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A clothier at Northowram.
He married (1) Susan Whitley.
Children:
Susan died (possibly of perinatal complications) in 1604.
He married (2) Susan Corney.
Children:
Abraham died in 1612.
Susan married John Lum
The family are also recorded in Ovenden
During World War I,
and he served as a Private
with the 15th Battalion
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).
He died 3rd May 1917 (aged 31).
He is remembered on the Arras Memorial, France [Grave Ref 5],
and in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
Born in Stainland / Sowerby Bridge.
He was
a woollen feeder [1861] /
a butcher [1871] /
inn keeper of the Bay Horse, Stainland [1881] /
a coal merchant's labourer, late butcher [1891].
In 1871, he married Ellen Kershaw [1852-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
He succeeded his father as inn keeper of the Bay Horse, Stainland.
In March 1882, there was a meeting of his creditors and resolutions
were passed for liquidation
He was
a paper mill operative [1881] /
a cotton spinner [1891].
He and his brothers
Oliver, David, and
John
are said to have been the first people in Ripponden to learn
shorthand.
Andrew served with the British Army in Egypt during the
Mahdist War
[1881-1899].
He and his 5 brothers emigrated to America.
It is said that they all escaped from old Hiram by climbing out of
the privy window in the middle of the night.
Andrew disappeared after going to try his luck in the Alaskan Gold Rush
Landlord of the Crispin, Halifax [1891]
In [Q4] 1889, he married Caroline Shaw [1853-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
He was
a member of Lumbutts Church & Sunday School /
a grocer's apprentice [1901] /
a grocer [1911] /
the manager of the Knowlwood Branch of the Bridge End Co-operative Society.
During World War I,
he joined up [June 1916] and
served as a Private
with the 12th Battalion
Northumberland Fusiliers.
He died 13th April 1918 (aged 32).
The Todmorden & District News [26th July 1918] reported
The Todmorden & District News [20th June 1919] reported
He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium,
in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance,
and on a grave at Lumbutts United Methodist Free Church which
says "he fell in action in France April 13th 1918"
Son of Elijah Halstead.
He was a clerk at newspaper office [1911].
He worked for newspapers in Nuneaton before joining the Halifax Guardian and the Yorkshire Observer.
During World War I,
and he served as a Lieutenant
with the 10th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was awarded the Military Cross
[1917] for
He was killed [1st August 1917] (aged 23) when he was a bombing
instructor and attempted to kick a grenade away from trainees,
sustaining multiple wounds to his legs.
He was awarded a posthumous Albert Medal.
He was buried at Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, France [Grave Ref IV C 83].
He is remembered with a CWGC headstone at Illingworth Moor Wesleyan Chapel
in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint George's Church, Lee Mount
Born in Elland.
In 1937, he married Constance Thornber [1909-1999] in Halifax.
They lived at 12 Cross Hills Mount, Greetland.
During World War II,
and he served as a Leading Aircraftman
with the 265th Squadron
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
He died 20th August 1944 (aged 35).
He is remembered on the Alamein Memorial, Egypt [Grave Ref 282],
and on the Memorial at Clay House, Greetland.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £476 0/5d.
Administration was granted to his widow Constance
Son of William Halstead.
He was a shuttle maker [1841].
See Bannister Halstead & Company.
On 27th December 1807, he married (1) Sarah Chatburn [1786-1838] at St Thomas à Becket, Heptonstall.
Children:
On 12th July 1841, he married (2) Sarah Halton [1796-18??]
from Stansfield, at Halifax Parish Church.
They lived at Hebden Bridge Lane [1841]
Born in Hebden Bridge.
He was
a shuttle maker [1851, 1871] /
a partner in James, Bannister & Handel Halstead [1853] /
B. & H. Halstead [until 1872] /
Bannister Halstead & Company /
a gentleman [1881].
On 24th July 1845, he married (1) Nancy Bradbury [1817-1864] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
Nancy died in 1864.
In 1865, he married (2) Isabella Taylor [1820-1908] in Halifax.
They lived at
He died at St Annes-on-Sea.
Bannister & Nancy were buried at Hebden Bridge Parish Church
Born in Langfield.
He was
a cotton weaver [1861] /
a farmer of 13 acres & a cotton twister [1871] /
a farmer of 14 acres & a cotton drawer [1881] /
a farmer [1891, 1901] /
a farmer disengaged [1911].
In [Q2] 1866, he married Betsy Sutcliffe [1844-1925] in Todmorden.
Children:
They lived at
Barnes died 18th April 1921 (aged 77).
Betsy died 6th February 1925 (aged 81).
They both died in Todmorden
& were buried at Lumbutts United Methodist Free Church
Son of John Halstead.
Born in Sowerby [2nd December 1858].
He was a butcher [1881, 1901, 1911].
On 22nd September 1880, he married (1) Julia Hannah Greenwood [1860-1886] in Halifax.
Children:
Julia Hannah died in Halifax [Q4 1886] (aged 26)
On 25th March 1890, he married (2) Margaret Naylor [1858-1924] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Charley died 24th June 1925
He was
a thick iron wire drawer [1891] /
a retired wire drawer [1911].
He married Elizabeth [1828-1896].
They lived at
Elizabeth died 5th June 1896 (aged 67).
David died 25th October 1913 (aged 80).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3208]
with James Halstead
He was a cotton piecer [1881].
He and his brothers
Oliver, Andrew, and
John
are said to have been the first people in Ripponden to learn
shorthand.
He and his 5 brothers emigrated to America.
It is said that they all escaped from old Hiram by climbing out of
the privy window in the middle of the night.
David married in America and had a child
Organist at Castle Grove United Free Methodist Church, Todmorden.
In March 1912, he moved to Higher Broughton, Manchester
Born in Todmorden [17th August 1879].
He was
a chemical laboratory fitter [1901] /
a builder and school furnisher (employer) [1911] /
a master joiner, undertaker and school furnisher [1939].
On 5th February 1907, he married Hannah Peel [1882-1960] in Todmorden
Children:
They lived at
Edward died 14th August 1947
He was
a member of All Saints' Church, Harley Wood /
a cotton weaver [1911] /
employed by Crabtree & Farrar at Springwood Mill, Cornholme.
During World War I,
he enlisted [September 1916] (aged 18) and
served as a Private
with the West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
After 11 weeks' training, he was sent to France but was invalided
home through illness and was in hospital in Manchester for about six
months.
He was sent back to France on the 9th of November 1917.
He died 26th November 1917 (aged 20).
The Todmorden & District News [14th December 1917] reported his death with a photograph
His elder brother John is in the Flying Corps in Mesopotamia
He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 42-47 & 162],
and in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
Born in Halifax.
He was
a police officer of Halifax [1874] /
a police constable [living with his uncle David Halstead [b
1834] (wire drawer) at 41 Cairo Street, Warrington, Lancashire 1881] /
a wire labourer [1891] /
a labourer (wire mill) [1901, 1911].
In [Q3] 1874, he married Sarah Ann Farrar [1854-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
Elijah died in Halifax in 1915 (aged 61)
Born in Todmorden [9th February 1879].
He was
a cotton spinner [1891] /
a cotton weaver [1901, 1911] /
a cotton weaver with Fielden Brothers at Waterside
Mill [1921] /
a cotton weaver [1939].
In [Q1] 1908, he married (1) Elizabeth Marshall [1880-1916] in Todmorden.
She was a cotton weaver [1911]
Children:
During World War I,
and he served as a Private
with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
The Todmorden & District News [26th July 1918] reported
His brother, Private Arthur Halstead, Northumberland
Fusiliers, has been missing since the 13th of April
He survived the War.
Elizabeth died in Todmorden [Q2 1916] (aged 36).
In [Q2] 1920, he married (2) Agnes Sutcliffe [1885-1957] in Todmorden.
She was a cotton weaver (retired) [1939]
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1939] were Agnes's mother
Mary Sutcliffe [b 8th May 1855]
and sister Hannah Sutcliffe [b 10th November 1883].
Frank died in Todmorden [Q4 1944] (aged 65).
An Agnes Halstead died in Halifax [Q4 1957] (aged 72)
Born in Eastwood [5th February 1878].
He was
a school furniture maker [1901] /
a joiner & builder [1911] /
a joiner & laboratory furnisher [1939].
In 1904, he married Kate Lord [1877-1954] in Todmorden.
Children:
They lived at River Side, Halifax Road, Eastwood [1911, 1939].
Kate died in Todmorden [Q1 1955] (aged 77).
Fred died in Todmorden [9th September 1959] (aged 81)
He was a driller [1920].
On 25th January 1919, he married Mary Walker [1892-1970]
in Greetland.
Children:
They lived at 139 Park Road, Elland [1920].
The family emigrated to Australia [10th March 1921].
They lived in Petersham, NSW, Australia [1941]
He was a Wesleyan Methodist minister at Todmorden [1907, 1911].
In [Q3] 1898, he married either Elizabeth Clack or Ada Wells in Blackburn.
They lived at 14 Woodlands, Todmorden [1911]
His family were the first to be affected by the outbreak of
the plague in May
1631
Born at Oaks Farm, Erringden;
baptised at Heptonstall [2nd March 1777].
He was
a farmer [1841] /
a farmer and carter [1851].
On 31st August 1797, he married Mary Helliwell [1777-1861] at Heptonstall Church.
She was a widow, housekeeper and farmer of 16 acres [1861]
Children:
They lived at
George died 28th March 1858.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £600.
His will was proved by oaths of his sons Robert
(farmer), George (farmer) and William (schoolmaster).
Mary died 19th October 1861.
They both died at Oaks, Erringden,
& were buried at Eastwood Congregational Church
[Grave Ref: D15]
Born in Erringden [11th November 1799].
He was
a weaver [1823-1838] /
a farmer [1841] /
a farmer of 16 acres [1851] /
a farmer of 30 acres [1861] /
a farmer of 16 acres [1871, 1881].
On 30th September 1823, he married Elizabeth Stell [1801-1878] at Heptonstall Church.
Children:
They lived at
Elizabeth died 19th October 1878.
George died 23rd June 1884.
They both died at Cruttonstall
& were buried at Heptonstall Church [Grave Ref: V3/19]:
Elizabeth [24th October 1878]; George [26th June 1884],
with the children (‡)
Born in Erringden [28th July 1831].
He was
a woolcomber [1851] /
a carter [1861] /
a farmer [1868] /
landlord of the Robin Hood, Cragg Vale [1871, 1894] /
a retired innkeeper [1901, 1911].
On 13th January 1868, he married Mary Ann Newell [1837-1912] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
George and his brothers Robert and John, were
their father's executors [28th December 1883].
Mary Ann died 12th June 1912.
George died 4th July 1912.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £1,213 1/11d
to George Isaac Hartley (joiner).
The couple were buried at St Michael's Church, Mytholmroyd [Grave Ref: D/AA8]
He was a cotton spinner [1859].
On 28th August 1859, he married Grace Hollas in Halifax.
Children:
He was a cotton piecener [1871].
He and his 5 brothers emigrated to America.
It is said that they all escaped from old Hiram by climbing out of
the privy window in the middle of the night.
George went to Boston.
He married Elizabeth Woodward.
They had no children.
He died in Lowell, Massachusetts [24th September 1931]
He was
a rag and shoddy dealer [1881] /
a shoddy manufacturer (employer) [1891, 1901] /
a partner in G. H. & J. Halstead.
On 28th February 1877, he married Matilda Allison [1853-1948] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
George Henry died 2nd February 1920 (aged 71).
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £17,293 11/6d.
Probate was granted to
his widow Matilda,
children Benjamin,
Agnes Brearley,
and
Florence Hettie.
Matilda died 24th March 1948.
Members of the family were buried at St Thomas's Church, Greetland
He was
a cotton carder [1881] /
a silk carder [1881, 1891, 1901].
He married Mary [1857-19??]
Children:
They lived at
Baptised 16th March 1597.
She married Michael Barstow
Born in Barkisland.
In census returns and other sources, his name is written
Agar and
Agur.
He was
partner in Hagar Halstead & Sons /
a fuller [1851] /
a woollen worker [1861] /
a cloth finisher [1871] /
a woollen manufacturer [1881] /
a woollen manufacturer & employer [1891] /
a woollen manufacturer [1901] /
a woollen manufacturer at Marshall Hall Mills, Elland [1905] /
a retired woollen manufacturer [1911].
In 1852, he married Elizabeth daughter of William Lee Evers.
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1871] was Hagar's widowed
mother Mary.
He died at 7 Charles Street, Elland [1915].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £4,116 6/6d
Born in Stansfield [12th December 1823].
He was
a master shuttle maker [1851] /
a partner in James, Bannister & Handel Halstead [until 1853] /
B. & H. Halstead [until 1872] /
Bannister Halstead & Company /
a shuttle maker [1861, 1871] /
a shuttle maker employing 7 men and 1 boy [1881] /
a shuttle maker [1891].
He established Handel Halstead & Sons.
In 1844, he married Hannah Horsfall [1825-1910] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Born in Todmorden.
He was
a clerk of Harley Wood [1890] /
a foreman for cotton manufacturer [1891] /
a foreman cotton twister [1901] /
a cotton twister [1911].
On 14th June 1890, he married Sarah Ellen Rawstron [1869-1942].
at All Saints' Church, Harley Wood, Todmorden,
Children:
They lived at
Harry died at home [30th July 1916] (aged 50)
On 29th June 1878, she married (1) William Buckley.
William died 23rd October 1901.
Henrietta was
landlady of the Shepherds' Rest, Sowerby Bridge [1901-1902],
landlady of the Dusty Miller, Sowerby Bridge [1904],
and
landlady of the Woodman, Luddendenfoot [1908-1910].
In [Q3] 1910, she married (2) Joseph Butterworth
During World War II,
he served with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
He died in the conflict.
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
Like others in his family, he was a gardener [1891]
He was
a cotton spinner [1871] /
a farmer of 8½ acres [1881] /
a retired cotton spinner [1901].
On 27th August 1854, he married Leah Riley in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Sons
Oliver, David, Andrew & John
are said to have been the first people in Ripponden to learn
shorthand.
All 6 sons emigrated to America.
It is said that they all escaped from old Hiram by climbing out of
the privy window in the middle of the night.
Hiram died in Ripponden [13th April 1901] (aged 72).
Leah died 9th March 1916.
The couple were buried at Ebenezer Methodist New Connexion Chapel, Soyland
On 16th October 1915, he married (1) Laura Beatrice Taylor [1885-1951] at Elland Parish Church.
Laura Beatrice died Q1 1951.
In [Q3] 1951, he married (2) Violet Shaw
at Calder
In 1851, he was a widower and a beer seller at an unidentified
beerhouse at 10 Milk Street, Halifax.
Question:
Does anyone know which beerhouse this may have been?
He married Unknown.
Children:
James died 9th June 1851 (aged 73),
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2736]
with his son-in-law & granddaughter
He married Amelia [1792-1864].
James died 18th November 1848 (aged 57).
Amelia died 18th November 1864 (aged 72).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3208]
with David Halstead
In 1869, Francis Dean was charged with
to Halstead at the Green Tree beerhouse in Halifax.
Halstead, his wife and some friends had gone into the
beerhouse.
Halstead went to the toilets and found Dean there with
a bottle of liquid which he forced Halstead to drink.
When Halstead had done so, Dean said
Halstead became sick and deadly pale, and a doctor recognised
tetanic convulsions and symptoms of strychnine poisoning.
Dean was sentenced to 6 months' imprisonment.
Halstead subsequently suffered from fits
He was a shoe maker [1851, 1861, 1871, 1876].
He married Mary [1813-1879].
She was a power loom weaver [1851]
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1861, 1871] was niece Betty Halstead [b
1839]
James died 30th April 1874 (aged 65).
Mary died 19th January 1879 (aged 66).
The couple were buried at Lumbutts United Methodist Free Church
He was a partner in James, Bannister & Handel Halstead [1853]
Born in Langfield.
He was
a joiner of Langfield [1874] /
a carpenter & joiner [1881, 1891, 1901, 1911] /
a mill labourer for Fielden Brothers at Robinwood Mill, Todmorden
[1921].
On 31st December 1874, he married Sarah Gaukroger [1852-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1901] was boarder Sutcliffe Halstead [b
1856] (stone quarryman).
Living with them [in 1921] were daughter Bertha, her
husband William Crabtree and his children from his first
marriage
Born in Walsden.
He was a cotton weaver [1881, 1891, 1911].
He married (1) Eliza [1856-1887].
She was working in a cotton card room [1881]
Children:
Eliza died 3rd January 1887 (aged 31).
In [Q3] 1893, he married (2) Betty Helliwell [1854-1896] in Todmorden.
They lived at
Betty died 10th July 1896 (aged 42).
Living with the widowed James [in 1911] were
daughter Bertha, her husband & child.
James died 10th January 1937 (aged 82).
He & his wives were buried at Lumbutts United Methodist Free Church
Born in Todmorden [12th February 1916].
In 1939, she was a doctor of medicine, living with her parents in
Todmorden.
During World War II,
she served as Captain Joan Halstead
with the Royal Army Medical Corps.
In July 1943, her engagement was announced to Lieutenant Harland
Rees RAMC of Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
In June 1947, she married Donald Morton Dunn [1914-19??] in Todmorden.
He was a GP at St Andrew's Hospital, Dollis Hill, Willesden [1939]
He was master at Gainest Cottage Sunday School, King Cross
He ran a school in Halifax [around 1828]
He married Mary.
Sarah Halstead died 11th March 1845 (aged 25).
Children:
The family lived in Halifax
He was
a wool comber [1841] /
a farmer of 14 acres [1851].
He married Mary Greenroyde [1796-18??].
Children:
The 2 brothers Samuel and Thomas married
2 Holroyd sisters.
They lived at
Living with them [in 1841] were son Samuel Halstead and
family.
He was dead by 1871
Born in Erringden;
baptised at Heptonstall [6th June 1802].
He was
a weaver [1841] /
a grocer & beer seller [1851].
On 10th February 1840, he married Grace Colling [1817-1859] at Heptonstall Church.
Children:
They lived at
Spring Side, Stansfield [1851].
John died at Spring Side, Stansfield [10th September 1852]
& was buried at Heptonstall Church [Grave Ref: V2/10]
[15th September 1852].
In 1856, Grace married William Sunderland.
Grace died at Lineholme, Stansfield [27th June 1859]
and was buried with John, her first husband
Born in Heptonstall.
On 8th September 1834, he married Mary Lord [1811-1???] at
Heptonstall.
Children:
Born at Oaks, Erringden [11th December 1827];
baptised at Heptonstall [19th February 1828].
He was
a hand loom weaver [1851] /
a delver [1855] /
a stone merchant [1861, 1871, 1881, 1891] /
living on own means [1901].
On 24th December 1855, he married Sarah Stansfield [1828-1888] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Sarah died at Spring Side, Stansfield [28th June 1888].
John died at Victoria Terrace [1st May 1903].
The couple were buried at St Paul's Church, Cross Stone:
Sarah [30th June 1888]; John [4th May 1903]
with the children (‡)
Probate records show that John left effects valued at £4,036 6/1d.
Probate was granted to
his siblings
Ada Mitchell,
Frank (licensed victualler),
Edmund (carrier) and
Hannah Elizabeth (spinster)
Born in Erringden [23rd April 1828];
baptised at Eastwood Chapel [31st August 1828].
He was
a farm labourer carter [1851] /
a farmer's son [1861] /
a carter [1871] /
a farm servant [1881] /
an executor (with his brothers Robert and George) of
their father Robert [28th December 1883] /
a farmer [1891] /
a retired farmer [1901, 1911].
On 21st November 1857, he married Betty Howarth [1831-1858] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Living with John [in 1891, 1911] were son Charlie and
family.
Betty died December 1858.
John died at Hall Bank Lane [29th November 1912].
The couple were buried at St Michael's Church, Mytholmroyd [Grave Ref: G/16]:
John [2nd December 1912]
He was
a journeyman gardener [1851] /
a gardener [1861] /
a nurseryman employing 4 labourers [1871] /
a nurseryman with 1 acre [1881].
Around 1870, he established John Halstead & Sons.
In 1851 [?], he married Hannah Robinson? [1833-18??] in
Halifax.
John was a widower by 1891.
Children:
They lived at
He was dead by 1900
Born in Stansfield.
He was
a shuttle manufacturer [1881] /
a shuttle maker [1891] /
a shuttle manufacturer [1901] /
a partner in Handel Halstead & Son.
In [Q3] 1870, he married Mary Elizabeth Ingham in Todmorden.
Children:
They lived at
He and his brothers
Oliver, David, and
Andrew
are said to have been the first people in Ripponden to learn
shorthand.
He and his 5 brothers emigrated to America.
It is said that they all escaped from old Hiram by climbing out of
the privy window in the middle of the night.
John burned to death after his celluloid stiffened collar
caught fire
He was
a power loom overlooker (woollen) [1861] /
a woollen manufacturer (employer) [1891] /
a woollen manufacturer [1900].
In 1851, he married Martha Jessop [1828-1866] in Halifax.
Children:
Martha died Q2 1866 (aged 38).
In [Q2] 1868, he married (2) Grace Kaye in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1861] were Grace's siblings: Hannah
Jessop [b 1839] (powerloom worker) [1900] & Samuel Jessop
[b 1842] (twister in cotton) [1861].
John died 14th October 1900.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £6,994 9/1d.
Probate was granted to
his widow Grace,
son John Edward,
and Benjamin Sutcliffe (cotton manufacturer)
He was
a woollen manufacturer (employer) [1881, 1891] /
partner in William Briggs & Company.
He married Grace [1842-1???]
Children:
They lived at
He was an overlooker in the family's shoddy mill [1901]
On 16th May 1907, he married Annie Longhorn [1884-19??] at Elland Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at 62 Elizabeth Street, Elland.
During World War I,
and he served as a Private
with the 2nd/5th Battalion
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
He was killed in action on the Somme [27th March 1918] (aged 34).
He is remembered on the family grave at St Thomas's Church, Greetland,
on the Arras Memorial, France [Grave Ref 7],
on Elland War Memorial,
and on the Memorial at Saint Mary the Virgin, Elland
Around 1873, he established a wheelwright and carriage building
business in Sowerby Bridge.
He was
a wheelwright [1861, 1871] /
a wheelwright employing 5 men [1881] /
a wheelwright employer [1891]
In 1862, he married Merab Pickles [1841-1922] from Norland, in
Halifax.
In census returns and other sources, her name is written
Mena,
Muab and
Meral.
Children:
They lived at
Born 31st March 1864.
He was a butcher at Dale Street Co-operative Society who was accused
of murdering Clara Law.
Halstead and Clara had been engaged, but this had been
broken off.
He had been walking-out with Miss Mary Hodson.
When questioned by police, he said that he had not been out
with Clara for 5 years.
When the police went to his home in Castle Hill on the 5th August
1891, to talk to Halstead, he escaped through the back door,
jumped over the wall on to the railway track and jumped in front of a
train coming out of
Horsfall Tunnel.
His body was completely cut in two.
On his death, a letter was found in his pocket
I intend committing suicide, as it appears to me they intend to swear
my life away.
It appears to me, although I am innocent, that they are all against
me.
She has been constantly trying to scandalize me, but this shall be
final.
Do not put any blame upon anyone;
I will take it all myself ...
... In referring to me dear Mary, I hope she may be looked upon as an
angel.
There is no blame attached to her in any way.
The inquest returned a verdict that Halstead had committed
suicide by throwing himself under the wheels of a railway engine
He was chauffeur for James Arnold Petrie at Scaitcliffe Hall.
During World War I,
he enlisted [early 1916] and
served as a Private
with the 2nd Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was sent to France [June 1916].
He was killed on the first day of the Battle of the Somme [1st July 1916] (aged 23).
The Todmorden & District News [14th July 1916] reported his death
His older brother, Private Sam Halstead, is still in training
The following week's Edition [21st July 1916] published his photograph
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 6A & 6B],
and in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
Born in Halifax.
In 1635, he emigrated to America and lived in Connecticut before
moving to New York.
He became a land speculator.
He was an early settler on Long Island.
He died in Queens, New York
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Bill Gates
He married Sarah [1839-1895].
Jonas died 13th March 1894 (aged 56).
Sarah died 9th March 1895 (aged 56).
The couple were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S2/17]
He was
inn keeper of the Bay Horse, Stainland [1841] /
a farmer of 7 acres [1851] /
inn keeper of the Bay Horse, Stainland [1851, 1861, 1871].
He married Nancy [1802-1876].
Children:
Living with the family [in 1861] at the Bay Horse were
daughter Harriet and husband Emmanuel, and widowed
daughter Anne and family.
Living with the family [in 1871] at the Bay Horse were
daughter Harriet and family.
After Joseph's death, his son Alfred
succeeded him at the Bay Horse
On 24th June 1823, he married Mary Wilson.
Children:
Mary died in Soyland [19th December 1873] (aged 69).
Joseph died in Soyland [3rd November 1876] (aged 73).
Members of the family were buried at Stones Methodist Church, Soyland
[Grave 60]
He was a cotton weaver [1881, 1891, 1901].
He married Sarah [1841-1923].
She was a cotton weaver [1881, 1891, 1901]
Children:
The 1911 census shows that they had had 4 children of whom 2 were still alive at that time.
They lived at
Joseph died 26th May 1908 (aged 68).
Sarah died 23rd November 1923 (aged 82).
The couple were buried at Lumbutts United Methodist Free Church
He was a cotton piecener [1871].
He and his 5 brothers emigrated to America.
It is said that they all escaped from old Hiram by climbing out of
the privy window in the middle of the night.
On 21st February 1884, he married Emily Cork.
Children:
Joseph was naturalised in Rhode Island [31st December 1889].
Joseph died in Rhode Island [20th September 1924]
Born 9th July 1872.
He was
a joiner [1891] /
a school furniture maker [1901] /
a joiner & builder /
a church & school furnisher [1911] /
a master joiner [1939].
On 27th November 1897, he married Rose Hannah Greenwood [1870-1955] in Todmorden.
Josiah died 11th August 1959
Born in Elland [18th November 1919].
During World War II,
and he served as a Driver
with the A. I. F. HQ 1st Armoured Brigade
Australian Armoured Corps.
He died accidentally in Australia [24th October 1941].
He was buried at Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney [Grave Ref 496]
He is remembered on Elland War Memorial
He was
a cotton power loom weaver [1861] /
a cotton loom overlooker [1871] /
a cotton weaver [1881] /
beerhouse keeper at the Frieldhurst Tavern, Cornholme [1891].
In [Q4] 1860, he married (1) either Susan Nuttall or Susannah Sutcliffe [1841-1???] in Todmorden.
She was a cotton weaver [1871]
Children:
In [Q2] 1883, he married (2) Hannah Clarke [1840-1???] in Todmorden.
They lived at
Lord died in 1891.
Hannah took over at the Frieldhurst Tavern [1891]
Born in Mirfield [25th June 1862].
He was an apprentice painter [1881].
He and his brothers
David, Andrew, and
John
are said to have been the first people in Ripponden to learn
shorthand.
He and his 5 brothers emigrated to America.
It is said that they all escaped from old Hiram by climbing out of
the privy window in the middle of the night.
In 1889, he married Annie
in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Children:
Oliver was naturalised in Maine, Massachusetts [6th October
1894].
He died in 1935 (aged 73).
He was buried at Lawrence, Massachusetts
Born in Stainland.
He was
a cloth miller [1871] /
a foreman cloth miller [1891] /
a cloth miller (woollen) [1901] /
a cloth miller (worsted) [1901].
Around 1881, he married Ruth [1858-1939].
Children:
The 1911 census shows that they had had 8 children of whom 6 were still alive at that time.
They lived at
Reuben died 29th March 1923 (aged 69).
Ruth died 11th January 1939 (aged 81).
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/256].
The children (‡) were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland
in a separate grave
[Grave Ref: S3/629]
He was
an innkeeper [1841] /
a carter [1851, 1861].
Question:
Does anyone know which inn this may have been?
He married Hannah [1792-1869] from Langfield.
Children:
They lived at
He was
a fancy hand loom weaver [1851] /
a fancy woollen weaver [1861].
Around 1835, he married Martha [1803-18??].
She was a fancy hand loom weaver [1851] / a fancy woollen weaver
[1861]
Children:
They lived at
Born in Todmorden.
He was
a gardener [1881] /
a gardener of Holme Nursery [1889] /
a market gardener [1891] /
a market gardener [1901] /
a nurseryman with business at Holme Nursery, Todmorden [1905] /
a jobbing gardener [1911] /
gardener for Mrs Greenwood, Glen View, Todmorden [1921].
In 1889, he married (1) Alice Sutcliffe [1866-1897] at St Paul's Church, Cross Stone.
Children:
In 1905, he married (2) Alice Gerrad Lancaster [1881-19??] at St Paul's Church, Cross Stone
Children:
They lived at
Born at Oaks, Erringden [20th November 1797];
baptised at Heptonstall [23rd December 1797].
He was
a weaver [1819] /
a farmer [1841] /
a farmer of 44 acres [1851, 1871, 1881] /
a farmer of 50 acres [1861].
On 9th September 1819, he married Hannah Baron [1801-1856] at Heptonstall Church.
Children:
They lived at
Robert died at Hollin Hey, Sowerby [7th April 1883].
& was buried at St Michael's Church, Mytholmroyd
[12th April 1883]
Probate was granted to his sons
Robert Halstead (farmer), John Halstead (farmer),
& George Halstead (innkeeper) £265
He was a dyer's labourer [1851].
Around 1837, he married Julia Ann [1814-18??].
Children:
They lived at Union Street, Elland-cum-Greetland [1851]
He was a cotton weaver [1861].
He married Mary [1823-186?].
Children:
They lived at Top o' th' Hill Farm, Walsden [1861]
Halstead, Abraham Ref 178-534
Halstead, Albert Ref 178-15 
Halstead, Alfred Ref 178-3886
Ellen, of Greetland, was the daughter of Philip
Kershaw, coal merchant
Halstead, Andrew Ref 178-24 
Halstead, Aquilla Ref 178-32
Caroline was born in Halifax
Halstead, Arthur Ref 178-688
Private Arthur Halstead, Northumberland Fusiliers, has
been missing since the 13th of April
Private Arthur Halstead, Northumberland Fusiliers,
previously reported missing, now presumed dead
Halstead, Arthur Ref 178-9
leading an attack at Hill 60, and capturing a machine-gun position,
though injured at the knee
Halstead, Arthur Ref 178-10
Halstead, Bannister Ref 178-3587
Sarah came from Stansfield
Halstead, Bannister Ref 178-3589
Nancy a silk twister, came from Heptonstall
Isabella came from Blackpool
Halstead, Barnes Ref 178-56
Halstead, Charley Ref 178-51
Julia Hannah was born in Sowerby
Halstead, David Ref 178-41
Elizabeth was born in Halifax [7th July 1828]
Halstead, David Ref 178-21
Halstead, Edgar Ref 178-3332 Halstead, Edward Ref 178-377
Hannah was born 22nd May 1882, the daughter of Betty
Speak and John Peel
Halstead, Edward Scholfield Ref 178-758
Private Edward S. Halstead, West Yorkshire Regiment, was
killed in action on the 26th November.
Halstead, Elijah Ref 178-16
Sarah Ann, of Ovenden, was the daughter of James
Farrar, mason
Halstead, Frank Thomas Ref 178-59
Elizabeth was born in Todmorden.
Private Frank T. Halstead is a prisoner of war at
Gustrow, Germany.
Agnes was born in Todmorden [17th August 1885].
Halstead, Fred Ref 178-50
Kate was born in Hebden Bridge [12th October 1877]
Halstead, Fred Ref 178-4
Mary was born in Elland
Halstead, Rev Frederick M. Ref 178-168 Halstead, George Ref 178-840 Halstead, George Ref 178-46
Mary was born in Stansfield, the daughter of William
Helliwell.
Halstead, George Ref 178-3599
Elizabeth came from Stansfield
Halstead, George Ref 178-19
Mary Ann was born in Sowerby [12th September 1837], the
daughter of Jonas Newell, weaver
Halstead, George Ref 178-548
Grace was the daughter of John Hollas
Halstead, George Ref 178-27
Halstead, George Henry Ref 178-1749
Matilda was born 23rd July 1853, and came from Greetland
Halstead, George Henry Ref 178-7
Mary was born in Sowerby
Halstead, Grace Ref 178-557 Halstead, Hagar Ref 178-1742
Halstead, Handel Ref 178-3586
Hannah came from Stansfield
Halstead, Harry Scholfield Ref 178-969
Sarah Ellen, a winder of Harley Wood, was born in Walsden, the
daughter of John Rawstron, painter
Halstead, Henrietta Ref 178-633
Halstead, Herbert Ref 178-772
Halstead, Herbert Ref 178-3595
Halstead, Hiram Ref 178-20
Leah was the daughter of Isaac Riley
Halstead, Irving Ref 178-5
Laura Beatrice was the daughter of George Taylor
Halstead, James Ref 178-3133 Halstead, James Ref 178-17
Halstead, James Ref 178-42
Halstead, James Ref 178-3592
having feloniously administered a noxious thing
Thou'll be dead as a bloody stone before morning
Halstead, James Ref 178-53
Mary was born in Stansfield.
Halstead, James Ref 178-3590 Halstead, James Ref 178-58
Sarah was born in Langfield, the daughter of William
Gaukroger, butcher
Halstead, James Ref 178-55
Eliza was born in Hebden Bridge.
Betty was the daughter of Nimrod Helliwell
Halstead, Dr Joan Ref 178-391
Donald – Dr Dunn MBE, MB, BS – was born in Reigate,
Surrey [21st July 1914].
Halstead, John Ref 178-222 Halstead, John Ref 178-11
Halstead, John Ref 178-52
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Halstead, John Ref 178-3583
Halstead, John Ref 178-47
Grace was born in Erringden, baptised at Heptonstall [2nd
March 1817], the daughter of Adam Colling, weaver
Halstead, John Ref 178-3588
Halstead, John Ref 178-48
Sarah was born in Todmorden [6th April 1828]
Halstead, John Ref 178-45
Betty was the daughter of John Howarth, weaver
Halstead, John Ref 178-3283
Halstead, John Ref 178-1767
Mary Elizabeth came from Walsden
Halstead, John Ref 178-26
Halstead, John Ref 178-3
Martha was born in Kirkheaton
Grace was born in Stainland, the daughter of Robert Kaye
Halstead, John Edward Ref 178-1750
Grace was born in Stainland
Halstead, John Henry Ref 178-13
Annie was born in Low Moor, Bradford
Halstead, John Paul Ref 178-1538
Halstead, John William Ref 178-105
Dear father, brother, and sisters, and my dear Mary,
Halstead, John William Ref 178-696
Private John William Halstead, died on the 1st of July, aged
23.
Halstead, Jonas Ref 178-2584
Halstead, Jonas Ref 178-29 Halstead, Joseph Ref 178-3885
Nancy came from Holmfirth
Halstead, Joseph Ref 178-22
Mary was born in Sowerby, the daughter of James Wilson
Halstead, Joseph Ref 178-54
Sarah was born in Heptonstall.
Halstead, Joseph Ref 178-28
Halstead, Josiah Ref 178-49
Halstead, Leonard Ref 178-12
Halstead, Lord Ref 178-39
Susy was born in Stansfield.
Hannah was born in Wigton, Cumberland
Halstead, Oliver Ref 178-25
Halstead, Reuben Ref 178-35
Halstead, Richard Ref 178-3594
Halstead, Richard Ref 178-38
Martha was born in Stainland / Longwood.
Halstead, Richard Ref 178-1695
Alice, of Castle Clough, was the daughter of William
Sutcliffe, weaver
Alice, of The Royd, was
born in Widnes, Lancashire, the daughter of Thomas
Lancaster
Halstead, Robert Ref 178-43
Hannah was born at Castle Clough, Stansfield [5th June 1801]
and baptised at Eastwood Chapel [26th July 1801]
Halstead, Robert Ref 178-33
Julia Ann was born in Halifax
Halstead, Robert Ref 178-3596
Mary came from Langfield