Thomas Slade

     Thomas Slade was born in 1807 in Dorset, England.² He was the son of Robert Slade and Mary Poole.³ Thomas inherited a storehouse in Poole, Dorset, England from his uncle Thomas Slade, as well as half of all of his wealth in Newfoundland, everything needed for trade; all his plantations, rooms, storehouses, flakes, landand estates, ships, brigs, sloops, schooners, boats, craft, fishing implements and anything else belonging to the trade business were to be held in trust for Thomas until he reached maturity.
     All this wealth was to be shared with the son of Thomas Slade's (the elder) cousin Robert's son, also named Thomas Slade. When they reached the age of 24 the two Thomas' were to assume ownership of the business and rename it Thomas Slade and Thomas Slade & Co.³ Accordingly, Thomas and his second cousin, also Thomas, took control of the Thomas Slade trading company about 1831. They shipped goods to Newfoundland to trade for fish (cod and salmon), furs, seal skin and seal oil.¹ The company name to Thomas Slade Sr. & Co and was one of six Slade firms working in trade in the Newfoundland area. Thomas Slade was He was a Newfoundland Merchant.⁴ Listed on 1871 Census as a retired Newfoundland Merchant, living with his brother James in Poole.⁵