Brown | James | 2 | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 32 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | 143400 | House | Mrs Moira M Gudgeon | proprietor | 24 | View details | |||
| 1969-70 | 1434 | House | Mrs Isabella C Lamont, c/o Social Worker, Stratheden Hospital, Cupar | proprietor | 16 | View details | |||
| 1968-69 | 1434 | House | Mrs Isabella C Lamont | proprietor | 16 | View details | |||
| 1967-68 | 351 | House | Mrs Isabella C Lamont | proprietor | 16 | View details | |||
| 1966-67 | 351 | House | Mrs Isabella C Lamont | proprietor | 16 | View details | |||
| 1964-65 | 351 | House | Mrs Isabella C Lamont | proprietor | 16 | View details | |||
| 1961-62 | 1110 | House | Mrs Isabella C Lamont | proprietor | 16 | View details | |||
| 1958-59 | 531 | House & Garden | Mrs Isabella C Lamont | proprietor | 10-5-0 | View details | |||
| 1957-58 | 532 | House & Garden | Mrs Isabella C Lamont | proprietor | 10-5-0 | View details | |||
| 1952-53 | 502 | House & Garden | Mrs Isabella C Lamont | proprietor | 10-5-0 | View details | |||
| 1947-48 | 475 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per Katherine M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport | William Patterson | 10-5-0 | View details | |||
| 1942-43 | 474 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per Katherine M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport | James Donnet | 10-5-0 | View details | |||
| 1940-41 | 472 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per Katherine M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport | James Donnet | 10-5-0 | View details | |||
| 1937-38 | 477 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per A J M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport | James Donnet | 10-1-6 | View details | |||
| 1935-36 | 468 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per A J M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport | Mrs Mary Black | 10-1-6 | View details | |||
| 1932-33 | 440 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | George Myles Black, gardener | 10-1-6 | View details | |||
| 1930-31 | 434 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | George Myles Black, gardener | 10-1-6 | View details | |||
| 1927-28 | 426 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | George Myles Black, gardener | 10-1-6 | View details | |||
| 1925-26 | 412 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | George Myles Black, gardener | same | 10-1-6 | View details | ||
| 1922-23 | 390 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | George Myles Black, gardener | same | 10-1-0 | View details | ||
| 1920-21 | 378 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | George Myles Black, gardener | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1917-18 | 378 | House & Garden | Trs of Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | George Myles Black, gardener | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1915-16 | 374 | House & Garden | Trs of Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | George Myles Black, gardener | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1912-13 | 452 | House & Garden | Trs of Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | George Myles Black, gardener | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1907-08 | 431 | House & Garden | James Mather, Tayport | George Myles Black, gardener | same | 7 | View details | [should be Queen St] | |
| 1905-06 | 418 | House & Garden | James Mather, Tayport | George Moffat | same | 7 | View details | [should be Queen St] | |
| 1903-04 | 414 | House and Garden | James Mather, Tayport | James Brown | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1901-02 | 1004 | House and Garden | James Thrift Meldrum, Burnside, Toronto per Drummond, Johnstone & Grosset, writers, Cupar | James Brown | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1900-01 | 987 | House and Garden | James Thrift Meldrum, Burnside, Toronto per Drummond, Johnstone & Grosset, writers, Cupar | James Brown | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1899-00 | 953 | House and Garden | James Thrift Meldrum, Burnside, Toronto per Drummond, Johnstone & Grosset, writers, Cupar | James Brown | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1897-98 | 909 | House | James Thrift Meldrum, Burnside, Toronto per Drummond, Johnstone & Grosset, writers, Cupar | David Beveridge, vanman | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1896-97 | 882 | House | James Thrift Meldrum, Bowside, Toronto per Drummond, Johnstone & Grosset, writers, Cupar | David Beveridge, vanman | same | 7 | 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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