1711–1786

Introduction

Born: 1711. Va­ri­ous sourc­es give his birth­place as Dou­ai, France, or in Eng­land.

Died: Au­gust 16, 1786, Dou­ai, France.

Buried: West­min­ster Ca­thed­ral, Lon­don, Eng­land.

A Ca­tho­lic lay­man, Wade fled the Ja­cob­ite re­bel­lion in 1745, set­tling in Dou­ai, France. He taught mu­sic and co­pied plain chant and hymn ma­nu­scripts for pri­vate use.

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If you know where to get a good pic­ture of Wade (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),