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WADE, William
1829 - 1864 (35 years) Has one ancestor and 11 descendants in this family tree.
1821 - 1909 (88 years)-
Name WADE, William Birth 1829 Keyham, Leicestershire, England 
Gender Male Death 12 Nov 1864 Leicester, Leicestershire Person ID I397 Edgoose Last Modified 3 Feb 2026
Father WADE, George, b. Abt 1786, London, England d. 1861 (Age 75 years) Family ID F3165 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family EDGOOSE, Jemima, b. 29 Apr 1821, Gosberton, Lincolnshire, England d. 21 Sep 1909, Billesdon, Leicestershire, England (Age 88 years) Marriage 17 Dec 1855 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Children 1. WADE, James Edgoose, b. 27 Oct 1856, Leicester, Leicestershire d. 1857, Leicester Registration District, Leicestershire (Age 0 years)2. WADE, William, b. 1858, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England d. 20 May 1882, Leicester, Leicestershire (Age 24 years)3. WADE, Albert, b. 4 Jul 1859, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England d. 15 Jan 1884, Leicester, Leicestershire (Age 24 years)4. WADE, Emily, b. 27 Oct 1860, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England d. 5 Aug 1888, Leicester, Leicestershire (Age 27 years)5. WADE, George, b. 11 May 1862, Leicester, Leicestershire d. 21 Apr 1888, Leicester, Leicestershire (Age 25 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F143 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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WILLIAM WADE 1829-1864
William, son of George WADE and Hannah, was baptised at Keyham, Leicestershire, on 27 December 1829.
(IGI)
The 1851 census of 28 Peel Street, Leicester St. Margaret:
James WALKER, head, gardener and cow keeper, born at Packington, Leicestershire;
Hannah WALKER, wife, aged 31, born at Keyham, Leicestershire;
Sarah WALKER, daughter, aged 3, born at Humberston, Leicestershire;
Joseph WALKER, son, aged 2, born at Humberstone, Leicestershire;
Hannah WALKER, daughter, aged 5 months, born in Leicester;
*William WADE, brother-in-law, aged 21, boot and shoe maker, born at Keyham, Leicestershire;
Ann HICKLING, servant, aged 14, domestic servant, born at Humberstone, Leicestershire.
(HO107/2088/292/18)
William WADE and Jemima EDGOOSE were married on 17 December 1855 at St. Stephen's, Birmingham. William WADE was the 27 year old shoemaker son of George WADE, carpenter. They gave their addresses as Summer Lane, Birmingham. Witnesses were Stephen WADE and Ann JACOBS. Jemima gave her age as 30.
It is not known whether there was any relationship between William WADE and William Francis WADE M.D. (later Sir Willoughby) of Summer Lane, resident physician to the Birmingham General Hospital. (Willoughby Francis WADE, William WADE, and George WADE were not listed in the 1851 census returns for Summer Lane).
The birth of a James Edgoose WADE was registered in 1856.
(GRO December Q 1856 [EDGOOSE] Leicester 7a 161)
The death of a James Edgoose WADE was registered in 1857.
(GRO December Q 1857 Leicester 6d 108)
At the time of the 1861 census of 4 St. George Street, Leicester St. Margaret's, he was visiting the WADE family:
George WADE, head, aged 40, cordwainer and general dealer, born at Keyham, Leicestershire;
Sarah WADE, wife, aged 47, born at Leicester;
Hannah WADE, daughter, aged 24, hosiery mender, born at Leicester;
Sarah WADE, daughter, aged 19, worker for elastic web employed in a factory, born at Leicester;
Mary WADE, daughter, aged 14, worker for elastic web employed in a factory, born at Leicester;
Maria WADE, daughter, aged 11, scholar, born at Leicester;
*William WADE, visitor, aged 32, married, cordwainer, born at Keyham, Leicestershire.
Mary Ann BRYANT, visitor, aged 27, unmarried, seamstress, born in Leicester;
Samuel HOPKINS, lodger, aged 22, cordwainer, born at Himcote, Leicestershire.
RG9/2284/109/14)
William WADE, a 36 year old shoemaker, died of phthisis at 17 Kent Street, St. Mary's, Leicester, on 12 November 1864. His wife's sister, Caroline BAKER of 62 Jarrom Street, Leicester, was present at the death and informed the registrar.
(GRO December Q 1864 Leicester 7a 124)
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