Jessey Wade

Anna Jessey Wade (2 December 1859 – 10 May 1952) was an English animal welfare campaigner.

Wade was born in Westminster, Middlesex on 2 December 18591, the first child of three. Her parents were John Wade (b. 1831), a chemist and dentist, and Anna Lydia Barber (1832-1862).2 Her sisters were Ethel Anna Wade (b. 1861) and Sarah Anna Wade (b. 26 August 1862). Jessey died on the 10 May 19523 in London.

The UK’s leading feline welfare charity, Cats Protection, was formed in 1927 by a group of like-minded people led by Jessey Wade.4

Booklet

The Animals’ Friend Cat Book (London: G. Bell and Sons, 1917, 87 pages)

Pamphlets

  • Fur Coats (London: Animals’ Friend Society)
  • Hats and the Women (London: Animals’ Friend Society)
  • Mother Love in the Animal World (London: Animals’ Friend Society)
  • Cruelties in Dress (London: Animals’ Friend Society)
  • Little Father Christmas (London: Animals’ Friend Society)
  • Winter Cruelties (London: Animals’ Friend Society)

Reviews

The New Еthics. By J. Howard Moore, The Occult Review, 1908, vol. 7, April, pp. 228-9

In recent years, several websites — including Wikipedia — have shared incorrect details about Jessey Wade. Some of these mistakes have now been corrected in our Fact-Checking section, and we’ll continue to update this page to give a more complete and accurate picture of her life and achievements.

  1. Westminster Baptisms, St Matthew, Great Peter Street, Middlesex, England: Anna Jessey Wade Birth date 02 Dec 1859, Baptism date 28 Dec 1859. Parents John and Anna Lydia Wade. Confirmed on the 1939 Register. ↩︎
  2. The Norfolk Banns And Marriages: John Wade married Anna Lydia Barber on 12 October 1858 in Great Yarmouth. Father: Robert David Wade; Spouse’s father: John Barber. ↩︎
  3. England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019: Wade Anna Jessey of 120 Abbey Road-mansions London N.W.8 spinster died 10 May 1952 at Dunstall House, 73 Belsize Park-gardens, London N.W.3 Probate London. 14 August to Dorothy Bates widow. Effects £5603 14s. 2d. ↩︎
  4. Morgan, Ashley (2010), Wonder Cats: True Stories of Extraordinary Felines (Chichester: Summersdale), p. 17. ↩︎