David Tait

1853 - Abt 1934  (80 years)

• Name	David Tait  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Born	26 Jun 1853	Morriston, Puslinch, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	Wellington, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Residence	Abt 1871	St Marys Ward, Hamilton, Ontario   [10]
  Occupation	1881
  	Shoemaker
  Residence	Dutf Cav?, British Columbia, Canada   [7]
  Residence	1881	Ward 2, Hamilton City, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  Residence	1890	Tacoma, Washington, USA   [4]
  Residence	1891	Tacoma, Washington, USA   [4]
  Residence	1 Apr 1892	Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA   [2, 3]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Residence	1893	Tacoma, Washington, USA   [3]
  Residence	1895	Tacoma, Washington, USA   [3]
  Residence	1896	Tacoma, Washington, USA   [3]
  Residence	1911	Nanaimo, British Columbia   [6]
  	Religion: Presbyterian; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head
  Residence	Abt 1919	Duncan, British Columbia, Canada   [9]
  Residence	1 Jun 1921	Townsite, Duncan City (Cowichan), Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada   [12]
  Died	Abt 1934	British Columbia, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I18992	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Leonard Tait,   b. Abt 1 Apr 1821, Cornhill, Northumberland, England ,   d. 18 Mar 1871, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 49 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jane Ord,   b. 21 Jul 1815, Eccles Lodge, Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland ,   d. 20 Nov 1872, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada  (Age 57 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	Scotland, England or Canada
  Family ID	F4917	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Middleton,   b. Jun 1862, Nichol, Wellington, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 May 1924, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada  (Age ~ 61 years)
  Married	Between 1881 and 1884
  Children	1. Robert Ord Tait,   b. 12 Nov 1886, Brantford Township, Brant County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jul 1950, Duncan, British Columbia, Canada  (Age 63 years)  [natural]   2. Muriel Evelyn Tait,   b. 3 Jul 1891, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA ,   d. 29 Jul 1959, Murrayville, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada  (Age 68 years)  [natural]   3. James Douglas Tait,   b. May 1904, British Columbia, Canada ,   d. 30 Apr 1976, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada  (Age ~ 71 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F4885	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  David Tait and his twin brother Leonard Jr were born in June 1853 in Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada as the sixth and seventh of eight children born to Leonard Tait and Jane Ord. David was 18 years old when his father died in 1871. In 1871, at age 18, David was residing in St. Mary's Ward in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada with his just-widowed mother and 14 year old sister, Margaret. David was employed as a shoemaker. His mother died a year later, after which he moved in with his older sister, Mary Tait. In 1881 David was residing in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada with his oldest sister Mary Tait and her husband, Hugh Stewart, along with David's other sister Margaret Tait and their brother Robert Tait. Robert Tait and Hugh Stewart were partners in a local grocery store. David was employed as a shoemaker. Sometime around 1884, David Tait is presumed to have married Margaret Middleton, although no record of their marriage has been found. She was the younger sisters of Agnes Middleton who married David's twin brother, Leonard Tait Jr. By 1886 They were living in Brantford, Ontario, Canada where their first child was born. David's twin, Leonard, had also moved to Brantford around this time. In 1886, David and his twin brother Leonard are listed together in the Brant County Directory as residing in Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada. Their occupations are not listed. Sometime in the late 1880s, David and his twin, Leonard Jr, later followed their older brother John W Tait to Tacoma, Washington, USA where David continued to work as a shoemaker. On 10 Feb 1890, David Tait petitioned for naturalization as an American citizen in Pierce County, Washington State, USA, at the same time as his nephew John L Tait. Three days later, his older brother John W Tait also petitioned. In 1890, 1891 David Tait is listed in the Tacoma Directory as a driver for SS Brooks. In the 1892 Washington State Territorial Census, David was residing in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA with his wife and children, Robert Ord Tait and N. In 1892, 1893, 1895, 1896 David Tait is listed in the Tacoma Directory under "boot and shoe makers." In 1898, David returned to Canada with his family, settling near Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, not far from his brother Leonard Tait. In 1900, David is listed in Henderson's British Columbia Gazetteer and Directory as residing in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and working as a shoemaker. In 1911, David Tait was residing in Saanich, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, employed as a farmer. He was residing with his wife and three children: Robert, Muriel and James.

  
  

• Sources

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