| Description | Index to the proprietors and possessors of the Crooked Quarter.
For collection purposes the Rent Roll was divided into the four traditional districts, commonly called the Crooked, Even, Green and Footdee Quarters. One of the earliest descriptions of the area comprising the Crooked Quarter dates from 1889; "The Crooked Quarter runs from the top of the north side of Netherkirkgate taking in St Nicholas Street and all the other parts of the Town west of the Gallowgate and Broad Street, including the west side of these streets, bounded on the south by the Green Quarter." [J A Ross Municipal Affairs in Aberdeen, 1889, page 115].
The names of both the proprietors and the occupants of the properties are listed, along with details of their occupation, place of origin (when not resident principally in Aberdeen), and very often whether the property concerned is rented for residential or business purposes. In the original, the annual rental value of the premises is noted followed by the assessment made. However only the rental value has been included in this list. |