Leonard Tait

1882 - 1975  (92 years)

• Name	Leonard Tait  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	1882	Seaforth   [5]
  Born	9 Aug 1882	Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	London East, Middlesex East, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1901	Cité), Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	London, London (City
  Residence	1 Jun 1921	624 Queens Ave, London, London, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	1935	London, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Arrival	21 Jun 1935	Southampton, England   [8]
  Arrival	30 Jul 1935	New York, USA   [4]
  Arrival	21 Aug 1943	Port Huron, St Clair, Michigan, USA   [9]
  Departure	Cherbourg, France   [4]
  Departure	Quebec, Canada   [8]
  Died	8 Mar 1975	London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Buried	London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  Person ID	I19061	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert Tait,   b. 11 Aug 1851, Puslinch, Wellington, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Mar 1912, Saanich, British Columbia, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Ann McFarlane,   b. 2 Aug 1852, Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Aug 1927, Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	8 Sep 1881	Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada   [11, 12]
  Family ID	F4909	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agnes Maude Heaman,   b. 23 Jun 1880, Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Oct 1963, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	4 Oct 1905	London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Children	1. Dorothy Isabella Tait,   b. 25 Sep 1906, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Dec 1941, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 35 years)  [natural]   2. Douglas Leonard Tait,   b. 20 Dec 1909, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1994  (Age 84 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2024
  Family ID	F4908	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Leonard Tait was born in 1882 in Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada as the eldest child of Robert Tait and Margaret McFarlane. He was named after his paternal grandfather, Leonard Tait. His family moved to Londone, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada very shortly after his birth. He grew up in London. In 1891, at age 9, he was residing London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada with his parents and siblings. In 1901, at age 18, Leondard was residing in London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada with his parents and siblings. He was employed as a clerk. In 1905, Leondard married in London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada to Agnes Maude Heaman. On 21 June he departed for Southampton, England and on 30 July 1935, he returned on a passenger ship from Cherbourg, France to New York, New York, USA. He indicates he was married and his home address was London, Ontario, Canada. He says he was visiting with his cousin, Mrs. C. Machin, from Barrow in Furness. (Barrow in Furness is located on the west coast of Cumbria, England.) In 1921, at age 38, Leonard was residing at 624 Queens Ave in London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada with his wife and two children, Dorothy and Douglas. He was employed as a fireman working for the railroad. ---------- Notes on family photo: Top left to right: Mal Smith, Leonard Tait jr, his mother Agnes, father Leonard Tait sr. Bottom left to right: Dorothy (Duffy) Emery, later bride of Doug Tait, Bea, Roy Emery, Ruth Emery, and Dorothy Tait. Doug must have taken the picture. (Kisubear)

  
  

• Sources

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