William Ada

22/12/1767 — 12/12/1837
A brief biography

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Thomas Ada ±1710 —
Thomas Ada ±1734 —
William Ada 1767 — 1837
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Jane Mary Jeffress 1778 — 1857   Jane Ada 1805 — 1871   William Ada 1807 — 1883   John Francis Ada 1812 — 1837   Eliza Ada 1815 —   Mary Ann Ada 1817 —   Rebecca Ada 1819 —   Stephen William Ada 1820 — 1820  

William Ada


Son of Thomas Ada and Rebecca Ada. .

Born in 1767, the seventh year of the reign of King George III, and died aged sixty-nine in the year Queen Victoria took to the throne.   He has 162 direct descendants in the family.


Born in the Lying In Hospital, Endell Street, Covent Garden, London on 22nd December, 1767. This was one of the institutions known as Foundling Hospitals where destitute mothers went to give birth. There were rumours in the family that William Ada was the result of a royal liaison, and this story must have some age as both the Australian Adas  

In 1791, at the age of 24, appointed a tax inspector: It appearing to the Board by the representations of the Supervisors of Canterbury, Sandwich, Cranbrook and Maidstone Districts, Canterbury Collection, with the reports of the general Examiners thereon, that for equalizing the Business of the Officers in the said Districts it is proper to make some alterations therein and  


The Tring Ride


According to the records, on 03/05/1792 William Ada, dropt Assistant in Canterbury Collection, was ordered to succeed George Wright as Officer of Tring Ride, Uxbridge Collection. A Collection was a County sized area split into Divisions, which were further split into Rides. A Ride was an area that one man on horseback, (thus Ride), could cover to perform his  

The Hop Supervisor

From 1793, when he was granted permission to move from Uxbridge to replace Richard Kirton as Officer of Faversham Ride in Kent, William Ada worked for the next 40 years in various offices in Kent. In 1796 he was ordered to move from Faversham Ride to succeed John Hodge as an Officer of Maidstone 1st Division. In 1798 he was  


Later years


In 1828, at the age of 59, he was able to enlist his son, William Ada, into the Dover Division where he was stationed. Three years later he was moved to Chertey in Surrey to succeed James Crowfoot as Officer of Chertsey Division, Surry Collection. Within a year he was dropt in consequence of the repeal of the Duties  

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