The Newport, Wormit & Forgan Archive

Location : 19  Robert Street

= Property still standing

Notes:      

Using the information here, it is impossible to be certain who lived in each property or part of the building before 1864. Other properties involved : 15 Robert Street     17 Robert Street     25 Robert Street      One possible interpretation is given below.

Introduction

Before 1878, listed together with 25 Robert Street as house, laundry, outhouses or washing house.

Location and Old Maps

Latitude, longitude:      56.442029,-2.93901

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):   formerly 11, King Street   11 King Street   15 King Street   17 King Street   19 King Street   21 King Street   23 King Street   25 King Street   27 King Street   29 King Street   (Garage, formerly 31, King Street)   11a, King Street   (Bowling Green, King Street)   15 Robert Street   17 Robert Street   21 Robert Street   23 Robert Street   25 Robert Street   27 Robert Street   29 Robert Street   31 Robert Street   (formerly 34, Robert Street)   33 Robert Street   36 Robert Street   38 Robert Street   (formerly 32, Robert Street)   8 Union Street   10 Union Street   12 Union Street   14 Union Street   16 Union Street   18 Union Street   20 Union Street   22 Union Street   (store & stable, formerly 24, Union Street)   (formerly 26, Union Street)   (formerly 28, Union Street)   (formerly 30, Union Street)   former stable and workshops, 31, Union Street   (formerly 32, Union Street)   (formerly 34, Union Street)   (formerly 36, Union Street)   (formerly 38, Union Street)   (formerly 40, Union Street)   (formerly 42, Union Street)   (formerly 44, Union Street)   (formerly 46, Union Street)   (formerly 48, Union Street)   50 Union Street   (former quarry & stables, Union Street)  

Old Addresses (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the address)

House Names (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the name)

Directory entries (before 1975)      There are 44 entries

Entries in the Registers of Voters

Census records

Valuation Roll entries      There are 51 entries

Early Sasines:

Sasine Plots:

Sasine Abridgements:

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;

Basic Types of Sasine Abridgements     Worked example explaining the sasine transactions on the property pages     Sasine entries - background information and explanation

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