A worked example explaining the sasine transactions on the property pages
This is a fully-explained example of the transactions on one property - plot ID 108 - Wellgate lot 4 - 43 West Road & 6 Wellgate Street - up to 1894. The entries given on the property page are in black on grey. The explanaions are given beneath, in blue.
On the property pages, the sasine entries, like all other data there, are listed with the newest first and the oldest last. On this explanatory page, they are listed in chronological order.
Sasine Abridgements: (in chronological order)
| Ref | (In Brief) | Abridgement & explanation | Registered | Plot IDs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860.03620 | James Millar regist to himself feu con between himself and Rev Thomas Just of 36 poles no. 4 of Wellgate Park | 14 Nov 1860 | 108, 161 | ||
| Abridgement no. 3620 in 1860. | Rev Thomas Just to James Millar | The plot of land, with an area of 36 poles and marked lot no. 4 on a plan of Wellgate Park, is sold (strictly speaking, is feued) by the superior of the feu, Rev Thomas Just, to James Millar. The abridgement does't say whether the house had been built by this time or not - and nothing should be assumed. This is a pre-1869 sasine so the buyer is named first, the seller second. --- 'regist feu con' = registers a contract containing a feu | Registered in the sasine registers, Edinburgh, 14 Nov 1860. | On this site, the abridgement refers to plots with IDs 108 - 43 West Road and 161 - the whole of Wellgate Park. | |
| 1865.00022 | John Duncan reg disp to himself by James Millar of piece ground 36 poles no. 4 of Wellgate Park on S side of t/p Newport - Woodhaven | 14 Jan 1865 | 108 | ||
| Abridgement no. 22 in 1865. | James Millar to John Duncan | The property, described again but with additional information about its location to the south of the Newport - Woodhaven turnpike, is sold by James Millar to John Duncan, who registers the sale. Again, this is a pre-1869 sasine so the buyer is named first, the seller second. --- 'reg disp' = registers a disposition (deed of sale) | Registered 14 Jan 1865. | The abridgement refers to plot 108 - 43 West Road. | |
| 1865.00611 | Margaret Millie relict of William Urquhart, Sheriff Clerk Depute, Dundee gets bond & disp £150 by John Duncan over 36 poles & houses etc t/on no. 4 of Wellgate Park on S side of t/p Newport - Woodhaven | 21 Oct 1865 | 108 | ||
| Abridgement no. 611 in 1865. | loan by Margaret Millie / Urquhart | Margaret Millie, who is the widow of the Sheriff Clerk Depute of Dundee, William Urquhart, loans John Duncan £150 with the property as security. The property is described once again, but this time also mentions houses built on it. This is a pre-1869 sasine so the lender is named first, the property owner second. The lender is frequently unrelated to the borrower. --- 'gets bond & disp' = receives a bond using the property as security | Registered 21 Oct 1865. | plot 108 - 43 West Road. If I recorded any further information from the full sasine, there would be a link to the right of this column. | |
| 1867.01808 | Matthew Shiells shipbuilder Dundee regist. decr. adjud. against John Duncan adjudging lot of 36 poles ground no. 4 of Wellgate Park to belong to said Matthew Shiells for payment of the accumulated sum of £80-9-0 (see v.7, 3620) | 8 Apr 1867 | 108 | ||
| Abridgement no. 1808 in 1867. | J Duncan to Matthew Shiells (default on debt) | Matthew Shiells, shipbuilder, Dundee takes the property in payment for John Duncan's defaulting on a debt of £80-9-0. The abridgement doesn't give details of the debt, the full sasine probably does, the decree certainly would. --- 'regist. decr. adjud. against' = registers a decree of adjudication against. --- '(see v.7, 3620)' = a cross-reference to the original sasine abridgement for the property, no. 3620 (in 1860) | Registered 8 Apr 1867. | plot 108 - 43 West Road | |
| 1869.00365 | Disp by the curator bonis to John Duncan shipmaster (presently inmate of Lunatic Asylum) to James Gellatly Ewing, resid. at Newport, of 36 poles of ground no. 4 on plan of Park called Wellgate Park with houses thereon : N by turnpike Newport - Woodhaven | 19 May 1869 | 108 | ||
| Abridgement no. 365 in 1869. | Trs John Duncan to James Gellatly Ewing | John Duncan, who we now know was a shipmaster, is presently in a lunatic asylum. The person looking after his affairs, the 'curator bonis', sells the property to James Gellatly Ewing who resides in Newport. This is a post-1868 sasine, so the seller is named first, the purchaser second. --- 'disp by' = disposition (sale) by. | Registered 19 May 1869. | plot 108 - 43 West Road | |
| 1869.00401 | Disch. by Margaret Millie / Urquhart disburd. bond (21 Oct 1865) £150 by John Duncan (presently in lunatic asylum) of lot of ground 36 poles & house no. 4 on feuing plan of Wellgate Park on S side of road Newport - Woodhaven | 26 May 1869 | 108 | ||
| Abridgement no. 401 in 1869. | Urquhart loan repaid | Margaret Millie or Urquhart has been repaid the £150 in the loan (described again) and frees the property (described again). --- 'disch by M M disburd bond' = discharges the bond & disburdens the property. | Registered 26 May 1869. | plot 108 - 43 West Road | |
| 1869.00462 | Disch. by Matthew Shiells disburd. decr. of adj. (8 Apr 1867) £80-19-0 against John Duncan (presently in lunatic asylum) of 36 poles of ground no. 4 on plan of Wellgate Park : N turnpike Newport - Woodhaven | 17 Jun 1869 | 108 | ||
| Abridgement no. 462 in 1869. | Shiells adjudication discharged | Matthew Shiels has been repaid the £80-19-0 (different amount - an error somewhere) in the debt default charge (described again) and frees the property (described again). --- 'disch by M S disburd decr. of adj.' = discharges the decree & disburdens the property. | Registered 17 Jun 1869. | plot 108 - 43 West Road | |
| 1870.00822 | Bond £200 & disp security by James Gellatly Ewing to Trs dec. Jane Stormonth Edward / Paul of 36 poles ground no. 4 on plan of Wellgate Park & houses thereon on S side of t/p Woodhaven - Newport | 18 Nov 1870 | 108 | ||
| Abridgement no. 822 in 1870. | loan by Trs Jane Stormonth Edward / Paul | Trustees or executors for the deceased Jane Stormonth Edward or Paul have given a loan of £200 to James Gellatly Ewing using the property (described again) as security. This is a post-1868 sasine so the property owner is named first, the lender second. --- 'bond £200 & disp security by JGE to' = JGE gives an obligation to repay £200 ( + interest not stated) using the property as security . --- 'Trs dec JSE' = trustees for the deceased JSE. | Registered 18 Nov 1870. | plot 108 - 43 West Road | |
| 1871.00208 | Bond £200 & disp security by James Gellatly Ewing to Trs late William Gibson of 36 poles ground no. 4 Wellgate Park feuing plan & houses thereon on S side of t/p Newport - Woodhaven | 3 Apr 1871 | 108 | ||
| Abridgement no. 208 in 1871. | loan by Trs William Gibson | Trustees or executors for the deceased William Gibson have given a loan of £200 to James Gellatly Ewing using the property (described again) as security. This is a post-1868 sasine so the property owner is named first, the lender second. --- 'bond £200 & disp security by JGE to' = JGE gives an obligation to repay £200 ( + interest not stated) using the property as security . --- 'Trs dec WG' = trustees for the deceased WG. | Registered 3 Apr 1871. | plot 108 - 43 West Road | |
| 1875.05048 | Disch by Trs dec Jane Stormonth Edward / Paul disburd bond (18 Nov 1870) £200 by James Gellatly Ewing over 36 poles ground lot 4 of Wellgate Park & dw houses thereon | 12 Nov 1875 | 108 | ||
| Abridgement no. 5048 in 1875. | Edward / Paul loan repaid | The Trustees for the late Jane Stormonth Edward or Paul have been repaid the £200 in the loan (described again) and free the property (described again). --- 'disch by ... JSE disburd bond' = discharge the bond & disburden the property. | Registered 12 Nov 1875. | plot 108 - 43 West Road | |
| 1875.05049 | Disch by Trs William Gibson, farmer, Wellbank, Monifieth disburd bond (3 Apr 1871) £200 by James G Ewing over 36 poles ground lot 4 of Wellgate Park & dw houses thereon | 12 Nov 1875 | 108 | ||
| Abridgement no. 5049 in 1875. | Gibson loan repaid | The Trustees for William Gibson, who was a farmer at Wellbank, Monifieth, have been repaid the £200 in the loan (described again) and free the property (described again). --- 'disch by ... WG disburd bond' = discharge the bond & disburden the property. | Registered 12 Nov 1875. | plot 108 - 43 West Road | |
| 1876.00584 | Disp by James Gellatly Ewing, Rothesay to Henry Thoms, clerk, Albert St, Dundee of 36 pol lot 4 Wellgate Park & dw ho t/on on S side of t/p from Newport to Woodhaven | 7 Jun 1876 | 108 | ||
| Abridgement no. 584 in 1876. | J G Ewing to Henry Thoms | James Gellatly Ewing, now living in Rothesay, sells the property (described again) to Henry Thoms, clerk, of Albert St, Dundee. --- 'disp by' = disposition (sale) by. | Registered 7 Jun 1876. | plot 108 - 43 West Road | |
| 1876.00585 | Bond £300 by Henry Thoms to James Gellatly Ewing of 36 pol lot 4 Wellgate Park & dw ho t/on on S side of t/p from Newport to Woodhaven | 7 Jun 1876 | 108 | ||
| Abridgement no. 585 in 1876. | loan by J G Ewing | James Gellatly Ewing has given a loan of £300 to Henry Thoms using the property (described again) as security. Note the date & the parties - this is a deferral of part of the purchase price. | Registered 7 Jun 1876. | plot 108 - 43 West Road | |
| 1876.00593 | Bond £580 & disp by Henry Thoms … to Trs Mar Con him and Helen Simmers / Thoms of 36 pol lot 4 Wellgate Park | 8 Jun 1876 | 108 | ||
| Abridgement no. 593 in 1876. | loan by Trs. Mar. Con. Henry Thoms & Helen Simmers | Trustees for the marriage contract between Henry Toms & Helen Simmer or Thoms have given a loan of £580 to Henry Thoms using the property (described again) as security. --- 'bond £580 & disp by' = an obligation to repay £580 ( + interest not stated) using the property as security . --- 'Trs Mar Con' = trustees for the marriage contract between . | Registered 8 Jun 1876. | plot 108 - 43 West Road | |
| 1878.03799 | Assig by James Gellatly Ewing, Craigmore, Rothesay to Trs for the management of the price of part of the Commonty of Ferryport on Craig of bond (7 Jun 1876) £300 by Henry Thoms over 36 pol lot 4 of Wellgate Park | 5 Dec 1878 | 108 | ||
| Abridgement no. 3799 in 1878. | Ewing loan transferred to Trs Commonty of Ferryport on Craig | James Gellatly Ewing, residing at Craigmore, Rothesay transfers the £300 loan by Henry Thoms (described again) over the property (described again) to the Trustees for the Management of the price of part of the Commonty of Ferryport on Craig. --- 'assig by JGE to' = assignation by JGE to (JGE sells the loan to) --- 'Trs ... Commonty of Ferryport on Craig' = trustees for the Commonty of Ferryport on Craig fund-raising' are investing their money at a good term of interest [all sorts of people / organisations took out loans in property - they must have offered better terms than the banks]. | Registered 5 Dec 1878. | plot 108 - 43 West Road | |
| 1883.02850 | Disch by Trs Mar Con Henry Thoms, Newport, formerly clerk, Albert St, Dundee, & Helen Simmers / Thoms disburd bond (8 Jun 1876) £580 by Henry Thoms over 36 poles lot 4 Wellgate Park & dw houses t/on | 7 Mar 1883 | 108 | ||
| Abridgement no. 2850 in 1883. | Thoms / Simmers loan repaid | The Trustees for the marriage contract between Henry Thoms (described again) and Helen Simmers / Thoms have been repaid the £580 in the loan (described again) and free the property (described again). --- 'disch by ... disburd bond' = discharge the bond & disburden the property. | Registered 7 Mar 1883. | plot 108 - 43 West Road | |
| 1883.02997 | Disp by Henry Thoms … to James Murdoch, writer, The Terrace, W Newport of 36 pol lot 4 of Wellgate Park & dw houses t/on | 24 Apr 1883 | 108 | ||
| Abridgement no. 2997 in 1883. | Henry Thoms to James Murdoch | Henry Thoms sells the property (described again) to James Murdoch, writer, living at The Terrace, West Newport. --- 'disp by' = disposition (sale) by. | Registered 24 Apr 1883. | plot 108 - 43 West Road | |
| 1886.01007 | Bond £400 & disp by James Murdoch, writer to Kirk Session Forgan as Trs dec Margaret Beath of (1) 36 pol lot 4 Wellgate park; (2) pce grnd 26 falls 33 ells lot 31 : E Queen Street : W King Street, part of Marytown | 5 Oct 1886 | 108, 169 | ||
| Abridgement no. 1007 in 1886. | loan by Forgan Kirk Session (as Trs for Margaret Beath) | The Kirk Session of Forgan, acting as trustees for the deceased Margaret Beath, has given a loan of £400 to James Murdoch using 2 properties as security. James Murdoch owns both properties. One of them is this property (described again), the other is a plot of ground between Queen St and King St in Marytown. | Registered 5 Oct 1886. | plot 108 - 43 West Road & plot 169 - 18-22 King Street (site of Roman Catholic Church) | |
| 1887.01864 | Assig by Kirk Session, Forgan as Trs of Margaret Beath, St Andrews to judicial factor of … John Ritchie, shoemaker, Broughty Ferry of bond (5 Oct 1886) £400 by James Murdoch over (1) 36 pol lot 4 Wellgate park; (2) pce grnd 26 falls 33 ells lot 31 : E Queen Street : W King Street, part of Marytown | 17 May 1887 | 108, 169 | ||
| Abridgement no. 1864 in 1887. | Forgan Kirk Session loan transferred to Trs John Ritchie | The Kirk Session of Forgan, as trustees of Margaret Beath (now described as 'of St Andrews') transfers the £400 loan (described again) by James Murdoch over the properties (described again) to the court-appointed executor of John Ritchie, shoemaker in Broughty Ferry. --- 'assig by KSF to' = assignation by KSF to (KSF sells the loan to) --- 'judicial factor' = executor appointed by the court | Registered 17 May 1887. | plot 108 - 43 West Road & plot 169 - 18-22 King Street (site of Roman Catholic Church) | |
| 1889.04977 | Disch by Trs Commonty of Ferryport on Craig disburd bond (7 Jun 1876) £300 by Henry Thoms, clerk, Albert St, Dundee to James Gellatly Ewing over 36 pol .. lot 4 … Wellgate … with warrant of registration on behalf of James Murdoch writer resid sometime at The Terrace, W Newport now at Park House, W Newport | 16 May 1889 | 108 | ||
| Abridgement no. 4977 in 1889. | Commonty of Ferryport on Craig loan repaid | The Trustees for the Commonty of Tayport have been repaid the £300 in the loan (described again) by James Ewing to Henry Thoms, and free the property (described again). Since the property is now owned by James Murdoch (described again), he is confirmed as its owner. --- 'disch by ... disburd bond' = discharge the bond & disburden the property. --- ''with warrant of registration on behalf of' = registered in James Murdoch's name | Registered 16 May 1889. | plot 108 - 43 West Road | |
| 1889.05364 | Disch & deed of restriction by judicial factor on herit estates in Broughty Ferry belonging to dec. John Ritchie shoemaker there disburd. bond (5 Oct 1886) £400 by James Murdoch, writer, Newport to Kirk Session Forgan as Trs for … Margaret Beath over 36 pol & dw houses t/on : S 24' road : N t/p Newport to Woodhaven : W 24' road, lot 4 Wellgate Park, restricting bond to lands not disburdened | 17 Jul 1889 | 108, 169 | ||
| Abridgement no. 5364 in 1889. | Beath / Forgan Kirk / Ritchie loan transferred to one property (Maryton lot 31) | The executor for John Ritchie, dealing with his property in Broughty Ferry, will remove the £400 loan (described again) by James Murdoch from this property (described again) and will continue the loan on the security of only the other property (not described). --- 'disch and deed of restriction' = the loan is both cleared and altered --- disburd bond over' = the loan is removed from one property --- restricting bond to lands not disburdened' = the loan is secured over the other property only | Registered 17 Jul 1889. | plot 108 - 43 West Road & plot 169 - 18-22 King Street (site of Roman Catholic Church) | |
| 1889.05365 | Bond £200 & disp by James Murdoch writer to Alexander Barrie house agent Overgate Dundee over 36 pol lot 4 Wellgate Park | 17 Jul 1889 | 108 | ||
| Abridgement no. 5365 in 1889. | loan by Alexander Barrie | Alexander Barrie, house agent, Overgate, Dundee has given a loan of £200 to James Murdoch, writer, using the property (described again) as security. | Registered 17 Jul 1889. | plot 108 - 43 West Road | |
| 1892.00638 | Disp by James Murdoch writer resid formerly at The Terrace W Newport now at W Newport to George Murdoch teacher Hillside Montrose of 36 pol & dw houses t/on : S 24' road : N t/p Newport – Woodhaven : W 24' road lot 4 Wellgate Park | 16 May 1892 | 108 | ||
| Abridgement no. 638 in 1892. | James Murdoch to George Murdoch | James Murdoch, writer (former and present addresses given) sells the property (described again) to George Murdoch, teacher, living at Hillside, Montrose. [I think this is actually his brother.] --- 'disp by' = disposition (sale) by. | Registered 16 May 1892. | plot 108 - 43 West Road | |
| 1892.00708 | Assig by Alexander Barrie house agent Overgate Dundee to Trs late Hugh Samson manufacturer Dundee of bond (17 Jul 1889) £200 by James Murdoch writer resid W Newport & also 36 pol grnd lot 4 Wellgate Park & dw houses t/on | 17 May 1892 | 108 | ||
| Abridgement no. 708 in 1892. | Barrie loan transferred to Trs Hugh Samson | Alexander Barrie (described again) transfers the £200 loan by James Murdoch (described again) over the property (described again) to Trustees for the late Hugh Samson, manufacturer, Dundee. --- 'assig by AB to' = assignation by AB to (AB sells the loan to) | Registered 17 May 1892. | plot 108 - 43 West Road | |
| 1894.00676 | Assig by Trs dec Hugh Samson manufacturer Dundee to Thomas Hardie Horne formerly wine & spirit merchant Dundee now resid Trottick near Inchture of bond (17 Jul 1889) £200 by James Murdoch writer resid W Newport to Alexander Barrie & also 36 pol grnd & dw ho t/on : S 24' rd : N t/pike to Woodhaven : W by 24' rd lot 4 of Wellgate Park | 16 May 1894 | 108 | ||
| Abridgement no. 676 in 1894. | Barrie loan transferred to Thomas Hardie Horne | The loan by Alexander Barrie is transferred again - this time the Trustees for the late Hugh Samson, manufacturer, Dundee transfer the £200 loan (described again) by James Murdoch (described again) over the property (described again) to Thomas Hardie Horne, wine & spirit merchant, Dundee, now residing at Trottick near Inchture. --- 'assig by Trs to' = assignation by Trs to (Trustees sell the loan to) | Registered 16 May 1894. | plot 108 - 43 West Road | |
There will be many more transactions on the property. This is as far as I have researched.
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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