The Scade family are descendants of Huguenot weavers* (from Flanders, now  Northern Belgium)who moved to Scotland in the ? 18th/19th centuries.    The  Scottish Scades were also `Muslin & Lace weavers` and my father (George Mair  Scade) and his two brothers John Borland and Thomas Paterson continued to  wholesale Curtain materials in London in the 1950`s and 1960`s. As far as I am  aware the next generation (ie mine) is no longer in the trade.    In the late  19th/ early 20th Century my Grandfathers brother John appears to have moved to  Canada where there is now a thriving branch of the Scade family. I have  included as many of this branch as possible. In November 2003 I heard from a  cousin of my father now living in Melbourne, Australia (Margaret Rodseth nee  Scade) and she has provided me with a mine of new information including the  following extract from a book on Darvel:

*`THE HAND-LOOM WEAVERS` 
 The first great advance in the weaving industry was caused by the great influx  of Protestant refugees fleeing from religeous persecution in France and  Flanders towards the close of the sixteenth century.   They brought their  machines and trade secrets with them, and they taught the native craftsmen  their art.   These native spinners and weavers were not slow to profit by  their instruction and soon became as expert as their foreign teachers.    The  chief change these refugees brought with them was the introduction of the draw- loom for pattern weaving.  In plain weaving a considerable number of  geometrical 
 designs could be made by means of heddles;  but with the draw-loom an  unlimited range of patterns and effects was possible.   There is a tradition  that both Dutch and Huguenot immigrants settled in the Irvine Valley, and this  tradition is supported by such surnames as Gebbie, Scade, Frame and Howie.  A  colony of Flemings also established themselves in part of the neighbouring  town of Strathaven, which is still called Flemington.    A peculiar feature of  the handloom weaving industry in this part of the country was the fact that  each district developed and kept on a distinctive class of textile weaving.    Kilmarnock was famous for its home-spun cloth, much of which was used in the  making-up of the famous Kilmarnock bonnet, now transferred to the bonnet- makers of Stewarton.   Strathaven was renowned for its beautiful silk scarves  and handkerchiefs, and the Irvine Valley became world-famous for the artistic  nature of its silk and cotton curtain fabrics.

December 2008
 I have now updated with my mothers side of the family - surnames such as Hogg;  Stewart; Carruthers; Paul (John Paul (Jones) descendants); Hall (UK),Guild (New  Zealand), Davison(New Zealand, Hay (New Zealand)predominate. I also have a huge raft  of other lines from my mothers ancestors too many to list on the site at present  until I have the energy to upload all the new data. So if you find an ancestor listed  here I may have more of their descendants on file if not on the site yet! Just ask if  you want me to look...

Some of the dates included are estimates. If any visitors to the site have  further information on the family history or exact dates of birth, deaths and  marriages please leave the information in the visitors book or e-mail me  at     nickscade@btinternet.com        
 Regards    Nick Scade,  Henley on Thames, Oxforshire, UK