Seeking relatives in USA

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Can anyone help me locate relatives in USA - family lore says there are although not where! They would be descendants of Jessie (in whom I am MOST interested) Catherine Anne, Mary or James TAIT. I have photographs which I would like to share.

This is the information I and others have been able to garner thus far:
JESSIE TAIT
Born 1902 Burntisland. Scotland, Aged 28 years. Occupation: Domestic/Cook. Glasgow to Montreal. Arrived 17 Aug 1930, vessel Athenia. Destination: Canadian
Womens Hostel, 72 Carlton Street, Ontario. Sister: Mary Tait. 59 Somerville Street. Burntisland.
Jessie Tait. Listed on Canadian Passenger List. Greenock Scotland to Quebec, arrived 7 September 1935, vessel Andania.
Jessie Tait. Born abt 1902, Burntisland, Scotland, Aged 31 years. Single. Domestic/Cook. Previously been in Canada 18 Aug 1930 - June 1935 at 16 Garfield Avenue, Toronto. Employer Mrs J Robertson at same address. No relatives remaining in Scotland, all were in Canada.

CATHERINE ANN TAIT
Birth Date: 5 Apr 1902 - Other Country
Died 2 Jan 1991, San Diego, California
Mother's Maiden Name: Young
Last Residence: 91942 La Mesa, San Diego, California.
Detroit Border Crossing: Catherine Ann Tait, born 5 April 1902 Burntisland. Scotland. Aged 42 years. Single. Occupation: Domestic. Never been in USA before.
Purpose to reside permanently. Arriving: Port Huron, Michigan 26 November 1944 (?). Departure Contact: Brother James Tait. 590 Hillsdale Avenue. Toronto.
Arrival Contact: Friend Mrs. May Martin. 1606 Virginia Road. San Francisco. California. Landed Quebec 6 Nov 1930, Vessel: Duchess of Richmond.
Canadian Passenger List: Catherine Tait. Born 1902 Scotland, Aged 28 years. Occupation: Children’s Nurse. Date of Arrival: 7 Nov 1930, Vessel: Duchess of
Richmond. Port of Departure: Greenock, Scotland to Montreal Quebec.
US Naturalization Indexes (6746513). Catherine Ann Tait, Birth Date: abt 1903. Aged 47 years. 1606 Virginia Road. San Marino. California. US District Court of Los Angeles, California - 10 Feb 1950. Petition Number 142333 - Alien Redg No:-6010346.

MARY TAIT
Arrived Quebec 03 May 1931 on “Athenia”. She was 22, born Burntisland and was a draper's assistant. She listed her sister Jessie, c/o Robertson, 16 Garfield Avenue, Toronto as her destination and her nearest relative in Scotland was her brother James.

JAMES TAIT
59 Sommerville Street. Burntisland. Scotland.
Arrived Quebec 04 Jun 1932 on “Ascania”.
James Tait, 26, Single, Occupation Joiner, [b. (circa 1906)], Burntisland Scotland. To sister Mary Tait, 43 Strathmore Blvd, Toronto, Ontario.
No family listed in Scotland. Friend William Butterfield, Burntisland, Scotland. Entered Canada as a Landed Immigrant.

[SarahND]

Hi Jim,
Could Mary be called Mary Doris? There is this in the California Death Index:

Mary Doris Taylor
Birth date 12 Jul 1901
Death date: 19 Oct 1987
Death place: Lost Angeles county
Mother's Maiden: Young
Father's surname: Tate

SSDI has her last residence as Lakewood, Los Angeles county, California 90714

The age is way off of what she said when she entered Canada, though. Do you know the exact birth dates of all of these people? If so, you can search the SSDI with the birth date and it will make it much easier to find the correct people. If you post the birth dates it would also be helpful for those trying to help you.

With a death date and place, the next step would be to find a local newspaper with an obituary. The "survived by" list would tell you the names of and probably locations of living relatives.

As you know, we can't discuss living relatives on TS, so if anyone has any clues for Jim, please send him a PM instead of posting on the topic.

All the best,
Sarah

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Thanks for that Sarah. I will locate and download Birth Extracts from SP which will give EXACT DsOB. When Jessie said she had no living relatives remaining in Scotland, she was being less than honest. But hey, who are we in 2012 to throw stones? We have all told little white untruths!

Watch this enquiry for FACTUAL data to further my quest.

As suggested by Sarah, contact ONLY via PM if you can assist. Thank you in advanc for your consideration and assistance.

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Further to my previous post, herewith data extracted from SP:
Parents:
James TAIT married Jessie Cattie YOUNG 08 Mar 1901, Burntisland
Issue:
Catherine Ann TAIT, b. 05 Apl 1902, Links Place, Burntisland.
Jessie Young TAIT, b. 05 Mar 1904, Links Place, Burntisland.
James TAIT, b. 02 Nov 1905, Synod Building, Somerville Street, Burntisland.
Mary TAIT, b. 27 Oct 1908, Synod Building, Somerville Street, Burntisland.

Sarah, what is SSDI and how do I search it please?

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Apologies Sarah,
Don't bother about explaining SSDI to me - found it and it is relatively easy to navigate =D> . As I found only Catherine Ann TAIT in SSDI, it would appear other siblings stayed in Canada.

Thanks again.

[Currie]

Hello Jim,

In the Los Angeles Times, 20 November, 1948, there’s an obituary for Mrs. May Stewart Martin, 78, daughter of late Lyman Stewart, and widow of Dr Daniel H. Martin. She left a married daughter, and no sons. Her father, Lyman Stewart, was founder of the Union Oil Co. of California. She lived at the 1606 Virginia Road San Marino address shown twice in Catherine’s notes. The LA Times newspaper archive only goes up to 1989.

If she was working for the family for a long period of time, as a children’s nurse or domestic, maybe the family would have memories of her.

http://records.ancestry.com/May_Stewart ... d=21577828

http://www.gencircles.com/users/lissag/1/data/433

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin ... sa&id=I433

Hope that’s useful,
Alan

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=D> Alan strikes AGAIN! Thanks again mate.

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Alan, "arrival friend Mrs May Martin" .. May be onto a winner here mate. Stick to PMs now though pls.

[Currie]

Hello Jim,

There’s nothing in my previous post that should trigger a PM. The only people mentioned are long gone, and the links are to information on external sites, put there by people craving attention, and easily found there by any old Googler, but not here.

Just for interest, here’s the family at their previous address in 1940. All long since dead, including the next-door neighbour. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/T ... n538442452

All the best,
Alan