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William Stead 1601–1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1601

Birth Location: Otley, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 12 Mar 1676

Death Location: Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

Father: John STEAD

Mother: Mary Drummond

Spouse(s): Isabella Walker

Children(s): Anne Stead

William Stead was born in 1601 in Otley, Yorkshire, England, the child of John Stead And Mary Mcleish Drummond. William Stead married Isabella Walker, and had children including Anne Stead. William Stead passed away in 1676 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Stead was born in 1601 in Otley, Yorkshire, England, the child of John Stead And Mary Mcleish Drummond.
  • William Stead married Isabella Walker, and had children including Anne Stead.
  • William Stead passed away in 1676 in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England.

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William Stead's Ancestors

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William Stead
1601–1676
Birth Place: Otley, Yorkshire, England
Parents
John STEAD
1540–
Otley yorkshire
Mary (McLeish) Drummond
1540–1623
Otley, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John Stead
1519–
Diepholz, Diepholz, Niedersachsen, Germany
Margaret Lennie
1520–
Diepholz, Diepholz, Niedersachsen, Germany
John (McLeish) DRUMMOND
1510–
Diepholz, Diepholz, Niedersachsen, Germany
Mary Montifex
1510–
Diepholz, Diepholz, Niedersachsen, Germany
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Stead's Descendants

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William Stead (1601–12 Mar 1676) m. Isabella Walker (1602–Oct 1655)
  1. 1. Anne Stead 1641–1709 m. George Stirk 1634–1714
    1. 1. George Stirk 1673–1711 m. Gracia Booth 1680–1711
      1. 1. Mary Stirk 1710–1757 m. John Gott 1711–
        1. 1. John Stirk 1731–1792 m. Alice Raistrick 1733–1775

William Stead's Timeline

2 Records

1601
1601
Birth of William Stead in Otley, Yorkshire, England
Otley, Yorkshire, England
1676
12 Mar 1676
Age 75
Death of William Stead in Thornhill, Yorkshire, England
Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1601
    Event Place: Otley, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1676
    Event Place: Thornhill, Yorkshire, England

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