Thomas was born in 1810. He appears on Saint Helena[1] in 1827 when he is recorded on the Slave Manumission Lists.
1827 Slave Manumission List:
Surname Wade, Forenames Thomas, Slave Full Name Thomas Wade,Gender m, Age 16, Calculated Birth Year 1811, Occupation Domestic Servant, Dairy,, Marketman, Married , Proprietor Blake, Mr., Amount of the Loan (£ s d) 50 0 0, Category (1827), Cause of Arrears (1839) 3rd class, Occupation, general character, conduct of debtor Takes milk to market and employed in the house character indifferent has been a runaway
4 Oct 1834 - Bachelor Thomas Wade married Spinster Eleanor Barnes at St James.
1839 Slave Debtor'sList:
Surname Wade, Forenames William, Slave Full Name William Wade, Gender m, Age 30, Calculated Birth Year 1809, Left Island Left, Amount of the Loan (£ s d) 75 0 0, Date of Original Advances , Amount Repaid (£ s d) 0 0 0, Amount Remaining due (£ s d) 75 0 0, Category (1827), Cause of Arrears (1839) Left Island without repaying loan
Anglican Church of Southern Africa (ACSA). The Diocese of St Helena Parish Registers and Indices held at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Historical Papers Research Archive series AB2073:
Saint Helena Marriage Register St James 4Oct 1834 [1]
1827 Fox Slave Manumission List by Colin Fox - Transcribed by Friends of St Helena [2]
1839 Fox Slave Debtors List Transposed by Friends of St Helena [3]
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