Thomas Wade was born in Northamptonshire in 1811 to John and Elizabeth Wade. He died in xxxx in Gulgong.
Elizabeth Carter was born in Boston, Lincolnshire, to Thomas and Lucy Carter. She died in about 1911 in Gulgong.
Thomas and Elizabeth departed England from Plymouth 24 July 1848 aboard the ‘Emperor’. Thomas was an assisted agricultural labourer. They travelled with their three oldest sons (Cornelius aged 10, Thomas aged 7, Joseph aged 5) and arrived in Sydney Australia on 4 Nov 1848. The family later moved to Lue, Mudgee and Gulgong.
Their first three children were born and raised around Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire. They were:
Their next three children were born around Lue/Mudgee. They were:
- John Wade (born 17 Nov 1849 at Lue)
- William Carter Wade (born 4 Mar 1852 at Lue)
- Charles Carter Wade (born 13 Nov 1855 ar Rylstone).
- Nora Wade (born 1890 at Slapdash Creek)
In the 1870s, various Wade families moved to Gulgong.
