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Lord George Alexander Tait 1602–1651 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jan 1602

Birth Location: East Lothian, Scotland (see Description)

Death Date: September 1651

Death Location: Scotland (see Description)

Father: Alexander Tait

Mother: Helene Balfour

Spouse(s): Lady Brounfeild, Lady Brounfeild, Lady Brounfeild

Children(s): Sir Tait

Lord George Alexander Tait was born in 1602 in East Lothian, Scotland (see Description), the child of Alexander Tait And Helene Balfour. Lord George Alexander Tait married Bessie Andersone, Lady Margaret Bessie Brownfield Brounfeild, Lady Margaret Brownfield Brounfeild, and had children including Sir James Despittall Tait. Lord George Alexander Tait passed away in 1651 in Scotland (see Description).

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Biography

  • Lord George Alexander Tait was born in 1602 in East Lothian, Scotland (see Description), the child of Alexander Tait And Helene Balfour.
  • Lord George Alexander Tait married Bessie Andersone, Lady Margaret Bessie Brownfield Brounfeild, Lady Margaret Brownfield Brounfeild, and had children including Sir James Despittall Tait.
  • Lord George Alexander Tait passed away in 1651 in Scotland (see Description).

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Tait
1570–1630
Birth Location: Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Helene Balfour
1577–1630
Birth Location: East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lady Brounfeild
1600–1660
Birth Location: East Lothian, Scotland (see Description)
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Lady Brounfeild
1600–1650
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Lady Brounfeild
1600–1660
Birth Location: East Lothian, Scotland (see Description)
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Children(s)

Sir Tait
1620–1665
Birth Location: Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland
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Lord Tait's Ancestors

Self
Lord Tait
1602–1651
Birth Place: East Lothian, Scotland (see Description)
Parents
Alexander Tait
1570–1630
Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Helene Balfour
1577–1630
East Lothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (Henry Tait of) Pirn
1550–1620
Pirn, Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Tait's Descendants

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Lord (George Alexander) Tait (3 Jan 1602–September 1651) m. Lady (Margaret Brownfield) Brounfeild (6 July 1600–abt 1660) m. Lady (Margaret "Bessie" Brownfield) Brounfeild (6 July 1600–1650) m. Lady (Margaret Brownfield) Brounfeild (6 July 1600–abt 1660)
  1. 1. Sir (James deSpittall) Tait 1620–1665 m. Bessie (Harrison Wood) Tait 1615–
    1. 1. William (TAIT) (TATE) 1640–1706 m. Bessie Scot 1643–1710
      1. 1. JAMES (3) TAIT 1670–1725 m. Agnes ((Clerk)) Kers 1669–1739
        1. 1. Margaret Tait 1695– m. James Shaw 1689–1740

Lord Tait's Timeline

2 Records

1602
3 Jan 1602
Birth of Lord George Alexander Tait in East Lothian, Scotland (see Description)
East Lothian, Scotland (see Description)
1651
September 1651
Age 49
Death of Lord George Alexander Tait in Scotland (see Description)
Scotland (see Description)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1602
    Event Place: East Lothian, Scotland (see Description)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 1651
    Event Place: Scotland (see Description)
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