David Henry Tait

Male20 January 1886–9 October 1960

Brief Life History of David Henry

When David Henry Tait was born on 20 January 1886, in Normanton, Yorkshire, England, his father, David Tait, was 23 and his mother, Jane Maddison, was 20. He had at least 2 daughters with Catherine Matilda Mayne. He died on 9 October 1960, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 74, and was buried in Royal Oak Burial Park, Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

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David Henry Tait
1886–1960
Catherine Matilda Mayne
1892–1967
Winnifred Mayne Tait
1915–2012
Lillian Jean Tait
1916–1986

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  • David Harry Tait, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Harry Tait in entry for Allan Mitchell MacPherson and Winnifred Mayne Tait, "Canada, British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932; 1937-1938"
  • David Harry Tait, "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993"

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Name Meaning

Scottish and northern English: nickname for a cheerful person, from Middle English and Older Scots tait(e) ‘merry, eager, lively’ (Old Norse teitr), also used as a personal name. Compare Tate .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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