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David Brown Tait 1825–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1825

Birth Location: Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Death Date: 1 April 1877

Death Location: Warrnambool, City of Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia

Father: James Tait

Mother: Tamar Tait

Spouse(s): Russell Tait

Children(s): Amelia Fisher, Sarah Peters, George Tait, David Tait, Russell Long, Tamar Tait, Georgina Tait, Thomas Tait, James Tait, Laurence Tait

David Brown Tait was born in 1825 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland, the child of James Laurence Tait And Tamar Brown Tait. David Brown Tait married Russell Walker Grierson Ford Tait, and had children including Amelia Ford Fisher, David William Tait, George Peter Tait, Georgina Reid Tait, James Tait, Laurence Tait, Russell Ford Long, Sarah Lisle Tait Peters, Tamar Beresford Reid Tait, Thomas Tait. David Brown Tait passed away in 1877 in Warrnambool, City of Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • David Brown Tait was born in 1825 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland, the child of James Laurence Tait And Tamar Brown Tait.
  • David Brown Tait married Russell Walker Grierson Ford Tait, and had children including Amelia Ford Fisher, David William Tait, George Peter Tait, Georgina Reid Tait, James Tait, Laurence Tait, Russell Ford Long, Sarah Lisle Tait Peters, Tamar Beresford Reid Tait, Thomas Tait.
  • David Brown Tait passed away in 1877 in Warrnambool, City of Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

David Tait's Ancestors

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David Tait
1825–1877
Birth Place: Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Parents
James Laurence Tait
1785–1855
Klugan, Fetlar, Shetland, Scotland
Tamar (Brown) Tait
1789–1870
Hubie, Fetlar, Shetland, Scotland
Grandparents
Hosea Tait
1735–1801
Shetland, Scotland
Robina Thomason
1763–1829
Shetland, Scotland
Peter BROWN
1759–1840
Velzie,Fetlar,,
Catherine Thomason
1760–1847
Hubie, Fetlar, SHI, SCT
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Tait
1690–1764
Christian Reid
1702–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Tait
1657–
Christian Edwardsdaughter
1670–

David Tait's Descendants

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David (Brown) Tait (1825–1 April 1877) m. Russell (Walker Grierson Ford) Tait (1825–25 Jan 1894)
  1. 1. Amelia (Ford) Fisher 1862–1953
  2. 2. Sarah (Lisle Tait) Peters 1860–1903
  3. 3. George (Peter) Tait 1855–1949
  4. 4. David (William) Tait 1865–1955
  5. 5. Russell (Ford) Long 1857–1943
  6. 6. Tamar (Beresford Reid) Tait 1851–1924
  7. 7. Georgina (Reid) Tait 1853–1929
  8. 8. Thomas Tait 1852–
  9. 9. James Tait 1851–
  10. 10. Laurence Tait 1847–

David Tait's Timeline

2 Records

1825
1825
Birth of David Brown Tait in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
1877
1 April 1877
Age 52
Death of David Brown Tait in City of Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
City of Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1825
    Event Place: Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 April 1877
    Event Place: City of Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Warrnambool, City of Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

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