Wade & Webb Family History

Arthur William R Fyfe1878–1932

Darlington · Brooklyn · Queens · New York

Born at Darlington, England, in 1878, Arthur W. R. Fyfe was living in the household of Robert Fyfe there in 1881 and in Brooklyn by 1900. He married Nella Augusta Wade in 1903, raised three sons in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan, and died in Brooklyn in 1932.

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

Birth

  1. 25 Nov 1878 Darlington, England 1

Marriages

  1. 26 Aug 1903 Nella Augusta Wade, at Kings, New York 6
  2. 26 Aug 1903 Nella Augusta Wade, at Kings, New York 6

Death and burial

  1. 15 Mar 1932 Death: Brooklyn NY 16
  2. 19 Mar 1932 Burial: Kensico Cemetery 17

Family

Parents
Not recorded
Spouse, 26 Aug 1903
Nella Augusta Wade 1880–1950
Children
William Henry Fyfe 1908–1984
Arthur William Fyfe Jr 1904–1976
Harold Fyfe 1906–1969

Line of descent Wade line

  1. Arthur William R Fyfe
  2. Husband of Nella Augusta Wade
  3. William Henry Wade Jr
  4. Frank Edward Wade, son
  5. William Albert Webb Wade, son

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

Life

Arthur William R. Fyfe was born on 25 November 1878 at Darlington, County Durham, England, according to the FamilySearch tree, which gives the date without a source and records no parents for him.1 The census of England and Wales of 1881 lists Arthur W. R. Fyfe in the household of Robert Fyfe at Darlington.2 Inference Robert Fyfe was very probably his father, since Arthur was still in the same household in Brooklyn in 1900, but neither index entry in hand states the relationship.3 The tree, without a source, dates his emigration to the United States to 1887.4

Brooklyn

The federal census of 1900 again lists Arthur W. R. Fyfe in the household of Robert Fyfe, in Election District 14 of the 26th Ward of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.3 The Wade family was enumerated in the same election district that year: Nella A. Wade was living there in the household of her father, William H. Wade, a Brooklyn builder.5 On 26 August 1903 Arthur W. Fyfe married Nella A. Wade, in full Nella Augusta Wade, in New York City.6 Inference The two families' presence in one election district in 1900 is the likeliest setting for the couple's acquaintance, though no record says how they met.5 The state census of 1905 found the couple in Brooklyn, indexed under the spelling "Fife".7 They had three sons: Arthur William Jr. (1904–1976), Harold, born on 26 July 1906, and William Henry, born on 7 March 1908; the New York City birth records of Harold and William name Arthur as their father.8

Queens and Manhattan

By 1910 the Fyfes had moved to the fourth ward of Queens, where his wife's brothers, William H. and Harry E. Wade, were building.9 "Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Fyfe" were among the family at the 98th and 99th birthday receptions of his wife's grandmother Eliza Ann Wade in 1914 and 1915, and his sons were among her six great-grandchildren named when she died in December 1915.10 He registered for the draft in New York City in 1917 or 1918, under the law that required men of military age to register during the First World War; the card, which is indexed under Arthur William Fyfe, has not been transcribed for this biography.11 Inference The card would give his date and place of birth, his occupation and his employer, none of which the records in hand otherwise record.11

In 1920 the census found Arthur Fyfe and his family in the 10th Assembly District of Manhattan, where Nella was recorded as a graduate nurse.12 By 1925 he was back in Brooklyn, where the state census of that year and the federal census of 1930 list him.13 In April 1928 his son Arthur W. Fyfe married Marguerite Lavarack in New York City, the marriage record naming the groom's parents as Arthur W. and Nella A. Wade.14 In 1930 Nella appears in the Brooklyn census under her own name, in a different group of enumeration districts from his.15 Inference That may mean that they were then living apart, but the census pages have not been examined.15

Death

Arthur W. Fyfe died in Brooklyn on 15 March 1932; his New York City death record names his wife, Nella Fyfe.16 He was buried on 19 March 1932 in the Kensico Cemetery, according to the tree, and the Find a Grave index has an entry for him.17 His son William Henry Fyfe's marriage to Adele Mary Melia in New Hampshire in 1946 names him as the father.18 Nella survived him and died in New Hampshire in 1950.19

Documents

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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

Places

  1. 1878–1881Darlington
  2. 1900–1932Kings
  3. 1903Kings
  4. 1910Queens
  5. 1917New York City
  6. 1920New York
  7. 1932Kensico Cemetery

Timeline

  1. 25 Nov 1878BirthDarlington, England
  2. 1881ResidenceDarlington, Durham, England
  3. 1887Immigration
  4. 1900ResidenceBorough of Brooklyn, Election District 14 New York City Ward 26, Kings, New York
  5. 26 Aug 1903Marriage, Nella Augusta WadeKings, New York
  6. 26 Aug 1903Marriage, Nella Augusta WadeKings, New York
  7. 1905ResidenceBrooklyn, Kings, New York
  8. 1910ResidenceQueens Ward 4, Queens, New York
  9. from 1917 to 1918Military Draft RegistrationNew York City, New York
  10. between 1917 and 1918Military Draft RegistrationNew York City no 153, New York
  11. 1920ResidenceManhattan Assembly District 10, New York, New York
  12. 1925ResidenceBrooklyn, A.D. 10, E.D. 18, Kings, New York
  13. 1930ResidenceBrooklyn (Districts 1001-1250), Kings, New York
  14. 15 Mar 1932DeathBrooklyn NY
  15. 19 Mar 1932BurialKensico Cemetery

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 tree3 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 L2S8-B8B: birth 25 Nov 1878, Darlington, England, no source; no parents recorded back to the text
  2. "England and Wales, Census, 1881", FamilySearch, Arthur W R Fyfe in entry for Robert Fyfe, 1881. Record: Arthur W R Fyfe in entry for Robert Fyfe, England and Wales, Census, 1881 Arthur W R Fyfe in household of Robert Fyfe, "England and Wales Census, 1881" Record: Arthur W R Fyfe in household of Robert Fyfe, 1881 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile L2S8-B8B: residence 1881, Darlington, Durham, England back to the text
  3. "United States, Census, 1900", FamilySearch, Arthur W R Fyfe in entry for Robert Fyfe, 1900. Record: Arthur W R Fyfe in entry for Robert Fyfe, 1900 "England and Wales, Census, 1881", FamilySearch, Arthur W R Fyfe in entry for Robert Fyfe, 1881. Record: 1881, in entry for Robert Fyfe FamilySearch Family Tree, profile L2S8-B8B: residence 1900, Borough of Brooklyn, Election District 14, New York City Ward 26 back to the text
  4. FamilySearch Family Tree, profile L2S8-B8B: immigration 1887, no source back to the text
  5. "United States, Census, 1900", FamilySearch, Nelle A Wade in entry for Wm C Wade, 1900. Record: Nelle A Wade in entry for Wm C Wade, 1900 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile L2S8-KCD (their page): residence 1900, Borough of Brooklyn, Election District 14, New York City Ward 26 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile L2S8-B8B: residence 1900, Election District 14, Ward 26 1876-07-10-william-h-wade-built-house-for-brother-john-e-wade: Mr. William H. Wade was the architect and builder back to the text
  6. "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938", FamilySearch, Arthur W Fyfe and Nella A Wade, 26 August 1903. Record: Arthur W Fyfe and Nella A Wade, New York City Marriage Records, 26 August 1903 "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938", FamilySearch, Arthur W Fyfe and Nella A Wade, 26 August 1903. Record FamilySearch Family Tree, profile L2S8-KCD (their page): Nella Augusta Wade back to the text
  7. "New York, State Census, 1905", FamilySearch, Arthur W Fife, 1905. Record: Arthur W Fife, New York State Census, 1905 "New York, State Census, 1905", FamilySearch, Nella A Fife in entry for Arthur W Fife, 1905. Record: Nella A Fife in entry for Arthur W Fife, 1905 back to the text
  8. FamilySearch Family Tree, profile L2S8-B8B: children Arthur William Fyfe Jr (1904–1976), Harold Fyfe (1906–1969), William Henry Fyfe (1908–1984) "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909", FamilySearch, Arthur Fyfe in entry for Harold Fyfe, 26 Jul 1906. Record: Arthur Fyfe in entry for Harold Fyfe, 26 Jul 1906 "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909", FamilySearch, Arthur W. Fyfe in entry for William Henry Fyfe, 07 Mar 1908. Record: Arthur W. Fyfe in entry for William Henry Fyfe, 07 Mar 1908 back to the text
  9. "United States, Census, 1910", FamilySearch, Arthur W Fyfe, 1910. Record: Arthur W Fyfe, 1910 census FamilySearch Family Tree, profile L2S8-B8B: residence 1910, Queens Ward 4 "United States, Census, 1910", FamilySearch, William H Wade, 1910. Record: William H. Wade Jr., 1910 census, Queens Ward 4 "United States, Census, 1910", FamilySearch, Harry C Wade, 1910. Record: Harry C Wade, 1910 census 1920-07-23-harry-e-wade-obit: Harry E. Wade ... a builder of Queens Boro; a brother, William H. Wade, a builder of Queens Boro back to the text
  10. Her 98th Birthday: Mrs. Eliza Ann Wade Has a Party at Her Son's Home, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York): Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Fyfe Mrs. Wade, 99, Happy With 4 Generations: Her Offspring and Guests, Numbering 100, Extend Love on Birthday, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York): Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Fyfe 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, ... Arthur Fyfe, Harold Fyfe and William Fyfe back to the text
  11. "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch, Arthur William Fyfe, 1917-1918. Record: Arthur William Fyfe, United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, database with images "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", FamilySearch, Arthur William Fyfe, from 1917 to 1918. Record: Arthur William Fyfe, from 1917 to 1918 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile L2S8-B8B: military draft registration 1917–1918, New York City no 153 back to the text
  12. "United States, Census, 1920", FamilySearch, Arthur Fyfe, 1920. Record: Arthur Fyfe, 1920 census "United States, Census, 1920", FamilySearch, Nella Fyfe in entry for Arthur Fyfe, 1920. Record: Nella Fyfe in entry for Arthur Fyfe, 1920 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile L2S8-B8B: residence 1920, Manhattan Assembly District 10 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile L2S8-KCD (their page): occupation 1920, Graduate Nurse back to the text
  13. "New York, State Census, 1925", FamilySearch, Arthur W Fyfe, 1925. Record: Arthur W Fyfe, New York State Census, 1925 "United States, Census, 1930", FamilySearch, Arthur W Fyfe, 1930. Record: Arthur W Fyfe, 1930 census FamilySearch Family Tree, profile L2S8-B8B: residences 1925 Brooklyn, A.D. 10, E.D. 18; 1930 Brooklyn (Districts 1001-1250) back to the text
  14. "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938", FamilySearch, Arthur W. in entry for Arthur W. Fyfe and Marguerite MacD. Lavarack, 21 April 1928. Record: Arthur W. in entry for Arthur W. Fyfe and Marguerite MacD. Lavarack, 21 April 1928 "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938", FamilySearch, Nella A. Wade in entry for Arthur W. Fyfe and Marguerite MacD. Lavarack, 21 April 1928. Record: Nella A. Wade in the same entry back to the text
  15. "United States, Census, 1930", FamilySearch, Nella A Fyfe, 1930. Record: Nella A Fyfe, 1930 census FamilySearch Family Tree, profile L2S8-KCD (their page): residence 1930, Brooklyn (Districts 0751-1000) FamilySearch Family Tree, profile L2S8-B8B: residence 1930, Brooklyn (Districts 1001-1250) back to the text
  16. "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", FamilySearch, Arthur W. Fyfe, 15 Mar 1932. Record: Arthur W. Fyfe, New York City Municipal Deaths, 15 Mar 1932 "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", FamilySearch, Nella Fyfe in entry for Arthur W. Fyfe, 15 Mar 1932. Record: Nella Fyfe in entry for Arthur W. Fyfe, 15 Mar 1932 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile L2S8-B8B: death 15 Mar 1932, Brooklyn NY back to the text
  17. FamilySearch Family Tree, profile L2S8-B8B: burial 19 Mar 1932, Kensico Cemetery "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch, Arthur W Fyfe. Record: Arthur W Fyfe, Find a Grave Index back to the text
  18. "New Hampshire, Marriage Records, 1637-1947", FamilySearch, Arthur W. Fyfe in entry for William Henry Fyfe and Adele Mary Melia, 1946. Record: Arthur W. Fyfe in entry for William Henry Fyfe and Adele Mary Melia, New Hampshire, Marriage Records, 1946 back to the text
  19. "New Hampshire, Death Certificates, 1938-1959", FamilySearch, Nella Augusta Fyfe, 31 Aug 1950. Record: Nella Augusta Fyfe, New Hampshire, Death Certificates, 31 Aug 1950 back to the text
Every FamilySearch record attached to Arthur William R Fyfe (18)
  1. 1881Arthur W R Fyfe, "England and Wales, Census, 1881"
  2. 1900Arthur W R Fyfe, "United States, Census, 1900"
  3. 26 August 1903Arthur W Fyfe, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938"
  4. 1905Arthur W Fife, "New York, State Census, 1905"
  5. 26 Jul 1906Arthur Fyfe, "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909"
  6. 07 Mar 1908Arthur W. Fyfe, "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909"
  7. 1910Arthur W Fyfe, "United States, Census, 1910"
  8. 1917-1918Arthur William Fyfe, "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  9. from 1917 to 1918Arthur William Fyfe, "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  10. 1920Arthur Fyfe, "United States, Census, 1920"
  11. 1925Arthur W Fyfe, "New York, State Census, 1925"
  12. 21 April 1928Arthur W., "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938"
  13. 1930Arthur W Fyfe, "United States, Census, 1930"
  14. 15 Mar 1932Arthur W. Fyfe, "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949"
  15. 1946Arthur W. Fyfe, "New Hampshire, Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
  16. Arthur W Fyfe, "Find a Grave Index"
  17. Arthur W R Fyfe in household of Robert Fyfe, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  18. 26 August 1903Arthur W Fyfe, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938"