| East Street Cookham (1881) actually in the Cookham Parish of Maidenhead. Flattened to make way for Maidenhead Leisure Centre (TJR) |
| 07/06/1807 | Baptised at St John The Baptist in Thanet (TJR) |
| 14/06/1828 | Entered Customs & Excise - humbly desired to be instructed by Mr William Ada Officer of Dover 1st Division. (TJR) |
| 22/12/1829 | Ordered that William Ada, Expectant in Canterbury Collection, be assistant in the room of William John Gore. (TJR) |
| 30/12/1830 | William Ada dropt from Canterbury Division due to reorganisation following the repeal of the duties on beer and cider, to be provided for on the first convenient vacancy. (TJR) |
| 02/07/1831 | Ordered that William Ada, Assistant in the 11th District, Town Establishment, succeed William Wilson, officer of Stroud 2nd Ride, Gloucester Collection, and that William Haythorpe, Expectant in Hull Collection, be Assistant in the room of Ada, on Sir John C Mortlock's Recommendation. (TJR) |
| 28/03/1832 | Married in St Mary The Virgin, Dover, already resident in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire (TJR) |
| 26/11/1835 | That William Ada, Officer of Stroud 2nd Ride, succeed George Bishop, Officer of Wadhurst 2nd Ride, Sussex Collection, at his own request (TJR) |
| 01/12/1838 | William Ada ordered to move from Wadhurst 2nd Ride to Kirkintilloch 5th Division. (TJR) |
| 04/05/1839 | William Ada moved from Kirkintilloch 5th Division to Denny Division, Stirling Collective, at his own request. (TJR) |
| 21/03/1842 | Granted permission to transfer from Denny Division, Stirling Collection to Arundel Division, Sussex Collection. (TJR) |
| 01/06/1848 | That William Ada, Officer of Arundel Division, succeed Thomas Greader, Officer of Gosport Division, at his own request (TJR) |
| 1853 | Resident at 1 Upper South Street, Gosport in 1853 when Joseph was born. (RA) |
| 01/10/1853 | Made redundant from Gosport Division, one of dozens of Excisemen unemployed as C&E reorganised their Divisions, due to the abolishment of the duty on soap and changes in the mode of taxing Post Horses. (TJR) |
| 1854 | Resident in Market Street, Maidenhead |
| 1883 | Both William and Sophia were resident in East Street when they died in 1883 [Maidenhead Congegational Church Burial Register] (TJR) |
