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Margaret Tait 1868–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 NOV 1868

Birth Location: Ettrick Parish, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 11 MAY 1940

Death Location: Twizel Nursery, Cornhill on-Tweed, Northumberland, England

Father: Robert Anderson

Mother: Mary Little

Spouse(s): Alexander Tait

Children(s): William Tait, Mary Tait

Margaret Tait was born in 1868 in Ettrick Parish, Selkirkshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Burnett Anderson And Mary Grieve Little. Margaret Tait married Alexander Tait, and had children including Mary Little Tait, William Little Tait. Margaret Tait passed away in 1940 in Twizel Nursery, Cornhill on-Tweed, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • Margaret Tait was born in 1868 in Ettrick Parish, Selkirkshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Burnett Anderson And Mary Grieve Little.
  • Margaret Tait married Alexander Tait, and had children including Mary Little Tait, William Little Tait.
  • Margaret Tait passed away in 1940 in Twizel Nursery, Cornhill on-Tweed, Northumberland, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Tait's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Tait
1868–1940
Birth Place: Ettrick Parish, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Burnett Anderson
1844–1936
Broadgairhill Farm, Ettrick Parish, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Mary (Grieve) Little
1848–1903
Moffat Parish, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Anderson
1791–1869
Yarrow Parish, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Margaret Anderson
1798–1871
Crosslee, Ettrick Parish, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Arthur Burnet
1763–1843
Janet Burnet
1776–1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Burnet
1729–1795
Margaret Burnet
1734–1826

Margaret Tait's Descendants

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Margaret Tait (19 NOV 1868–11 MAY 1940) m. Alexander Tait (19 AUG 1866–)
  1. 1. William (Little) Tait 1898–1966 m. Jane (Fairbairn) Lauder 1901–1982
    1. 1. Alexander Tait 1929–2001
    2. 2. John (Lauder) Tait 1930–2015
  2. 2. Mary (Little) Tait 1900–

Margaret Tait's Timeline

2 Records

1868
19 NOV 1868
Birth of Margaret Tait in Ettrick Parish, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Ettrick Parish, Selkirkshire, Scotland
1940
11 MAY 1940
Age 72
Death of Margaret Tait in Twizel Nursery, Cornhill on-Tweed, Northumberland, England
Twizel Nursery, Cornhill on-Tweed, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 NOV 1868
    Event Place: Ettrick Parish, Selkirkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 2 APR 1871
    Event Place: Bowden, Bowden Parish, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Census (Scotland) - 1871:, SCT-Cen(1871); Roxburghshire; Bowden; 783; Bowden; 1; 11

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 3 APR 1881
    Event Place: Ettrick House, Ettrick Parish, Selkirkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Census (Scotland) - 1881:, SCT-Cen(1881); Selkirkshire; Ettrick; 774B; Ettrick; 1; 4

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 5 APR 1891
    Event Place: Roberton Parish, Selkirkshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Census (Scotland) - 1891:, SCT-Cen(1891); Selkirkshire; Roberton; 777; Roberton; 4; 1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 31 MAR 1901
    Event Place: Hownam Parish, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Census (Scotland) - 1901:, SCT-Cen(1901); Roxburghshire; Hownam; 791; Hownam; 2; 4

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Northumberland, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, Northumberland 567/2 Schedule 10

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 MAY 1940
    Event Place: Twizel Nursery, Cornhill on-Tweed, Northumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event

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