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George Reid Tait 1829–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1829

Birth Location: Lerwick, Shetland

Death Date: 8th July 1889

Death Location: Lystina House, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland

Father: James Tait

Mother: Tamar Tait

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In 1829, George Reid Tait entered the world in Lerwick, Shetland, born to James Laurence Tait And Tamar Brown Tait. George Reid Tait passed away in 1889 in Lystina House, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1829, George Reid Tait entered the world in Lerwick, Shetland, born to James Laurence Tait And Tamar Brown Tait.
  • George Reid Tait passed away in 1889 in Lystina House, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland.

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George Tait's Ancestors

Self
George Tait
1829–1889
Birth Place: Lerwick, Shetland
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–

George Tait's Timeline

2 Records

1829
1829
Birth of George Reid Tait in Lerwick, Shetland
Lerwick, Shetland
1889
8th July 1889
Age 60
Death of George Reid Tait in Lystina House, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland
Lystina House, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1829
    Event Place: Lerwick, Shetland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8th July 1889
    Event Place: Lystina House, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland

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