Wade & Webb Family History

Nella Augusta Wade1880–1950

Graduate nurse. Brooklyn · Queens · New York · Berlin

Nella Augusta Wade, a daughter of the Brooklyn builder William Henry Wade, was born in Brooklyn in 1880 and married Arthur W. Fyfe, born in England, whose family probably lived near hers, in 1903. The mother of three sons, she was working as a graduate nurse by 1920, was widowed in 1932, and died at Berlin, New Hampshire, in 1950.

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

Birth

  1. 5 Jul 1880 Brooklyn, New York City, New York 1

Marriages

  1. 26 Aug 1903 Arthur William R Fyfe, at Kings, New York 8
  2. 26 Aug 1903 Arthur William R Fyfe, at Kings, New York 8

Death and burial

  1. 31 Aug 1950 Death: Berlin, New Hampshire 23

Family

Parents
William Henry Wade 1848–1908
Emma May Goodrich 1846–1888
Spouse, 26 Aug 1903
Arthur William R Fyfe 1878–1932
Children
William Henry Fyfe 1908–1984
Arthur William Fyfe Jr 1904–1976
Harold Fyfe 1906–1969

Line of descent Wade line

  1. Nella Augusta Wade
  2. Sister of William Henry Wade Jr
  3. Frank Edward Wade, son
  4. William Albert Webb Wade, son

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

Life

Nella Augusta Wade was born in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, on 5 July 1880, the daughter of William Wade and, as the birth record names her mother, Mary Emma Goodrich.1 Her father, William Henry Wade, was a carpenter and builder; her mother, called Emma May in the tree, had married him in 1868.2 Her brothers, William Henry Jr. and Harry Elisha, had been born in 1869 and 1872.3 Her mother died at Morristown, New Jersey, on 6 March 1888.4

Brooklyn

In April 1899 a "Miss Nellie Wade" was among the young women at a supper given by the young men of the Hendrix Street Baptist Church in East New York, together with a Durlyn Wade.5 Inference That Nellie was very probably Nella, then living with her father in the 26th Ward, and Durlyn her cousin of the same age, but the report names neither's family.5 The census of 1900 lists "Nelle A Wade" in her father's household in the 26th Ward of Brooklyn, the index giving his name as "Wm C Wade".6 That October "Miss Nellie Wade" was among the family at her brother Harry's wedding to Martha H. Lynas.7

Marriage and family

On 26 August 1903 Nella A. Wade married Arthur W. Fyfe in New York City; the marriage record names her mother as "Mary E Goodrich".8 Arthur, born at Darlington, England, in 1878, had been living in 1900 in the same election district of Brooklyn's 26th Ward as the Wades.9 Inference Their families were therefore probably neighbours when they met, though no record says how they met.9 The state census of 1905 found the couple in Brooklyn, the index spelling the name "Fife".10 They had three sons: Arthur William Jr. (1904–1976), Harold, born on 26 July 1906, whose birth record names his mother as "Nellie Wade", and William Henry, born on 7 March 1908, whose birth record gives her full name, Nella Augusta Wade.11 Her father died suddenly at Ocean Grove, New Jersey, in July 1908.12 By 1910 the Fyfes were living in the fourth ward of Queens, where both her brothers also lived.13

"Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Fyfe" were among the family at her grandmother Eliza Ann Wade's 98th and 99th birthday receptions in 1914 and 1915, and "Mrs. Arthur Fyfe" was counted among Eliza Ann's grandchildren.14 When Eliza Ann Wade died in December 1915 she was survived by grandchildren including Mrs. Arthur Fyfe and by great-grandchildren including Arthur, Harold and William Fyfe.15

Nursing

In 1920 the census found the family in the 10th Assembly District of Manhattan, and the tree, from that census, records Nella's occupation as "Graduate Nurse", that is, a nurse who had completed a hospital training course.16 When and where she trained is not recorded in anything attached to her profile.16 Her brother Harry's obituary that July names his widow and his brother William but not her.17 In April 1928 her son Arthur W. Fyfe Jr. married Marguerite Lavarack in New York City, the record naming his parents as Arthur W. and Nella A. Wade.18

In 1930 the census lists Nella A. Fyfe in Brooklyn under her own name, in a different group of enumeration districts from her husband, who was also in Brooklyn.19 Inference That suggests that the couple were then living apart, but the census pages have not been examined, and the index alone cannot show it.19 Arthur died in Brooklyn on 15 March 1932, his death record naming her as his wife.20

Later years

In November 1945 her brother William's obituaries named "a sister, Mrs. Nella Fyfe," among his survivors, and she attended his funeral at the Richmond Hill Baptist Church.21 In 1946 her son William Henry Fyfe married Adele Mary Melia in New Hampshire, the record naming his mother as "Nilla A. Wade".22 Nella Augusta Fyfe died at Berlin, New Hampshire, on 31 August 1950, according to her New Hampshire death certificate.23 Her Social Security record, however, is indexed under the name "Nella Wadefyfe Christensen" and names her mother as Mary E. Goodrich.24 Inference The name Christensen suggests a later marriage, or a name used late in life, which no other record in hand mentions; her death certificate of 1950 still calls her Fyfe, so the question is open.24

Documents

  1. 9 April 1899 Baptist Young Men's Smoker (Hendrix Street Baptist Church) The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) · clipping
  2. 5 November 1900 Wade—Lynas Brooklyn Times Union (Brooklyn, New York) · clipping
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 5 November 1945 Wade—William H. (death notice) The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) · clipping
  7. 5 November 1945 William H. Wade Dies at 76; Ex-G.O.P. Chief and Builder The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) · clipping
  8. 7 November 1945 W. H. Wade Funeral Attended by 300 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York) · clipping

Places

  1. 1880–1930Brooklyn
  2. 1903Kings
  3. 1910Queens
  4. 1920New York
  5. 1950Berlin

Timeline

  1. 5 Jul 1880BirthBrooklyn, New York City, New York
  2. 1900ResidenceBorough of Brooklyn, Election District 14 New York City Ward 26, Kings, New York
  3. 26 Aug 1903Marriage, Arthur William R FyfeKings, New York
  4. 26 Aug 1903Marriage, Arthur William R FyfeKings, New York
  5. 1905ResidenceBrooklyn, Kings, New York
  6. 1910ResidenceQueens Ward 4, Queens, New York
  7. 1920ResidenceManhattan Assembly District 10, New York, New York
  8. 1930ResidenceBrooklyn (Districts 0751-1000), Kings, New York
  9. 31 Aug 1950DeathBerlin, New Hampshire

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 tree8 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. "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909", FamilySearch, Wade, 05 Jul 1880. Record: Wade, New York City Births, 05 Jul 1880, father William Wade "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909", FamilySearch, Mary Emma Goodrich in entry for Wade, 05 Jul 1880. Record: Mary Emma Goodrich in the birth entry for Wade, 5 July 1880 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile L2S8-KCD: birth 5 Jul 1880, Brooklyn; parents William Henry Wade and Emma May Goodrich back to the text
  2. 1876-07-10-william-h-wade-built-house-for-brother-john-e-wade: Mr. William H. Wade was the architect and builder "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938", FamilySearch, William H Wade and Emma May Goodrich, 10 August 1868. Record: William H Wade and Emma May Goodrich, 10 August 1868 back to the text
  3. FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LVPF-W3M (their page): birth 30 Jun 1869 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LVPF-7VL (their page): birth 1872 back to the text
  4. 1888-03-06-mary-emma-wade-death-return: died 6 March 1888, Clinton St., Morristown, N. J. back to the text
  5. Baptist Young Men's Smoker (Hendrix Street Baptist Church), The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York): the young men of the Hendrix Street Baptist Church gave a smoker; the Misses ... Nellie Wade ... Durlyn Wade; notes: the Hendrix Street Baptist Church was in East New York (Twenty-sixth Ward), where William H. Wade Sr. lived in 1900; identification is inference back to the text
  6. "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: residence 1900, Election District 14, Ward 26, Brooklyn back to the text
  7. Wade—Lynas, Brooklyn Times Union (Brooklyn, New York): Miss Nellie Wade among those present back to the text
  8. "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, Mary E Goodrich in entry for Arthur W Fyfe and Nella A Wade, 26 August 1903. Record: Mary E Goodrich in the marriage entry for Arthur W Fyfe and Nella A Wade back to the text
  9. FamilySearch Family Tree, profile L2S8-B8B (their page): birth 25 Nov 1878, Darlington, England; residence 1900, Election District 14, Ward 26, Brooklyn "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 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile L2S8-KCD: residence 1900, Election District 14, Ward 26, Brooklyn back to the text
  10. "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, New York State Census, 1905 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile L2S8-KCD: residence 1905, Brooklyn back to the text
  11. FamilySearch Family Tree, profile L2S8-KCD: 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, Nellie Wade in entry for Harold Fyfe, 26 Jul 1906. Record: Nellie Wade in entry for Harold Fyfe, 26 Jul 1906 "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909", FamilySearch, Nella Augusta Wade in entry for William Henry Fyfe, 07 Mar 1908. Record: Nella Augusta Wade in entry for William Henry Fyfe, 07 Mar 1908 back to the text
  12. 1908-07-30-william-h-wade-sr-obit: Suddenly, at Ocean Grove, William H. Wade, Sr. back to the text
  13. "United States, Census, 1910", FamilySearch, Nella Fyfe in entry for Arthur W Fyfe, 1910. Record: Nella Fyfe in entry for Arthur W Fyfe, 1910 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile L2S8-KCD: residence 1910, Queens Ward 4 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LVPF-7VL (their page): residence 1910, Queens Ward 4 "United States, Census, 1910", FamilySearch, William H Wade, 1910. Record: William H. Wade Jr., 1910 census, Queens Ward 4 back to the text
  14. 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): Mrs. Arthur Fyfe ... grandchildren; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Fyfe back to the text
  15. 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): survived ... by several grandchildren, including ... Mrs. Arthur Fyfe ... and six great-grandchildren, ... Arthur Fyfe, Harold Fyfe and William Fyfe back to the text
  16. "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-KCD: occupation 1920, Graduate Nurse; residence 1920, Manhattan Assembly District 10 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile L2S8-KCD: youngest son William Henry Fyfe, born 1908 back to the text
  17. 1920-07-23-harry-e-wade-obit: survived by his widow, Mrs. Martha H. Wade, and a brother, William H. Wade; notes: his sister Nella is not mentioned back to the text
  18. "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 entry for Arthur W. Fyfe and Marguerite MacD. Lavarack, 21 April 1928 "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 back to the text
  19. "United States, Census, 1930", FamilySearch, Nella A Fyfe, 1930. Record: Nella A Fyfe, 1930 census FamilySearch Family Tree, profile L2S8-KCD: residence 1930, Brooklyn (Districts 0751-1000) "United States, Census, 1930", FamilySearch, Arthur W Fyfe, 1930. Record: Arthur W Fyfe, 1930 census FamilySearch Family Tree, profile L2S8-B8B (their page): residence 1930, Brooklyn (Districts 1001-1250) back to the text
  20. "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 back to the text
  21. William H. Wade Dies at 76; Ex-G.O.P. Chief and Builder, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York): and a sister, Mrs. Nella Fyfe Wade—William H. (death notice), The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York): brother of Nella Fyfe W. H. Wade Funeral Attended by 300, The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York): Among those who attended were ... a sister, Mrs. Nella Fyfe back to the text
  22. "New Hampshire, Marriage Records, 1637-1947", FamilySearch, Nilla A. Wade in entry for William Henry Fyfe and Adele Mary Melia, 1946. Record: Nilla A. Wade in entry for William Henry Fyfe and Adele Mary Melia, New Hampshire, Marriage Records, 1946 back to the text
  23. "New Hampshire, Death Certificates, 1938-1959", FamilySearch, Nella Augusta Fyfe, 31 Aug 1950. Record: Nella Augusta Fyfe, New Hampshire, Death Certificates, 31 Aug 1950 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile L2S8-KCD: death 31 Aug 1950, Berlin, New Hampshire back to the text
  24. "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", FamilySearch, Nella Wadefyfe Christensen. Record: Nella Wadefyfe Christensen, NUMIDENT "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", FamilySearch, Mary E Goodrich in entry for Nella Wadefyfe Christensen. Record: Mary E Goodrich in the Social Security file of Nella Wadefyfe Christensen back to the text
Every FamilySearch record attached to Nella Augusta Wade (15)
  1. 05 Jul 1880Wade, "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909"
  2. 1900Nelle A Wade, "United States, Census, 1900"
  3. 26 August 1903Nella A Wade, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938"
  4. 1905Nella A Fife, "New York, State Census, 1905"
  5. 26 Jul 1906Nellie Wade, "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909"
  6. 07 Mar 1908Nella Augusta Wade, "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909"
  7. 1910Nella Fyfe, "United States, Census, 1910"
  8. 1920Nella Fyfe, "United States, Census, 1920"
  9. 21 April 1928Nella A. Wade, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938"
  10. 1930Nella A Fyfe, "United States, Census, 1930"
  11. 15 Mar 1932Nella Fyfe, "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949"
  12. 1946Nilla A. Wade, "New Hampshire, Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
  13. 31 Aug 1950Nella Augusta Fyfe, "New Hampshire, Death Certificates, 1938-1959"
  14. Nella Wadefyfe Christensen, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
  15. 26 August 1903Arthur W Fyfe, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938"