The Newport, Wormit & Forgan Archive

Location : 23  Robert Street

= Property still standing

Notes:      southern, closer to the road

Using the information here, it is impossible to be certain who lived in each property or part of the building before 1952. Other properties involved : 21 Robert Street      One possible interpretation is given below.

Location and Old Maps

Latitude, longitude:      56.442226,-2.938937

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):   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   19 Robert Street   21 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)   2 Seacraig Court   4 Seacraig Court   6 Seacraig Court   7 Seacraig Court   8 Seacraig Court   9 Seacraig Court   10 Seacraig Court   11 Seacraig Court   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)  

1909-10 Finance Act - Valuation Office: Field Surveys

Reference no.      935

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 38 entries

Census records

Valuation Roll entries      There are 52 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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