William Tait & Margaret Haldane

[ellerydesign]

Trying to find some more details on William Tait, merchant, Tron, Glasgow who died about 1817 and his wife Margaret Haldane who was born about 1738 and died Mound Place, Edinburgh 27 December 1818. Margaret was a daughter of Alexander Duncan, esq., 3rd “of Lundie”, Lord Provost of Dundee.

I have their marriage on Glasgow 13 July 1760 but sketchy details of their children.
They apparently had at least 6 sons. I only have knowledge of 4 ...
John, born Glasgow 22 March 1764 and Adam, born Glasgow 16 September 1765 from the IGI, and there was a Rev. Walter Tait and the better known Admiral James Haldane Tait, R.N, both born about 1769-1771.

If anyone has more details on the father and also the 6 sons I'd be grateful.

Many thanks

[Forfarian]

Trying to find some more details on William Tait, merchant, Tron, Glasgow who died about 1817 and his wife Margaret Haldane who was born about 1738 and died Mound Place, Edinburgh 27 December 1818. Margaret was a daughter of Alexander Duncan, esq., 3rd “of Lundie”, Lord Provost of Dundee.

Do you mean that her name was Margaret Haldane Duncan?

[MonicaL]

There is this entry for Margaret Duncan on Scotlands People:

Margaret Tait
9/12/1820
alias Duncan, widow of William Tait, merchant in Glasgow
Inventory
Edinburgh Sheriff Court Inventories
SC70/1/23

I thought there might be a will for husband William which could help you in trying to establish his children's names but haven't been able to find one so far for him.

Monica

[ellerydesign]

Many thanks to both for replying to my post so quickly.
My apologies for the error in my post... Yes. Sorry Forfarian, Margaret's maiden name is in fact Duncan. In my haste I put her mother's maiden name instead.. her mother was a Helen Haldane.
Thanks MonicaL for the Inventory date.
If you come across any other details of the family please let me know.
Best wishes,
Craig

[MonicaL]

Craig, some family researchers have a son Alexander born in Glasgow in 1762 www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X1WS-NJL

It could be that Margaret has been shortened to Marg. and mistaken/indexed as Mary (this does sometimes happen). Would be worth checking the original image on Scotlands People to check for any further details?

Added: From other researchers (a number of family trees on Ancestry), I see one has included the OPR image for Alexander's christening which helps, I think, to add Alexander as another son:

[ellerydesign]

Many thanks again Monica for that new info. I can now make a search again along these lines.
regards, Craig