Charles Harold Tait

1900 - UNKNOWN

• Name	Charles Harold Tait  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	9 Dec 1900	Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1901	Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada   [2, 3]
  Residence	1911	Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada   [5]
  Residence	1 Jun 1921	Ootsa Lake, Skeena, British Columbia, Canada   [6]
  Residence	Abt 1926	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada   [4]
  Arrival	17 May 1929	Seattle, Washington, USA   [7]
  Residence	B. C. Victoria   [7]
  Died	UNKNOWN
  Person ID	I18991	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Leonard Tait, Jr,   b. 26 Jun 1853, Morriston, Puslinch Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Sep 1931, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Agnes Middleton,   b. 11 Apr 1855, Nichol, Wellington, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Dec 1919, Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	5 Dec 1873	Nichol, Wellington, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Family ID	F4918	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth Helen Melville,   b. 25 Apr 1903, Montreal, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada ,   d. 19 Feb 1995, Oak Bay, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1926	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada   [9]
  Children	1. Living Tait  [natural]   2. Living Tait  [natural]   3. Living Tait  [natural]
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F7729	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In 1901, at age 1, Charles was residing in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada with his parents and siblings. In 1911, at age 11, Charles was residing in Esquimalt, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada with his parents and siblings. In 1921, at age 20, Charles was residing in Ootsa Lake, Skeena, British Columbia, Canada. He was employed as a labourer on the farm of George Sandpipe. Charles appears to have lied on his WWI military attestation papers and given his age as four years older than he really was. He enlisted in 1915 when he would have been only 15 years old. He gave his birth as 1896 making himself appear to be 19 years old.

  
  

• Sources

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