Researching Thomas Tait
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 8817 people with the Tait surname? In that year Tait was ranked number 460 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Thomas means "a twin" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Thomas Tait on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Thomas Tait and the Tait Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 10398 people with the Tait surname in the UK? Tait is now ranked number 557 for popularity in the UK. |
Tait Family Tree Databases
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Some Famous People called Thomas Tait
Thomas James Tait
Sir Thomas James Tait (24 July 1864 – 25 July 1940) was a Canadian-born rail executive.
Born in Melbourne, Quebec, the son of Melbourne McTaggart Tait, Tait entered the service of the Grand Trunk Railway in 1880, and by 1903 he was manager of transportation with Canadian Pacific Railway company.
In March 1903 Tait was appointed Chairman of Commissioners of the Victorian Railways, Australia with a salary of £3000 per annum. During seven years in Victoria he turned an annual deficit into a profit, improved and increased the railways' rolling stock, and initiated electrification of the railways of Melbourne. He was knighted in 1911, before returning to Canada.
He died at his summer home at St. Andrews, New Brunswick.
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