Researching Isabelle Stead
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6125 people with the Stead surname? In that year Stead was ranked number 685 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Isabelle means "consecrated to God" and is of French origin.
Records of Isabelle Stead on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Isabelle Stead and the Stead Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 6809 people with the Stead surname in the UK? Stead is now ranked number 884 for popularity in the UK. |
Stead Family Tree Databases
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Stead Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Stead surname in the USA? Stead is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Stead Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Isabelle Stead. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Isabelle Stead
Isabelle Stead
Isabelle Stead (born 8 October in Leeds, United Kingdom) is a British film director, producer and philanthropist.
In 2008, Stead became a Sundance fellow and alumni.
In 2010 Stead was selected by the British Council as the UK Producer on the Move for Cannes International Film Festival. Stead produced 'Son of Babylon' the film screened at Sundance and Berlin Film Festivals and received the Amnesty and Peace Prize, followed by a British Independent Film Award. The film was selected as Iraq's official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards.
In 2011 Stead produced the documentary 'In My Mother's Arms' that premièred at the Toronto International Film Festival - the film went on to win the Asia Pacific Academy Award for Best Documentary.
In 2012 Stead became an Academy Member of The Asia Pacific Motion Picture Academy of the Arts.
Source: Isabelle Stead, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Stead
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