Brief Life History of Saul
When Saul Wade was born on 8 February 1858, in Farsley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Samuel Wade, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth Marshall, was 30. He married Sarah Dockray on 7 September 1878. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1891 and Accrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1901. He died on 24 October 1931, in Oldham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 73, and was buried in Oldham, Lancashire, England.
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- Saml Wade, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Saul Wade, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
- Saul Wade, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"
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World Events (8)
1859 · Lancashire Rifle Volunteers
The Lancashire Rifle Volunteers started in the eighteenth century. Those that fought in the militia were selected by ballot. They were formed because of threat due to the Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic War.
1863 · Lendal Bridge Opened
The Lendal Bridge was opened in 1863, after a previous failed attempt at building it Thomas Page was brought in to design it. It is an iron bridge styled with the gothic style popular in England. When it was first opened, it was a toll bridge but in 1894, it accepted it’s last toll.
1878 · Bacup Natural History Society
The Bacup Natural History Society was established in 1878 in Lancashire. It holds a collection of over 4,000 photos, slides, and documents. It holds many different artifacts from military to fossils.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Wade (Old English Wada or, via Norman French, from ancient Germanic Wado, of unclear origin but possibly related to Old English wadan ‘to go’).
English: topographic name from Middle English wade ‘ford’ (Old English (ge)wæd ‘ford, especially a tidal crossing’) for someone who lived by a ford, or a habitational name from a place so called, such as Wade Hall in North Cove (Suffolk).
Irish: shortened and altered from Mac Uaid, see McQuaid .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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