Location : 53 Queen Street
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= Property still standing
Notes: upstairs
Other properties at the same location : 51 Queen Street
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.44291,-2.937094
View location on the 1855 6-inch map, the 1895 25-inch map, the 1966 25-inch map, or a 1944-50 aerial photograph at the National Library of Scotland website.
Nearby properties (demolished in red): 1 East Queen Street 3 East Queen Street 2 James Street 4 James Street 7 James Street 8 James Street 2 Kerr Street 3 Kerr Street 54 King Street 56 King Street 35 Queen Street 37 Queen Street 38 Queen Street 39 Queen Street 40 Queen Street 41 Queen Street 42 Queen Street 43 Queen Street 44 Queen Street 45 Queen Street 47 Queen Street 49 Queen Street 51 Queen Street unidentified [? part of 41], Queen Street (Shed / Stable, Queen Street) 1 Tay Terrace 2 Tay Terrace 3 Tay Terrace 4 Tay Terrace 6 Tay Terrace
Old Addresses (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the address)
| James Street | 1931 |
House Names (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the name)
| Woodside |
Directory entries (before 1970) There are 74 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 dir | Thorne, Mrs A., 53 Queen Street | ||
| 1968 dir | Thorne, Mrs A., 53 Queen Street | ||
| 1963 dir | Gauld, James, ironturner, Woodside, Queen street | ||
| 1962 dir | Gauld, James, ironturner, Woodside, Queen street | ||
| 1961 dir | Gauld, James, ironturner, Woodside, Queen street | ||
| 1960 dir | Gauld, James, ironturner, Woodside, Queen street | ||
| 1958-59 dir | Gauld, James, ironturner, Woodside, Queen street | ||
| 1957-58 dir | Gauld, James, ironturner, Woodside, Queen street | ||
| 1956-57 dir | Gauld, James, ironturner, Woodside, Queen street | ||
| 1955-56 dir | Gauld, James, ironturner, Woodside, Queen street | ||
| 1954-55 dir | Gauld, James, ironturner, Woodside, Queen street | ||
| 1953-54 dir | Gauld, James, ironturner, Woodside, Queen street. | ||
| 1952-53 dir | Gauld, James, ironturner, Woodside, Queen street | ||
| 1951-52 dir | Gauld, James, ironturner, Woodside, Queen street | ||
| 1950-51 dir | Gauld, James, ironturner, Woodside, Queen street | ||
| 1949-50 dir | Gauld, James, ironturner, Woodside, Queen street | ||
| 1948-49 dir | Gauld, James, ironturner, Woodside, Queen street | ||
| 1947-48 dir | Gauld, James, ironturner, Woodside, Queen street | ||
| 1946-47 dir | Gauld, James, ironturner, Woodside, Queen street | ||
| 1942-43 dir | Gauld, James, ironturner, Woodside, Queen street. | ||
| 1941-42 dir | Forbes, J. M., insurance agent, Woodside, Queen street | ||
| 1938-39 dir | Fearn, David J., chauffeur-gardener, Woodside, Queen street | ||
| 1937-38 dir | Fearn, David J., chauffeur gardener, Woodside, Queen street | ||
| 1936-37 dir | Fearn, David J., chauffeur-gardener, Woodside, Queen street | ||
| 1935-36 dir | Fearn, David J., chauffeur-gardener, Woodside, Queen street | ||
| 1934-35 dir | Fearn, David J., chauffeur gardener, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1933-34 dir | Fearn, David J., chauffeur-gardener, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1932-33 dir | Fearn, David J., chauffeur-gardener, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1931-32 MacDonald dir | Comer, Miss, Queen st., E. N. | ||
| 1930-31 MacDonald dir | Comar, Miss, Queen st., E. N. | ||
| 1929-30 MacDonald dir | Comar, Miss, Queen st., E. N. | ||
| 1928-29 MacDonald dir | Comar, Miss, Queen st., E. N. | ||
| 1928-29 dir | Comar, Miss, Woodside, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1928 Kelly dir | Comar Miss. Woodside, E | ||
| 1927-28 MacDonald dir | Comar, Miss, Queen st., E. N. | ||
| 1927-28 dir | Comar, Miss, Woodside, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1926-27 MacDonald dir | Comar, Miss, Queen st., E. N. | ||
| 1926-27 dir | Comar, Miss, Woodside, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1925-26 MacDonald dir | Comar, Miss, Queen st., E. N. | ||
| 1925-26 dir | Comar, Miss, Woodside, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1924-25 MacDonald dir | Comar, Miss, Queen st., E. N. | ||
| 1923-24 MacDonald dir | Comar, Miss, Queen st., E. N. | ||
| 1923-24 dir | Comar, Miss, Woodside, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1922-23 dir | Comar, Miss, Woodside, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1919-20 MacDonald dir | Thomson, A., Queen st., E. N. | ||
| 1918-19 MacDonald dir | Thomson, A., Queen st., E. N. | ||
| 1913-14 dir | Brown, Alexander, Woodside, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1905-06 dir | Whittet, Mrs Wm. (sewing mach. agt., Dundee), Woodside, E. Newport | ||
| 1904-05 dir | Whittet, Mrs Wm. (sewing mach. agt., Dundee), Woodside, E. Newport | ||
| 1903-04 dir | Whittet, William (sewing mach. agt., Dundee), Woodside, E. Newport | ||
| 1902-03 dir | Whittet, William (sewing mach. agt., Dundee), Woodside, E. Newport | ||
| 1901-02 dir | Whittet, William (sewing mach. agt., Dundee), Woodside, E. Newport | ||
| 1900-01 dir | Whittet, William (sewing machine agent, Dundee), Woodside, East Newport | ||
| 1899-00 dir | Whittet, William (sewing machine agent, Dundee), Woodside, East Newport | ||
| 1899 Slater dir | Whittet William, Woodside, E | ||
| 1898-99 dir | Whittet, Wm. (sewing machine agent, Dundee), Woodside, East Newport | ||
| 1897-98 dir | Whittet, Wm. (sewing machine agent, Dundee), Woodside, East Newport | ||
| 1896-97 dir | Whittet, Wm. (sewing machine agent, Dundee), Woodside, East Newport | ||
| 1895-96 dir | Easson, David (draper, Dundee), Woodside, Queen street. East Newport | ||
| 1894-95 dir | Easson, David (draper, Dundee), Woodside, Queen street. East Newport | ||
| 1893-94 dir | Easson, David (draper, Dundee), Woodside, Queen street. East Newport | ||
| 1892-93 dir | Easson, David (draper, Dundee), Woodside, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1891-92 dir | Easson, David (draper, Dundee), Woodside, Queen street, East Newport | ||
| 1890-91 dir | Howe, Charles, Woodside, East Newport | ||
| 1889-90 dir | Howe, Charles, Woodside, East Newport | ||
| 1889 Slater dir | Howe Mr Charles, Queen st., Newport, Fife | ||
| 1886-87 dir | Hislop, Miss J. P., Woodside, Queen street. East Newport | ||
| 1885-86 dir | Hislop, Miss J. P., Woodside, Queen street. East Newport | ||
| 1884-85 dir | Hislop, Miss J. P., Woodside, East Newport | ||
| 1878-79 dir | Anderson, William, shipmaster, Woodside, East Newport | ||
| 1878 Slater dir | Ramsay William R., clerk, Queen's st : Miscellaneous. | ||
| 1877 Worrall dir | Ramsay Mr. Wm. R., Woodside | ||
| 1876-77 dir | Ramsay, W. R. (accountant, Dundee), Woodside, East Newport | ||
| 1874-75 dir | Ramsay, W. R., accountant, Woodside, East Newport |
Entries in the Registers of Voters
| Source | Enrol Date | Name | Occup. | Address | Qualification | Property | at | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Male Voters | Whittet, William | Sewing Machine Maker | Queen Street, Newport | Tenant of House | Queen Street | |||||
| 1878-1879 Voters | Anderson, William | captain | Easter Newport | |||||||
| 1874 Voters | Ramsay, William | accountant |
Census records
| Year | Head | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | Brown | Alexander | |||
| 1901 | Whittet | William | View household | ||
| 1891 | Methven | Robert | View household | ||
| 1881 | Robertson | Alexander | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 28 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | 363 | House | Mrs Anne F Thorne | proprietor | 51 | View details | ||
| 1964-65 | 363 | House | Trs of Alexander Robertson per Alexander E Robertson, 314 Strathmartine Rd, Dundee | John H Roberts | 49 | View details | ||
| 1961-62 | 1122 | House | Trs of Alexander Robertson per D J Thomson & Currie, 38 Whitehall Street, Dundee | James Gauld | 49 | View details | ||
| 1957-58 | 544 | House | Trs of Alexander Robertson per D J Thomson & Currie, 38 Whitehall Street, Dundee | James Gauld | 36 | View details | ||
| 1952-53 | 515 | House | Trs of Alexander Robertson per D J Thomson & Currie, 38 Whitehall Street, Dundee | James Gauld | 36 | View details | ||
| 1947-48 | 489 | House | Trs of Alexander Robertson per D J Thomson & Currie, 38 Whitehall Street, Dundee | James Gauld | 36 | View details | ||
| 1942-43 | 488 | House | Trs of Alexander Robertson per D J Thomson & Currie, 38 Whitehall Street, Dundee | James Gauld | 36 | View details | ||
| 1937-38 | 491 | House | Trs of Alexander Robertson per Alex. Robertson, Elmhurst, W Newport | David J Fearn, chauffeur | 36 | View details | ||
| 1932-33 | 455 | House | Trs of Alexander Robertson per Alex. Robertson, Elmhurst, W Newport | David J Fearn, chauffeur | 36 | View details | ||
| 1927-28 | 441 | House | Trs of Alexander Robertson per Alex. Robertson, Elmhurst, W Newport | Annie L Comar | 35-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1922-23 | 404 | House | Trs of Alexander Robertson per Alex. Robertson, Elmhurst, W Newport | Miss Comar | same | 35-10-0 | View details | |
| 1917-18 | 393 | House | Trs of Alexander Robertson, builder per Alex. Robertson, Elmhurst, W Newport | A Thomson | same | 24 | View details | |
| 1912-13 | 478 | House | Trs of Alexander Robertson, builder per Alex. Robertson, architect, High St, Inverkeithing | Alexander S Brown, fishcurer | same | 24 | View details | |
| 1907-08 | 458 | House | Trs of Alexander Robertson, builder per Alex. Robertson, architect, High St, Inverkeithing | empty | 19-19-0 | View details | ||
| 1903-04 | 437 | House | Alexander Robertson, builder | William Whittet, sewing machine maker | same | 19-19-0 | View details | |
| 1900-01 | 1010 | House | Alexander Robertson, builder | William Whittet, sewing machine maker | same | 19-19-0 | View details | |
| 1896-97 | 897 | House | Alexander Robertson, plasterer | William Whittet, sewing machine maker | same | 19-19-0 | View details | |
| 1895-96 | 858 | House | Alexander Robertson, plasterer | David C Easson, draper | same | 19-19-0 | View details | |
| 1894-95 | 814 | House | Alexander Robertson, plasterer | David C Easson, draper | same | 19-19-0 | View details | |
| 1893-94 | 791 | House | Alexander Robertson, plasterer | David C Easson, draper | same | 19-19-0 | View details | |
| 1892-93 | 775 | House | Alexander Robertson, plasterer | David C Easson, draper | same | 19-19-0 | View details | |
| 1891-92 | 759 | House | Alexander Robertson, plasterer | David C Easson, draper | same | 19-19-0 | View details | |
| 1890-91 | 711 | House | Alexander Robertson, plasterer | Charles Howe, late baker | same | 19 | View details | |
| 1889-90 | 687 | House | Alexander Robertson, plasterer | Charles Howe, late baker | same | 19 | View details | |
| 1885-86 | 648 | House | Alexander Robertson, plasterer | Miss Hislop | same | 19 | View details | |
| 1881-82 | 539 | House | Alexander Robertson, plasterer | same | Said Alexander Robertson | 22 | View details | |
| 1878-79 | 509 | House | Alexander Robertson, plasterer | same | Captain William Anderson | 22 | View details | |
| 1875-76 | 393 | House | Alexander Robertson, plasterer | same | William Ramsay, clerk | 19 | View details |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 271 | Seacraig field | lot 1 | 45 pol 9 yd | 'SE' lot of field on S side of King Street | view plot details |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1865.00511 | loan by Dundee Property & Investment Co | The Dundee Property & Investment Co get bond & disp £100 by Alexander Robertson plasterer Newport over 45 pol 9 yd on S side of King St | 19 Aug 1865 | 271 | |
| 1865.00464 | Tayfield to Alexander Robertson | Alexander Robertson regist feu ch to himself by Berry, Tayfield of 45 pol 9 yd grnd, on S side of King Street, part of a field of Seacraig [this must be lot 1, the NE lot] | 28 Jul 1865 | 271, 275 |
Brief explanation of sasine abridgements Explanation of the format of a sasine
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; ... - words omitted; pol - poles; yd - square yards; : - bounded
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