William
Thomas
Stead
Born in Embleton, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Son of William Stead
and Isabella (Jobson) Stead
Brother of
Mary Isabella Stead, John Edward Stead, Joseph Alfred Stead, Sarah Anne (Stead) Strachan, Francis Herbert Stead, Henrietta Wales Stead, Frederick Hamilton Stead and Christopher Jobson Stead
Husband of
Emma (Wilson) Stead
— married
1873 in Tynemouth RD, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Father of
Willie Stead, Henry Stead, Alfred Stead, Emma Wilson Stead, John Edward Stead and Pearl Muller Stead
Died
at age 62
in Atlantic Ocean
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Biography
William Stead is Notable.
William was born in 1849.
He was a journalist for the Pall Mall Gazette. His sensational exposé of the commercial trade in virgins led to the raising of the age of consent from 13 to 16. He married Emma Lucy Wilson in 1873[1], and they had six children.
He was travelling on the Titanic to take part in a peace congress at Carnegie Hall on 21 April at the request of William Howard Taft.
Although his cabin was C-87, while the ship was sinking he was quietly reading a book in the First Class Smoking Room. He later helped several women and children into the lifeboats and gave his life jacket to another passenger. His body was not recovered.
Cenotaph in the Preston Cemetery, North Shields, Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England
Census
"England and Wales Census, 1851,"[2]
- Willm Stead Head Male 36 Sheffield, Yorkshire
- Isabella Stead Wife Female 26 Warkworth, Northumberland
- Mary Isabella Stead Daughter Female 3 Embleton, Northumberland
- Willm Thos Stead Son Male 1 Embleton, Northumberland
- Ann Routledge Servant Female 23 Bendnal, Northumberland
"England and Wales Census, 1871"[3]
- William Stead Head Male 56 Sheffield, Yorkshire
- Isabella Stead Wife Female 46 Warkworth, Northumberland
- Mary J Stead Daughter Female 23 Embleton, Northumberland
- William T Stead Son Male 21 Embleton, Northumberland
- John E Stead Son Male 19 Howdon, Northumberland
- Sarah A Stead Daughter Female 15 Howdon, Northumberland
- Francis Stead Son Male 13 Howdon, Northumberland
"England and Wales Census, 1881,"[4]
- William T Stead Head Male 31 Embledon, Northumberland, England
- Emma L Stead Wife Female 31 Wallsend, Surrey, England
- William Stead Son Male 7 Darlington, Durham, England
- Henry Stead Son Male 5 Darlington, Durham, England
- Alfred Stead Son Male 3 Darlington, Durham, England
- Emma W Stead Daughter Female 1 Darlington, Durham, England
- Anne B Wilson Visitor Female 33 Wallsend, Northumberland, England
- Rebecca R Brewis Nurse Female 22 Bolam, Northumberland, England
- Margaret Pollard Servant Female 24 Lanchester, Durham, England
"England and Wales Census, 1891,"[5]
- Wm Thos Stead Head Male 41 Northumberland, England
- Emma L Stead Wife Female 41 Northumberland, Wallsen
- Wm Stead Son Male 17 Co Durham
- Henry Stead Son Male 15 Co Durham
- Alfred Stead Son Male 12 Darlington, Co Durham
- Emma W Stead Daughter Female 11 Co Durham
- John Stead Son Male 7 Surrey, England
- Pearl M Stead Daughter Female 1 Surrey, England
- Anna Bragg Servant Female 39 Devonshire, England
- Agnes Toft Servant Female 21 Hanley, Staffordshire, England
- Agnes Afferson Governess Female 26 Wim, Surrey, England
- Mary Bragg Cooks Daughter Female 11 Surrey, England
- Eliz Bragg Cooks Daughter Female 9 Surrey, England
"England and Wales Census, 1901,"[6]
- William Thomas Stead Head Male 51 Embledon, Northumberland
- Emma Lucy Stead Wife Female 51 Howdon, Northumberland
- Henry Stead Son Male 25 Darlington, Durham
- Emma Wilson Stead Daughter Female 21 Darlington, Durham
- John Stead Son Male 17 Wimbledon, Surrey
- Pearl Muller Stead Daughter Female 11 Wimbledon, Surrey
- Olive Bowtell Servant Female 24 Lurndon, Wiltshire
- Ellen Maria Howes Servant Female 20 Lambeth, London
- Florence Adelaide Cooper Servant Female 17 Portsmouth, Hampshire
- Mathilde Elise Anna Fabreder Essarts Servant Female 23 France French
"England and Wales Census, 1911,"[7]
- William Thomas Stead Head Male 61 Embledon, Northumberland
- Emma Lucy Stead Wife Female 61 Howden On Tyne, Northumberland
- Emma Wilson Stead Daughter Female 31 Darlington, Durham
- Pearl Muller Stead Daughter Female 21 Wimbledon, Surrey
- Mary Isabella Stead Sister Female 63 Embledon, Northumberland
- Mrs Ellen Maria Howes Servant Female 29 Lambeth London, London
Sources
- ↑
Marriage Registration:
"England & Wales Marriage Index"
FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 3 January 2024)
Stead, William Thomas.
GRO Reference: 1873 Apr-May-Jun in Tynemouth Volume 10b Page 457. - ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGX7-4X9 : 11 September 2019), Willm Thos Stead in household of Willm Stead, , Northumberland, England; citing , Northumberland, England, p. 7, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRMM-J6N : 29 September 2019), William T Stead in entry for William Stead, 1871.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q277-Y77S : 11 December 2017), William T Stead, Wimbledon, Surrey, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 24, Piece/Folio 829/15, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,411.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QN8B-G2M : 3 May 2019), Wm Thos Stead, Wimbledon, Surrey, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Surrey county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9XX-DMP : 20 May 2019), William Thomas Stead, Wimbledon, Surrey, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Wimbledon subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW2C-5GY : 16 May 2019), William Thomas Stead, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
- William Thomas Stead (1849-1912) on Find A Grave: Memorial #204454510 retrieved 19 June 2020
- (2019) William Thomas Stead Encyclopedia Titanica (ref: #282, updated 5th November 2019 22:54:22 PM) URL : https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-victim/william-thomas-stead.html
- Wikipedia:W. T. Stead
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