Stead Family History

A Story of one Family of Steads
from Ilkley, West Yorkshire onwards

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Generation No. 1

BRIAN STEAD, was born about 1525 in Ilkley, and died Nov 1583 in Ilkley. He married MARGARET.
Children of Brian and Margaret are believed include:

Generation No. 2

EDWARD STEAD, was born c1550, of Hangingstone, Ilkley married ANNA, who died 27 Dec 1611.
Children of Edward and Anna are believed to include:

Generation No. 3

BRIAN STEAD, a farmer, was born in 1589 in Otley, and buried 20 Aug 1617 "of Hangingstone" in Ilkley. He married GRACE MARSHALL, born 1589, on 10 Dec 1611 buried 21 May 1631
Children of Brian and Grace include:

Generation No. 4

JAMES STEAD, a farmer, was born 25 May 1615 in Ilkley. It is believed he married ELIZABETH buried 17 March 1677. He died December 1673 at Hangingstone, Ilkley.
Children of James and Elizabeth are believed to include:

Generation No. 5

BRIAN STEAD, a farmer, was born 1652 in Todthorpe, christened 6 Feb 1653 in Ilkley, and was buried 22 Jan 1726 in Hangingstone, Ilkley. He married MARY DIXON 17 Apr 1682 in Church of All Saints, Ilkley. Mary died 26 Nov 1734.
Children of Brian and Mary are:

Generation No. 6

JOSEPH STEAD, a tailor, shoemaker and farmer, was born 1698 in Todthorpe, Ilkley, and was buried 18 Oct 1751 in Hangingstone, Ilkley. It is not yet known who he married. Wife born 1709.
Children of Joseph are:

Generation No. 7

BRIAN STEAD, a farmer, was born 1731 in Hanginigstone, Ilkley, and died 26 Mar 1811 in Todthorpe, Ilkley. He married MARGARET CURRER Feb 1755 in St. Andrew's Church, Keighley. After her death in Jun 1757, he married MARY ROBINSON 14 Dec 1760 in Church of All Saints, Ilkley, daughter of William Robinson and Susan Hodgson.
Children of Brian and Mary Robinson are:

Generation No. 8

JOSEPH STEAD, a weaver and farmer, was born 1770 in Hangingstone, Ilkley. He married ELIZABETH SPENCER 6 Mar 1792 in Church of All Saints, Ilkley, daughter of Thomas Spencer and Anne Lawford. After her death in May 1808, he married MARY ELLIS 19 Jul 1812 in St. Peter's Church, Leeds. Joseph died 4 Aug 1855 in Burley in Wharfedale aged 85, buried in Ilkley All Saints Church 8 Aug 1855. Joseph lived with his family at a cottage called Todthorpe.
Children of Joseph and Elizabeth are:

Children of Joseph and Mary are:

Joseph died 4 Aug 1855 in Burley in Wharfedale aged 85, buried in Ilkley All Saints Church 8 Aug 1855. His widow, Mary Ellis, 28 January 1856 and was also buried in Ilkley All Saints Church.

Link to Joseph's death certificate.

Link to Mary's death certificate.

Generation No. 9

WILLIAM STEAD, a farmer of 13 acres, was born 8 June 1828 in Ilkley, and died in Wortley, Leeds on Feb 25 1892. He married SELINA MARIA LEE 8 Dec 1858 in St. Mathias Church, Burley. Selina was the daughter of William Lee, Grocer. Selina died June 21 1901.
William built Throstle Nest House in 1870's for his family.

Link to picture of William and Selina.

Children of William and Selina are:

Generation No. 10

ALBERT EDWARD STEAD, a Master Butcher, was born 9 Mar 1877 in Wortley, and died in 29 Apr1966 in St. Boswells, Scotland. He married MAUD MELDRUM 9 December 1901 in St. Mark's Church, Barrow in Furness. Maud was the daughter of Arthur Meldrum, builder. Maud died 22 Dec 1958.
Children of Albert and Maud are:

Generation No. 11

ALBERT MELDRUM STEAD, An Architect, was born June 1917 in Barrow in Furness, and died in 4 Aug 1999 in Lincoln. He married a widow, HILDA CRAMPTON (Nee MITTON) December 1946 in Lincoln. She died 5 Apr 2003 in Lincoln.
They lived for 50 years at a house named St Boswells, 3 Waterford Lane, Cherry Willingham, Lincoln.
Children of Albert and Hilda are:

Generation No. 11

ETHEL STEAD, was born 1911 in Barrow in Furness, and died 1995 in Selkirk, Scotland. She married ROBERT FAIRBAIRN, A Racehorse trainer, 1938 in Edinburgh.
Children of Ethel and Bob are:

Generation No. 12

JOHN MITTON STEAD, An Electrician and Electrical Contractor, was born 1949 in Lincoln. He married SALLIE GODDARD 1981 in Cheltenham. John and Sallie divorced in 1988.
Children of John and Sallie are:

Generation No. 12

MARCUS MELDRUM STEAD, A Retail Manager, was born 1952 in Lincoln. He married LINDA HARRIS 1981 in St Peter and Paul, Cherry Willingham, Lincoln. His second wife was Sarah Hanson.
Children of Marcus and Linda are:

Generation No. 12

PHILIP STEAD was born in Lincoln. He married DENISE BRUNDRIT (Nee MOORE) 1994 in Warwickshire.

Generation No. 10

JOSEPH WILLIAM STEAD (Son of William Stead, Generation No. 9), a pawnbroker, draper and storekeeper at Vickers , was born 6 April 1869 in Wortley, and died in 13 August 1919 in Barrow in Furness. He married BETSY FARRAR 26 December 1893 in Bramley. Betsy was the daughter of Samuel Farrar. Betsy died 29 Aug 1970.
Children of Joseph and Betsy are:

Generation No. 11

VICTOR LEE STEAD, A Train Driver, was born 24 Aug 1901 in Bramley, Leeds, and died in 24 Feb 1956 in Barrow in Furness. He married MARY TATE July 1920. Mary was the daughter of James Tate. She died 22 Dec 1984 in Plymouth.

Children of Victor and Mary are:

Generation No. 12

JACK STEAD, A Chef, was born 29 Dec 1921 in Barrow in Furness. He married KATHLEEN MILDRED GILES 3 Aug 1924 in Beckenham, Kent.
Children of Jack and Kathleen are:

Generation No. 11

BERTIE STEAD, (Son of Joseph William Stead, Generation No. 10), A Hospital porter, was born 24 Aug 1903 in Barrow in Furness, , and died in 1981 in Norwich. His married his first wife MAVIS (MAY) LEARY 1927 in Barrow. May died aged 93. His second wife was NORA PENFOLD. They married in 1975.

Children of Bertie and Mavis are:

Children of Bertie and Nora are:

Generation No. 12

BRIAN STEAD was born 9 April 1933 in Barrow in Furness. He married GRAZIA SOZIO on 6 September 1958 in Whitechapel, London. Grace was originally form Bisaccia, Italy.
Children of Brian and Grace are:

Generation No. 13

MARIA ANN STEAD was born 14 September 1959 in London. She married JOHN D. GILLILAND 24 July 1982 in Essex.
Children of Maria and John are:

Generation No. 13

RICHARD PETER STEAD was born in London. He married JOANNE DUNN 15 July 1989 in Harold Wood, Essex.
Children of Richard and Joanne are:

Generation No. 10

CHARLES ELLIS STEAD (Son of William Stead, Generation No. 9), a butcher, pig and poultry dealer, was born 19 March 1872 in Wortley, and died in 15 December 1927 in Knaresboro. He married ANNIE WEBSTER 1896 in Bramley. ANNIE DIED IN Knaresboro in 1936. Charles moved to Knaresboro with a businesses supplying local hotels and other businesses with poultry.
Child of Charles and Annie are:

Generation No. 11

ALBERT VERNON STEAD, a poultry dealer, was born 6 June 1898 in Wortley, and died in 1943 in Knaresboro. He married ELSIE DUFF in 1932 in Knaresboro.. Albert took over his father Charles's business in Knaresboro supplying local hotels and other businesses with poultry and also had a stall in Knaresboro market selling poultry. Albert and Elsie had no children.

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