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Gilbert Tait 1690–1764 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: about 1690

Birth Location: Strand, Fetlar, Shetland, Scotland

Death Date: after 1764

Death Location: Shetland, Scotland

Father: Gilbert Tait

Mother: Christian Edwardsdaughter

Spouse(s): Christian Reid

Children(s): Hosea Tait, Magnus Tait, Gilbert Tait

In 1690, Gilbert Tait entered the world in Strand, Fetlar, Shetland, Scotland, born to Gilbert Tait And Christian Edwardsdaughter. Gilbert Tait married Christian Christina Reid, and had children including Gilbert Tait, Hosea Tait, Magnus Tait. Gilbert Tait passed away in 1764 in Shetland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1690, Gilbert Tait entered the world in Strand, Fetlar, Shetland, Scotland, born to Gilbert Tait And Christian Edwardsdaughter.
  • Gilbert Tait married Christian Christina Reid, and had children including Gilbert Tait, Hosea Tait, Magnus Tait.
  • Gilbert Tait passed away in 1764 in Shetland, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gilbert Tait
1657–
Birth Location: Bigson, Strand, Shetland, Scotland
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Christian Edwardsdaughter
1670–
Birth Location: Shetland, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Christian Reid
1702–
Birth Location: Shetland, Scotland
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Children(s)

Hosea Tait
1735–1801
Birth Location: Shetland, Scotland
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Magnus Tait
1722–1759
Birth Location: Fetlar, Shetland, Scotland
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Gilbert Tait
1735–1775
Birth Location: Toft, Funzie, Fetlar, Shetland, Scotland
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Gilbert Tait's Ancestors

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Gilbert Tait
1690–1764
Birth Place: Strand, Fetlar, Shetland, Scotland
Parents
Gilbert Tait
1657–
Bigson, Strand, Shetland, Scotland
Christian Edwardsdaughter
1670–
Shetland, Scotland
Grandparents
Jacob Tait
1623–
Fetlar, Shetland, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gilbert Tait's Descendants

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Gilbert Tait (about 1690–after 1764) m. Christian (Christina) Reid (1702–)
  1. 1. Hosea Tait 1735–1801 m. Robina Thomason 1763–1829 m. Isabella Gardner 1735–1785
    1. 1. James (Laurence) Tait 1785–1855 m. Tamar (Brown) Tait 1789–1870
      1. 1. David (Brown) Tait 1825–1877 m. Russell (Walker Grierson Ford) Tait 1825–1894
        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–
      2. 2. William Tait 1816–1841
      3. 3. George (Reid) Tait 1829–1889
      4. 4. Laurence (Bennington) Tait 1832–1908
      5. 5. Sarah (Lyle) Tait 1832–1913
      6. 6. Peter Tait 1811–
      7. 7. Catherine Tait 1819–1852
      8. 8. John Tait 1816–1841
      9. 9. Jeremiah Tait 1825–1841
    2. 2. David Tait 1761–
    3. 3. Henry Tait 1780–1857
    4. 4. Gilbert Tait 1779–1879
    5. 5. Charles Tait 1760–1860
    6. 6. Arthur Tait 1756–1856
    7. 7. Robert Tait 1752–1852
    8. 8. Helen (Tait) at 1776–1855
    9. 9. Andrina Tait 1790–
    10. 10. Charlotte ((Charlot)) Tait 1801–1885
    11. 11. Keith Tait 1797–1897
    12. 12. Grace Tait 1796–1896
    13. 13. Barbara Tait 1794–1894
    14. 14. Charles Tait 1791–1891
    15. 15. Arthur (Robert) Tait 1788–1888
  2. 2. Magnus Tait 1722–1759
  3. 3. Gilbert Tait 1735–1775

Gilbert Tait's Timeline

2 Records

1690
about 1690
Birth of Gilbert Tait in Strand, Fetlar, Shetland, Scotland
Strand, Fetlar, Shetland, Scotland
1764
after 1764
Age 74
Death of Gilbert Tait in Shetland, Scotland
Shetland, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1690
    Event Place: Strand, Fetlar, Shetland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: after 1764
    Event Place: Shetland, Scotland
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