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James Tait 1634–1685 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1634

Birth Location: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland (see Description)

Death Date: abt 1685

Death Location: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland (see Description)

Father: Lord Tait

Mother: Lady Brounfeild

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James Tait was born in 1634 in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland (see Description), the child of Lord George Alexander Tait And Lady Margaret Brownfield Brounfeild. James Tait passed away in 1685 in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland (see Description).

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Biography

  • James Tait was born in 1634 in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland (see Description), the child of Lord George Alexander Tait And Lady Margaret Brownfield Brounfeild.
  • James Tait passed away in 1685 in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland (see Description).

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James Tait's Ancestors

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James Tait
1634–1685
Birth Place: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland (see Description)
Parents
Lord George Alexander Tait
1602–1651
East Lothian, Scotland (see Description)
Lady (Margaret Brownfield) Brounfeild
1600–1660
East Lothian, Scotland (see Description)
Grandparents
Alexander Tait
1570–1630
Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Helene Balfour
1577–1630
East Lothian, Scotland
Helene (Helen) Balfour
1577–1630
East Lothian, Scotland
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James Tait's Timeline

2 Records

1634
1634
Birth of James Tait in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland (see Description)
Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland (see Description)
1685
abt 1685
Age 51
Death of James Tait in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland (see Description)
Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland (see Description)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1634
    Event Place: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland (see Description)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1685
    Event Place: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland (see Description)

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