Location : 35 Robert Street
= Property still standing
Notes:
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.442066,-2.938106
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): 11 King Street 15 King Street 17 King Street 19 King Street 21 King Street 22 King Street 23 King Street 24 King Street 25 King Street 26 King Street 27 King Street 28 King Street 29 King Street 30 King Street (Garage, formerly 31, King Street) 32 King Street 34 King Street 36 King Street 38 King Street 40 King Street 42 King Street 44 King Street 11a, King Street (Bowling Green, King Street) (former coal shed, King Street) 19 Queen Street 23 Queen Street 25 Queen Street 27 Queen Street 29 Queen Street 31 Queen Street part of 31, Queen Street (Shed / Stable, Queen Street) 27 Robert Street 29 Robert Street 31 Robert Street 33 Robert Street 36 Robert Street 37 Robert Street 38 Robert Street 39 Robert Street (former workshop, 40, Robert Street) 41 Robert Street (former slater's yard, 42, Robert Street) 43 Robert Street 45 Robert Street part of 45, Robert Street
Old Addresses (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the address)
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House Names (any dates are approximate and are usually the latest occurence of the name)
| Meldrum Square | ||
| 3 Meldrum Square | 1861 |
Directory entries (before 1975) There are 37 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 dir | Deuchar, James, Meldrum square, Robert street | ||
| 1962 dir | Deuchar, James, Meldrum square, Robert street | ||
| 1961 dir | Deuchar, James, driver, Meldrum square, Robert street | ||
| 1960 dir | Deuchar, James, driver, Meldrum square, Robert street | ||
| 1952-53 dir | M'Laren, Charles, fitter, Meldrum square, Robert street, E. Newport | ||
| 1951-52 dir | M'Laren, Charles, fitter, Meldrum square, Robert street, E. Newport | ||
| 1950-51 dir | M'Laren, Charles, fitter, Meldrum square, Robert street, E. Newport | ||
| 1949-50 dir | M'Laren, Charles, fitter, Meldrum square, Robert street, East Newport | ||
| 1948-49 dir | M'Laren, Charles, fitter, Meldrum square, Robert street, East Newport | ||
| 1947-48 dir | M'Laren, Charles, fitter, Meldrum square, Robert street, East Newport | ||
| 1946-47 dir | M'Laren, Charles, fitter, Meldrum square, Robert street, East Newport | ||
| 1942-43 dir | Steele, William, Meldrum square, Robert street | ||
| 1941-42 dir | Steele, William, Meldrum square, Robert street | ||
| 1940-41 dir | Steele, William, Meldrum square, Robert street | ||
| 1939-40 dir | Steele, William, Meldrum square, Robert street | ||
| 1938-39 dir | Steele, William, Meldrum square, Robert street | ||
| 1937-38 dir | Steele, William, Meldrum square, Robert street | ||
| 1936-37 dir | Steele, William, Meldrum square, Robert street | ||
| 1935-36 dir | Steele, William, Meldrum square, Robert street | ||
| 1908 Tayside Annual | Todd, John E., signalman, King Street. | ||
| 1907 Tayside Annual | Neilson, William, coachman, Meldrum's | ||
| 1907 Tayside Annual | Todd, John E., signalman, King Street. | ||
| 1905-06 dir | Bell, John, landscape gardener, Meldrum square, Robert street | ||
| 1904-05 dir | Bell, John, landscape gardener, Meldrum square, Robert street | ||
| 1903-04 dir | Bell, John, landscape gardener, Meldrum square, Robert street | ||
| 1902-03 dir | Bell, John, landscape gardener, Meldrum square, Robert street | ||
| 1901-02 dir | Bell, John, landscape gardener, Meldrum square, Robert street | ||
| 1900-01 dir | Bell, John, landscape gardener, Meldrum square, Robert street | ||
| 1899-00 dir | Bell, John, landscape gardener, Meldrum square, Robert street | ||
| 1898-99 dir | Bell, John, landscape gardener, Meldrum square | ||
| 1897-98 dir | Bell, John, landscape gardener, Meldrum square | ||
| 1896-97 dir | Bell, John, landscape gardener, Meldrum square | ||
| 1882-83 dir | Irvine, Miss, laundress, Meldrum square, East Newport | ||
| 1880-81 dir | Irvine, Misses E. & S., laundresses. The Square, East Newport | ||
| 1878-79 dir | Irvine, Misses E. & S., laundresses. The Square, East Newport | ||
| 1876-77 dir | Irvine, Misses E. & S., laundresses. East Newport | ||
| 1874-75 dir | Irvine, Misses E. & S., laundresses, Meldrum square, East Newport |
Entries in the Registers of Voters
| Source | Enrol Date | Name | Occup. | Address | Qualification | Property | at | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Male Voters | Bell, John | Gardener | Meldrum's Square, Newport | Tenant of House | Meldrum's Square |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Meldrum Square | Rennie | Charles | 2 | ||||
| 1911 | Robert Street, Meldrum Square | Todd | John E | 2 | ||||
| 1901 | Meldrum Square | Bell | John D | 2 | View household | |||
| 1891 | Meldrum Square | Irvine | Elizabeth | 2 | View household | |||
| 1881 | Meldrum Square | Irvine | Elizabeth | 2 | View household | |||
| 1871 | Meldrum Square | Irvine | Elizabeth | 2 | View household | |||
| 1861 | 3 Meldrum Square | Irvine | Robert | 2 | View household | |||
| 1851 | McGregor | Charles | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 44 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 149200 | House | Mrs Margaret S Wilson, 173 South St, St Andrews | proprietor for occupier | 40 | View details | |||
| 1973-74 | 149200 | House | Mrs Margaret S Wilson, 173 South St, St Andrews | proprietor for occupier | 40 | View details | |||
| 1972-73 | 149200 | House | Mrs Maggie J N Anderson, Westering, Kirkton, Balmerino | proprietor for occupier | 40 | View details | |||
| 1971-72 | 149200 | House | Mrs Maggie J N Anderson, Westering, Kirkton, Balmerino | proprietor for occupier | 40 | View details | |||
| 1969-70 | 1492 | House | Mrs Maggie J N Anderson, Westering, Kirkton, Balmerino | proprietor for occupier | 27 | View details | |||
| 1968-69 | 1492 | House | Mrs Maggie J N Anderson, Westering, Kirkton, Balmerino | proprietor for occupier | 27 | View details | |||
| 1967-68 | 404 | House | Mrs Maggie J N Anderson, Westering, Kirkton, Balmerino | proprietor for occupier | 27 | View details | |||
| 1966-67 | 404 | House | Mrs Maggie J N Anderson | proprietor for occupier | 28 | View details | |||
| 1964-65 | 404 | House | Mrs Maggie J Anderson | proprietor for occupier | 20 | View details | [could be 1961.1314 or 1316] | ||
| 1961-62 | 1314 | House | James Deuchar | proprietor | 20 | View details | |||
| 1958-59 | 609 | House & Garden | Mrs Mary F Smith | proprietor | 14 | View details | |||
| 1957-58 | 610 | House & Garden | Mrs Mary F Smith | proprietor | 14 | View details | |||
| 1952-53 | 581 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per Katherine M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport | Charles McLaren | 14 | View details | |||
| 1947-48 | 556 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per Katherine M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport | Charles McLaren | 14 | View details | |||
| 1942-43 | 553 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per Katherine M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport | William Steele | 14 | View details | |||
| 1940-41 | 551 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per A T M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport | William Steele | 14 | View details | |||
| 1937-38 | 555 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | William Steel | 14 | View details | |||
| 1935-36 | 540 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per A T M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport | William Steel | 12-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1932-33 | 512 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | W Steel | 7-18-0 | View details | |||
| 1930-31 | 506 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | Peter McNaughton | 7-18-0 | View details | |||
| 1927-28 | 498 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | Margaret Morrison | 7-18-0 | View details | |||
| 1925-26 | 483 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | Margaret Morrison | same | 7-18-0 | View details | ||
| 1922-23 | 454 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | Charles Rennie, signalman | same | 7-18-0 | View details | ||
| 1920-21 | 443 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | Charles Rennie, signalman | same | 5-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1917-18 | 442 | House & Garden | Trs of Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | Charles Rennie, signalman | same | 5-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1915-16 | 437 | House & Garden | Trs of Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | Charles Rennie, signalman | same | 5-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1912-13 | 444 | House & Garden | Trs of Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | Charles Rennie, signalman | same | 5-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1907-08 | 426 | House & Garden | James Mather, Tayport | John E Todd, signalman | same | 5-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1905-06 | 413 | House & Garden | James Mather, Tayport | William Neilson, coachman | same | 5-10-0 | View details | ||
| 1903-04 | 409 | House and Garden | James Mather, Tayport | John Bell, gardener | same | 5 | View details | ||
| 1901-02 | 999 | House and Garden | James Thrift Meldrum, Burnside, Toronto per Drummond, Johnstone & Grosset, writers, Cupar | John Bell, gardener | same | 5 | View details | ||
| 1900-01 | 982 | House and Garden | James Thrift Meldrum, Burnside, Toronto per Drummond, Johnstone & Grosset, writers, Cupar | John Bell, gardener | same | 5 | View details | ||
| 1899-00 | 948 | House and Garden | James Thrift Meldrum, Burnside, Toronto per Drummond, Johnstone & Grosset, writers, Cupar | John Bell, gardener | same | 6 | View details | ||
| 1897-98 | 901 | House and Garden | James Thrift Meldrum, Burnside, Toronto per Drummond, Johnstone & Grosset, writers, Cupar | John Bell, gardener | same | 6 | View details | ||
| 1896-97 | 873 | House and Garden | James Thrift Meldrum, Bowside, Toronto per Drummond, Johnstone & Grosset, writers, Cupar | John Bell, gardener | same | 6 | View details | ||
| 1895-96 | 839 | House and Garden | Thomas Bell, farmer, Todhall judicial factor on estate of late Miss Hay Meldrum, Dron per Drummond, Johnstone & Grosset, writers, Cupar | James Livingstone, vanman | same | 6 | View details | ||
| 1894-95 | 795 | House and Garden | Thomas Bell, farmer, Todhall judicial factor on estate of late Miss Hay Meldrum, Dron per Drummond, Johnstone & Grosset, writers, Cupar | James Livingstone, vanman | same | 6 | View details | ||
| 1893-94 | 772 | House and Garden | Miss Hay Meldrum, Dron per Drummond, Nicholson & Johnstone, writers, Cupar | James Livingstone, vanman | same | 6 | View details | ||
| 1892-93 | 756 | House and Garden | Miss Hay Meldrum, Dron per Drummond, Nicholson & Johnstone, writers, Cupar | Miss Elizabeth Irving | same | 6 | View details | ||
| 1891-92 | 740 | House and Garden | Miss Hay Meldrum, Dron per Drummond, Nicholson & Johnstone, writers, Cupar | Miss Elizabeth Irving | same | 6 | View details | ||
| 1890-91 | 693 | House and Garden | Miss Hay Meldrum, Dron per Drummond, Nicholson & Johnstone, writers, Cupar | Miss Elizabeth Irving | same | 6 | View details | ||
| 1889-90 | 669 | House and Garden | Miss Hay Meldrum, Dron per Drummond, Nicholson & Johnstone, writers, Cupar | Miss Elizabeth Irving | same | 6 | View details | ||
| 1885-86 | 630 | House and Garden | Miss Hay Meldrum, Dron | Miss Elizabeth Irving | same | 6 | View details | ||
| 1881-82 | 521 | House and Garden | Miss Meldrum, Dron | same | Miss Irving | 6 | View details |
Railway Map References:
| Plan | Year | Ref | Description | Owner or reputed owner | Occupier | [Comments] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHP24551 (TB & DU) | 1864 | 165 | Dwelling house with passage and small garden in front | Mrs Catherine Meldrum, only surviving trustee of Alexander Meldrum (Robert Kidd, factor) | Mrs Irvine (lessee & occupier) |
Early Sasines:
Sasine Plots:
| Plot: 261 view details | Maryton | lots 27 & 28 (different numbering) | 1 rood 23 falls 15 ells | (Meldrum) | Meldrum Square: 30-44 King St, 35-45 Robert St, 23-31 Queen St |
Sasine Abridgements:
| Ref | In Brief | Abridgement | Recorded | Plots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879.04486 | Scotscraig to Trs Alexander Meldrum (1833), to Catherine Ogilvie / Meldrum to Hay Meldrum | Not instr Hay Meldrum, South Dron, Dairsie, of pieces of ground extending to 1 rood 23 falls 15 ells (lots 27 & 28) of Marytown … on feu 18 Nov 1833 by Tr sequest est Robert Dalgleish, Scotscraig to Trs deceased Alexander Meldrum, tenant in Dron, … to Hay Meldrum as heir of her mother Catherine Oglivy / Meldrum, Dron, widow, the surviving trustee of Alexander Meldrum | 27 May 1879 | 250, 261 | |
| 1874.03808 | 27 feus to Balmerino Church | Disp by Berry, Tayfield to Trs Rev James Campbell, Minister of Balmerino and his successors of the following lands, pts of Tayfield (1) 17.75 pol Marytown; (2) 3 pieces lots 29, 30, 31 Marytown; (3) 2 roods Scots lot 26 Marytown; (4) 1 rood 23 falls 15 ells lots 27 & 28 Marytown; (5) 1 acre 34 falls grnd lot 20 S of Marytown; (6) 34 pol 20.5 yd of Gowrie Hill; (7) 32 pol 5 yd of Gowriehill; (8) 4 pol Gowrie Lane; (9) 72.25 pol lot 27 S of Marytown; (10) 37 pol Gardyne St lot 8; (11) 31 pol 20 yd Gardyne St lot 8; (12) 27.5 pol Gardyne St lot 7; (13) 34 pol 25 yd Gardyne St lot 7; (14) 45 pol 9 yd field of Seacraig; (15) 37 pol field of Seacraig; (16) 45 pol 25 yd field of Seacraig; (17) 36 pol 22 yd field of Seacraig; (18) 35 pol lot 5 E of Newport; (19) 54 pol lot 6 E of Newport; (20) 53 pol 18 yd lot 7 E of Newport; (21) 17 pol 14 yd lot 4b E of Newport; (22) 64 pol lot 21 E of Newport; (23) 52 pol 6 yd lot 8 E of Newport; (24) 53.5 pol lot 9 E of Newport; (25) 18 pol 22 yd lot 4a E of Newport; (26) 73 pol lot 28 S of Marytown; (27) 64 pol of Gowriehill; ... under burden of feu rights | 9 Nov 1874 | 239, 167, 168, 169, 205, 261, 156, 3, 4, 333, 324, 331, 323, 330, 271, 274, 273, 272, 222, 223, 144, 145, 336, 322, 62, 228, 71, 342 |
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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