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Searching for Surname Stead - Possibly Walter Ralph or Ralph Stead

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Searching for Surname Stead - Possibly Walter Ralph or Ralph Stead

Posted: 18 Aug 2014 12:11PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Stead
Hello! I'm searching for my paternal grandfather and his family. My father was born near Bramley, Yorkshire in November of 1919. His mother's name was Sarah Elizabeth Sowden and his registered birth name was Walter Ralph Stead Sowden. She was not married to the man who fathered her child and the family story is that he was a married man, surname of Stead, possibly Walter Ralph or Ralph. There were also some rumours that he may have been from Scotland. My Nana married William Roughan Clark when my father was 2 and he was formally adopted by him and became Walter Ralph Stead Clark.

In the 1980's my father received a phone call from some people who said they were members of the Stead family, living in Canada if I am remembering correctly. My father declined contact with them at that time, likely because he hadn't told the rest of the family the history of his birth. Unfortunately we have little information on all of this because our father passed away shortly after he told us in 1999. He himself was not informed of this until January of 1941.

So I am hoping to find a Stead family member who has heard this story passed down over the years that might help us identify and connect with the paternal side of our family. If you have any information at all I would love to hear from you.

Thank you!
Alyson Miller (Clark)

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