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Alexander Tait 1795–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1795

Birth Location: Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 20 Dec 1873

Death Location: High Stree, Ladhope, Roxburghshire

Father: Samuel Tait

Mother: Mary Chernside

Spouse(s): Janet Alexander

Children(s): JANE Miss, Mary Tait

Alexander Tait was born in 1795 in Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, England, the child of Samuel Tait And Mary Chernside. Alexander Tait married Janet Alexander, and had children including Jane Tait Miss, Mary Ann Tait. Alexander Tait passed away in 1873 in High Stree, Ladhope, Roxburghshire.

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Biography

  • Alexander Tait was born in 1795 in Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, England, the child of Samuel Tait And Mary Chernside.
  • Alexander Tait married Janet Alexander, and had children including Jane Tait Miss, Mary Ann Tait.
  • Alexander Tait passed away in 1873 in High Stree, Ladhope, Roxburghshire.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Tait
1751–1803
Birth Location: Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England
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Mary Chernside
1747–
Birth Location: Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, England
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Spouses(s)

Janet Alexander
1797–1883
Birth Location: Hutton, Berwickshire, England
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Children(s)

JANE Miss
1835–1929
Birth Location: Seaham, Durham, or Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, England
JM
Mary Tait
1832–1916
Birth Location: Berwick Upon Tweed, Berwickshire, Scotland
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Alexander Tait's Ancestors

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Alexander Tait
1795–1873
Birth Place: Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, England
Parents
Samuel Tait
1751–1803
Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England
Mary Chernside
1747–
Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Samuel Tait
–1789
John Chirnside
1712–1785
Norham, Berwick, Northumberland
Mary COCKBURN
1715–1785
Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Tait's Descendants

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Alexander Tait (abt 1795–20 Dec 1873) m. Janet Alexander (abt 1797–1883)
  1. 1. JANE (TAIT) Miss 1835–1929 m. RICHARD (EDMINSON) Mr 1832–1896
    1. 1. EMILY (MARGARET EDMINSON) Miss 1870–1952 m. DAVID (ROSS MACDONALD) COL 1864–1944
      1. 1. HECTOR (EDMINSON MACDONALD) Mr 1897–1982 m. ELIZABETH (MARY CRISP) Miss 1909–2001
      2. 2. Alastair (Leslie Macdonald) Mr 1908–1984
      3. 3. David (Ross Macdonald) Mr 1903–1971 m. Joan (Scoble) Burnip 1910–1970
    2. 2. Jane (T Edminson) Miss 1868–
    3. 3. May Edminson 1870–1952
    4. 4. Henrietta ("Hettie" (Edmunson)) Edminson 1875–
    5. 5. Ellen ((Nellie) (Edmunson)) Edminson 1873–1950
    6. 6. Jane (Tait Edminson) Miss 1866–1866
    7. 7. Frank (Alexander) Edminson 1872–1935
    8. 8. Annie (Mary (Edmunson)) Edminson 1878–1965
    9. 9. Jane (Tait 2 (Jean) Edminson) Miss 1867–1955 m. Richard Thompson 1859–1921
      1. 1. Jean Thompson 1899–
      2. 2. Richard (R.) Thompson 1895–
  2. 2. Mary (Ann) Tait 1832–1916
    1. 1. William (Alexander) Robertson 1859–1915
      1. 1. Stanley (Anthony) Robertson 1896–1979
        1. 1. Josephine (Gwendoline) Robertson 1933–2014

Alexander Tait's Timeline

2 Records

1795
abt 1795
Birth of Alexander Tait in Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, England
Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, England
1873
20 Dec 1873
Age 78
Death of Alexander Tait in High Stree, Ladhope, Roxburghshire
High Stree, Ladhope, Roxburghshire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1795
    Event Place: Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1873
    Event Place: High Stree, Ladhope, Roxburghshire
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