Location : 89 Riverside Road
= Property still standing
Notes:
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.430669,-2.965807
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): (Retreat Cottage, Beach Road) 85 Riverside Road 87 Riverside Road playing field, Riverside Road (Wormit Football Club pavilion, Riverside Road) 91 Riverside Road 93 Riverside Road 95 Riverside Road (Woodhaven Farm Cottage [1], Riverside Road) (Cottage [3], Riverside Road) (Cottage [2], Riverside Road)
Earlier use of the site : (Cottage [3])
Old Addresses (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the address)
| Newburgh Road Woodhaven |
House Names (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the name)
| 1 Park View | ||
| Curr's Cottages |
Directory entries (before 1975) There are 38 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-56 dir | Elder, Thomas, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1954-55 dir | Elder, Thomas, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1953-54 dir | Elder, Thomas, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1952-53 dir | Elder, Thomas, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1951-52 dir | Elder, Thomas, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1950-51 dir | Elder, Thomas, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1949-50 dir | Elder, Thomas, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1948-49 dir | Elder, Thomas, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1947-48 dir | Elder, Thomas, postman, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1946-47 dir | Elder, Thomas, postman, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1942-43 dir | Elder, Thomas, postman, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1941-42 dir | Elder, Thomas, postman, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1940-41 dir | Elder, Thomas, postman, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1939-40 dir | Elder, Thomas, postman, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1938-39 dir | Elder, Thomas, postman, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1937-38 dir | Elder, Thomas, postman, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1936-37 dir | Elder, Thomas, postman, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1935-36 dir | Elder, Thomas, postman, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1934-35 dir | Elder, Thomas, postman, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1933-34 dir | Elder, Thomas, postman, Woodhaven, Wormit | ||
| 1932-33 dir | Elder, Thomas, postman, church-officer, Wormit West Church ; h. Woodhaven, Wormit | location 2 | |
| 1931-32 dir | Elder, Thomas, postman, church-officer, Wormit West Church ; h. Woodhaven, Wormit | location 2 | |
| 1930-31 dir | Elder, Thomas, postman, church officer, Wormit West Church, Woodhaven, Wormit | location 2 | |
| 1929-30 dir | Elder, Thomas, postman, Curr's cottages, Wormit | ||
| 1928-29 dir | Elder, Thomas, postman, Curr's cottages, Wormit | ||
| 1927-28 dir | Elder, Thomas, postman, Curr's cottages, Wormit | ||
| 1926-27 dir | Elder, Thomas, postman, Curr's cottages, Wormit | ||
| 1925-26 dir | Elder, Thomas, postman, Curr's cottages, Wormit | ||
| 1910-11 dir | Johnstone, Henry, jobbing gardener, Curr's cottages, Woodhaven | ||
| 1909-10 dir | Johnstone, Henry, jobbing gardener, Curr's cottages, Woodhaven | ||
| 1908-09 dir | Johnstone, Henry, jobbing gardener, Curr's cottages, Woodhaven | ||
| 1908 Tayside Annual | Johnston, Henry, gardener, Curr's Bldgs., Woodhaven. [in Wormit directory] | ||
| 1907-08 dir | Johnstone, Henry, jobbing gardener, Curr's cottages, Woodhaven | ||
| 1907 Tayside Annual | Johnston, Henry, gardener, Curr's Bldgs., Woodhaven. [in Wormit directory] | ||
| 1906-07 dir | Johnstone, Henry, jobbing gardener, Curr's cottages, Woodhaven | ||
| 1905-06 dir | Johnstone, Henry, jobbing gardener, Curr's cottages, Woodhaven | ||
| 1902-03 dir | Sinclair, John, coal agent (Thomas Muir, Son, & Patton, Ltd.), Wormit; h. Woodhaven | location 2 | |
| 1901-02 dir | Sinclair, John, coal agent (Thomas Muir, Son, & Patton, Ltd.), Wormit, h. Woodhaven | location 2 |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Curr's Cottages, Wormit | Motion | Jessie Blyth | 3 | ||||
| 1911 | Newburgh Road, Curr's Cottages | Uninhabited | ||||||
| 1901 | Woodhaven | Sinclair | John | 3 | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 38 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 348800 | House | Newport-on-Tay Town Council per Town Chamberlain | Arthur Fearn | 72 | View details | |||
| 1973-74 | 348800 | House | Newport-on-Tay Town Council per Town Chamberlain | Arthur Fearn | 72 | View details | |||
| 1972-73 | 348800 | House | Newport-on-Tay Town Council per Town Chamberlain | Mrs Isabella Elder | 72 | View details | |||
| 1971-72 | 348800 | House | Newport-on-Tay Town Council per Town Chamberlain | Mrs Isabella Elder | 72 | View details | |||
| 1969-70 | 3488 | House | Newport-on-Tay Town Council per Chamberlain | Mrs Isabella Elder | 49 | View details | |||
| 1968-69 | 3488 | House | Newport-on-Tay Town Council per Chamberlain | Mrs Isabella Elder | 49 | View details | |||
| 1967-68 | 1425 | House | Newport-on-Tay Town Council per Chamberlain | Mrs Isabella Elder | 49 | View details | |||
| 1966-67 | 1425 | House | Newport-on-Tay Town Council per Chamberlain | Mrs Isabella Elder | 49 | View details | |||
| 1964-65 | 1425 | House | Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of Burgh of Newport-on-Tay per burgh chamberlain | Mrs Isabella Elder | 43 | View details | |||
| 1961-62 | 4226 | House | Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of Burgh of Newport-on-Tay per burgh chamberlain | Mrs Isabella Elder | 43 | View details | |||
| 1958-59 | 1481 | House & Garden | Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of Burgh of Newport-on-Tay per burgh chamberlain | Thomas C Elder sen | 28 | View details | |||
| 1957-58 | 1458 | House & Garden | Provost, Magistrates & Councillors of Burgh of Newport-on-Tay per burgh chamberlain | Thomas C Elder sen | 28 | View details | |||
| 1952-53 | 1423 | House | Mrs Edith M L Brakenridge, Netherlea, Newport per John R Strachan & Co, solicitors, Dundee | Thomas C Elder, postman | 12-12-0 | View details | |||
| 1947-48 | 1385 | House | Mrs Edith M L Brakenridge, Netherlea, Newport per John R Strachan & Co, solicitors, Dundee | Thomas C Elder, postman | 12-12-0 | View details | |||
| 1942-43 | 1363 | House | Mrs Edith M L Brakenridge, Netherlea, Newport per John R Strachan & Co, solicitors, Dundee | Thomas C Elder, postman | 12-12-0 | View details | |||
| 1940-41 | 1361 | House | Mrs Edith M L Brakenridge, Netherlea, Newport per John R Strachan & Co, solicitors, Dundee | Thomas C Elder, postman | 12-12-0 | View details | |||
| 1937-38 | 1384 | House | David H Brakenridge, Netherlea, Newport | Thomas C Elder, postman | 12-12-0 | View details | |||
| 1935-36 | 1316 | House | David H Brakenridge, Netherlea, Newport | Thomas C Elder, postman | 12-12-0 | View details | |||
| 1932-33 | 1290 | House | David H Brakenridge, Netherlea, Newport | Thomas C Elder, postman | 12-12-0 | View details | |||
| 1930-31 | 1277 | House | David H Brakenridge, Netherlea, Newport | Thomas C Elder, postman | 12-12-0 | View details | |||
| 1927-28 | 1264 | House | David H Brakenridge, Netherlea, Newport | Thomas C Elder, postman | 12-12-0 | View details | |||
| 1925-26 | 1241 | House | Reps of James Curr, per T & R J Davidson, writers, Cupar | Thomas C Elder, postman | same | 12-12-0 | View details | ||
| 1922-23 | 1211 | House | Reps of James Curr, per T & R J Davidson, writers, Cupar | Mrs Motion | same | 12-12-0 | View details | ||
| 1920-21 | 1189 | House | Reps of James Curr, per William Buist, joiner, Woodhaven | Mrs Motion | same | 9 | View details | ||
| 1917-18 | 1185 | House | Reps of James Curr, per William Buist, joiner, Woodhaven | Mrs Motion | same | 9 | View details | ||
| 1915-16 | 1178 | House | Reps of James Curr, per William Buist, joiner, Woodhaven | Mrs Motion | same | 9 | View details | ||
| 1912-13 | 1272 | House | Reps of James Curr, per William Buist, Woodhaven | Mrs Motion | same | 9 | View details | ||
| 1910-11 | 1255 | House | Reps of James Curr, per William Buist, Woodhaven | Henry Johnstone, gardener | same | 9 | View details | ||
| 1909-10 | 1246 | House | Reps of James Curr, per William Buist, Woodhaven | Henry Johnstone, gardener | same | 9 | View details | ||
| 1907-08 | 1232 | House | James Curr, land agent, Homelands, Lundin Links | Henry Johnstone, gardener | same | 9 | View details | ||
| 1905-06 | 1202 | House | James Curr, land agent, Largo | Henry Johnstone, gardener | same | 9 | View details | ||
| 1903-04 | 1175 | House | James Curr, land agent, Largo | John Sinclair, manager | same | 9 | View details | ||
| 1901-02 | 338 | House | James Curr, land agent, Knockhill, Newport | John Sinclair, manager | same | 9 | View details | ||
| 1900-01 | 331 | House | James Curr, land agent, Knockhill, Newport | John Sinclair, manager | same | 9 | View details | ||
| 1899-00 | 304 | House | James Curr, land agent, Knockhill, Newport | John Buist, joiner | same | 9 | View details | ||
| 1898-99 | 296 | House | James Curr, land agent, Knockhill, Newport | John Buist, joiner | same | 8-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1897-98 | 310 | House | James Curr, land agent, Knockhill, Newport | John Buist, joiner | same | 8-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1896-97 | 287 | House | James Curr, land agent, Knockhill, Newport | John Buist, joiner | same | 8-10-0 | View details |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 29 view details | Woodhaven | 31 pol | NNW of public road | (Curr) | 89-95 Riverside Rd |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896.00843 | loan by Thomas Lawrie Walker | Bond £300 & disp security by James Curr to Thomas Lawrie Walker of 31 pol grnd & bldgs t/on, : S / SE public road from Wormit - Newport, pt of Woodhaven Farm | 18 May 1896 | 29 | |
| 1896.00705 | St Fort to James Curr | Feu disp by St Fort to James Curr, factor on St Fort estate, residing Knockhill, of 31 pol grnd, : S / SE public road from Wormit - Newport, pt of Woodhaven Farm | 15 May 1896 | 29 |
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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