John Stead (1811 - 1892)

Born 19 May 1811 in Bolton, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Wright) Stead — married 1861 in Isle of Man

Descendants

Died 24 Mar 1892 at age 80 in Stanwix, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom

Biography

John was born in 1811. John Stead of Eden Lodge, Carlisle... passed away in 1892. ^[1]

Birth: 19 May 1811 Waverbridge, Bolton, CUL^[2]

Death: 24 Mar 1892 Eden Lodge, Stanwix, CUL

Note: Witnesses for his birth record were Mary Stead and Nancy Tordiff (her mark).

In the 1841 Census, he is shown living with his brother-in-law, Thomas Christian, in Stanwix; occupation is calico printer. In the 1851 Census, he is still unmarried, a calico printer, but living with his partner, Hugh McAlpin and his half-brother, Nathan Stead McAlpin, at 93 Printworks Road, Cummersdale.

Marriage

Husband: John Stead

Wife: Elizabeth Story

Child: Ann Elizabeth Stead

Child: John Stead

Child: Isabella Mary Jane Stead

Marriage: 26 Jul 1853 Douglas, Isle of Man^[3]

Note: John Stead, of full age, bachelor, calico printer, of Eden Lodge, Carlisle; son of John Stead, coal miner, married

Elizabeth Story, of full age, spinster, resident of Douglas, daughter of Francis Story, manufacturer.

Witnesses: Thomas Wright, solicitor and future brother-in-law of John Stead; Jane Story, sister of the bride; and Nathan Stead McAlpin, half-brother of John Stead.

1881 England Census; Stainton, Cumberland, England^[4]

• Eden Lodge
• John Stead head, 69/m, md, calico printer, emp 230, Bolton Park Cumberland Eng
• Elizabeth Stead wife, 51/f, md, Bolton Park Cumberland Eng
• Isabel M.J. Stead dau, 24/f, Etterby Cumberland Eng
• Edmund W. Stead son, 18/m, Etterby Cumberland Eng
• Isabella Dodd servant, 33/f, domestic, Bellingham Cumberland Eng
• Jane Williamson servant, 29/f, domestic, Orton Cumberland Eng

1891 England Census; Stanwix, Cumberland, England^[5]

• John Stead head, 79/m, md, furniture printer, Bolton, Cumberland, England
• Elizabeth Stead wife, 61/f, md, Nk, Cumberland, England
• Edward W Stead son, 28/m, furniture printer, Stanwix, Cumberland, England
• Isabella M J Stead dau, 34/f, Stanwix, Cumberland, England
• Mary Holden servant, 35/f, cook, Carlisle, Cumberland, England
• Mary M Fleming servant, 25/f , housemaid, Nk, Cumberland, England

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #129787468 John Stead
2. ↑ Source: #S52 Birth record Author: Society of Friends, Cumberland. Births, 1810[?]-1837 Call Number: FHL film 0815960 Ancestry
3. ↑ Source: #S19 Parish Register of St. George's Church, Douglas (FHL 0106717
4. ↑ 1881 England Census; Stainton, Cumberland, England; Class: RG11; Piece: 5161; Folio: 34; Page: 8; GSU roll: 1342245; Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1881. Ancestry
5. ↑ 1891 England Census; Stanwix, Cumberland, England; Class: RG12; Piece: 4292; Folio: 32; Page: 15; Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1891. Ancestry

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