Craftmatic Adjustable Bed - Craftmatic Organization Inc.
I just had one Daniel Tafe giving me a presentation of
the Craftmatic Adjustable Bed,
which I may buy when I can afford one.

I searched his name on the web and found his daughters wedding on ancestry.co.uk
England and Wales Civil Registration Marriage Index: 1984-2000

only one entry in 1901 census

Daniel Tafe 14 years
Ardsley, Yorkshire, England Son Warden Northumberland
Source information: RG13/4826
Registration district: Hexham
Sub-registration district: Chollerton
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Folio: 122
Page: 23 (click to see others on page)
Household schedule number: 133

and that father
John Tafe 50 Heath, Glamorgan, Wales Head
was driving a Steam Navvy with 3 sons in a crew of about 8 men

the neighbours were working in a freestone quarry

The steam navvy at work While the hand-laborer starts digging from the surface downward, the scoop of the steam shovel attacks the trench from the bottom upward.

more

and in 1901 in Wales

John Tafe 60  Ruscombe, Ireland Lodger  Barry  Glamorgan

which ties in with what Daniel Tafe the father of
the Craftmatic Adjustable Bed representative told his son
about their irish connection.

the older spelling with a double f
found all these Census Records matches for Taffe with Glamorgan
601 total matches found in All Records   Census Records

but then you have the River Taff which may confuse things

the irish connection appeared again on this german site
- - Mayerling: Die Personen: "Eduard Graf Taaffe "
twice prime minister of Austria and stated to  be of irish descent.


Ellesmere to Wrexham Railway Bangor-on-Dee Section
photograph of a Steam Excavator (Navvy) of about 1890
during the construction of the Ellesmere to Wrexham Railway.

some cousins here
Boards 00 Surnames 00  Tafe

Teaf - Taffee - Tafee  -  Taaffe ancestors:

Thomas Taaffe born c.1832 in Ireland;
immigrated to U.S. before 1860, worked as a smelter in
the copper mines in Orange County, Vermont, and died c. 1864.

James TAFE who I believe was born around 1826 in Ireland.

James Taffe married Sarah Selina Hanlon in West Derby (near LIverpool)1884
James Tafe born 1855 France brother of Thpmas Tafe

James David Tafe -  a living son