Location : 31 Queen Street
= Property still standing
Notes: upstairs south; combined c.1955
Part of a combination of previously separate properties. Other parts: part of 31 Queen Street
Other properties at the same location : 27 Queen Street 29 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 29 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 15 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926-27 dir | Belford, David, signalman, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1925-26 dir | Belford, David, signalman, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1923-24 dir | Belford, David, signalman, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1922-23 dir | Belford, David, signalman, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1909-10 dir | Stephen, G. T., Meldrum square. Queen street. East Newport | ||
| 1908-09 dir | Stephen, G. T., Meldrum square. Queen street. East Newport | ||
| 1907-08 dir | Stephen, G. T., grocer and spirit merchant, Union street ; h. Meldrum square. Queen street, East Newport | location 2 | |
| 1903-04 dir | Fulton, James, carter, Queen street | ||
| 1902-03 dir | Fulton, James, carter, Queen street | ||
| 1901-02 dir | Fulton, James, Queen street | ||
| 1900-01 dir | Fulton, James, Queen street | ||
| 1899-00 dir | Fulton, James, Queen street | ||
| 1898-99 dir | Fulton, James, Queen street | ||
| 1897-98 dir | Fulton, James, Queen street | ||
| 1896-97 dir | Fulton, James, carter, Queen street |
Entries in the Registers of Voters
| Source | Enrol Date | Name | Occup. | Address | Qualification | Property | at | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Male Voters | Fulton, James | Carter | Meldrum Square, Newport | Tenant of House | Meldrum Square |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Meldrum Square | Belford | David | 2 | ||||
| 1911 | Queen Street, Woodside | Belford | David | 2 | ||||
| 1901 | Queen Street | Fulton | James | 2 | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 35 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 143500 | House | David J Downie | proprietor | 61 | View details | |||
| 1973-74 | 143500 | House | Archibald H Leslie | proprietor | 61 | View details | |||
| 1972-73 | 143500 | House | Archibald H Leslie | proprietor | 61 | View details | |||
| 1971-72 | 143500 | House | Archibald H Leslie | proprietor | 61 | View details | |||
| 1969-70 | 1435 | House | Archibald H Leslie | proprietor | 42 | View details | |||
| 1968-69 | 1435 | House | Archibald H Leslie | proprietor | 42 | View details | |||
| 1967-68 | 352 | House | Archibald H Leslie | proprietor | 42 | View details | |||
| 1966-67 | 352 | House | Archibald H Leslie | proprietor | 42 | View details | |||
| 1964-65 | 352 | House | Brownlow G Duncan | proprietor | 44 | View details | |||
| 1961-62 | 1111 | House | Brownlow G Duncan | proprietor | 44 | View details | |||
| 1958-59 | 532 | House & Garden | Brownlow G Duncan | proprietor | 26 | View details | |||
| 1957-58 | 533 | House & Garden | Brownlow G Duncan | proprietor | 26 | View details | |||
| 1952-53 | 504 | House & Garden | Brownlow G Duncan | Mrs Jeannie Warman | 10-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1947-48 | 478 | House & Garden | Brownlow G Duncan | Mrs Jeannie Warman | 10-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1942-43 | 473 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per Katherine M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport | Mrs Jeannie Warman | 10-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1940-41 | 471 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per Katherine M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport | Mrs Jeannie Warman | 10-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1937-38 | 476 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per A J M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport | Mrs Jeannie Warman | 10-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1935-36 | 469 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per A J M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport | James Watson, signalman | 10-1-6 | View details | |||
| 1932-33 | 441 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | James Watson, signalman | 10-1-6 | View details | |||
| 1930-31 | 435 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | James Watson, signalman | 10-1-6 | View details | |||
| 1927-28 | 427 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | James Watson, signalman | 10-1-6 | View details | |||
| 1925-26 | 413 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | David Belford, signalman | same | 10-1-6 | View details | ||
| 1922-23 | 391 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | David Belford, signalman | same | 10-1-0 | View details | ||
| 1920-21 | 379 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | David Belford, signalman | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1917-18 | 379 | House & Garden | Trs of Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | David Belford, signalman | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1915-16 | 375 | House & Garden | Trs of Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | David Belford, signalman | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1912-13 | 453 | House & Garden | Trs of Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | David Belford, signalman | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1907-08 | 432 | House | James Mather, Tayport | George Stephen | same | 7 | View details | [should be Queen St] | |
| 1905-06 | 419 | House | James Mather, Tayport | Adam Fyfe | same | 7 | View details | [should be Queen St] | |
| 1903-04 | 415 | House | James Mather, Tayport | James Fulton, carter | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1901-02 | 1005 | House | James Thrift Meldrum, Burnside, Toronto per Drummond, Johnstone & Grosset, writers, Cupar | James Fulton, carter | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1900-01 | 988 | House | James Thrift Meldrum, Burnside, Toronto per Drummond, Johnstone & Grosset, writers, Cupar | James Fulton, carter | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1899-00 | 954 | House | James Thrift Meldrum, Burnside, Toronto per Drummond, Johnstone & Grosset, writers, Cupar | James Fulton, carter | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1897-98 | 907 | House | James Thrift Meldrum, Burnside, Toronto per Drummond, Johnstone & Grosset, writers, Cupar | James Fulton, carter | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1896-97 | 880 | House | James Thrift Meldrum, Bowside, Toronto per Drummond, Johnstone & Grosset, writers, Cupar | James Fulton, carter | same | 7 | View details |
Dean of Guild Plans:
| Address | Applicant | Architect | Works | Date | Note | Old Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meldrum Square, Queen Street, East Newport | Miss Meldrums Heirs | David Robertson, builder, Tayport | New tenements | 6 January 1896 | DG/N/1/29 |
Held at Fife Archives. See index page
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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