[1] He was born at Great Budworth, Cheshire and died at Leire, Leicestershire.
Stedman was educated at St John's College, Cambridge.
[2] The innings of 22 was his highest, and he did not appear in first-class cricket again, though he continued to play in less important matches for the next 20 years, including some games for Leicestershire, not then a first-class side.
[3] He was ordained as a deacon in the Church of England in 1872 and as a priest two years later.
[3] He served as a curate at churches in Liverpool and at Flitton, Bedfordshire to 1882 when he became rector of Leire in Leicestershire, where he remained until his death.