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Thanks for the post re the valuation rolls, yes I found him on that, have managed to come up with quite a bit of information on him now. Bit of a sad story, both his mother, his brother and himself all ended up in asylums and died young Went to Dundee Uni and got access to the asylum records for both him and his brother - rather depressing reading. Thanks to everyone for all your input to my original query. Much appreciated!

Tried looking for him through 1871 census record and he had moved on by then. The valuation roll record for 1872-1873 shows the converted part of the property as empty and he never shows up on the rolls after that. Tried looking at other census searches against variants of surname and even just Alexander with a birth date around 1844, also death record searches - Nothing matched up!   Seems a coincidence that it looks like the name Alexander on the 1871/72 valuation roll and there was an Alexander living with them in 1871 in Dundee. He may have moved with them into the converted part of the building and paid rent Annoying that I cannot verify the name on this 1871 census record either!  Oh well, think I'll put this one to rest for the time being. Thanks everyone for your help, much appreciated  

Robert Alexander, Gardener maybe?

Thanks for that recommendation, it came from ancestry.com though - this particular year isn't on Scotlands People  Think this one will just have to wait until they do have them all on there! Thanks for taking the time to look, much appreciated

Hello, I have a feeling this is an impossible ask but here goes! I've attached a copy of the 1871-1872 Valuation Roll for Blairgowrie - on page 121 at Entry Number 805 (hard to make out as well, sorry!) there are some listings against "House and Land at Muir of Blairgowrie". The 4th ditto entry is for a Joseph Lyall (should be Lyell), Clothier, Dundee and the entry shows him as the owner and occuper (as does the previous years Valuation Roll). From this year I am aware that the house split into 2 properties and I am trying to establish what the added handwritten writing underneath is!!! I can make out that it just a "ditto" for the first 2 "Description" and "Proprietor" Columns and that the Yearly Rent or Value for the new house is £5. I cannot for the life of me work out what the handwriting says in the "Tenant & Occupier" Column though!!! I know from the following year the new house was empty and then for several years after that occupied by a Charles Norrie. Are there any eagle eyed marvels out there that can work this one out for me?