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William Charles Stead 1872–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1872

Birth Location: Lee, Kent, England

Death Date: 7 May 1949

Death Location: Ryde, NSW, Australia

Father: William Stead

Mother: Sarah Rainbow

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Williams

Children(s): Alice Stead, George Stead, Doris Stead, Charles Stead, Emily Stead

In 1872, William Charles Stead entered the world in Lee, Kent, England, born to William James Stead And Sarah Eleanor Rainbow. William Charles Stead married Elizabeth M Williams, and had children including Alice May Dalley Stead, Charles William Stead, Doris Elizabeth Stead, Emily Eleanor Stead, George James Stead. William Charles Stead passed away in 1949 in Ryde, NSW, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1872, William Charles Stead entered the world in Lee, Kent, England, born to William James Stead And Sarah Eleanor Rainbow.
  • William Charles Stead married Elizabeth M Williams, and had children including Alice May Dalley Stead, Charles William Stead, Doris Elizabeth Stead, Emily Eleanor Stead, George James Stead.
  • William Charles Stead passed away in 1949 in Ryde, NSW, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Stead
1847–1918
Birth Location: Greenwich, London, England
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Sarah Rainbow
1849–1919
Birth Location: Greenwich, Deptford, Kent, England
SR

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Williams
1871–1941
Birth Location: Farcham, Hampshire, England
EW

Children(s)

Alice Stead
1903–1978
Birth Location: Leichhardt, New South Wales
AS
George Stead
1901–
Birth Location: Newtown New South Wales
GS
Doris Stead
1895–1974
Birth Location: Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia
DS
Charles Stead
1899–1956
Birth Location: Sydney New South Wales
CS
Emily Stead
1894–1941
Birth Location: Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia
ES

William Stead's Ancestors

Self
William Stead
1872–1949
Birth Place: Lee, Kent, England
Parents
William James Stead
1847–1918
Greenwich, London, England
Sarah (Eleanor) Rainbow
1849–1919
Greenwich, Deptford, Kent, England
Grandparents
Thomas Stead
1812–1873
Maidstone, Kent, England
Caroline (Elizabeth) Weeks
1809–1886
Greenwich, London, England
Joseph Rainbow
1819–
Ferrybridge, Yorkshire, England
Chanar Rainbow
1825–1881
Fulham, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
William Stead
1784–1854
Millicent
1786–1844
James Weeks
1783–1848
Eliza Burston
1780–1859
Jonah Rainbow
1782–
Sarah Wilson
1786–1836
Rachel Woodman
1785–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William STEAD
1762–
Sarah SMITH
1758–1847
Mary Spivy
1768–

William Stead's Descendants

1.
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William (Charles) Stead (1872–7 May 1949) m. Elizabeth (M.) Williams (1871–25 Feb 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

1872
1872
Birth of William Charles Stead in Lee, Kent, England
Lee, Kent, England
1893
28 Nov 1893
Age 21
William Charles Stead was married in Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia
Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia
1949
7 May 1949
Age 77
Death of William Charles Stead in Ryde, NSW, Australia
Ryde, NSW, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1872
    Event Place: Lee, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1893
    Event Place: Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1949
    Event Place: Ryde, NSW, Australia
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