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Margaret Tait 1774 – 1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1774

Birth Location: Bressay, Shetland, , Scotland

Death Date: 8 Jun 1860

Death Location: Bressay, Shetland, , Scotland

Father: Alexander Tait

Mother: Catherine Halcrow

Spouse(s): William Wards

Children(s): William Wards

The story of Margaret Tait began in 1774 in Bressay, Shetland, , Scotland. Margaret Tait married William Wards, and had children including William McDonald Donald Ross Wards. Margaret Tait passed away in 1860 in Bressay, Shetland, , Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Tait began in 1774 in Bressay, Shetland, , Scotland.
  • Margaret Tait married William Wards, and had children including William McDonald Donald Ross Wards.
  • Margaret Tait passed away in 1860 in Bressay, Shetland, , Scotland.

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Margaret Tait's Ancestors

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Margaret Tait
1774 – 1860
Birth Place: Bressay, Shetland, , Scotland
Parents
Alexander Tait
1753 –
Deenfoot, Peebleshire, Scotland
Catherine Halcrow
1747 – 1830
Bressay, Shetland, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Tait
1722 – 1785
Traquair, Peebles, Scotland
Mary Broun
1723 – 1773
Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Nicol Halcrow
1720 –
Shetland, Scotland
Margaret Leask
1734 – 1779
Deepdale, Sandwick, Shetland, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Tait
1694 – 1760
Margaret Smith
1695 – 1746
Alexander Broun
1677 – 1744
Elspeth Moffat
1680 – 1739
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Tait
1674 –
Elizabeth Murray
1674 – 1700
Johne Browne
1650 – 1726
Margaret Schedd
1646 – 1730
James Moffat
1650 – 1686
Elspet Craig
1653 –

Margaret Tait's Descendants

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Margaret Tait (1774 – 8 Jun 1860) m. William Wards (2 May 1781 – Bef 1856)
  1. 1. William (McDonald Donald Ross) Wards (20 Apr 1804 – 3 Jun 1886) m. Grizel ("Grace") Robertson (1802 – 17 Dec 1880)
    1. 1. Christina Wards (16 Sep 1830 – 22 Dec 1912) m. Alfred Armstrong (15 Jul 1826 – 26 May 1904)
      1. 1. Eliza (Mary) Armstrong (27 Jun 1856 – 18 Aug 1947) m. John (Gillespie) Reid (10 Mar 1852 – 28 Feb 1906)
        1. 1. Alexander (John) Reid (12 Nov 1876 – 21 August 1933)
        2. 2. Christina (Gillespie) Reid (17 Jul 1878 – 14 Oct 1904)
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Armstrong) Reid (24 Oct 1879 – 4 Dec 1951) m. William Dale (14 Jun 1872 – 4 Jun 1949)
        4. 4. Alfred (Ward) Reid (24 Nov 1881 – 22 Jul 1953)
        5. 5. Jeannie (Gibson) Reid (11 Feb 1882 – 25 Jan 1936)
        6. 6. Eliza (Margaret Helen) Reid (1 Dec 1883 – 13 Sep 1970) m. George (Victor) August (24 May 1880 – 19 Sep 1948)
        7. 7. John (Gordon) Reid (8 Feb 1885 – 5 May 1948)
        8. 8. Thomas (Russell) Reid (15 Aug 1886 – 17 Mar 1924)
        9. 9. James (Eric William) Reid (1888 – 26 Aug 1890)
        10. 10. Harry (Stanley) Reid (1890 – 1965)
        11. 11. James Reid (31 Jan 1892 – 24 Apr 1955) m. Florence (May) Billman (1905 – 21 September 1948) m. Ivy (Pearl) Turner (9 Jun 1901 – 23 Jun 1959)

Margaret Tait's Timeline

2 Records

1774
1774
Birth of Margaret Tait in Bressay, Shetland, , Scotland
Bressay, Shetland, , Scotland
1860
8 Jun 1860
Age 86
Death of Margaret Tait in Bressay, Shetland, , Scotland
Bressay, Shetland, , Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Bressay, Shetland, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1860
    Event Place: Bressay, Shetland, , Scotland

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