Marcus Slade

Slade was commissioned into the 75th Regiment of Foot in 1819.^[3] He was appointed Commanding Officer of the 90th Light Infantry and commanded that Regiment throughout the 7th Xhosa War in 1846 and 1847.^[2]

He was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey in 1859^[4][5] and was also Colonel of the 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot from 1862 to his death in 1872.^[2]

He lived at Elvington House in Ryde on the Isle of Wight and is buried in the Old Cemetery at Ryde.^[6]

In 1842, he married Charlotte Ramsay, granddaughter of George Ramsay, 8th Earl of Dalhousie. They had two daughters and four sons:^[2]

• Sir John Ramsay Slade KCB (16 March 1843 – 4 September 1913)
• Arthur Maitland Slade (27 November 1846 – 1847) died in childhood
• Maj. Montagu Maule Slade (16 January 1849 –  †29 February 1884), killed in action in the Second Battle of Teb while serving with the 10th Hussars.
• Lt.-Gen. Frederick George Slade CB FRGS (15 December 1851 – 16 August 1910), Inspector-General of the Royal Garrison Artillery headquarters 1902–1906.
• Fanny Maule Slade (1845 – 28 April 1875), married George Sackville Lane-Fox
• Helen Grace Slade (1854 – 7 April 1932), married Francis Robert Gregson