Birth
When Sidney Thomas Wade was born in November 1884 in Maidstone, Kent, England, his father, Joseph, was 32 and his mother, Harriet, was 25.[1]Early Years
Sidney had an older brother, Joseph Henry Wade (1882), and seven younger siblings:
His brother William Stanley was born in March 1886 in New Southgate, Middlesex, England.
His sister Ruby was born either in December 1888 or May 1889, in Kent, England.
His brother Henry was born on May 13, 1892, when Sidney Thomas was 7 years old.
His sister May Violet was born on May 13, 1892, when Sidney Thomas was 7 years old.
His sister Winnifred Glaydis was born on July 21, 1895, in either Kent or Essex, England.
His sister Edith Phoebe Louise was born on September 28, 1896, in Northamptonshire, England.
His brother Charles S was born on October 11, 1898, in Merstham, Surrey, England.
Death of Father
His father Joseph passed away in June 1899 in London, London, England, at the age of 46. Sidney was only 14.
The 1900 Survey of homes in Essex county showed the following people in the home and their occupations: Harriett; Joseph: bricklayer labourer; Sydney: railway; William: firing on stationary engine; Ruby E., May V., Henry G., Winifred G., Edith P., Charley S., Alice L. Swaffield (niece).
Sidney Thomas Wade lived in Chigwell, Essex, England, in 1901.
Sidney's mother remarried sometime after March 31, 1901 to Timothy William Brown.
His half-sister Ivy Mary was born on October 22, 1901, in England.
His half-brother George Edward Swaffield was born on February 11, 1905, in Gillingham, Kent, England.
Marriage
Sidney Thomas Wade married Elizabeth Holloway in Middlesex, England, on June 21, 1903. Their marriage record says they were both 19 but according to their birthdays he was 18 and she was 17.[2]
Daughter May Violet was born on August 22, 1903, in London, London, England.
Daughter Ruby Elizabeth Rosina was born on December 14, 1904, in London, London, England.
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| Sidney and Elizabeth with May and Ruby and Sidney's parents |
Son Sydney Thomas was born on July 5, 1906, in London, London, England.
Daughter Winnifred Gladys was born on October 9, 1910, in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England.
In April 1911 Elizabeth, Sidney, and children May, Ruby, Sydney Jr., and baby Winifred were living at 105 Waterloo Road, Uxbridge, in Hillingdon, Middlesex, England.
Son William was born on December 10, 1912, in England.
Immigration to Canada
Sidney immigrated to Quebec, Canada in October 1913 (according to 1921 Census of Canada) while Elizabeth stayed in England with the children.
The children came later in May 1918. A passenger showing May, Ruby, and Sidney travelling from England to Canada lists Sidney's occupation as a lumberman.
His wife Elizabeth passed away on November 8, 1918, in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England. She reportedly in childbirth (baby girl Ethel) from influenza, which could have been the ‘Spanish Flu’ pandemic of 1918. Mother and daughter were buried together in Hillingdon Cemetery.
Elizabeth was only 32 and she and Sidney had been married 15 years.
The 1921 Census found Sidney Thomas Wade living in Montréal, Quebec.
Second Marriage
Sidney Thomas Wade married Mary Ann [Polly] Spackman in Canada in 1923 when he was 39 years old. She was a 37 year old widow (Frank Burr) with two children - daughter Evelyn Kate Burr (b. 1907), age 16 and son Charles Burr (b. 1911), age 12.
Sidney and Mary Ann's son George Stanley was born on October 31, 1924, in Montréal, Quebec. Their son Frederick (Freddie) was born in 1928 in Canada. Their daughter Evelyn was born in 1928 in Canada.
Death of Second Wife
His wife Mary Ann [Polly] passed away in January 1930 in Kent, England, at the age of 44. They had been married 7 years.
Sidney Thomas Wade lived in Montréal, Quebec, in 1945.
Death
Sidney Thomas Wade died in 1961 in Montréal, Quebec, when he was 77 years old.
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Sources:
1. England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
2. London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932
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