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James TAIT 1580–1651 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1580

Birth Location: Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland

Death Date: September 1651

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Andrew Tait

Mother: Andrew TAIT

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Robert year), James TAIT, Margaret TAIT, William Tait, Andro TAIT, Georg TAIT, Georg TAIT, James TAIT, Jeane Tait, Johne TAIT, Thomas TAIT, Robert Tait

The story of James TAIT began in 1580 in Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland. James TAIT had children including Andro Tait, Georg Tait, James Tait, Jeane Tait, Johne Tait, Margaret Tait, Robert Tait, Robert Tait Geneanet Ref Incorrect Birth Year, Thomas Tait, William Tait. James TAIT passed away in 1651 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James TAIT began in 1580 in Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland.
  • James TAIT had children including Andro Tait, Georg Tait, James Tait, Jeane Tait, Johne Tait, Margaret Tait, Robert Tait, Robert Tait Geneanet Ref Incorrect Birth Year, Thomas Tait, William Tait.
  • James TAIT passed away in 1651 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James TAIT's Ancestors

Self
James TAIT
1580–1651
Birth Place: Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland
Parents
Andrew Tait
1560–
Orkney Islands, Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
Andrew TAIT
1560–
Orkney Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (James) TAIT
–1635
Tingwall, Orkney Isles, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James TAIT's Descendants

1.
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James TAIT (1580–September 1651)
  1. 1. Robert (TAIT Geneanet Ref. (Incorrect birth) year) 1610–
  2. 2. James TAIT 1620–
  3. 3. Margaret TAIT 1600–
  4. 4. William Tait 1603– m. Margrat Waderstoun 1610–1666
    1. 1. James TAIT 1634–
    2. 2. Jean TAIT 1635–
    3. 3. Johne Tait 1646–
    4. 4. Robert TAIT 1638–
    5. 5. Margaret TAIT 1623–1663
    6. 6. William TAIT 1639–1697 m. Elspethe SHORSWOOD 1645–
      1. 1. Agnes (Issobell) TAIT 1661–
    7. 7. James TAIT 1643–
    8. 8. Elspeth TAIT 1621–
    9. 9. Alexander TAIT 1650–
  5. 5. Andro TAIT 1613–1631
  6. 6. Georg TAIT 1617–
  7. 7. Georg TAIT 1601–1617
  8. 8. James TAIT 1604–1665
  9. 9. Jeane Tait 1614–1696
  10. 10. Johne TAIT 1605–1619
  11. 11. Thomas TAIT 1611–1817
  12. 12. Robert Tait 1609–1610

James TAIT's Timeline

10 Records

1580
1580
Birth of James TAIT in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kelso, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
1580
1580
Birth of James TAIT in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1580
1580
Birth of James TAIT in Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland
Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland
1598
16 Jan 1598
Age 18
James TAIT was married in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1598
16 January 1598
Age 18
James TAIT was married in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Kelso, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
1604
04 Sep 1604
Age 24
James TAIT was baptized in , Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland
, Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland
1617
abt 1617
Age 37
Death of James TAIT in Scotland
Scotland
1617
1617
Age 37
Death of James TAIT in Scotland
Scotland
1651
September 1651
Age 71
Death of James TAIT in Scotland
Scotland
1655
07 May 1655
Age 75
James TAIT was married
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Kelso, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 04 Sep 1604
    Event Place: , Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1598
    Event Place: Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 January 1598
    Event Place: Kelso, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Scotland, Select Marriages
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 07 May 1655

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Roxburgh: Melrose - Register of baptisms, marriages, proclamations of marriages, session minutes (1723-1741) and mortuary rolls

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1617
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1617
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 1651
    Event Place: Scotland

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