David Slade1,2

b. 24 June 1765, d. April 1847
Family Chart
     David Slade was born in 1765 in Dorset, England.1 He was baptized on June 24, 1765; at Winfirth Newburg.1,2 He was the son of Robert Slade and Elizabeth Dunning.3 David apprenticed with his Uncle John's merchant trading company, Slade & Co. He was paid in victuals & clothes & £4 cash. Supplies purchased included skinning knife, clasp knife, needles and sewing twine. Company record list David as being in Fox Harbour in 1785 and 1786.4,5 His apprenticeship ended Oct 10, 1789, wages due £16. Purchases included brandy, beer, rum & tea.6
     David married first Elizabeth Smith on April 21, 1795 in Lychett Minster, Dorset, England,7, the daughter of William & Grace Smith of Poole.8
     David married second Eleanor Mullett circa 1815 in Lytchett Minster Parish, Dorset, England.9 The Great Britian Board of Trade shows that in 1821, David, along with John, James and Robert Slade registered "Radical" a 68 ton vessell with John Gillard as captain.10 In Dec 1821, David Slade of Slade & Cox, sailed from Fogo to Poole, England on Slade & Coxes vessel "Perserverance".10 David Slade was made the Twillingate North District Justice of the Peace in July, 1834.6 David and James Slade registered the vessels "James", 86 tons; "John Thomas", 100 tons; "Sisters", 106 tons; and "David", 130 tons for trade in all ports of Newfoundland and Labrador.11
     David was a founding member of Newfoundland's Beothuk Institute. The institute continues to this day with a mission "to create, maintain and enhance public knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the Beothuk People and their prehistoric ancestors, and to initiate, support and/or encourage projects commensurate with this aim."12
     David Slade died in April, 1847 in Dorset at age 8113 and was buried in Lytchett Minster Parish Churchyard, Poole, Dorset, England.13

Census Records

CensusLocationHead of Household
1841Lytchett Minster Parish, Dorset, EnglandDavid Slade14
Charts
Descendants of David Slade, b Poole, England

Children of David Slade and Elizabeth Smith

Children of David Slade and Eleanor Mullett

  • Sarah Slade 14 b. circa 1816
  • Elizabeth Slade 14 b. October 25, 1818
  • Jane Slade 16 b. circa 1826
  • Mary Slade 16 b. circa 1826
  • Henrietta Slade 14 b. circa 1826

Citations

  1. [S3206] Dorset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials,1538-1812, Ancestry.com , Winfrith Newburgh, img 58/269, bapt 1765, David, s/o Robert & Eliza Slade, June 24th.
  2. [S2466] England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, FamilySearch.org, Winfrith-Newburgh, Dorset, David Slade, bapt Jun 24, 1765, s/o Elizabeth & Robert Slade.
  3. [S3066] Newfoundland 1921 Census, Victoria Villlage, section 1.
  4. [S3182] Keith Mathews, Mathews, Keith. Profiles of Water Street Merchants. Unpublished Manuscript, Memorial University, 1980. 1980), Slade, David of Poole.
  5. [S10] Newfoundland's Grand Banks http://ngb.chebucto.org/, http://ngb.chebucto.org/Fogo/…
    Original records (MG 460) held at PANL (box 34; file 1),.
  6. [S3178] Keith Matthews Name Files1500-1850, Canadia Maritime History Archive https://www.mun.ca/mha/holdings/keith/index.php, unknown publish date, Slade, David of Poole.
  7. [S3206] Dorset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials,1538-1812, Ancestry.com, Lytchett Minster Parish, p118, img 125/543, David Slade & Elizabeth Smith were married by licence on Apr 25, 1795.
  8. [S3206] Dorset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials,1538-1812, Ancestry.com, Poole, Baptisms 1772, img 1081/1508, Oct 11, 1772, Elizabeth, d/o William & Grace Smith.
  9. [S3060] 1841 Census of England, Dorset County.
  10. [S3178] Keith Matthews Name Files1500-1850, Canadia Maritime History Archive https://www.mun.ca/mha/holdings/keith/index.php, David Slade of Poole.
  11. [S3178] Keith Matthews Name Files1500-1850, Canadia Maritime History Archive https://www.mun.ca/mha/holdings/keith/index.php
  12. [S3178] Keith Matthews Name Files1500-1850, Canadia Maritime History Archive https://www.mun.ca/mha/holdings/keith/index.php, Slade, David of Poole and www.beothukinstitute.ca.
  13. [S3208] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991, Ancestry.com , Lytchet Minster, Dorset, David Slade 81, bur Apr 9, 1847 FHL film 1239205.
  14. [S3060] 1841 Census of England, Dorset County, Dorset, Lytchett Minster Dist 2, pg 9, lines 3-8 David & Eleanor Slade family.
  15. [S3206] Dorset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials,1538-1812, Ancestry.com, Lytchett Minster, img 417/543, Sep 22, 1804, James, the son & Elizabeth, the daughter of David & Elizabeth Slade.
  16. [S3060] 1841 Census of England, Dorset County, "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQYW-TVF : 13 December 2017), David Slade, Lytchett Minster, Dorset, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.