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Johanna Tait 1877–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1877

Birth Location: West Yell, Shetland, Scotland

Death Date: 23 Feb 1956

Death Location: Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

Father: James Tait

Mother: Agnes Hay

Spouse(s): William Gifford

Children(s): Laurence Gifford, Agnes Gifford, Helen Gifford

Johanna Tait was born in 1877 in West Yell, Shetland, Scotland, the child of James Hay Tait And Agnes Murray Hay. Johanna Tait married William Alexander Farquhar Gifford, and had children including Agnes Hay Gifford, Helen Smith Gifford, Laurence James Reginald Gifford. Johanna Tait passed away in 1956 in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Johanna Tait was born in 1877 in West Yell, Shetland, Scotland, the child of James Hay Tait And Agnes Murray Hay.
  • Johanna Tait married William Alexander Farquhar Gifford, and had children including Agnes Hay Gifford, Helen Smith Gifford, Laurence James Reginald Gifford.
  • Johanna Tait passed away in 1956 in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.

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Johanna Tait's Ancestors

Self
Johanna Tait
1877–1956
Birth Place: West Yell, Shetland, Scotland
Parents
James Hay Tait
1837–1928
Averhoull, West Yell, Shetland, Scotland
Agnes (Murray) Hay
1836–1910
Garth, Delting, Shetland, Scotland
Grandparents
William Hay
1809–1842
Orka, Delting, Shetland, Scotland
Janet Pole
1808–1874
Garth, Delting, Shetland, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Hay
1771–1866
Agnes Murray
1775–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hay Robertson
1744–
Barbara Gilbertsdaughter
1745–
Robert Murray
1756–
Catherine DONALDSON
1757–

Johanna Tait's Descendants

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Johanna Tait (1877–23 Feb 1956) m. William (Alexander Farquhar) Gifford (1878–28 May 1958)
  1. 1. Laurence (James Reginald) Gifford 1910–1976 m. Rhoda (Elizabeth Lyons) McEvoy 1912–2002
  2. 2. Agnes (Hay) Gifford 1912–1968
  3. 3. Helen (Smith) Gifford 1916–2001 m. Leslie (James) Webb 1907–1990

Johanna Tait's Timeline

2 Records

1877
1877
Birth of Johanna Tait in West Yell, Shetland, Scotland
West Yell, Shetland, Scotland
1956
23 Feb 1956
Age 79
Death of Johanna Tait in Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1877
    Event Place: West Yell, Shetland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1956
    Event Place: Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand

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