William Wade
Domestic servant and valet
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William Wade was born in Ballaugh, on the Isle of Man in 1873 he was the son of William James Wade an agricultural labourer and Ann Wade née Boyd.
His father was William James Wade was born in 1836 at Ballaugh, and his mother, Ann.Boyde was born in 1838 also at Ballaugh, they were married on 27th June 1863 at Ballaugh, they had a daughter in 1878 Isabella,
In 1891, at the age of 17 he was working as a servant and domestic page in the house of William Fine Moore, a Justice of the Peace with five other domestic staff at Union Mills, Isle of Man.
As a complete change of locations he came to Retford where in 1906 he married Kate Bell born 5th December 1876, and found a home in Biggins Cottages, Retford. By 1911, the couple had had two children, Kathleen born 6th December 1907 and William John born 28th July 1909 in 1910 and William was working as a domestic servant and valet.
His widow was living at 38 Ordsall Road, Retford and was awarded a pension of 21 shillings a week which commenced on 12th July 1915.
Private William James Wade enlisted at Moulsford, he served with the Sherwood Rangers and the war had only been going for four months when he died heart failure on 19th December 1914. His death was registered at Retford and he died of heart failure before being buried in the Babworth Churchyard.
CWG additional information:- Son of W. J. Wade; husband of Kate Wade, of Biggins Cottages, Retford. Born at Ballaugh, Isle of Man.
Research by Colin Dannatt
Pte W J Wade Retford Times 25th Dec 1914: -
The death occurred on Saturday last, after a short illness at the Biggins, Retford, of Pte W J Wade, valet to Colonel A E Whitaker, at the age of 41 years. Mr Wade came with Colonel Whitaker to Babworth Hall in 1898 and at the beginning of the war he enlisted as servant to Colonel Whitaker. He was well known and leaves a widow and two young children, with whom much sympathy is felt. The mortal remains were laid to rest in Babworth Churchyard on Tuesday with military honours, the Sherwood Rangers providing a firing party, and the trumpeters sounding the “Last Post.” There follows a list of mourners and floral tributes in the Retford Times report.
Photo of William Wade
Wade William James grave at Babworth All Saints Churchyard courtesy of Judith Goodall and the cwgc