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James Tait 1793 – 1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 jan 1793

Birth Location: East Burrafirth, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland

Death Date: 16 Jun 1858

Death Location: Drowning Accident, Braewick, Shetland, Scotland

Father: Andrew Tait

Mother: Margaret Brown

Spouse(s): Margaret Anderson, Anna Ashley

Children(s): Tirvel Tait, Barbara Tait, James Tait, Laurence Tait, Margaret Tait, Jane Tait, Helen Tait, Joan Tait, Mary Tait, Elizabeth Tait, Iaobella Tait, James Tait, William Tait, Joan Tait

The story of James Tait began in 1793 in East Burrafirth, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland. James Tait married Margaret Anderson, Anna Ashley, and had children including Tirvel Tait, Barbara Margaret Tait, James Tait, Laurence Tait, Margaret Tait, Jane Tait, Helen Tait, Joan Tait, Mary Ann Tait, Elizabeth Tait, Iaobella Tait, James Tait, William Ashley Tait, Joan Tait. James Tait passed away in 1858 in Drowning Accident, Braewick, Shetland, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James Tait began in 1793 in East Burrafirth, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland.
  • James Tait married Margaret Anderson, Anna Ashley, and had children including Tirvel Tait, Barbara Margaret Tait, James Tait, Laurence Tait, Margaret Tait, Jane Tait, Helen Tait, Joan Tait, Mary Ann Tait, Elizabeth Tait, Iaobella Tait, James Tait, William Ashley Tait, Joan Tait.
  • James Tait passed away in 1858 in Drowning Accident, Braewick, Shetland, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Tait
1757 –
Birth Location: Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
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Margaret Brown
1757 –
Birth Location: Sandsting and Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
MB

Spouses(s)

Margaret Anderson
1794 – 1875
Birth Location: East Burrafirth, Aithsting, SHI, SCT
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Anna Ashley
1788 –
Birth Location: Yester, Haddingtonsh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Tirvel Tait
1815 – 1860
Birth Location: Sandsting and Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
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Barbara Tait
1816 – 1903
Birth Location: Aithsting
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James Tait
1820 – 1860
Birth Location: East Burrafirth, Aithsting, SHI, SCT
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Laurence Tait
1824 –
Birth Location: East Burrafirth, Aithsting, SHI, SCT
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Margaret Tait
1825 – 1871
Birth Location: East Burrafirth, Aithsting, SHI, SCT
MT
Jane Tait
1828 – 1914
Birth Location: Parish of Aithsting
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Helen Tait
1832 – 1923
Birth Location: Parish of Aithsting
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Joan Tait
1835 – 1869
Birth Location: Parish of Aithsting
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Mary Tait
1811 –
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Tait
1813 –
Birth Location: –
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Iaobella Tait
1818 –
Birth Location: –
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James Tait
1820 – 1860
Birth Location: East Burrafirth, Aithsting, SHI, SCT
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William Tait
1828 – 1900
Birth Location: Saint Cuthberts, Edinburg, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Joan Tait
1835 – 1869
Birth Location: Parish of Aithsting
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James Tait's Ancestors

Self
James Tait
1793 – 1858
Birth Place: East Burrafirth, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Parents
Andrew Tait
1757 –
Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Margaret Brown
1757 –
Sandsting and Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Grandparents
William Tait
1725 –
Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Helen (Johnsdaughter) Tait
1733 –
Sandsting, Shetland, Shetland Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom
Thomas BROWN
1715 –
Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
Helen Irvine
1719 –
Tingwall, Shetland, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Christopher BROWN
1690 – 1754
Irvine
1695 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Tait's Descendants

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James Tait (10 jan 1793 – 16 Jun 1858) m. Margaret Anderson (19 Jan 1794 – 7 MAR 1875) m. Anna Ashley (1788 – )
  1. 1. Tirvel Tait (Bef. 12 May 1815 – 20 Jul 1860)
  2. 2. Barbara (Margaret) Tait (29 JUN 1816 – 29 SEP 1903) m. William Tait (abt 1817 – 4 May 1906)
    1. 1. George Tait (abt 1840 – )
    2. 2. Margaret Tait\Abernethy (abt 1843 – 21 Oct 1911) m. Thomas Abernethy (16 Nov 1844 – 2 Apr 1922)
      1. 1. James Abernethy (03 Mar 1868 – 1 Mar 1963) m. Mary (G) Abernethy (abt 1869 – )
        1. 1. Mary (A) Brooks (abt 1900 – )
      2. 2. John Abernethy (30 Oct 1869 – )
      3. 3. Barbara Abernethy\Gemmill (13 Jul 1871 – 17 may 1955) m. John (Hugh) Gemmill (4 Apr 1867 – 26 Mar 1939)
        1. 1. John ((JAke)) Gemmill (04 oct 1906 – 1990) m. Ellen Currie (12 Jul 1909 – 20 May 1976)
      4. 4. Thomas Abernethy (25 Apr 1873 – )
      5. 5. William Abernethy (1880 – 1972)
      6. 6. Christina Abernethy (abt 1883 – )
      7. 7. Margaret Mcmillan (abt 1885 – )
      8. 8. John Mcmillan (abt 1888 – )
      9. 9. George Mcmillan (abt 1894 – )
    3. 3. Jane Tait (1845 – ?)
    4. 4. Martha Tait (abt 1847 – )
    5. 5. James Tait (12 AUG 1848 – 4 OCT 1943)
    6. 6. Christina Tait (abt 1849 – )
    7. 7. John Tait (1850 – 1913)
    8. 8. Barbara Tait (5 OCT 1850 – UNKNOWN)
    9. 9. William Tait (18 Oct 1853 – 7 OCT 1946)
    10. 10. John Tait (22 JUL 1856 – 29 MAR 1915)
    11. 11. Laurence Tait (Abt 1858 – 17 JUN 1930)
    12. 12. Williamina Tait (abt 1871 – )
  3. 3. James Tait (17 AUG 1820 – 20 JUL 1860)
  4. 4. Laurence Tait (16 MAY 1824 – UNKNOWN)
  5. 5. Margaret Tait (1825 – 1 JUL 1871)
  6. 6. Jane Tait (abt 1828 – 5 JAN 1914)
  7. 7. Helen Tait (abt 1832 – 16 MAR 1923)
  8. 8. Joan Tait (abt 1835 – 24 AUG 1869)
  9. 9. Mary (Ann) Tait (1811 – )
  10. 10. Elizabeth Tait (1813 – )
  11. 11. Iaobella Tait (1818 – )
  12. 12. William (Ashley) Tait (20 March 1828 – 11 December 1900) m. Agnes Tait (Abt 1830 – )
    1. 1. Thomas Tait (Abt 1869 – )
    2. 2. Jessie Tait (Abt 1871 – )

James Tait's Timeline

2 Records

1793
10 jan 1793
Birth of James Tait in East Burrafirth, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
East Burrafirth, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
1858
16 Jun 1858
Age 65
Death of James Tait in Drowning Accident, Braewick, Shetland, Scotland
Drowning Accident, Braewick, Shetland, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 jan 1793
    Event Place: East Burrafirth, Aithsting, Shetland, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1858
    Event Place: Drowning Accident, Braewick, Shetland, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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