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Name: TAIT, William Oliver
Birth Date: 28 [?29] Aug 1883 St Cuthberts, Midlothian
Death Date: 12 Nov 1959 Kiambu
First Date: 1907
Last Date: 1959
Profession: From 1909-20 he was in charge of the carpentry and mason work at Church of Scotland Mission at Kikuyu. Later became a contractor and farmer in Kiambu area.
Area: Kikuyu, Kiambu. Hut - 1959 Kwataiti Kiambu
Married: Ida Mary b. 1893, d. 15 Feb 1978 Auckland, New Zealand
Children: Zoe Edna (Muir) (15 Jan 1926 Kabete-2007 Australia)
Book Reference: Gillett, Red 25, Red 31, Victor Kane, Hut, Bur, Red 22, Chogoria, Witchmen, Barnes, Leader14, Red Book 1912
General Information:
Red 22 - W.O. Tait, Box 129, Nairobi - Tombstones
St. Paul's Church, Kiambu cemetery - William Oliver Tait, 28th August 1883 - 12th November 1959
Red Book 1912 - W.O. Tait - Kyambu
Gazette 6 Dec 1938 Kiambu Voters List
Wife and daughter later went to New Zealand