Location : 42 Riverside Road
= Property still standing
Notes:
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.428288,-2.971271
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): 1 North Terrace 27 Riverside Road 29 Riverside Road 31 Riverside Road 33 Riverside Road 34 Riverside Road 35 Riverside Road 36 Riverside Road 37 Riverside Road 38 Riverside Road 40 Riverside Road 44 Riverside Road 46 Riverside Road (Scroggieside shop, Riverside Road) (Scroggieside Farm Steading, Riverside Road)
Old Addresses (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the address)
| Newburgh Road Wormit |
House Names (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the name)
| Varna Cottage |
Directory entries (before 1975) There are 72 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 dir | Aitken, Mrs M., 42 Riverside Road, Wormit | ||
| 1973 dir | Aitken, Mrs M., 42 Riverside Road, Wormit | ||
| 1972 dir | Aitken, Mrs M., 42 Riverside Road, Wormit | ||
| 1971 dir | Mitchell, I. W., butcher, 42 Riverside Road, Wormit | ||
| 1970 dir | Mitchell, I. W., butcher, 42 Riverside Road, Wormit | ||
| 1969 dir | Bruce, Misses, Varna Cottage, 42 Riverside Road, Wormit | ||
| 1968 dir | Bruce, Misses, Varna Cottage, 42 Riverside Road, Wormit | ||
| 1967 dir | Bruce, Misses, Varna cottage, 42 Riverside road, Wormit | ||
| 1966 dir | Bruce, Misses, Varna cottage, 42 Riverside road, Wormit | ||
| 1965 dir | Bruce, Misses, Varna cottage, 42 Riverside road, Wormit | ||
| 1964 dir | Bruce, Misses, Varna cottage, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1963 dir | Bruce, Misses, Varna cottage, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1962 dir | Bruce, Misses, Varna cottage, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1961 dir | Bruce, Misses, Varna cottage, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1960 dir | Bruce, Misses, Varna cottage, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1958-59 dir | Bruce, Misses, Varna cottage, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1957-58 dir | Bruce, Misses, Varna cottage, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1956-57 dir | Bruce, Misses, Varna cottage, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1955-56 dir | Bruce, Misses, Varna cottage, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1954-55 dir | Bruce, Misses, Varna cottage, Newburgh read, 1Vormit | ||
| 1953-54 dir | Bruce, Misses, Varna cottage, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1952-53 dir | Bruce, Misses, Varna cottage, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1951-52 dir | Bruce, Misses, Varna cottage, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1950-51 dir | Bruce, Alexander, Varna cottage, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1949-50 dir | Bruce, Alexander, Varna cottage, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1948-49 dir | Bruce, Alexander, Varna cottage, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1947-48 dir | Bruce, Alexander, Varna cottage, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1946-47 dir | Bruce, Alexander, Varna cottage, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1942-43 dir | Bruce, Alexander, Varna cottage, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1941-42 dir | Bruce, Alexander, Varna cottage, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1940-41 dir | Bruce, Alexander, Varna cottage, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1939-40 dir | Bruce, Alexander, Varna cottage, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1938-39 dir | Bruce, Alexander, Varna cottage, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1937-38 dir | Bruce, Alexander, Varna cottage, Newburgh read, Wormit | ||
| 1936-37 dir | Bruce, Alexander, Varna cottage, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1935-36 dir | Bruce, Alexander, Varna cottage, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1934-35 dir | Bruce, Alexander, Varna cottage, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1933-34 dir | Bruce, Alexander, signalman, Varna cottage, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1932-33 dir | Bruce, Alexander, signalman, Varney cottage, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1931-32 dir | Bruce, Alexander, signalman, Varney cottage, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1930-31 dir | Bruce, Alexander, signalman, Varna cottage, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1929-30 dir | Bruce, Alexander, signalman, Yarna cottage, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1928-29 dir | Bruce, Alexander, signalman, Varna cottage, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1927-28 dir | Bruce, Alexander, signalman, Yarna [sic; should be Varna] cottage, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1926-27 dir | Bruce, Alex., signalman, Tama cottage, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1925-26 dir | Bruce, Alex., signalman, Tama cottage, Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1923-24 dir | Bruce, Alex., signalman, Tarna cottage [sic; should be Varna], Newburgh road, Wormit | ||
| 1915-16 dir | Potter, George, church-officer, Varna cottage, Newburgh road, Wormit | location 2 | |
| 1914-15 dir | Potter, George, church-officer, Varna cottage, Wormit | location 2 | |
| 1913-14 dir | Potter, George, church-officer, Varna cottage, Wormit | location 2 | |
| 1912-13 dir | Potter, George, church-officer, Varna cottage, Wormit | location 2 | |
| 1911-12 dir | Potter, George, church-officer, Varna cottage, Wormit | location 2 | |
| 1910-11 dir | Potter, George, church-officer, Agnes cottage, Scroggieside, Wormit | location 2 | |
| 1909-10 dir | Potter, George, church-officer, Agnes cottage, Scroggieside, Wormit | location 2 | |
| 1908-09 dir | Potter, George, church-officer, Agnes cottage, Scroggieside, Wormit [should be Varna] | location 2 | |
| 1905-06 dir | Dargie, Leanus D., mercantile clerk, Varna cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1904-05 dir | Dargie, Leanus D., mercantile clerk, Varna cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1903-04 dir | Dargie, Leanus D., mercantile clerk, Varna cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1902-03 dir | Guthrie, David, commission agent, Varna cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1901-02 dir | Guthrie, David, commission agent, Varna cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1900-01 dir | Guthrie, David, commission agent, Varna cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1899-00 dir | Thompson, Hugh, Scroggieside, Wormit | ||
| 1899-00 dir | Guthrie, David, commission agent, Varna cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1898-99 dir | Thompson, Hugh, Scroggieside, Wormit | ||
| 1898-99 dir | Guthrie, David, commission agent, Varna cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1897-98 dir | Thompson, Hugh, Scroggieside, Wormit | ||
| 1897-98 dir | Guthrie, David, commission agent, Varna cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1893-94 dir | Horsburgh, C. J., coal merchant, Varna cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1892-93 dir | Horsburgh, C. J., coal merchant, Varna cottage, Wormit | ||
| 1889-90 dir | Watson, Thos., draper, and clothier. High st. ; h. Varna cot. by Newport | location 2 | |
| 1888-89 dir | Watson, Thos., draper, and clothier. High st. ; h. Varna cot. by Newport | location 2 | |
| 1882-83 dir | Watson, Thos. (draper and clothier, Dundee), Varna cottage, W. Newport |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Varna Cottage, Wormit | Bruce | Alexander | 6 | ||||
| 1911 | Newburgh Road, Varna Cottage | Potter | George H | 6 | ||||
| 1901 | Wormit Road | Uninhabited | View household | [?] | ||||
| 1891 | Varna Cottage | Thompson | Hugh | 6 | View household | |||
| 1881 | private house | Building | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 47 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 352800 | House & Garage | Mrs Marie Aitken | proprietor | 118 | View details | |||
| 1973-74 | 352800 | House & Garage | Mrs Marie Aitken | proprietor | 118 | View details | |||
| 1972-73 | 352800 | House | Mrs Marie Aitken | proprietor | 108 | View details | |||
| 1971-72 | 352800 | House | Iain Mitchell | proprietor | 108 | View details | |||
| 1969-70 | 3528 | House | Ian Mitchell | proprietor | 73 | View details | |||
| 1968-69 | 3528 | House | Agnes C, Christina L & Margaret Bruce | proprietor | 73 | View details | |||
| 1967-68 | 1458 | House | Agnes C, Christina L & Margaret Bruce | proprietor | 73 | View details | |||
| 1966-67 | 1458 | House | Agnes C, Christina L & Margaret Bruce | proprietor | 73 | View details | |||
| 1964-65 | 1458 | House | Agnes C, Christina L & Margaret Bruce | proprietor | 69 | View details | |||
| 1961-62 | 4613 | House | Agnes C, Christina L & Margaret Bruce | proprietor | 69 | View details | |||
| 1958-59 | 1591 | House & Garden | Agnes C, Christina L & Margaret Bruce | proprietor | 26 | View details | |||
| 1957-58 | 1563 | House & Garden | Agnes C, Christina L & Margaret Bruce | proprietor | 26 | View details | |||
| 1952-53 | 1520 | House & Garden | Agnes C, Christina L & Margaret Bruce | proprietor | 26 | View details | |||
| 1947-48 | 1478 | House & Garden | Alexander Bruce | proprietor | 26 | View details | |||
| 1942-43 | 1453 | House & Garden | Alexander Bruce | proprietor | 26 | View details | |||
| 1940-41 | 1453 | House & Garden | Alexander Bruce | proprietor | 26 | View details | |||
| 1937-38 | 1474 | House & Garden | Alexander Bruce & spouse | proprietor | 26 | View details | |||
| 1935-36 | 1428 | House & Garden | Alexander Bruce & spouse | proprietor | 26 | View details | |||
| 1932-33 | 1400 | House & Garden | Alexander Bruce, railway servant & spouse | proprietor | 26 | View details | |||
| 1930-31 | 1386 | House & Garden | Alexander Bruce, railway servant & spouse | proprietor | 26 | View details | |||
| 1927-28 | 1373 | House & Garden | Alexander Bruce, railway servant & spouse | proprietor | 26 | View details | |||
| 1925-26 | 1347 | House & Garden | Alexander Bruce, railway servant & spouse | proprietor | 26 | View details | |||
| 1922-23 | 1312 | House & Garden | Alexander Bruce, railway servant & spouse, liferenters | proprietor | 26-12-0 | View details | |||
| 1920-21 | 1286 | Varna Cottage and garden | Mrs Alice Watson, Canada per Hill & McGregor, solicitors, Dundee | Alexander Bruce, railway servant | same | 19-19-0 | View details | ||
| 1917-18 | 1280 | Varna Cottage & Garden | Mrs Alice Watson, Canada, per Hill & McGregor, solicitors, Dundee | Alexander Bruce, railway servant | same | 19-19-0 | View details | ||
| 1915-16 | 1273 | Varna Cottage & Garden | Mrs Alice Watson, Canada, per Hill & McGregor, solicitors, Dundee | G H Potter, caretaker | same | 19-19-0 | View details | ||
| 1912-13 | 1085 | Varna Cottage & Garden | Mrs Alice Watson, Canada, per Hill & McGregor, solicitors, Dundee | G H Potter, caretaker | same | 19-19-0 | View details | ||
| 1910-11 | 1072 | Varna Cottage & Garden | Mrs Alice Watson, Canada per Hill & McGregor, solicitors, Dundee | G H Potter, caretaker | same | 19-19-0 | View details | ||
| 1909-10 | 1066 | Varna Cottage & Garden | Mrs Alice Watson, Canada per Hill & McGregor, solicitors, Dundee | G H Potter, caretaker | same | 19-19-0 | View details | ||
| 1907-08 | 1053 | Varna Cottage & Garden | Mrs Alice Watson per Hill & McGregor, solicitors, Dundee | empty | 22 | View details | |||
| 1905-06 | 1030 | Varna Cottage and Garden | Mrs Alice Watson per Hill & McGregor, solicitors, Dundee | Leanus D Dargie, clerk | same | 24 | View details | ||
| 1903-04 | 1016 | Varna Cottage and Garden | Mrs Alice Watson, Scroggieside | Leanus D Dargie, clerk | same | 24 | View details | ||
| 1901-02 | 189 | Varna Cottage and Garden | Mrs Alice Watson, Scroggieside | David Guthrie, merchant | same | 17 | View details | ||
| 1900-01 | 188 | Varna Cottage and Garden | Mrs Alice Watson, Scroggieside | David Guthrie, merchant | same | 17 | View details | ||
| 1899-00 | 179 | Varna Cottage and Garden | Hugh Thompson, pensioner, Scroggieside | David Guthrie, merchant | same | 17 | View details | ||
| 1898-99 | 172 | House and Garden | Hugh Thomson, pensioner | David Guthrie, merchant | same | 17 | View details | ||
| 1897-98 | 164 | Varna Cottage and Garden | Hugh Thomson, pensioner, Scroggieside | David Guthrie, merchant | same | 17 | View details | ||
| 1896-97 | 166 | Varna Cottage and Garden | Hugh Thomson, pensioner, Scroggieside | David Guthrie, merchant | same | 17 | View details | ||
| 1895-96 | 163 | Varna Cottage and Garden | Hugh Thomson, pensioner, Scroggieside | empty | 17 | View details | |||
| 1894-95 | 222 | Varna Cottage and Garden | Hugh Thomson, pensioner, Scroggieside | Charles Jackson Horsburgh, merchant | same | 19-19-0 | View details | ||
| 1893-94 | 215 | Varna Cottage and Garden | Hugh Thomson, pensioner, Scroggieside | Charles Jackson Horsburgh, merchant | same | 19-19-0 | View details | ||
| 1892-93 | 218 | Varna Cottage and Garden | Hugh Thomson, pensioner, Scroggieside | Charles Jackson Horsburgh, merchant | same | 19-19-0 | View details | ||
| 1891-92 | 214 | Varna Cottage and Garden | Hugh Thomson, pensioner | proprietor | 14 | View details | |||
| 1890-91 | 231 | Varna Cottage and Garden | Hugh Thomson, pensioner | proprietor | 14 | View details | |||
| 1889-90 | 216 | Varna Cottage and Garden | Hugh Thomson, pensioner | proprietor | 14 | View details | |||
| 1885-86 | 193 | Varne Cottage and Garden | Hugh Thomson, pensioner | proprietor | 10 | View details | |||
| 1881-82 | 99 | Varne Cottage and Garden | Hugh Thomson, pensioner | Said H Thomson | 10 | View details |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 238 view details | Wormit | 20 pol | SE of turnpike to Newport | (Thompson) | 42 Riverside Rd |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880.06558 | Birkhill to Hugh Thompson | Feu disp by Henry Scrymgeour Wedderburn, Birkhill to Hugh Thompson, army pensioner, residing Newport of 20 pol grnd, : NW by turnpike road from Newport, : E & SE by proposed road 14' wide, pt of lands of Wormit | 27 Dec 1880 | 238 |
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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