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William James Stead 1847–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 SEP 1847

Birth Location: Greenwich, London, England

Death Date: 20 JUN 1918

Death Location: Auburn, NSW, Australia

Father: Thomas Stead

Mother: Caroline Weeks

Spouse(s): Sarah Rainbow

Children(s): William Stead

William James Stead was born in 1847 in Greenwich, London, England, the child of Thomas Stead And Caroline Elizabeth Weeks. William James Stead married Sarah Eleanor Rainbow, and had children including William Charles Stead. William James Stead passed away in 1918 in Auburn, NSW, Australia.

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Biography

  • William James Stead was born in 1847 in Greenwich, London, England, the child of Thomas Stead And Caroline Elizabeth Weeks.
  • William James Stead married Sarah Eleanor Rainbow, and had children including William Charles Stead.
  • William James Stead passed away in 1918 in Auburn, NSW, Australia.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Stead's Ancestors

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William Stead
1847–1918
Birth Place: Greenwich, London, England
Parents
Thomas Stead
1812–1873
Maidstone, Kent, England
Caroline (Elizabeth) Weeks
1809–1886
Greenwich, London, England
Grandparents
William Stead
1784–1854
Dover, Kent, England
Millicent
1786–1844
Greenwich, Kent, England
James Weeks
1783–1848
St Mary,Magdalen, Bermondsey, London, England
Eliza (Maria) Burston
1780–1859
St Mary, Magdalen, Bermondsey, London, England
Great-Grandparents
William STEAD
1762–
Sarah SMITH
1758–1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Stead
1727–1792
John SMITH
1722–1784

William Stead's Descendants

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William (James) Stead (10 SEP 1847–20 JUN 1918) m. Sarah (Eleanor) Rainbow (27 APR 1849–30 AUG 1919)
  1. 1. William (Charles) Stead 1872–1949 m. Elizabeth (M.) Williams 1871–1941
    1. 1. Alice (May Dalley) Stead 1903–1978 m. Tom Wilson 1895–1968
      1. 1. Hazel (Grace) Wilson 1927–2019 m. Antonio Moio 1912–1994
      2. 2. Alwyn Wilson 1930–2021
    2. 2. George (James) Stead 1901–
    3. 3. Doris (Elizabeth) Stead 1895–1974
    4. 4. Charles (William) Stead 1899–1956
    5. 5. Emily (Eleanor) Stead 1894–1941

William Stead's Timeline

3 Records

1847
10 SEP 1847
Birth of William James Stead in Greenwich, London, England
Greenwich, London, England
1868
22 NOV 1868
Age 21
William James Stead was married in Lewisham, London, England
Lewisham, London, England
1918
20 JUN 1918
Age 71
Death of William James Stead in Auburn, NSW, Australia
Auburn, NSW, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 SEP 1847
    Event Place: Greenwich, London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 NOV 1868
    Event Place: Lewisham, London, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 JUN 1918
    Event Place: Auburn, NSW, Australia

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