Wade & Webb Family History

Ethel Ellen Wade1894–1985

New York · Kew Gardens

Ethel Ellen Wade lost her mother at eleven and spent the rest of her father's life in his household in Queens, from Richmond Hill to Forest Hills. She was maid of honour at her brother's wedding in 1933, and in 1942 it was she who reported the death of her mother's sister, Elizabeth Jane Marritt. She died in 1985 and was buried at Kew Gardens.

On this page
  1. Family Record
  2. Life
  3. Documents (9)
  4. Places
  5. Timeline
  6. Open questions
  7. Searches made
  8. Notes

Birth

  1. 17 Aug 1894 Place not recorded 1, 6

Marriages

Not recorded.

Death and burial

  1. Apr 1985 Death: place not recorded
  2. Date unknown Burial: Kew Gardens, Queens, New York

Family

Parents
William Henry Wade Jr 1869–1945

Line of descent Wade line

  1. Ethel Ellen Wade
  2. Sister of Frank Edward Wade
  3. William Albert Webb Wade, son

Aunt of Webb Wade, from whom this history is traced. Why Webb Wade?

Life

Ethel Ellen Wade was born on 17 August 1894, the elder child of William Henry Wade Jr. and Ellen Mathilda Marritt; the FamilySearch tree gives the date without a source and records no birthplace.1 Her parents had married in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, in October 1893, and her mother's obituary says that the family moved from the Ocean Hill section of Brooklyn to Richmond Hill, Queens County, in 1894, the year of her birth.2 Inference Whether she was born in Brooklyn before the move or at Richmond Hill after it is not shown by any record in hand.2 Her father was a carpenter who became a builder and developer in Queens, and her mother had been born in England.3 Her only brother, Frank Edward Wade, was born at Richmond Hill on 12 April 1896.4

Childhood in Richmond Hill

The federal census of 1900 lists Ethel E. Wade in her father's household in the 4th Ward of the Borough of Queens.5 Her mother died at Liberty, Sullivan County, New York, on Monday 16 July 1906, after an illness of a year and a half, leaving her husband and "two children, Ethel E. and Frank E., aged 11 and 9 years, respectively."6 Her age in that notice agrees with the tree's birth date of August 1894.6 In 1909 her father married Josephine Lynas, who had been the bridesmaid at the wedding of his brother Harry to her sister Martha in 1900.7

Her father's household

She lived in her father's household for the rest of his life.8 The federal censuses of 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940 and the New York State census of 1915 all list her in the entry for William H. Wade in Queens, and the 1940 census records that the household had been at the same place in 1935.8 She was "Miss Ethel Wade" among the family at the 98th and 99th birthday receptions of her great-grandmother Eliza Ann Wade in Brooklyn in 1914 and 1915, and one of the six great-grandchildren named when Eliza Ann died in December 1915.9 On 8 August 1933, as "Miss Ethel E. Wade, sister of the bridegroom," she was maid of honour at her brother's marriage to Hilda Webb at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Forest Hills, by which time her father was living at Forest Hills.10 FamilySearch's index to the book indexes of New York passenger lists for 1906 to 1942 includes an Ethel E. Wade; the index entry gives no date or ship.11

On 2 June 1942 her mother's elder sister, Elizabeth Jane Marritt, died at Dr. Wade's Hospital, 495 Greene Avenue, Brooklyn, under the care of Dr. H. A. Wade of the same address, a cousin of her father.12 Ethel signed the death certificate as informant, the person who supplied the personal details, giving her relationship as niece and her address as 118 Puritan Avenue, Forest Hills, the same address from which her father petitioned that summer to have Elizabeth's will proved in the Surrogate's Court of Kings County, the New York court that deals with wills and estates.13 Inference Because an informant who was a niece was reporting her aunt's birth date and parents at second hand, those details on the certificate are secondary information, though Ethel was well placed to know them.12

Her father died at their home, 118 Puritan Avenue, on 4 November 1945; his obituary names "a daughter, Ethel E. Wade," among his survivors, and she was at his funeral at the Richmond Hill Baptist Church two days later.14 Every record of her found so far names her as Miss Wade, and the tree records no marriage.15

Death

Ethel Wade died in April 1985, according to the Social Security Death Index, which gives only the month and year.16 The Find a Grave index places her burial at Kew Gardens, Queens, where it also places her mother's grave; her father was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Kew Gardens.17

Documents

  1. 18 July 1906 Ellen M. Wade (obituary) The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) · clipping
  2. 3 March 1914 Her 98th Birthday: Mrs. Eliza Ann Wade Has a Party at Her Son's Home The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) · clipping
  3. 2 March 1915 Mrs. Wade, 99, Happy With 4 Generations: Her Offspring and Guests, Numbering 100, Extend Love on Birthday The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) · clipping
  4. 16 December 1915 Mrs. Eliza Ann Wade Dies in 100th Year: Born in New York City When All Above Canal Street Was Farming Land; Shook Hands With Lafayette The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) · clipping
  5. 9 August 1933 Wade—Webb (wedding) The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) · clipping
  6. 2 June 1942 Certificate of death no. 11083: Elizabeth J. Marritt City of New York, Department of Health, Borough of Brooklyn, certificates of death · vital record
  7. 5 November 1945 Wade—William H. (death notice) The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) · clipping
  8. 5 November 1945 William H. Wade Dies at 76; Ex-G.O.P. Chief and Builder The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) · clipping
  9. 7 November 1945 W. H. Wade Funeral Attended by 300 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) · clipping

Places

  1. 1910–1940Queens
  2. undatedKew Gardens

Timeline

  1. 17 Aug 1894Birth
  2. 1900ResidenceBorough of Queens, Election District 4 New York City Ward 4, Queens, New York
  3. 1910ResidenceQueens Ward 4, Queens, New York
  4. 1915ResidenceNew York, Queens, New York
  5. 1920ResidenceQueens Assembly District 4, Queens, New York
  6. 1930ResidenceQueens (Districts 1501-1575), Queens, New York
  7. 1935ResidenceSame Place
  8. 1940ResidenceAssembly District 6, Queens, New York City, Queens, New York
  9. Apr 1985Death

Open questions

None recorded yet.

Searches made

  1. 2026-11-08Bulk review of Matt's OneDrive genealogy folder (Phase 3): all documents transcribed and compared with the tree9 document(s) name this person; see Documents above. Conflicts and new facts are in each document record and in research/sources/document-review-2026-11-08.md

Notes

  1. FamilySearch Family Tree, profile GMST-9PH: birth 17 Aug 1894, no place, no source attached; parents William Henry Wade Jr and Ellen Mathilda Marritt back to the text
  2. 1893-10-18-ellen-thompson-wade-marriage-certificate: married 18 October 1893, City of Brooklyn Ellen M. Wade (obituary), The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York): for eleven years a resident of the Ocean Hill section of Brooklyn, and in 1894 went with her family to live in Richmond Hill back to the text
  3. 1893-10-18-ellen-thompson-wade-marriage-certificate: groom a carpenter, bride born England William H. Wade Dies at 76; Ex-G.O.P. Chief and Builder, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York): entering the building construction business, he developed large areas of Richmond Hill, Hollis and Queens Village back to the text
  4. FamilySearch Family Tree, profile 9N2F-N1M (their page): born 12 Apr 1896, Richmond Hill "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", FamilySearch, Frank Edwin Wade, 12 Apr 1896. Record: Frank Edwin Wade, 12 Apr 1896 back to the text
  5. "United States, Census, 1900", FamilySearch, Ethel E Wade in entry for William Wade, 1900. Record: Ethel E Wade in entry for William Wade, 1900 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile GMST-9PH: residence 1900, Election District 4, New York City Ward 4, Queens back to the text
  6. Ellen M. Wade (obituary), The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York): Ellen M. Wade, died on Monday, at Liberty, N. Y., after a lingering illness of a year and a half, two children, Ethel E. and Frank E., aged 11 and 9 years, respectively FamilySearch Family Tree, profile GMST-9PH: birth 17 Aug 1894 back to the text
  7. 1909-08-06-william-h-wade-josephine-lynas-marriage-license: William H. Wade, 40, of Richmond Hill, and Josephine Lynas, 31 1900-11-05-harry-e-wade-martha-lynas-wedding-announcement: attended by her sister, Miss Josephine Lynas back to the text
  8. "United States, Census, 1910", FamilySearch, Ethel E Wade in entry for William H Wade, 1910. Record: Ethel E Wade in entry for William H Wade, 1910 "New York, State Census, 1915", FamilySearch, Ethel E Wade in entry for William H Wade, 1915. Record: Ethel E Wade in entry for William H Wade, 1915 "United States, Census, 1920", FamilySearch, Ethel E Wade in entry for William H Wade, 1920. Record: Ethel E Wade in entry for William H Wade, 1920 "United States, Census, 1930", FamilySearch, Ethel E Wade in entry for William H Wade, 1930. Record: Ethel E Wade in entry for William H Wade, 1930 "United States, Census, 1940", FamilySearch, Ethel E Wade in entry for William H Wade, 1940. Record: Ethel E Wade in entry for William H Wade, 1940 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile GMST-9PH: residence 1935, Same Place; 1940, Assembly District 6, Queens back to the text
  9. Her 98th Birthday: Mrs. Eliza Ann Wade Has a Party at Her Son's Home, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York): Frank Wade, Miss Ethel Wade Mrs. Wade, 99, Happy With 4 Generations: Her Offspring and Guests, Numbering 100, Extend Love on Birthday, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York): Frank E. Wade, Miss Ethel Wade and Miss Evelyn Wade, great-grandchildren Mrs. Eliza Ann Wade Dies in 100th Year: Born in New York City When All Above Canal Street Was Farming Land; Shook Hands With Lafayette, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York): six great-grandchildren, Frank E. Wade, Miss Ethel Wade back to the text
  10. Wade—Webb (wedding), The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York): Frank E. Wade, son of William H. Wade of Forest Hills, St. Luke's P. E. Church, Forest Hills, Miss Ethel E. Wade, sister of the bridegroom, was maid of honor back to the text
  11. "New York, Book Indexes to Passenger Lists, 1906-1942", FamilySearch, Ethel E Wade, from 1906 to 1942. Record: Ethel E Wade, New York, Book Indexes to Passenger Lists, 1906-1942 back to the text
  12. Certificate of death no. 11083: Elizabeth J. Marritt, City of New York, Department of Health, Borough of Brooklyn, certificates of death: died June 2, 1942, Brooklyn, Dr. Wade's Hospital, 495 Greene Ave, attended from May 13, signed H. A. Wade, M.D., 495 Greene Ave.; notes: informant a niece, so the birth date is secondary information Mrs. Wade, 99, Happy With 4 Generations: Her Offspring and Guests, Numbering 100, Extend Love on Birthday, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York): Dr. H. Albert Wade, William H. Wade, grandchildren FamilySearch Family Tree, profile GMST-6LB (their page): Ellen Mathilda Marritt, daughter of William Marritt and Eliza Keel back to the text
  13. Certificate of death no. 11083: Elizabeth J. Marritt, City of New York, Department of Health, Borough of Brooklyn, certificates of death: Informant: Ethel E. Wade, relationship niece, address 118 Puritan Ave., Forest Hills 1942-08-03-william-h-wade-notice-of-will: William H. Wade, who resides at 118 Puritan Ave., Forest Hills, has presented a petition, last Will and Testament of Elizabeth Jane Marritt back to the text
  14. Wade—William H. (death notice), The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York): on November 4, 1945, at his home, 118 Puritan Avenue, Forest Hills, father of Ethel E. William H. Wade Dies at 76; Ex-G.O.P. Chief and Builder, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York): a daughter, Ethel E. Wade W. H. Wade Funeral Attended by 300, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York): among those who attended, a daughter, Ethel E. Wade back to the text
  15. Wade—Webb (wedding), The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York): Miss Ethel E. Wade Mrs. Eliza Ann Wade Dies in 100th Year: Born in New York City When All Above Canal Street Was Farming Land; Shook Hands With Lafayette, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York): Miss Ethel Wade FamilySearch Family Tree, profile GMST-9PH: no spouse recorded back to the text
  16. "United States, Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch, Ethel Wade, Apr 1985; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing). Record: Ethel Wade, Apr 1985, Social Security Death Index FamilySearch Family Tree, profile GMST-9PH: death Apr 1985 back to the text
  17. "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch, Ethel Ellen Wade. Record: Ethel Ellen Wade, Find a Grave Index FamilySearch Family Tree, profile GMST-9PH: burial Kew Gardens, Queens Wade—William H. (death notice), The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York): Interment Maple Grove Cemetery "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch, Ellen M. Thompson Wade. Record: Ellen M. Thompson Wade, Find a Grave Index back to the text
Every FamilySearch record attached to Ethel Ellen Wade (9)
  1. 1900Ethel E Wade, "United States, Census, 1900"
  2. from 1906 to 1942Ethel E Wade, "New York, Book Indexes to Passenger Lists, 1906-1942"
  3. 1910Ethel E Wade, "United States, Census, 1910"
  4. 1915Ethel E Wade, "New York, State Census, 1915"
  5. 1920Ethel E Wade, "United States, Census, 1920"
  6. 1930Ethel E Wade, "United States, Census, 1930"
  7. 1940Ethel E Wade, "United States, Census, 1940"
  8. Apr 1985Ethel Wade, "United States, Social Security Death Index"
  9. Ethel Ellen Wade, "Find a Grave Index"