Location : 43 Robert Street
Photo / old map: Sketch from Dundee Advertiser 24 Dec 1895 British Newspaper Archive
= Property still standing
Notes:
Location and Old Maps
Latitude, longitude: 56.442002,-2.937572
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): 34 King Street 36 King Street 40 King Street 44 King Street (former coal shed, King Street) 12 Queen Street 14 Queen Street 16 Queen Street 18 Queen Street 19 Queen Street 20 Queen Street 22 Queen Street 23 Queen Street 24 Queen Street 25 Queen Street 26 Queen Street 27 Queen Street 28 Queen Street 29 Queen Street 31 Queen Street (Hawthorn Cottage, 33, Queen Street) 35 Queen Street 37 Queen Street 39 Queen Street 41 Queen Street part of 31, Queen Street unidentified [? part of 41], Queen Street (Shed / Stable, Queen Street) (Nursery ground, Queen Street) 35 Robert Street 37 Robert Street 39 Robert Street (former workshop, 40, Robert Street) 41 Robert Street (former slater's yard, 42, 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 | ||
| 7 Meldrum Square | 1861 |
Directory entries (before 1975) There are 9 entries
| Source | Entry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918-19 dir | Hutton, John, Meldrum square, East Newport | ||
| 1915-16 dir | Hutton, John, Meldrum square, East Newport | ||
| 1914-15 dir | Hutton, John, Meldrum square, East Newport | ||
| 1913-14 dir | Hutton, John, postman, Meldrum square, East Newport | ||
| 1908 Tayside Annual | Hutton, John, coachman, Meldrum's Square. | ||
| 1907 Tayside Annual | Hutton, John, coachman, Meldrum's Square. | ||
| 1897-98 dir | Hallyburton, John, fireman, Meldrum square, Robert street | ||
| 1896-97 dir | Hallyburton, John, fireman, Meldrum square, Robert street | ||
| 1895-96 dir | Hallyburton, John, fireman, Meldrum square, Robert street |
Census records
| Year | Address | Head | Notes | Rooms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Meldrum Square | Hutcheson | David | 3 | ||||
| 1911 | Robert Street, Meldrum Square | Hutton | John | 3 | ||||
| 1901 | Meldrum Square | Hutton | John | 3 | View household | |||
| 1891 | Meldrum Square | Hallyburton | Walter | 3 | View household | |||
| 1881 | Meldrum Square | Lawson | William | 2 | View household | |||
| 1871 | Meldrum Square | Haig | Elspit | 3 | View household | |||
| 1861 | 7 Meldrum Square | Haig | Elspit | 3 | View household | |||
| 1851 | Haig | Arther | View household |
Valuation Roll entries There are 52 entries
| Year | No. | Property | Proprietor | Tenant | Occupier | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 149600 | House | Christopher D Green | proprietor | 62 | View details | |||
| 1973-74 | 149600 | House | Christopher D Green | proprietor | 62 | View details | |||
| 1972-73 | 149600 | House | Mrs Helen Simpson | proprietor | 52 | View details | |||
| 1971-72 | 149600 | House | Mrs Helen Simpson | proprietor | 52 | View details | |||
| 1969-70 | 1496 | House | Mrs Helen Simpson | proprietor | 37 | View details | |||
| 1968-69 | 1496 | House | Mrs Helen Simpson | proprietor | 37 | View details | |||
| 1967-68 | 408 | House | Mrs Helen Simpson | proprietor | 37 | View details | |||
| 1966-67 | 408 | House | Mrs Helen Simpson | proprietor | 37 | View details | |||
| 1964-65 | 408 | House | Mrs Helen Simpson | proprietor | 30 | View details | |||
| 1961-62 | 1318 | House | Mrs Helen Simpson | proprietor | 30 | View details | |||
| 1958-59 | 612 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per Johnstone & Grosset, WS, Cupar | Mrs Davina F E Morrison | 25 | View details | |||
| 1957-58 | 613 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per Johnstone & Grosset, WS, Cupar | Mrs Davina F E Morrison | 25 | View details | |||
| 1952-53 | 584 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per Katherine M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport | empty | 16-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1947-48 | 559 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per Katherine M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport | Elizabeth Lessels | 16-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1942-43 | 558 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per Katherine M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport | James Downie | 16-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1940-41 | 556 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per A T M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport | Louisa C Ramsay | 16-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1937-38 | 560 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | Louisa C Ramsay | 16-10-0 | View details | |||
| 1935-36 | 545 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per A T M Mather, Balgonie, Tayport | Louisa C Ramsay | 15 | View details | |||
| 1932-33 | 517 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | Elizabeth Sim | 10-1-6 | View details | |||
| 1930-31 | 511 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | A Williamson | 10-1-6 | View details | |||
| 1927-28 | 503 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | J R MacGregor | 10-1-6 | View details | |||
| 1925-26 | 488 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | J R MacGregor | same | 10-1-6 | View details | ||
| 1922-23 | 459 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | G Hutchison, baker | same | 10-1-6 | View details | ||
| 1920-21 | 448 | House & Garden | Trs of Mrs Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | G Tough, carter | same | 7-14-0 | View details | ||
| 1917-18 | 447 | House & Garden | Trs of Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | G Tough, carter | same | 7-14-0 | View details | ||
| 1915-16 | 442 | House & Garden | Trs of Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | John Hutton, coachman | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1912-13 | 449 | House & Garden | Trs of Catherine Mather per John Clement, South Dron, Dairsie | John Hutton, coachman | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1907-08 | 435 | House | James Mather, Tayport | John Hutton, coachman | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1905-06 | 422 | House | James Mather, Tayport | John Hutton, coachman | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1903-04 | 418 | House | James Mather, Tayport | John Hutton, coachman | same | 5 | View details | ||
| 1901-02 | 1008 | House | James Thrift Meldrum, Burnside, Toronto per Drummond, Johnstone & Grosset, writers, Cupar | John Hutton, coachman | same | 5 | View details | ||
| 1900-01 | 991 | House | James Thrift Meldrum, Burnside, Toronto per Drummond, Johnstone & Grosset, writers, Cupar | empty | 7 | View details | |||
| 1899-00 | 957 | House | James Thrift Meldrum, Burnside, Toronto per Drummond, Johnstone & Grosset, writers, Cupar | empty | 7 | View details | |||
| 1897-98 | 906 | House and Garden | James Thrift Meldrum, Burnside, Toronto per Drummond, Johnstone & Grosset, writers, Cupar | John Halyburton, fireman | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1896-97 | 878 | House and Garden | James Thrift Meldrum, Bowside, Toronto per Drummond, Johnstone & Grosset, writers, Cupar | John Halyburton, fireman | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1895-96 | 844 | House and Garden | Thomas Bell, farmer, Todhall judicial factor on estate of late Miss Hay Meldrum, Dron per Drummond, Johnstone & Grosset, writers, Cupar | John Halyburton, fireman | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1894-95 | 800 | House and Garden | Thomas Bell, farmer, Todhall judicial factor on estate of late Miss Hay Meldrum, Dron per Drummond, Johnstone & Grosset, writers, Cupar | John Halyburton, fireman | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1893-94 | 777 | House and Garden | Miss Hay Meldrum, Dron per Drummond, Nicholson & Johnstone, writers, Cupar | John Halyburton, fireman | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1892-93 | 761 | House and Garden | Miss Hay Meldrum, Dron per Drummond, Nicholson & Johnstone, writers, Cupar | John Halyburton, fireman | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1891-92 | 745 | House and Garden | Miss Hay Meldrum, Dron per Drummond, Nicholson & Johnstone, writers, Cupar | John Halyburton, fireman | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1890-91 | 698 | House and Garden | Miss Hay Meldrum, Dron per Drummond, Nicholson & Johnstone, writers, Cupar | John Halyburton, fireman | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1889-90 | 674 | House and Garden | Miss Hay Meldrum, Dron per Drummond, Nicholson & Johnstone, writers, Cupar | John Halyburton, fireman | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1885-86 | 635 | House and Garden | Miss Hay Meldrum, Dron | Alexander Cunningham, labourer | same | 7 | View details | ||
| 1881-82 | 526 | House and Garden | Miss Meldrum, Dron | 5 | View details | ||||
| 1878-79 | 497 | House and Garden | Reps. of late Mrs Meldrum, Dron | same | Mrs Jean Haig | 4-13-0 | View details | ||
| 1875-76 | 382 | House and Garden | Mrs Meldrum, Dron | same | Mrs Haig | 4-13-0 | View details | ||
| 1871-72 | 345 | House and Garden | Mrs Meldrum, Dron | Mrs Haig | 4-13-0 | View details | |||
| 1867-68 | 316 | House and Garden | Mrs Meldrum, South Dron | Widow Arthur Haig | 4 | View details | |||
| 1865-66 | 292 | House and Garden | Mrs Meldrum, South Dron | said Widow Haig | Widow Arthur Haig | 4 | View details | ||
| 1864-65 | 273 | House and Garden | Mrs Meldrum, Dron | Widow Arthur Haig | 4 | View details | |||
| 1860-61 | 229 | House and Garden | Mrs Meldrum, Dron | Mrs Arthur Haig | 4 | View details | |||
| 1855-56 | 149 | House and Garden | Mrs Meldrum, Dron | Arthur Haig | said Arthur Haig | 4 | View details |
Railway Map References:
| Plan | Year | Ref | Description | Owner or reputed owner | Occupier | [Comments] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHP45903 (Newport 1) | 1865 | 128 | Dwelling house | Mrs Catherine Meldrum, only surviving trustee of Alexander Meldrum (Robert Kidd, factor) | Mrs Elspeth Haig (lessee & occupier) | |
| RHP24551 (TB & DU) | 1864 | 161 | Dwelling house with passage and small garden in front and pigstye and lumber house behind | Mrs Catherine Meldrum, only surviving trustee of Alexander Meldrum (Robert Kidd, factor) | Mrs Elspeth Haig (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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