James Tasker

James Tasker[1, 2]

Male 1795 - 1867  (71 years)


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  • Name James Tasker 
    Birth 6 Apr 1795  Coupar Angus,Perthshire,Scotland., Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Death 23 Jan 1867  Coupar Angus,County Angus,Scotland., Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Person ID I17650  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 18 Apr 2026 | Edit 

    Father John Tasker,   b. Abt 1752, Coupar Angus,Perthshire,Scotland., Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1851 (Age 98 years) 
    Mother Katharine Gilruith,   b. Abt 1770, Coupar Angus,County Angus,Scotland., Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1851 and 1855 (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 13 Apr 1794  Blairgowrie,Perth,Scotland., Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F302713910  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Catherine Rait 
    Children 
     1. William Tasker,   b. 3 Jul 1827, Coupar Angus,County Angus,Scotland., Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. David Tasker,   b. Abt 1831, Coupar Angus,, Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F302714583  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Apr 2020 | Edit 

    Family 2 Isabella McFauld 
    Marriage 17 Feb 1851  Coupar Angus,County Angus,Scotland., Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Family ID F302714179  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Apr 2020 | Edit 

  • Notes 
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    • Name found by searching for children of James Tasker.
      Mother's name given on the birth certificate as KATHARINE GILRUITH

      Possible 1st wife:
      14/02/1829«tab»TASKER«tab»JAMES«tab»JANET SCRIMGEOUR/«tab»M«tab»Coupar Angus«tab»/PERTH«tab»279/ 0040 0153«tab»


      «b»1841 Scotland Census «/b»
      Name: James Tasker
      Age: 45
      Estimated Birth Year: abt «b»1796 «/b»
      Gender: Male
      Where born: Perthshire, Scotland
      Civil Parish: Coupar Angus
      County: Perthshire
      Address: Atholl Street
      Occupation: «b»Baker «/b»

      1861 Scotland Census
      about James Tasker
      Name: James Tasker
      Age: 66
      Estimated birth year: abt 1795
      Relationship: Head
      Spouse's name : Isobel
      Gender: Male
      Where born: CO Angus, Perthshire
      Registration Number: 279
      Registration district: Coupar Angus
      Civil parish: Coupar Angus
      Town: Coupar Angus
      County: Angus
      Address: Timber Market
      Occupation: Hand Loom Linen Weaver

      Death certificate reads:
      «i»James Tasker, Baker, (married to Isabella McFauld [indistinct]) died 1867 Jan 23rd, Timber Market, Perthshire, M, 71yrs {parents] James Tasker, Blacksmith, deceased & --Tasker m.n. Gilruth (Deceased) [cause] Paralysis 2 years, As certified by RT Lowe. M. D. [informant] William Tasker, son, 13 Albert Street, Dundee. Registered in Coupar Angus 1867 Jan 26...«/i»


  • Sources 
    1. [S346] 1861 Scotland Census, (Ancestry.com), Coupar Angus; ED: 5; Line: 5; Year: 1861. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S345] 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Coupar Angus; ED: 4; Year: 1841. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S1104] Scotland. Old Parish Records. Births., Coupar Angus 0020 0111 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S395] Scotland. Old Parish Records. Births., Coupar Angus 0020 0111 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S1090] Scotland. Statutary Deaths., Coupar Angus /Perth 279/00 0003 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S352] Scotland. Statutary Deaths., Coupar Angus /Perth 279/00 0003 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S30] Scotland. Old Parish Registers. Banns & Marriages, Blairgowrie, PERTH, 335/ 0010 0455 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S30] Scotland. Old Parish Registers. Banns & Marriages, Coupar Angus /PERTH 279/ 0040 0203 (Reliability: 3).