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Alexander Tait 1570–1635 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 March 1570

Birth Location: Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1635

Death Location: Stow, Scottish Borders, Scotland

Father: William Tait

Mother: Elizabeth Watherston

Spouse(s): Issobel Glarnot, Helene Balfour

Children(s): Jonet Tait, James Tait, William Tait, Elspeth Tait, Archibald Tait, George Tait, Katherine Tait, Mark Tait

Alexander Tait was born in 1570 in Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of William Tait And Elizabeth Watherston. Alexander Tait married Helene Balfour, Issobel Glarnot, and had children including Archibald Tait, Elspeth Tait, George Alexander Tait, James Tait, Jonet Tait, Katherine Tait, Mark Tait, William Tait. Alexander Tait passed away in 1635 in Stow, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Alexander Tait was born in 1570 in Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of William Tait And Elizabeth Watherston.
  • Alexander Tait married Helene Balfour, Issobel Glarnot, and had children including Archibald Tait, Elspeth Tait, George Alexander Tait, James Tait, Jonet Tait, Katherine Tait, Mark Tait, William Tait.
  • Alexander Tait passed away in 1635 in Stow, Scottish Borders, Scotland.

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Alexander Tait's Ancestors

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Alexander Tait
1570–1635
Birth Place: Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William Tait
1550–1620
Pirn, Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Watherston
1551–
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Tait's Descendants

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Alexander Tait (18 March 1570–1635) m. Issobel Glarnot (1590–7 February 1627) m. Helene Balfour (1577–1630)
  1. 1. Jonet Tait 1599–1629 m. Will Wilson 1602–1663
    1. 1. William Wilson 1626–1669 m. Jane Shannon 1632–1670
      1. 1. William Wilson 1662–1716
        1. 1. George Wilson 1699–
      2. 2. Marione Wilsone 1656–
  2. 2. James Tait 1611–
  3. 3. William Tait 1607–
  4. 4. Elspeth Tait 1606–1635
  5. 5. Archibald Tait 1615–1668
  6. 6. George (Alexander) Tait 1602–1651
  7. 7. Katherine Tait 1611–
  8. 8. Mark Tait 1606–

Alexander Tait's Timeline

3 Records

1570
18 March 1570
Birth of Alexander Tait in Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
1635
1635
Age 65
Death of Alexander Tait in Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
1795
22 Dec 1795
Age 225
Alexander Tait was baptized in Inveresk With Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Inveresk With Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 March 1570
    Event Place: Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1795
    Event Place: Inveresk With Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Roxburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stow, Scottish Borders, Scotland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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