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John Stead

Male 1855 -


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  • Name John Stead 
    Born 1855  Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 11 Sep 1855  Christ Church, East Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Occupation Waterman Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I55500  Canal Family 1
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2026 

    Father William Stead,   b. 28 Apr 1830, Brotherton Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Sarah Trueman,   b. 1832, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 2 May 1853  Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F17722  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah Martha Boulton,   b. Abt Feb 1848, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 28 Jul 1877  St Giles, Pontefract Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Gertrude Stead,   b. 1889, Knottingley Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2026 
    Family ID F17723  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • In 1861 census as Joseph. John in baptism record, parents William and Sarah, but GRO birth registration gives mother's maiden name as Rowbottom. (See also note for sister Lavina.)
      Absent in 1871 census. Age given as 25 in marriage record, father William. Family not found in 1881 census.
      John, Hannah and Gertrude together in 1901/1911 censuses.

  • Sources 
    1. [S307023] West Yorkshire Baptisms, Marriages and Burials (Ancestry).

    2. [S010069] MC.



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