The entries for people & families with the surname Wade are gathered together in this SideTrack.
This Page does not include people with other forms of the surname.
The individuals listed are not necessarily related to each other.
In 18??, his servant girl heard a noise in the premises.
She called Wade who apprehended the intruder.
The felon was transported to Australia
Question:
Can anyone tell me anything about the incident or the felon?
He married Unknown.
Children:
He was
a promising musician /
employed by Siddall & Hilton Limited.
During World War I,
he enlisted
with the Northumberland Fusiliers
[1914], then
served as a Private
with the 8th Battalion
Durham Light Infantry.
He died of wounds [5th June 1918] (aged 22).
He was buried at Marfaux British Cemetery, France [Grave Ref VII D 4].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
Born in Knottingley.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/5th Battalion
York & Lancaster Regiment.
He died 17th September 1916.
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 14A & 14B],
and on Rastrick War Memorial
Owned Peel House, Luddenden at the end of the 16th century
Son of Henry Wade.
On 5th November 1590, he married Judith Foxcroft.
Children:
Around 1604, he bought New Grange, Headingley from his
brother-in-law Isaac Foxcroft
He was Mayor of Leeds [1676].
He married Mary Moore.
Children:
He was buried at Headingley
In [Q2] 1934, he married Frances Hallas in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at 26 Johnson Street, Halifax.
During World War II,
he served as a Corporal
with the Royal Army Service Corps.
He died 19th June 1944 (aged 29).
He was buried at Ranville War Cemetery, France [Grave Ref IA M 8]
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
Recorded in 1927, when
Secretary of the De Warren [No 1302] Masonic Lodge and living at
the Masonic Hall, Blackwall, Halifax
Son of Anthony Wade.
Baptised in 1591.
He was
a merchant /
Mayor of Leeds [1663]
In 1619, he married Edith Shann [1595-1652].
They had no children.
They lived at New Grange, Headingley.
Benjamin died 15th February 1672.
Heywood records
He had an estate of 400 a year and made no will, was buried on Monday
following at Leeds
The couple were buried at Headingley
Son of John Wade.
On 28th March 1703, he married Dorothy Jackson at York Minster.
Children:
The Northowram Register records
that he
He married Ann Calverley
Born in Farsley / Calverley.
He was
a warping overlooker of Farsley [1887] /
a warping overlooker of Stanningley [1889] /
an assistant wool overlooker [1891] /
an engineer's cashier [1901] /
Secretary of Campbell's (a mechanical engineering company) [1911].
In 1887, he married (1) Edith Bleek [1866-1???] at St Peter's Church, Leeds.
Children:
Edith died in childbirth in Bramley
[1889] (aged 23).
In 1894, he married (2) Sarah Elizabeth Mitchell [1870-1910] in Halifax.
Children:
The children were born in Halifax.
h died in 1910 (aged 40).
The family lived at
Living with Benjamin [in 1891] were his siblings:
Anis Wade [b 1868] (worsted weaver),
James W. Wade [b 1874] (wool twister),
and
Casilla Wade [b 1877] (worsted piecer).
Members of the family were buried at Christ Church, Pellon
He married Unknown.
Children:
He was a manufacturer at Dunkirk Mills, Halifax.
In [Q3] 1907, he married Ellen King
in Eltham, Kent.
Children:
They lived at
He married Clara Ann [1873-1950].
The couple were buried at Mount Pleasant Methodist Church, Wainstalls
He married Unknown.
Children:
He and his brother Josiah were involved in many local
printing ventures, including their Arab printing machine.
On 31st March 1868, he married Grace Mitchell [1844-1892].
Children:
He worked for Greenwood's bookshop.
In 1926, he left and established Wade's Bookshop.
He married Winifred.
After his death, the business was taken over by his daughter,
now Mrs Jennifer Pell.
She ran the business for 53 years.
In July 2013, then in her eighties, she decided to retire and close
the business
Baptised at Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge [23rd July 1902].
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 19th December 1915.
He was buried at Talana Farm Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref III H 4].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge
He was
educated at Heath Grammar School & Rishworth School /
a member of Old Rishworthian RUFC /
a member of Halifax Swimming Club.
During World War II,
he served as a Lieutenant
with the 591st Parachute Squadron
Royal Engineers.
He served in India & Burma, and survived typhoid fever.
He served in Palestine (where he gained his para wings), and in Italy.
He was killed in Belgium [17th January 1945] (aged 29).
He was buried at Hotton War Cemetery, Luxembourg [Grave Ref XII A 3].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on Heath Grammar School Memorial Gates,
and on the Memorial at Rishworth School
Son of Robert Wade.
He married Elizabeth Ramsden [d 1600].
Children:
He was buried at Halifax Parish Church
In [Q1] 1915, he married Maude Muriel Firth [18??-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at 4 Coleridge Street, Halifax
He was a potter [1849, 1851, 1871].
In 1849, he married Nanny Riley at Halifax Parish Church
Children:
The family lived at Bradshaw Lane [1871].
James died [1870s] and the pottery closed.
In 1881, the widowed Nanny & 9 of her children were living at
Clayton
In [Q4] 1894, he married Catherine Swan [1872-1936] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at 8 Byron Street, Halifax [1927, 1936].
H died Q2 1927.
H died Q3 1936 (aged 64).
The couple were buried at Christ Church, Pellon
He married Mary Titterington.
Children:
On 21st June 1856, records show a John Wade taking ownership
of Samuel Titterington's Brock Top Farm, Mount Tabor.
When Mary died [6th September 1870], she left the property to
children John, Sarah and Elkanah.
On 26th August 1878, they sold the property to John Naylor
for £650.00
In 1666, he married Hannah Milner.
Children:
Son of Anthony Wade.
In 1629, he married Mary Waterhouse.
Children:
He was a chemist & druggist [1850].
He married Unknown.
Children:
On 26th September 1850, daughter Sarah Jane was playing by the
side of the canal, when she fell in.
She was quickly rescued, but she did not survive
He was
a hand loom weaver (worsted) [1851] /
a carpet weaver [1861].
In [Q2] 1844, he married Hannah Fawthrop [1821-1???] in Halifax.
She was a hand loom weaver (worsted) [1851]
Children:
The family lived at
He was a grocer with a shop at 14 Union Street, Halifax.
Question:
Does anyone know whether he is the same person as Mr Wade?
He married Susan Bentley [1831-1913].
Children:
The family lived at Union Street South, Halifax.
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot Number 1432]
The family lived at 2 Winterburn Hill, Warley [1871]
He was a stone mason [1897].
On 21st March 1897, he married Clara Moor [1873-1950] in Bradford.
Children:
The family lived at 22 Spring Garden Street, Queensbury [1911]
In [Q1] 1899, he married Florence Kitson in Halifax.
He married Susannah
Jonathan died Q1 1867 (aged 58).
Susannah took over at the Shoulder of Mutton [1871]
On 15th September 1831, he married Hannah Whitaker [1811-1873]
at Heptonstall.
Children:
Beerseller at the Crown Tavern, Halifax [1911].
He married Unknown.
Children:
Born in Hebden Bridge.
In 1862, with his brother Edwin, he established a printing business and then expanded into the manufacture of
printing machinery.
They published the Hebden Chronicle.
Their Arab printing machine was used throughout the world.
In 1891, he became a councillor for Halifax.
As a councillor, he was associated with the Walshaw Dean Reservoir
and St Luke's Hospital.
He was
Mayor of Halifax [1902-1904]
On 1st February 1896, he gave Hebden Bridge its first ambulance.
The horse-drawn vehicle was replaced by a motor ambulance in 1924
He married Elizabeth Thomson [b 1845] from Dumfries,
Scotland.
They lived at
See
St John's Ambulance Brigade, Hebden Bridge
She married (1) Edward Farrer.
She married (2) John Hanson
He was
a policeman in Halifax /
a wool sorter [1861].
On 28th April 1861, he was one of a group drinking at the T' Cat i' th' Well, Luddenden Dean, and a quarrel broke out.
When he left the pub around 11:00 pm, he and James Calvert
began wrestling, during the course of which Calvert broke his
leg.
Knowing of the injury, Wade kicked the limb, and mortification
set in.
Calvert died 5th May 1861.
The Coroner's Jury returned a verdict of manslaughter
against Wade, and he was committed to York for trial at the
Assizes.
At the Yorkshire Summer Assizes [July 1861], the prosecution declined
to offer any evidence against Wade, and the case was discharged
In [Q2] 1902, he married Alice Horsfield in Halifax.
They lived at Mathroyd, Granny Hall Lane, Brighouse.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 2nd/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 17th July 1916 (aged 36).
He was buried at Brighouse Cemetery
[E C 455]`.
He is remembered on Brighouse War Memorial
Born in Warley/Wainstalls.
He was
a tailor [1871, 1881] /
a master tailor [1891] /
a tailor [1901].
In [Q3] 1870, he married Elizabeth Ann Hall [1849-1903] in Halifax.
She was a milliner [1871] /
a milliner (employing 1) [1881]
They had no children.
Elizabeth Ann died in Halifax [Q1 1903] (aged 53).
In [Q3] 1909, Metellus married (2) Maria Feather [1850-1926] in Halifax.
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1881, 1891] was niece Sarah Hannah Shaw
[b 1872] (apprentice tailoress 1891), and [in 1891] visitor Mary
Edith Gertrude Shaw [b 1884].
Maria died in Halifax [Q2 1926] (aged 75)
Metellus died in Rochdale [Q1 1929] (aged 80)
He was Financial Director at Wade's (Halifax) Limited
In 1866, he was charged with burglary at the temperance hotel kept
by Grace Fielden at Todmorden – could this be Fielden Temperance Hotel & Coffee Tavern?
Whilst he was being held at Hebden Bridge lockup he wrote a long poem
describing the temptation which led him to commit the robbery.
At his trial, he told the jury that he was subject to fits of
temporary insanity.
When the jury returned a verdict of Guilty, he handed another
poem to the judge.
The judge said that
He was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment with hard labour.
Wade asked the judge
to which he was told
In 1958, he began to write under the pen-name Rowan.
From November 1976 until 1985, he wrote a weekly local-history
column – entitled Those were the days and Random
Comments – for the Brighouse Echo.
Some of the articles were published by the Brighouse Echo in 2 slim
volumes entitled Those were the days [1979]
He was
educated at Warley Road School, Halifax Secondary Modern School & Halifax Tech /
a member of Highroad Well Boys Brigade.
During World War II,
he served as a Flight Sergeant
with the Royal Air Force.
He was 19th out of 1800 in the RAF entrance examination.
In 1942, he volunteered for flying duties, and trained as a navigator
in South Africa.
He died 17th June 1944 (aged 21).
He was buried at Warley Congregational Church
[O 59].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Saint John the Evangelist, Warley,
and on the Memorial at Providence Congregational Church, Ovenden
Son of Robert Wade.
On 18th June 1555, he married Agnes Farrer.
Children:
He carried on the family
feud with his uncle, Michael Foxcroft.
He died at the age of 21.
His son, Samuel Wade, carried on the dispute
The lintel on an entrance doorway and plasterwork over the Hall
fireplace are inscribed RW IW 1661.
In 1665, he paid hearth tax for 4 hearths at the Hall, and also for
one more hearth at a new erection.
He married Unknown
Question:
Does anyone know the name of his wife, presumably the I of the
1661 inscription?
Children:
After Richard's death, Richard Butler married his widow
Son of William Wade.
He married Unknown.
Children:
Son of Robert Wade.
He married a widow, Margaret Maude
Children:
Son of William Wade.
Baptised at Halifax [4th April 1591].
He left £10 for the poor of Sowerby,
and £4 per year for 80 years to be given to the poor of Sowerby
and
Born in Halifax.
He was a carpet weaver [1881].
He married Unknown.
Children:
The family lived at
He was a widower [1881] and disappears from the census after 1881
He was
landlord of the Prince of Wales, West Vale [1911] /
landlord of the Swan Bank Tavern, Halifax [1916, 1931]
He carried on the dispute between his family and Michael Foxcroft.
He inherited Quickstavers, and lived there until around 1633
The Foldout presents
describes the feud between Wade and Michael Foxcroft which
resulted in Wade's death.
He was buried in Halifax on 16th April 1596.
His son, Richard Wade, carried on the dispute
Son of Richard Wade.
He married Unknown.
Children:
He married Mary Ann [1811-1881].
Children:
Members of the family were buried at Mount Zion Chapel, Lightcliffe
Son of Robert Wade.
Born in Boston, USA.
He was
a member of Lee Mount RFC /
a boiler tenter's assistant [1891] /
an apprentice with Hartley & Sugden Limited /
an engine room artificer of 9 Nelson Road, Portsmouth [1899] /
chief engine room artificer [1911].
On 20th May 1899, he married Sarah Ellen Redman [1876-1???] at St George's Church, Lee Mount.
Children:
The family lived at 99 Cardiff Road, North End, Portsmouth [1911]
During World War I,
he served as a Chief Engine Room Artificer
2nd Class
with the Royal Navy
aboard the cruiser HMS Good Hope.
He was killed in action [1st November 1914].
when his ship sank with all hands off the coast of Chile at the
Battle of Coronel.
He is remembered on the Plymouth Naval Memorial [Grave Ref 3],
and in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
In 2000, he married the actress Tonicha Jeronimo who also
appeared in Emmerdale.
Children:
The couple have appeared in many drama productions.
He lives in Brighouse.
She married George Fairbanks
He married Rebecca Wright [1832-1868].
She was baptised at Haworth by Rev Patrick Bronte
Children:
He married Sarah [1812-1893].
The couple were buried at Mount Pleasant Methodist Church, Wainstalls
with Benjamin Wade [1841-1926] and his wife Rachel
[1844-1910]
Born in Mount Tabor.
He was
a member of King Cross Wesleyan Chapel, Halifax /
cashier at J. M. Howson & Company.
He married Unknown.
Children:
Thomas died 8th April 1914 (aged 63).
He was buried at Mount Tabor Wesleyan Methodist Chapel.
Probate records show that he left property valued at £8,087
(gross) with £1,579 (net personalty)
Born in Queensbury.
He was a doffer [1911].
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 15th Battalion
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).
He was killed in action [27th March 1918].
He is remembered on the Arras Memorial, France [Grave Ref 4]
He is almost certainly the same man as William Wade
Question:
Is he the same person as
William Ewart Gladstone Wade?
He was educated at Halifax Secondary School [until 1910].
During World War I,
he served
with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died in the conflict.
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Secondary School
Recorded in 1520, when
he married.
He married Unknown.
Children:
He was an early member of the Wade family of Halifax
Son of Henry Wade.
On 20th December 1585, he married Mary at Elland Parish Church.
Children:
After his death, Mary married Rev John Broadley
On 5th July 1563, he married (1) Alice Stancliffe in Halifax.
Children:
On 1st June 1579, he married (2) Christabel Hill
The will of Edward Brodley mentions William & family
He married Unknown.
Children:
On 18th September 1581, he married (1) Isabel Drake [1558-1589].
On 7th February 1590, he married 2 Susan Fairbanks
He came to Halifax in the 1820s.
He was a carter.
In 1829, he married Mary Ann Sykes in Halifax.
Children:
He is almost certainly the W. Wade who was a partner with
James Robinson at Small Clews Pottery, Bradshaw.
They traded as Robinson & Wade.
He married Betty [1811-1???].
Children:
They lived at Harper Farm, Bradshaw Lane [1841, 1851] with
neighbours James Robinson & family
He (possibly) served his apprenticeship with John Burley.
He was a dentist at Rhodes Street, Halifax and later at 14 Lord Street, Halifax.
On 8th July 1875, he married Elizabeth Stuart.
Children:
Elizabeth died June 1908.
William died April 1911.
The couple were buried at King Cross Methodist New Connexion Chapel
Born at Oxenhope.
On 30th May 1883, he married Mary Pollard at Halifax Parish Church.
They ran High Royd Farm at Range Bank, Halifax.
William died in Halifax in 1903.
Question:
Is he the same person as
W. H. G. Wade?
Born in Halifax.
He was a member of Highroad Well Congregational Church, Sunday
School & Boy Scouts.
During World War I,
he enlisted [7th October 1914], giving his name as Ewart Wade
and his age as 19 years and 4 months (he was actually 16 years and 4
months).
He served as a Private
with the 2nd/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was killed in action at Cambrai, dying instantly after being hit
by a piece of shell
[26th November 1917].
His photograph appears with a report of his death in the Halifax Courier [12th January 1918].
He is remembered on the Cambrai Memorial, Nord France [Grave Ref 6 & 7],
in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Pellon Baptist Church,
and on the Memorial at Campbell Gas Engine Company Limited
In [Q3] 1873, he married Susannah Woodhead [18??-19??] in Todmorden.
Children:
The family lived at Walsden
Of Todmorden.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 2nd Battalion
Essex Regiment.
He died 19th April 1918 (aged 26).
He was buried at Pernes British Cemetery, France [Grave Ref I C 13].
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
Wade, Mr Ref 157-2673
Wade, Mr Ref 157-1409 Wade, Mr Ref 157-31 Wade, Ambrose Ref 157-24 
Wade, Amos Ref 157-11
Wade, Anthony Ref 157-406 Wade, Anthony Ref 157-1187
Judith was the daughter of Thomas Foxcroft
Wade, Anthony Ref 157-1191
Mary was the daughter of John Moore of Greenhead,
Lancashire
Wade, Ben Ref 157-12
Wade, Benjamin Ref 157-10
Wade, Benjamin Ref 157-1189
Edith was the daughter of John Shann of Leeds
Mr Benjamin Wade at the Grange by Headenly, Justice of peace and
alderman of Leeds aged about 80 upon Thursday Feb. 25 167½
being in his own house having several friends at dinner, and as well
as he had been of many years, after he had sat with them at table,
rose up, went and sat down in a chair and immediately faint away and
dyed, drunk.
Wade, Benjamin Ref 157-1194
Wade, Benjamin Ref 157-781
was in Halifax Jan. 4. fell sick, stay'd at Mount Pellon, died next
Morning Jan. 5. bur. Jan. 8
Wade, Benjamin Ref 157-1193
Ann was the daughter of Walter Calverley of Calverley
Wade, Benjamin Ref 157-19
Edith, of Stanningley, was the daughter of George
Bleek, farmer
Sarah was born in Pellon
Wade, Brian Ref 157-1179 Wade, Charles Ref 157-1540
Ellen was the daughter of John King
Wade, David Tatham Ref 157-1340 Wade, Edward Ref 157-754
Wade, Edwin Ref 157-1277
Grace came from Brearley
Wade, Fred Ref 157-223
Wade, Frederick Albert Ref 157-20
Wade, Gordon Stafford Ref 157-14
Wade, Henry Ref 157-1186
Wade, Hubert Henry Ref 157-25 Wade, James Ref 157-23
Wade, James Albert Ref 157-29
Catherine was born in Sandbach, Cheshire
Wade, John Ref 157-2795
Mary was the daughter of Samuel Titterington
Wade, John Ref 157-1192
Hannah was the daughter of John Milner
Wade, John Ref 157-1190
Mary was the daughter of Anthony Waterhouse of Woodhouse
Wade, John Ref 157-6
Wade, John Ref 157-33
Hannah was born in Midgley.
Wade, John Ref 157-17
Wade, John Ref 157-270
Hannah was the daughter of James Turner
Wade, John Robert Ref 157-16
Clara was born in Queensbury
Wade, John Stuart Ref 157-269
Florence, of the Albion Hotel, Northowram, was the daughter
of Thomas Kitson, butcher
Wade, Jonathan Ref 157-21
Susannah was born in was the daughter of
Wade, Joseph Ref 157-2154
Wade, Joshua Ref 157-209
Wade, Josiah Ref 157-217
Wade, Margaret Ref 157-753
Wade, Matthew Ref 157-8 Wade, Matthew Ref 157-9
Wade, Metellus Ref 157-32
Elizabeth Ann came from Sowerby.
Maria was born in Stainland [Q3 1950], and had been employed
as a domestic servant with Elizabeth Ann & Metellus in
1901
Wade, Michael John Ref 157-5
Wade, Michael Joseph Ref 157-W1982
it was painful to see a young man imbued with superior talent in such
a position
Will you all me pen, ink and paper in prison?
I have nothing to do with that.
It will have to be determined by the prison regulation
Wade, Neil Ref 157-880 Wade, Ralph Ref 157-433 Wade, Raymond Lister Ref 157-13
Wade, Richard Ref 157-1184 Wade, Richard Ref 157-431 Wade, Richard Ref 157-286
Wade, Robert Ref 157-1178
Wade, Robert Ref 157-1181 Wade, Robert Ref 157-964
4 other honest men of the same town
Wade, Robert Ref 157-30
Wade, Sam Ref 157-208
Wade, Samuel Ref 157-432 Wade, Samuel Ref 157-W430
Wade, Samuel Ref 157-1185
Wade, Speed Ref 157-7100
Wade, Stamper Plaskett Ref 157-26
Sarah Ellen, of 2 Crossley Terrace, Ovenden, was the daughter
of Alfred Redman, blacksmith
Wade, Stuart Ref 157-1
Wade, Sybil Ref 157-804 Wade, Thomas Ref 157-35
Rebecca was born in Haworth, the daughter of Robert
Wright.
Wade, Thomas Ref 157-5590 Wade, Thomas Ref 157-28
Wade, Thomas Ref 157-15
Wade, W. Ref 157-876
Wade, W. H. G. Ref 157-27
Wade, William Ref 157-1177 Wade, William Ref 157-1188
Wade, William Ref 157-3
Alice was the daughter of Edward Stancliffe
Wade, William Ref 157-1180
Wade, William Ref 157-803 Wade, William Ref 157-2836
Wade, William Ref 157-22
Wade, William Ref 157-2835
Wade, William Ref 157-34
Wade, William Ewart Gladstone Ref 157-18
Wade, William Thomas Ref 157-7 Wade, Willie Ref 157-4
The Surname is discussed in the book Halifax & District Surnames by George Redmonds.
There are over 60 entries on
the Calderdale Companion
for people with the surname Wade,
as discussed in this SideTrack.
This count does not include other forms of the surname.
Unattached BMDs for Wade:
The family is discussed in the book Yorkshire Pedigrees
Wade surname Ref 157-2 The Wade family of Halifax Ref 157-599 The Wade family of Shelf Ref 157-834
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Malcolm Bull
2019
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