Margaret Nicol Tainsh

Female10 February 1900–10 July 1988

Brief Life History of Margaret Nicol

When Margaret Nicol Tainsh was born on 10 February 1900, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Alexander Tainsh, was 33 and her mother, Ellison Harvey Bayne, was 33. She married John Wright on 16 July 1925, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Sculcoates All Saints, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom in 1911. She died on 10 July 1988, in Prestwick, South Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 88.

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Family Time Line

John Wright
1891–1951
Margaret Nicol Tainsh
1900–1988
Marriage: 16 July 1925
ellison bayne wright
1926–2005

Sources (1)

  • Margaret Tainsh in household of Alexander Tainsh, "England and Wales Census, 1911"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    16 July 1925Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1902 · The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition

    Age 2

    The Scottish National Antarctic Expedition was organized and led by William Speirs Bruce. Him along with Robert Falcon Scott’s Discovery Expedition completed an exploration of Antarctica. They established the first manned meteorological station, the Orcadas, in 1903 and discovered new land east of the Weddell Sea. The expedition was described as the most cost-effective and carefully planned scientific expedition of the Heroic Age. The Orcadas weather station has been in continuous operation ever since.

    1908

    Age 8

    London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.

    1924

    Age 24

    First UK government led by the Labor party under Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish: unexplained.

    Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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