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Barbara Tait 1818–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1818

Birth Location: Farewell, South Ronaldsy, Orkney Isles, Scotland

Death Date: 30 Jun 1865

Death Location: St Margarets Hope, South Ronaldsay, Orkney

Father: magnus tait

Mother: barbara richan

Spouse(s): David Gunn

Children(s): Ida Gunn, Mary Gunn, Anne Gunn, Margaret Spence

The story of Barbara Tait began in 1818 in Farewell, South Ronaldsy, Orkney Isles, Scotland. Barbara Tait married David Gunn, and had children including Anne Sinclair Gunn, Ida F Gunn, Margaret Spence, Mary Ann Gunn. Barbara Tait passed away in 1865 in St Margarets Hope, South Ronaldsay, Orkney.

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Biography

  • The story of Barbara Tait began in 1818 in Farewell, South Ronaldsy, Orkney Isles, Scotland.
  • Barbara Tait married David Gunn, and had children including Anne Sinclair Gunn, Ida F Gunn, Margaret Spence, Mary Ann Gunn.
  • Barbara Tait passed away in 1865 in St Margarets Hope, South Ronaldsay, Orkney.

Immediate Family

Parents

magnus tait
1771–
Birth Location: Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland
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barbara richan
1784–1819
Birth Location: South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

David Gunn
1818–1884
Birth Location: St Margaret's Hope, Orkney Isles, Scotland
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Children(s)

Ida Gunn
1848–1923
Birth Location: St. Margaret's Hope, Orkney Isles, Scotland
IG
Mary Gunn
1854–
Birth Location: St Margaret's Hope, South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland
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Anne Gunn
1846–1930
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Spence
1860–1934
Birth Location: So Ronaldshay, Orkney
MS

Barbara Tait's Ancestors

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Barbara Tait
1818–1865
Birth Place: Farewell, South Ronaldsy, Orkney Isles, Scotland
Parents
magnus tait
1771–
Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland
barbara richan
1784–1819
South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland
Grandparents
james tait
1751–
Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland
Barbara Isbister
1750–
Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland
John Richan
1747–1790
Jean Flaws
1751–1790
South Ronaldshay, Orkney, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Jr
1722–
Anna Paul
1725–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JANET LITHROW
1683–

Barbara Tait's Descendants

1.
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Barbara Tait (15 Jan 1818–30 Jun 1865) m. David Gunn (20 Feb 1818–13 May 1884)
  1. 1. Ida (F) Gunn 1848–1923 m. Jessie Gunn 1849–1905
    1. 1. Sebella Gunn 1887–1943 m. George (Alexander) McTavish 1893–1972
      1. 1. Lloyd (Wayne) McTavish 1922–1995
      2. 2. Jessie (McBain) McTavish 1919–2013
      3. 3. Duncan McTavish 1918–1989 m. Evelyn (Alice) McTavish 1921–2009
        1. 1. Heather (A) Topp 1942–2000
        2. 2. Sandy McTavish 1950–2010
      4. 4. James (Gunn) McTavish 1921–1921
    2. 2. William Gunn 1883–1935
    3. 3. Jessie Gunn 1879–1923
    4. 4. james Gunn 1877–1936
    5. 5. David Gunn 1882–1883
    6. 6. Jessie Gunn 1879–
  2. 2. Mary (Ann) Gunn 1854–
  3. 3. Anne (Sinclair) Gunn 1846–1930
  4. 4. Margaret Spence 1860–1934

Barbara Tait's Timeline

2 Records

1818
15 Jan 1818
Birth of Barbara Tait in Farewell, South Ronaldsy, Orkney Isles, Scotland
Farewell, South Ronaldsy, Orkney Isles, Scotland
1865
30 Jun 1865
Age 47
Death of Barbara Tait in St Margarets Hope, South Ronaldsay, Orkney
St Margarets Hope, South Ronaldsay, Orkney

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1818
    Event Place: Farewell, South Ronaldsy, Orkney Isles, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1865
    Event Place: St Margarets Hope, South Ronaldsay, Orkney
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
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