George was born circa 1859 in New Brunswick. He was a son of William and Maria (Unknown) Tait of Escuminac.
George was a (boat) pilot in Escuminac, New Brunswick. He married Margaret Phillips on December 29, 1880 Escuminac. She was a daughter of Thomas Philips, manager of the steam fog whistle and light house there. [1][2]
Known Children
James Percy Tait 1882-? m. Edna Lena Booth 1914
William Tait 1883-?
Carolyn Phillips (Tait) Munn 1885-1959 m. Thomas Munn 1914
Georgie (Tait) Stooke 1890-? m. Samuel George Stooke 1911
Marguerite Frances (Tait) Cooper 1894-? m. J.M. Cooper 1919
Grace Elizabeth (Tait) MacKinnon 1897-? m. Duncan Arthur MacKinnon 1925
Edith Tait 1900-?
Census Records
"Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4M8-4F4 : 18 March 2021), George Thos Tait in household of William Tait, Hardwicke, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
"Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV6X-2BV : 2 March 2021), George Tait, Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing George Tait, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
1901 Census, Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
1911 Census, Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
Sources
WikiTree profile Tait-156 created through the import of MYCOPY.GED on Oct 20, 2011 by Daviann Giovannucci. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Daviann and others.
↑Marriage Announcement, Weekly Telegraph Jan 12, 1881. Transcribed in Johnson, Daniel, Vital Statistics from New Brunswick Newspapers Vol 54 No 2383
↑ "Canada, New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBF-VLLR : 20 February 2021), George T Tait and Maggie Phillips, 29 Dec 1880; citing , Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada, p. 533, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 846,408.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George Thomas: