Researching Ralph 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 Ralph means "Wolf Counselor" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Ralph Stead on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ralph Stead and the Stead Family History
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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. |
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Some Famous People called Ralph Stead
Ralph Stead
Ralph Edmund Stead (7 January 1917 – 27 September 2000) was Chairman of the Eastern Region of the British Gas Corporation, 1977-81.
Education: Manchester Grammar School and Ilford County High School.
During World War II, he served in the Royal Army Service Corps. Qualifying as a chartered accountant in 1949, he worked for British Gas for the rest of his career.
He was also a member of the Financial Institutions Group, Department of the Environment, 1981–82; Management Committee, Lazards Property Unit Trust, 1979–92; and the Rent Assessment Panel for Scotland, 1983-87.
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