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Robert Tait

M, #1455, b. 16 July 1769, d. circa 16 April 1851
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 7 Aug 2022

Parents:

Father*: William Tait1 b. 6 Apr 1718
Mother*: Helen Croyl1 b. 20 Apr 1729
Relationship:
4th great-grandfather of Patricia Catherine Adamson
  • Baptism*: Robert Tait was baptised on 16 July 1769 at Errol, Perthshire, Scotland, ; Name Robert Taite
    ender Male
    hristening Date 16 Jul 1769
    hristening Place ERROL,PERTH,SCOTLAND
    ather's Name William Taite
    other's Name Helen Croyle
    Robert Taite
    SCOTLAND BIRTHS AND BAPTISMS,
    1564-1950
    Indexing Project (Batch)
    Number
    C11351-5
    System Origin ScotlandODM
    GS Film number 1040069.2,3,1,4
  • He was the son of William Tait and Helen Croyl.1
  • (Groom) Marriage*: Robert Tait married Helen Clark on 12 July 1790 at Errol, Perthshire, Scotland, .5,1,6
  • (Deceased) Death*: Robert Tait died circa 16 April 1851 at Dudhope Crescent, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, .7
  • Burial*: He was buried on 18 April 1851 at Howff, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; Tait, Robert, 18 Apr 1851, age 83, born Errol, occupation brewer, cause of death Old Age, last address Dudhope Crescent.7
  • (Spouse) Death: His spouse Helen Clark died before 1841; Robert widower in 1851 census + Robert living with son William in 1841.

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household6 June 1841Robert Tait was listed along with William Tait in the 1841 census at Scouringburn, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . William Tait, male, 50, (calc b year 1791), b Scotland; Janet Tair, female, 42, (calc b year 1799) b Forfarshire; plus Janet Murray, 25; James price, 25; Robert Buist, 18; George Thompson, 16; Robert Tait, male, 70, (calc b year 1771) b Scotland.8
Member of Household30 March 1851They was listed as a member of the household of John Worrel and Elspeth Tait in the 1851 census at Dudhope Crescent, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, . Robert Tait, father-in-law, widower, 83, brewer in receipt of parish relief, Perthshire Errol; John Worrall, head, mar, 61 (67?) plasterer, Lanark Glasgow; Elspeth Worrall, wife, mar, 54, Perthshire, Errol.9,10

Family:

Helen Clark b. c 1769, d. b 1841
  • (Groom) Marriage*: Robert Tait married Helen Clark on 12 July 1790 at Errol, Perthshire, Scotland, .5,1,6

Children:

William Tait+ b. 26 Nov 1790, d. c 16 Nov 1847
Alexander Tait b. 3 May 1793
James Tait b. 5 Sep 1795
Elspeth Tait+ b. 5 Mar 1797, d. 22 Aug 1864
Christian Tait b. 24 Feb 1799, d. c 28 Feb 1848
Helen Tait b. 29 Mar 1801
Robert Tait b. 10 Mar 1803
Ann Tait b. 12 Jul 1805

Notes

  • Reference LGB: Reference: 16482.1

Citations

  1. [S123] LGB, Tait Gear & related surnames in "LGB GEDCOM via FB", listserve message to Facebook, 2015. Printout dated 11/11/2015, [Nov 2015]. Hereinafter cited as LGB GEDCOM.
  2. [S40] From CFmsM [Mar 2010].
  3. [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), [Mar 2010].
  4. [S56] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ7T-FB2 : accessed 5 April 2016), Robert Taite, 16 Jul 1769; citing ERROL,PERTH,SCOTLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,040,069. [Apr 2016]
  5. [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI), M113518 [Feb 2010].
  6. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) Record Transcription:
    Scotland Marriages 1561-1910
    URL of this page:https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=R_695534982/2 [June2019].
  7. [S49] Website Web Site online (www.) from burial record : Howff File ref 83 ; Friends of Dundee City Archives [Feb 2010].
  8. [S54] Website findmypast.co.uk (www.findmypast.co.uk) 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription URL of this page: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbc%2f1841%2f0017953130 [Mar 2016].
  9. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), image held ; GROS 1851 282/00 0033/00 022 [Jul 2007].
  10. [S17] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS Census 1851 Dundee 1851 282/00 0033/00 022 image held [February 2010].
Charts:
Clark, Helen c 1769 descendants
Croyl, George c 1700 descendants
Tait, Andrew s1670 descendants