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James Laurence Tait 1785–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Klugan, Fetlar, Shetland, Scotland

Death Date: 17th October 1855

Death Location: Hellendale, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland

Father: Hosea Tait

Mother: Robina Thomason

Spouse(s): Tamar Tait

Children(s): David Tait, William Tait, George Tait, Laurence Tait, Sarah Tait, Peter Tait, Catherine Tait, John Tait, Jeremiah Tait

In 1785, James Laurence Tait entered the world in Klugan, Fetlar, Shetland, Scotland, born to Hosea Tait And Robina Thomason. James Laurence Tait married Tamar Brown Tait, and had children including Catherine Tait, David Brown Tait, George Reid Tait, Jeremiah Tait, John Tait, Laurence Bennington Tait, Peter Tait, Sarah Lyle Tait, William Tait. James Laurence Tait passed away in 1855 in Hellendale, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1785, James Laurence Tait entered the world in Klugan, Fetlar, Shetland, Scotland, born to Hosea Tait And Robina Thomason.
  • James Laurence Tait married Tamar Brown Tait, and had children including Catherine Tait, David Brown Tait, George Reid Tait, Jeremiah Tait, John Tait, Laurence Bennington Tait, Peter Tait, Sarah Lyle Tait, William Tait.
  • James Laurence Tait passed away in 1855 in Hellendale, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland.

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James Tait's Ancestors

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James Tait
1785–1855
Birth Place: Klugan, Fetlar, Shetland, Scotland
Parents
Hosea Tait
1735–1801
Shetland, Scotland
Robina Thomason
1763–1829
Shetland, Scotland
Grandparents
Gilbert Tait
1690–1764
Strand, Fetlar, Shetland, Scotland
Christian (Christina) Reid
1702–
Shetland, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Tait
1657–
Christian Edwardsdaughter
1670–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Tait
1623–

James Tait's Descendants

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James (Laurence) Tait (1785–17th October 1855) m. Tamar (Brown) Tait (31st October 1789–21st July 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

James Tait's Timeline

2 Records

1785
1785
Birth of James Laurence Tait in Klugan, Fetlar, Shetland, Scotland
Klugan, Fetlar, Shetland, Scotland
1855
17th October 1855
Age 70
Death of James Laurence Tait in Hellendale, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland
Hellendale, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Klugan, Fetlar, Shetland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17th October 1855
    Event Place: Hellendale, Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland

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