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Alexander Tait 1853–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1853

Birth Location: Newcastle, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 1895

Death Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, England

Father: Alexander Tait

Mother: Christiana West

Spouse(s): Sarah Currah

Children(s): Alexander Tait, John Tait, Esther Tait, Annie Tait

Alexander Tait was born in 1853 in Newcastle, Northumberland, England, the child of Alexander Tait And Christiana West. Alexander Tait married Sarah Currah, and had children including Alexander Tait, Annie Tait, Esther Tait, John Allan Tait. Alexander Tait passed away in 1895 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England.

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Biography

  • Alexander Tait was born in 1853 in Newcastle, Northumberland, England, the child of Alexander Tait And Christiana West.
  • Alexander Tait married Sarah Currah, and had children including Alexander Tait, Annie Tait, Esther Tait, John Allan Tait.
  • Alexander Tait passed away in 1895 in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Tait
1821–1901
Birth Location: Smailholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Christiana West
1826–1867
Birth Location: Dents Hole, Byker, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Currah
1855–1927
Birth Location: Lawson Street, Byker, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland
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Children(s)

Alexander Tait
1879–1930
Birth Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland
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John Tait
1885–1910
Birth Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland
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Esther Tait
1887–1957
Birth Location: Newcastle, Northumberland, England
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Annie Tait
1892–1950
Birth Location: 42 Bond Street, Benwell, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland
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Alexander Tait's Ancestors

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Alexander Tait
1853–1895
Birth Place: Newcastle, Northumberland, England
Parents
Alexander Tait
1821–1901
Smailholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Christiana West
1826–1867
Dents Hole, Byker, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Alexander Tait
1786–1882
Smailholm, Roxburgh, Scotland
Charlotte Smith
1791–
Allen West
1776–1852
Longbenton, Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Christian Russell
1781–1846
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Tait
1765–1846
Janet Graham
1776–
Thomas West
1752–
Margaret Readhead
1751–
William Russell
1751–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Tait
1738–1800
Janet McHardy
1750–
Richard Russel
1723–1766
Christiana Cristell
1725–1800

Alexander Tait's Descendants

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Alexander Tait (1853–1895) m. Sarah Currah (8 Nov 1855–Mar 1927)
  1. 1. Alexander Tait 1879–1930
  2. 2. John (Allan) Tait 1885–1910
  3. 3. Esther Tait 1887–1957 m. William Ruddick 1886–1941
    1. 1. Alan (Forster) Ruddick 1918–1989 m. Mary Graham 1919–2009
    2. 2. Robert (Jamieson) Ruddick 1926–1974 m. Johnanna Watson 1929–2013
    3. 3. John Ruddick 1919–1977 m. Eva Cole 1919–2006
    4. 4. William Ruddick 1915–1977
  4. 4. Annie Tait 1892–1950

Alexander Tait's Timeline

2 Records

1853
1853
Birth of Alexander Tait in Newcastle, Northumberland, England
Newcastle, Northumberland, England
1895
1895
Age 42
Death of Alexander Tait in Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1853
    Event Place: Newcastle, Northumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1895
    Event Place: Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
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