| 22/12/1767 | Born in the Lying In Hospital, Endell Street, Covent Garden, London (TJR) |
| 02/03/1791 | 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 that ..... the great Weight of Business in the Faversham Division and Ride renders it necessary for the Security of the Revenue to appoint an Assistant thereto. Ordered that an Assistant be appointed to Faversham Division and Ride accordingly, that his Business together with that of the Officers in the said District proposed to be altered, be laid out and performed agreeably to the new Schemes thereof sent up by the said Supervisors; that the said assistant be continued to the end of the ensuing 7th Round, that he have a salary at a rate of £45 per annum payable from the Candles; and that William Ada be the said Assistant, on the Head of The Board. (TJR) |
| 03/05/1792 | William Ada, dropt Assistant in Canterbury Collection, ordered to succeed George Wright as Officer of Tring Ride, Uxbridge Collection (TJR) |
| 17/04/1793 | Granted permission to move from Uxbridge to replace Richard Kirton as Officer of Faversham Ride, Canterbury Collection (TJR) |
| 03/11/1796 | Ordered to move from Faversham Ride to succeed John Hodge in Maidstone (TJR) |
| 09/07/1798 | William Ada, Officer of Maidstone 1st Division, appointed Hop Supervisor in Canterbury Collection in the room of Thomas Bett. (TJR) |
| 15/05/1800 | Ordered that William Ada, Officer of Maidstone 1st Division, be Officer of the Maidstone Distillery Division at his own request. (TJR) |
| 08/06/1801 | William Ada, Officer of Maidstone Distillery Division, Canterbury Collection, to succeed Philip Wentworth, Officer of Canterbury 2nd Division (TJR) |
| 20/05/1812 | Ordered to move from Margate Division to succeed George Robinson as Officer of Sandwich Division (TJR) |
| 14/06/1828 | Officer in Dover at the time of his son's enlistment (TJR) |
| 08/02/1831 | William Ada, dropt Officer of Dover Division, ordered to succeed James Crowfoot as Officer of Chertsey Division, Surry Collection. (TJR) |
| 12/01/1832 | In consequence of the repeal of the Duties on candles, William Ada, Officer of Chertsey Division, to be dropt and provided for on the first convenient vacancies. (TJR) |
| 11/05/1832 | William Ada, dropt Officer of Chertsey Division, ordered to succeed Francis Ratt, Officer of Brompton Division, who was discharged for suffering a Chandler under his Survey to remove Candles from his Premises without charging the same with Duty or entering any Account thereof in his books. (TJR) |
| 11/04/1837 | That William Ada, Officer of Brompton Division, Surry Collection, ordered to be Officer of Kensington 1st Division, same Collection. (TJR) |
| 14/09/1837 | William Ada of Kensington 1st Division to receive benefit of an allowance of superannuation - £84. (TJR) |
| 14/12/1837 | Died of Decay of Nature in 2 Chapel Place, Brompton, a week before his 70th birthday (TJR) |