Ernest Lyall Tait

1886 - 1953  (67 years)

• Name	Ernest Lyall Tait  [1, 2]
  Born	27 Jan 1886	Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1901	Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada   [1]
  Residence	1911	Victoria, British Columbia, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1945	New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada   [4]
  Died	30 Sep 1953	Cadboro Bay, British Columbia, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I18998	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	22 Aug 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   [6]
  Family ID	F4918	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Murchison Hird,   b. Aug 1887, USA
  Married	27 Feb 1909	Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada   [7]
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2024
  Family ID	F7730	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In 1901, at age 15, Ernest was residing in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada with his parents and siblings. In 1909, at age 33, Ernest married in Cowichan, British Columbia, Canada to 22 year old Elizabeth Hird. In 1911, at age 35, Ernest was residing in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada with his 24 year old wife, Bessie. He was studying law. In 1945, Ernest was residing in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada. Later border crossing records indicate that Ernest travelled extensively across the globe. There is no record that he and Bessie had any children.

  
  

• Sources

  [S19] 1901 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Database online. Record for Leonard Tait [S376] Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;). [S21] 1911 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1911; Census Place: 6, Victoria, British Columbia; Page: 9; Family No: 100. [S411] Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Voters Lists, Federal Elections, 1935-1980. [S70] British Columbia, Canada, Death Index, 1872-1990, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2001;). [S12] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, 1933-1934, Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Record for Leonard Tait [S857] British Columbia, Canada, Marriage Index, 1872-1935, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2001;).