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Halstead, AbrahamRef 178-534
[1570-1612]
A member of the
Halstead family of Halifax.

A clothier at Northowram.

He married (1) Susan Whitley.

Children:

  1. Grace
  2. Abraham [1600-1651] who died in Rotterdam, Netherlands
  3. Mary [bapt 12th September 1602; bur 19th December 1602]
  4. Susanna [1603-1669] who died in Massachusetts
  5. Joseph [bapt 10th January 1604; bur 7th February 1604]

Susan died (possibly of perinatal complications) in 1604.

He married (2) Susan Corney.

Children:

  1. Joseph [bapt 1607]
  2. Jeremy [1609-16??]
  3. Jonas

Abraham died in 1612.

Susan married John Lum The family are also recorded in Ovenden

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Halstead, AlbertRef 178-15
[1886-1917]
Son of Mrs Mary Ann Halstead of 7 Wards End, Halifax.

During World War I, 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

Halstead, AlfredRef 178-3886
[1846-1899]
Son of
Joseph Halstead.

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.


Ellen, of Greetland, was the daughter of Philip Kershaw, coal merchant
 

Children:

  1. Joe [b 1872] who was a woollen warp dresser [1891]
  2. Tom [b 1876] who was a woollen cloth finisher [1891], a  carrier [1901]
  3. Mary [b 1880]
  4. Edith [b 1882] who was a cloth burler woollen [1901]
  5. Wilfred [b 1888] who was a cloth finisher woollen [1901]
  6. Annie [b 1892]

They lived at

  • Green Style, Stone, Fixby, Halifax [1891]
  • 41 Burn Road, Lindley-cum-Quarmby, Huddersfield [1901]

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

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Halstead, AndrewRef 178-24
[1866-1924]
Son of
Hiram Halstead.

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

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Halstead, AquillaRef 178-32
[1846-1907]
Born in Halifax.

Landlord of the Crispin, Halifax [1891]

In [Q4] 1889, he married Caroline Shaw [1853-1???] in Halifax.


Caroline was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. Harry S. [b 1884] who is recorded as having a spinal  defect [1891]
  2. Aquilla S. [b 1890]

Halstead, ArthurRef 178-688
[1886-1918]
Son of
James Halstead.

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


Private Arthur Halstead, Northumberland Fusiliers, has been missing since the 13th of April
 

The Todmorden & District News [20th June 1919] reported


Private Arthur Halstead, Northumberland Fusiliers, previously reported missing, now presumed dead
 

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"

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Halstead, ArthurRef 178-9
[1894-1917]
MC, AM.

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, he served as a Lieutenant with the 10th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He was awarded the Military Cross [1917] for


leading an attack at Hill 60, and capturing a machine-gun position, though injured at the knee
 

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

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Halstead, ArthurRef 178-10
[1909-1944]
Son of Sarah & Ben Halstead.

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, 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

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Halstead, BannisterRef 178-3587
[1781-1853]
Of Hebden Bridge.

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.


Sarah came from Stansfield
 

Children:

  1. John
  2. Elizabeth [b 1811]
  3. Henry [b 1813]
  4. James
  5. Bannister
  6. Amelia [b 1821] who married Mr Duck and had a son  Thomas [b 1841]
  7. Handel

On 12th July 1841, he married (2) Sarah Halton [1796-18??] from Stansfield, at Halifax Parish Church.

They lived at Hebden Bridge Lane [1841]

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Halstead, BannisterRef 178-3589
[1817-1883]
Son of
Bannister Halstead.

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.


Nancy a silk twister, came from Heptonstall
 

Children:

  1. Bannister [1852-1852]
  2. John Arthur [b 1858]

Nancy died in 1864.

In 1865, he married (2) Isabella Taylor [1820-1908] in Halifax.


Isabella came from Blackpool
 

They lived at

  • New Road Bottom, Hebden Bridge [1851, 1861]
  • Hanging Royd Lane, Hebden Bridge [1871]
  • Lytham, Lancashire [1881]
  • 35 Back Raglan Street, Halifax [1891, 1901]
  • 3 Haugh Shaw Road, Halifax [1908] where Isabella died

He died at St Annes-on-Sea.

Bannister & Nancy were buried at Hebden Bridge Parish Church

Halstead, BarnesRef 178-56
[1844-1921]
Son of
Walker Halstead.

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:

  1. Stephen [b 1867] who was a cotton twister-in [1881]
  2. Mary Grace [1877-1915] who was a tailoress [1891], a  tailoress (clothing factory) [1911] & married William Uttley

They lived at

  • Greave, Langfield [1871, 1881]
  • Lower Barn, Todmorden [1891]
  • Todmorden Edge [1901]
  • 20 Erringden Street, Todmorden [1911, 1921]

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

Halstead, CharleyRef 178-51
[1858-1925]
Aka Charlie.

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.


Julia Hannah was born in Sowerby
 

Child: John William [b 1883]

Julia Hannah died in Halifax [Q4 1886] (aged 26) 

On 25th March 1890, he married (2) Margaret Naylor [1858-1924] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Ursula Betsy [b 1898]
  2. Clarissa Phoebe [b 1901]

They lived at

  • New Road, Sowerby [1881]
  • 2 Nursery Lane, Ovenden [1901]

Charley died 24th June 1925

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Halstead, DavidRef 178-41
[1833-1913]
Born in Halifax [9th April 1833].

He was a thick iron wire drawer [1891] / a retired wire drawer [1911].

He married Elizabeth [1828-1896].


Elizabeth was born in Halifax [7th July 1828]
 

They lived at

  • 24 Raglan Street, Halifax [1891]
  • Crossley Almshouses, Arden Road (the widowed David living  alone) [1911]

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

Halstead, DavidRef 178-21
[1864-1???]
Son of
Hiram 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

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Halstead, EdgarRef 178-3332
[18??-19??]
ARCO, ALCM.

Organist at Castle Grove United Free Methodist Church, Todmorden.

In March 1912, he moved to Higher Broughton, Manchester

Halstead, EdwardRef 178-377
[1879-1947]
Son of
Stephen Halstead.

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


Hannah was born 22nd May 1882, the daughter of Betty Speak and John Peel
 

Children:

  1. Constance [b 1908]
  2. Joan

They lived at

  • 2 Sandbed Villas, Todmorden [1911]
  • Heatherdene, Todmorden [1939]

Edward died 14th August 1947

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Halstead, Edward ScholfieldRef 178-758
[1897-1917]
Son of
Harry Scholfield Halstead.

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


Private Edward S. Halstead, West Yorkshire Regiment, was killed in action on the 26th November.

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

Halstead, ElijahRef 178-16
[1854-1915]
Son of Robert Halstead, watchman.

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.


Sarah Ann, of Ovenden, was the daughter of James Farrar, mason
 

Children:

  1. Leonard [b 1875] who was a solicitor's clerk [1891]
  2. Hannah Jane [b 1877] who was a hosier [1891], a coating  mender [1901, 1911]
  3. Emily [b 1880] who was a hosier [1891], a winder woollen  [1901]
  4. Hilda [b 1882]
  5. Esther [b 1885] who was a silk spinner [1901], a silk  winder [1911]
  6. Rose Ann [b 1887] who was a worsted doffer [1901], a  worsted beamer [1911]
  7. Arthur

They lived at

  • 26 Brickfield, Ovenden [1881]
  • 78 Shroggs Road, Ovenden [1891]
  • 8 Buxton Street, Lee Mount, Halifax [1901, 1911]

Elijah died in Halifax in 1915 (aged 61) 

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Halstead, Ernest WilfredRef 178-62
[1879-1952]
Son of
John Paul Halstead.

Born in Sowerby Bridge [25th February 1879], a member of the Halstead family of Sowerby Bridge.

He was a painter [1901] / a wheelwright [1911] / a wheelwright with W. H. Halstead at Victoria Road, Sowerby Bridge  [1921] / a master wheelwright [1939] / a master cartwright at Wharf Yard, Sowerby Bridge [1952].

In [Q1] 1903, he married Annie Ashton [1876-1924] in Burnley.


Annie was born in Barnsley / Doncaster
 

Children:

  1. Ernest Leslie [b 1904] who was a cotton twiner piecer  with Shepherd & Blackburn [1921]
  2. John Paul
  3. a son who died in infancy

The 1911 census shows that they had had 3 children of whom 2 were still alive at that time.

They lived at

  • Lower Clyde Street, Sowerby Bridge [1911]
  • 3 Hope Street, Sowerby Bridge (Ernest living with his son  John Paul & wife) [1939]

Living with them [in 1911] was visitor Annie Bradbury [b Low Moor 1871] (dressmaker).

Ernest died 17th December 1952 (aged 73).

Annie died 16th June 1924 (aged 49) 

Halstead, Frank ThomasRef 178-59
[1879-1944]
Son of
James Halstead.

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.


Elizabeth was born in Todmorden.

She was a cotton weaver [1911]

 

Child: Edith [b 1908] who was a cotton weaver with Fielden Brothers at Waterside Mill [1921].

During World War I, he served as a Private with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.

The Todmorden & District News [26th July 1918] reported


Private Frank T. Halstead is a prisoner of war at Gustrow, Germany.

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.


Agnes was born in Todmorden [17th August 1885].

She was a cotton weaver (retired) [1939]

 

The family lived at

  • 10 Bar Street, Shade, Todmorden [1911]
  • 5 Knowlwood Road, Todmorden [1939]

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) 

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Halstead, FredRef 178-50
[1878-1959]
Son of
Stephen Halstead

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.


Kate was born in Hebden Bridge [12th October 1877]
 

Child: Frederick Lord [b 15th September 1905] who was a technical assistant to Borough Engineer & Surveyor [1939]

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) 

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Halstead, FredRef 178-4
[1894-1982]
Born in Elland.

He was a driller [1920].

On 25th January 1919, he married Mary Walker [1892-1970] in Greetland.


Mary was born in Elland
 

Child: Leonard

They lived at 139 Park Road, Elland [1920].

The family emigrated to Australia [10th March 1921].

They lived in Petersham, NSW, Australia [1941]

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Halstead, Rev Frederick M.Ref 178-168
[1866-19??]
Born in Blackburn [Q2 1866].

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]

Halstead, GeorgeRef 178-840
[1???-1631]
An Erringden
clothier.

His family were the first to be affected by the outbreak of the plague in May 1631

Halstead, GeorgeRef 178-46
[1776-1858]
Son of Robert Halstead and Patience Helliwell.

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.


Mary was born in Stansfield, the daughter of William Helliwell.

She was a widow, housekeeper and farmer of 16 acres [1861]

 

Children:

  1. Robert
  2. George
  3. John
  4. Sarah / Sally [b 1805]
  5. Grace [b 1807]
  6. William
  7. Mary [b 1813] who was buried with her parents
  8. Hannah [b 1816]
  9. Martha [b 1821]

They lived at

  • Oaks, Erringden [1797, 1841, 1851,  1858, 1861]
  • Cockden, Stansfield [1871, 1881]

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]

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Halstead, GeorgeRef 178-3599
[1799-1884]
Son of
George Halstead.

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.


Elizabeth came from Stansfield
 

Children:

  1. Robert [b 2nd December 1823; d 18th January 1848] who was  a weaver [1841]
  2. George [b 25th December 1825; bapt 25th February 1826; d  at Thorp 23rd November 1831]
  3. John
  4. Hannah [b 3rd January 1830; bapt 30th May 1830] who was a  power loom weaver [1851] and married John Hartley
  5. William
  6. Ellen [b 20th June 1835; bapt at Heptonstall 11th October  1835] who was a hand loom weaver [1851], cotton power loom weaver  [1861]
  7. Stephen
  8. Mary [1838-1900] who was a linen winder [1861, 1871], a  housekeeper for her father [1881], a housekeeper for her brother  William [1891]. She died 11th June 1900 & was buried at  Heptonstall with her brother William

They lived at

  • Thorp, Erringden [1841]
  • Cruttonstall, Hebden Bridge [1851, 1861, 1871, 1881]

Elizabeth died 19th October 1878.

George died 23rd June 1884.

They both died at Cruttonstall and were buried at Heptonstall Church [Grave Ref: V3/19]: Elizabeth [24th October 1878]; George [26th June 1884], with the children (

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Halstead, GeorgeRef 178-19
[1831-1912]
Son of
Robert Halstead.

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.


Mary Ann was born in Sowerby [12th September 1837], the daughter of Jonas Newell, weaver
 

Child: Robert

The family lived at

  • Holling Hey, Sowerby [1841, 1851, 1861]
  • Robin Hood Inn, Sowerby [1871, 1881, 1891, 1894]
  • Stocks Lane, Mytholmroyd [1901, 1911]
  • 1 Stocks Lane [1912]

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]

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Halstead, GeorgeRef 178-548
[1834-1876]
Born in Sowerby.

He was a cotton spinner [1859].

On 28th August 1859, he married Grace Hollas in Halifax.


Grace was the daughter of
John Hollas
 

Children:

  1. Henrietta
  2. Elizabeth [1863-1996] who married Thomas Dodgson
  3. Ann [b 1866] who married Frederick Barrett
  4. Sarah Jane [1867-1943] who married Charles Uttley Greenwood
  5. Mary [b 1870]

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Halstead, GeorgeRef 178-27
[1856-1931]
Son of
Hiram Halstead.

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]

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Halstead, George HenryRef 178-1749
[1848-1920]
Born in Soyland.

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.


Matilda was born 23rd July 1853, and came from Greetland
 

Children:

  1. Sarah Elizabeth [1877-1893]
  2. Joe [1878-1906] who was a bookkeeper in a shoddy mill  [1901]
  3. Benjamin [1880-1944] who was an overlooker in a shoddy  mill [1901], a shoddy manufacturer [1920]
  4. John Henry
  5. Agnes [1885-1960] who married Joe Brearley
  6. Florence Hettie [1890-1992]

They lived at

  • Maude's Buildings, Elland [1881]
  • 2 Gibraltar Row, Elland [1891]
  • Bank Bottom, Elland [1901]
  • Rochester Place, Elland [1905]
  • 5 Rochester Place, Savile Road, Elland [1911]

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

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Halstead, George HenryRef 178-7
[1859-19??]
Born in Ripponden / Soyland.

He was a cotton carder [1881] / a silk carder [1881, 1891, 1901].

He married Mary [1857-19??]


Mary was born in Sowerby
 

Children:

  1. Mary Hannah [b 1870] who was a silk drawer [1891]
  2. Emily [b 1872] who was a silk drawer [1891], a cotton  carder [1901]
  3. Frank [b 1874] who was a silk dresser [1891]
  4. Arthur [b 1876] who was a silk dresser [1891, 1901]
  5. Fred [b 1878] who was a silk twiner [1891], a twiner  piecer cotton [1901]
  6. Herbert [b 1880] who was a cotton twiner [1891], a garden  labourer [1901] and served in World War I
  7. Walker [b 1882] who was a cotton twiner piecer [1901]
  8. Walter
  9. Evelyn [b 1887] who was a silk long spinner [1901]

They lived at

  • 2 Mark Mitchell's Buildings, Ovenden [1881]
  • Booth's Buildings, Mill Bank, Sowerby [1881]
  • Victoria Terrace, Mill Bank, Sowerby [1891, 1901]

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Halstead, GraceRef 178-557
[1597-1633]
Daughter of
Abraham Halstead.

Baptised 16th March 1597.

She married Michael Barstow

Halstead, HagarRef 178-1742
[1830-1915]
Son of
John Halstead.

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:

  1. Ruth [b 1855]
  2. Mary [b 1857]
  3. Emma [b 1859]
  4. Albert [b 1861] who became a woollen spinner [1881]
  5. John [b 1864] who became a woollen spinner [1881]
  6. Tom [b 1866] who became a woollen cloth finisher [1891]
  7. George [b 1868] who became a mechanic, turner and fitter  [1891]
  8. Hannah Elizabeth [b 1870] who was a sick nurse [1911]

They lived at

  • Springs, Midgley [1861]
  • Clough Terrace, Bolton Brow, Sowerby Bridge [1871]
  • Halifax Road, Elland with Greetland [1881]
  • 32 Elizabeth Street, Elland [1891]
  • 81 Langdale Street, Elland [1901]
  • 7 Charles Street, Elland [1911]

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

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Halstead, HandelRef 178-3586
[1823-1899]
Son of
Bannister Halstead.

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.


Hannah came from Stansfield
 

Children:

  1. John
  2. William Henry
  3. Sarah J. [1850]
  4. Mary Hannah [b 1853]
  5. Bannister [b 1854]
  6. Elizabeth Ann [b 1858]
  7. Clara [b 1864]

They lived at

  • Bridge Lane, Hebden Bridge [1851]
  • High Street, Hebden Bridge Lane, Hebden Bridge [1861]
  • Hanging Royd Lane, Hebden Bridge [1871]
  • Bridge Street, Hebden Bridge [1881]
  • 35 Melbourne Street, Hebden Bridge [1891]

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Halstead, Harry ScholfieldRef 178-969
[1866-1916]
Son of John Halstead, manufacturer.

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,


Sarah Ellen, a winder of Harley Wood, was born in Walsden, the daughter of John Rawstron, painter
 

Children:

  1. Elizabeth [b 1891] who was a cotton weaver [1911], a  cotton weaver for Nuttall Brothers cloth manufacturers at Lineholme  Mill, Todmorden [1921]
  2. John [b 1895] who was a joiner [1911], a joiner for  Joseph E. Sutcliffe at Naylor's Mill, Lydgate [1921] & served in  the Flying Corps in Mesopotamia [1917]
  3. Edward

They lived at

  • 9 Law Street, Lydgate, Todmorden [1891]
  • 8 Lily Street, Cornholme [1901, 1911]
  • 4 Church Street, Harley Wood, Todmorden [1916, 1921]

Harry died at home [30th July 1916] (aged 50) 

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Halstead, HenriettaRef 178-633
[1859-1924]
Daughter of
George Halstead.

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

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Halstead, HerbertRef 178-772
[1???-194?]
Of Todmorden.

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

Halstead, HerbertRef 178-3595
[1869-1???]
Son of
John Halstead.

Like others in his family, he was a gardener [1891]

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Halstead, HiramRef 178-20
[1829-1901]
Son of
Joseph Halstead.

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.


Leah was the daughter of Isaac Riley
 

Children:

  1. George
  2. Joseph
  3. Susey [1860-1890] who was a part-timer / cotton piecener  [1871], a cotton card room hand [1881] & married John Siddall
  4. Oliver
  5. David
  6. Andrew
  7. John
  8. Mary [1872-18th October 1965] who was a cotton reeler  [1891], a cotton winder [1901] & married Shaw Gledhill

They lived at

  • Copperas Row, Elland-cum-Greetland [1871]
  • Bankhouse Head, Soyland [1881]
  • Moor Farm Cottages, Bankhouse Head, Soyland [1891]
  • Moor Farm, Soyland [1901]

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

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Halstead, IrvingRef 178-5
[1891-1958]

On 16th October 1915, he married (1) Laura Beatrice Taylor [1885-1951] at Elland Parish Church.


Laura Beatrice was the daughter of
George Taylor
 

Laura Beatrice died Q1 1951.

In [Q3] 1951, he married (2) Violet Shaw at Calder

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Halstead, JamesRef 178-3133
[15??-16??]
Yeoman of
Bache, Warley. His will was recorded on 1st March 1650

Halstead, JamesRef 178-17
[1778-1851]
Born in Scammonden.

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:

  1. Sarah [b 1824] who married Henry Horsfall

James died 9th June 1851 (aged 73), and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2736] with his son-in-law & granddaughter

Halstead, JamesRef 178-42
[1791-1848]
Of Halifax.

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

Halstead, JamesRef 178-3592
[18??-1???]
A firer-up at a Halifax cotton mill.

In 1869, Francis Dean was charged with

having feloniously administered a noxious thing

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

Thou'll be dead as a bloody stone before morning

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

Halstead, JamesRef 178-53
[1809-1874]
Born in Walsden.

He was a shoe maker [1851, 1861, 1871, 1876].

He married Mary [1813-1879].


Mary was born in Stansfield.

She was a power loom weaver [1851]

 

Children:

  1. Sally [1841-11th August 1876] who was a cotton weaver  [1876] & was buried with her parents
  2. Elizabeth [b 1847] who was a cotton weaver [1876]

They lived at

  • Wood Bottom, Todmorden [1851]
  • 7 Wood Bottom, Todmorden & Walsden [1861]
  • Top o'th' Hill Farm, Walsden [1871]
  • Top o'th' Hill, Walsden [1874]

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

Halstead, JamesRef 178-3590
[1815-1868]
Son of
Bannister Halstead.

He was a partner in James, Bannister & Handel Halstead [1853]

Halstead, JamesRef 178-58
[1850-19??]
Son of Thomas Halstead, stone dealer.

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.


Sarah was born in Langfield, the daughter of William Gaukroger, butcher
 

Children:

  1. Titus William [b 1876] who was a cotton weaver [1891]  [1901, 1911], an oiler & greaser at cotton mill for Sutcliffe & Greenwood at Crescent Mill, Todmorden [1921]
  2. Bertha [b 1877] who was a cotton spinner [1891], a cotton  weaver [1901, 1911] & married William Crabtree
  3. Frank Thomas
  4. Arthur

They lived at

  • 5 Black Dyke, Langfield [1881]
  • 14 Lumbutts, Langfield [1891]
  • Swineshead Clough, Langfield [1901]
  • 7 Knowlwood Road, Todmorden [1911]
  • 12 Laneside Street, Todmorden [1921]

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

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Halstead, JamesRef 178-55
[1855-1937]
Son of
Robert Halstead

Born in Walsden.

He was a cotton weaver [1881, 1891, 1911].

He married (1) Eliza [1856-1887].


Eliza was born in Hebden Bridge.

She was working in a cotton card room [1881]

 

Children:

  1. Dorothy Mary who died in infancy & was buried with her  parents
  2. Bertha [b 1883] who was a fustian tailoress [1901] &  married John Henderson

Eliza died 3rd January 1887 (aged 31).

In [Q3] 1893, he married (2) Betty Helliwell [1854-1896] in Todmorden.


Betty was the daughter of Nimrod Helliwell
 

They lived at

  • 1 Spring Vale, Todmorden & Walsden [1881]
  • Birks Terrace, Walsden [1887]
  • 39 Birks Terrace, Walsden [1891]
  • Balmoral Terrace, Todmorden [1901]
  • 20 Unity Street, Hebden Bridge [1911]

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

Halstead, Dr JoanRef 178-391
[1916-19??]
Younger daughter of
Edward Halstead.

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.


DonaldDr Dunn MBE, MB, BS – was born in Reigate, Surrey [21st July 1914].

He was a GP at St Andrew's Hospital, Dollis Hill, Willesden [1939]

 

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Halstead, JohnRef 178-222
[1???-18??]
An important figure in Sowerby Bridge Methodism.

He was master at Gainest Cottage Sunday School, King Cross

He ran a school in Halifax [around 1828]

Halstead, JohnRef 178-11
[17??-18??]
He served with the 2nd Battalion 84th Foot York & Lancaster Regiment in the
Peninsular War

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Halstead, JohnRef 178-52
[17??-18??]

He married Mary.

Sarah Halstead died 11th March 1845 (aged 25).

Children:

  1. Sarah Halstead [1820-1845] who was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 4659]

The family lived in Halifax


This entry was compiled from the burial record in the Lister Lane Archives. Please email me if you can add further details
 

Halstead, JohnRef 178-3583
[1786-18??]
Of Barkisland.

He was a wool comber [1841] / a farmer of 14 acres [1851].

He married Mary Greenroyde [1796-18??].

Children:

  1. Samuel
  2. Thomas
  3. John [b 1826]
  4. Mary [b 1826]
  5. Alice [b 1827]
  6. William [b 1829]
  7. Agur

The 2 brothers Samuel and Thomas married 2 Holroyd sisters.

They lived at

  • High Lee Top, Barkisland [1841]
  • Norland Town [1851]

Living with them [in 1841] were son Samuel Halstead and family.

He was dead by 1871

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Halstead, JohnRef 178-47
[1802-1852]
Son of
George Halstead.

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.


Grace was born in Erringden, baptised at Heptonstall [2nd March 1817], the daughter of Adam Colling, weaver
 

Children:

  1. Edward [1842-24th December 1853] who was buried with his  father
  2. Mary Ann [b 6th November 1846] who was an apprentice  dressmaker [1861], a confectioner [1871]
  3. Sarah [b 1850] who was a confectioner [1871]

They lived at Spring Side, Stansfield [1851].

John died at Spring Side, Stansfield [10th September 1852] and 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

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Halstead, JohnRef 178-3588
[1808-18??]
Son of
Bannister Halstead.

Born in Heptonstall.

On 8th September 1834, he married Mary Lord [1811-1???] at Heptonstall.

Children:

  1. Lord [1837-1891]
  2. William [b 1838]
  3. John [1840-1889]

Halstead, JohnRef 178-48
[1827-1903]
Son of
George Halstead.

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.


Sarah was born in Todmorden [6th April 1828]
 

Children:

  1. Ada [b 1857] who married Thomas Heyworth Mitchell
  2. Frank [1858] who died in infancy
  3. Frank [1859-19th June 1926] who was a stone worker [1881], a stone quarryman [1891], a  beer seller [1901], a coal dealer [1911] and married [15th May 1893]  Emily Ashworth [1870-1955]
  4. Robert [1860-6th April 1861]
  5. Edmund [6th November 1861-7th July 1930] who was a stone worker [1881], a stone  quarryman [1891], a weft carter [1901], a carter [1911]
  6. John William
  7. Hannah Elizabeth [1867-19th October 1941] who was a  housekeeper [1901, 1911] and never married
  8. George [5th February 1872-19th April 1880]

They lived at

  • Cruttonstall, Erringden [1851]
  • Hope Street, Langfield [1861]
  • Olde Royd, Langfield [1868, 1871]
  • Spring Side, Stansfield [1881, 1888]
  • Victoria Terrace, Stansfield [1891, 1901, 1903]

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) 

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Halstead, JohnRef 178-45
[1828-1912]
Son of
Robert Halstead

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.


Betty was the daughter of John Howarth, weaver
 

Child: Charley

They lived at

  • Holling Hey, Sowerby [1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891]
  • 2 Nursery Lane, Ovenden (living with son Charley) [1901]
  • 24 Hall Bank Lane, Mytholmroyd [1911]

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]

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Halstead, JohnRef 178-3283
[1833-1896]
Son of
Richard Halstead.

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:

  1. Richard
  2. Ada [b 1863]
  3. Jane [b 1864]
  4. Herbert [b 1869]

They lived at

  • Hollins, Stansfield [1861]
  • Toad Carr, Stansfield [1871]
  • 7 Newton Green, Stansfield [1881, 1891]

He was dead by 1900

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Halstead, JohnRef 178-1767
[1844-1906]
Son of
Handel Halstead.

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.


Mary Elizabeth came from Walsden
 

Children:

  1. John Frederick [b 1822]
  2. Ann Rebecca [b 1874]
  3. Florence Gertrude [b 1881]

They lived at

  • Hanging Royd Lane, Hebden Bridge [1871]
  • Bridge Street, Hebden Bridge [1881]
  • 58 Market Street, Hebden Bridge [1891]
  • Uplands, Hebden Bridge [1901, 1905]

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Halstead, JohnRef 178-26
[1871-1???]
Son of
Hiram Halstead.

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

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Halstead, JohnRef 178-3
[1892-1900]
Born in Elland.

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.


Martha was born in Kirkheaton
 

Children:

  1. Mary Jane [b 1853]
  2. Elizabeth A. [b 1854]
  3. Harriet [1856-1933] who was a tobacconist [1891]
  4. Selina [b 1861]
  5. David Jessop [1864-1920]

Martha died Q2 1866 (aged 38).

In [Q2] 1868, he married (2) Grace Kaye in Halifax.


Grace was born in Stainland, the daughter of
Robert Kaye
 

Children:

  1. Sarah Hannah [b 1870] who was a teacher of music [1891]
  2. John Edward [b 1877] who was a dyer [1900]
  3. Minnie [1882-1972]

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) 

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Halstead, John AubreyRef 178-65
[1877-1917]
Son of
John Paul Halstead.

Born in Sowerby.

He was a mill operative [1891] / a general labourer [1901] / a blacksmith's striker [1911].

During World War I, and served as a Private with the Army Service Corps.

He died of pneumonia [1st December 1917] & was buried at Low Moor Methodist Church.

Halstead, John EdwardRef 178-1750
[1830-19??]
Born in Elland.

He was a woollen manufacturer (employer) [1881, 1891] / partner in William Briggs & Company.

He married Grace [1842-1???]


Grace was born in Stainland
 

Children:

  1. Harriet [b 1856] who was a woollen weaver [1881], a  tobacconist [1891]
  2. David J. [b 1865] who was a woollen weaver [1881]
  3. Sarah H. [b 1871] who was a teacher of music [1891]
  4. John Edward [b 1876] who was a cotton yarn dyer [1901]
  5. Florence Jane [b 1877]
  6. Minnie [b 1883]

They lived at

  • Langdale Street, Elland [1881, 1891]
  • Melrose Terrace, Elland [1905]

Halstead, John HenryRef 178-13
[1883-1918]
Son of
George Henry Halstead.

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.


Annie was born in Low Moor, Bradford
 

Children:

  1. Mildred [b 1907]
  2. Mabel [b 1911]

They lived at 62 Elizabeth Street, Elland.

During World War I, 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

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Halstead, John PaulRef 178-1538
[1839-1893]
A member of the
Halstead family of Sowerby Bridge.

Born in Huddersfield.

Around 1873, he established a wheelwright and carriage building business in Sowerby Bridge – see the Halstead family of 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] in Halifax.


Merab, from Norland, was the daughter of James Pickles.

In census returns and other sources, her name is written Mena, Muab and Meral

 

Children:

  1. William Henry
  2. John Aubrey
  3. Ernest Wilfred

They lived at

  • Scar Road, Norland [1871]
  • West Street, Sowerby Bridge [1881]
  • 10 Victoria Road, Norland [1891]
  • 7 Sowerby New Road, Egremont Street, Sowerby Bridge [1901]
  • 5 Vale Street, Sowerby Bridge [1911]

John Paul died 11th March 1893 and was buried at Mount Pleasant Wesleyan Chapel, Norland with Merab's parents

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Halstead, John PaulRef 178-63
[1907-1???]
Son of
Ernest Wilfred Halstead.

Born in [10th January 1907]

He was a railway porter & train shunter [1939].

In [Q4] 1936, he married Dora Rimmer [1905-1961] in Halifax.


Dora was born 16th February 1905.

She was a worsted twister [1939]

 

They lived at 3 Hope Street, Sowerby Bridge [1939].

Living with them [in 1939] was John Paul's father.

Dora died 11th February 1961 (aged 56) 

Halstead, John WilliamRef 178-105
[1864-1891]
Son of
John Halstead.

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

Dear father, brother, and sisters, and my dear Mary,

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

Halstead, John WilliamRef 178-696
[1893-1916]
Son of
Richard Halstead.

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


Private John William Halstead, died on the 1st of July, aged 23.

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

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Halstead, JonasRef 178-2584
[1611-1683]
Youngest son of
Abraham Halstead.

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

See Bill Gates

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Halstead, JonasRef 178-29
[1838-1894]
Son of
Squire Halstead.

Born in Barkisland.

He was a woolcomber [1851] / a gardener & coachman [1871] / a provision dealer [1881] / a grocer [1891].

He married Sarah [1839-1895].


Sarah was born in Barkisland
 

There are no records of any children.

They lived at

  • Lud Hill Top, Southowram [1871]
  • 10 Oakes Road, Lindley cum Quarmby [1881]
  • 10 & 12 Oakes Road, Lindley with Quarmby [1891]

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]

Halstead, JosephRef 178-3885
[1801-1871]
Born in Longwood.

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].


Nancy came from Holmfirth
 

Children:

  1. Joseph [b 1827]
  2. Ann [b 1829] who married John Thomas
  3. Mary [b 1832] who was employed at home [1851]
  4. Harriot [b 1834] who was a woollen piecer [1851] &  married Emmanuel Pogson
  5. John [b 1837] who was a woollen piecer [1851], a woollen  slubber [1861]
  6. Jane [b 1840] who was a burler [1861]
  7. Hannah [b 1843]
  8. Alfred

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

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Halstead, JosephRef 178-22
[1803-1876]
Son of
William Halstead.

On 24th June 1823, he married Mary Wilson.


Mary was born in Sowerby, the daughter of James Wilson
 

Children:

  1. William
  2. Rachel Wilson (Halstead) [1828-1889] who married Joseph Walsh
  3. Hiram

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]

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Halstead, JosephRef 178-54
[1840-1908]
Born in Walsden.

He was a cotton weaver [1881, 1891, 1901].

He married Sarah [1841-1923].


Sarah was born in Heptonstall.

She was a cotton weaver [1881, 1891, 1901]

 

Children:

  1. Abraham [1876-7th June 1928] who was a cotton spinner  [1891, 1901, 1911], a scavenger [1921] & was buried with his parents
  2. Ruth [b 1879] who was a cotton reacher-in [1891], a  cotton weaver [1901]; in 1911, she is living with her mother &  brother and shown as married for 7 years

The 1911 census shows that they had had 4 children of whom 2 were still alive at that time.

They lived at

  • 127 Knowlwood Road, Todmorden [1881]
  • 131 Knowlwood Road, Todmorden [1891]
  • 2 Back Knowlwood Road, Todmorden [1901]
  • Chapel Steps, Knowlwood Road, Todmorden [1908]
  • 131 Victoria Place, Walsden [1911]
  • 131 Victoria Place, Walsden (Sarah & son Abraham  living together) [1921]

Joseph died 26th May 1908 (aged 68).

Sarah died 23rd November 1923 (aged 82).

The couple were buried at Lumbutts United Methodist Free Church

Halstead, JosephRef 178-28
[1858-1924]
Son of
Hiram Halstead.

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:

  1. William [b 1887]
  2. Alfred [b 1890]
  3. Emily [b 1892]
  4. Anne [b 1895]
  5. Minnie [b 1897]
  6. George [b 1899]

Joseph was naturalised in Rhode Island [31st December 1889].

Joseph died in Rhode Island [20th September 1924]

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Halstead, JosiahRef 178-49
[1872-1959]
Son of
Stephen Halstead.

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

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Halstead, LeonardRef 178-12
[1919-1941]
Son of
Fred Halstead.

Born in Elland [18th November 1919].

During World War II, 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

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Halstead, Lord Ref 178-39
[1836-1891]
Born in Hebden Bridge.

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.


Susy was born in Stansfield.

She was a cotton weaver [1871]

 

Children:

  1. Tom [b 1862] who was a cotton twister-in [1881]
  2. Jamie [b 1864] who was an apprentice mechanic [1881]

In [Q2] 1883, he married (2) Hannah Clarke [1840-1???] in Todmorden.


Hannah was born in Wigton, Cumberland
 

They lived at

  • 9 Albert Terrace, Stansfield [1871]
  • 3 Albert Terrace, Stansfield [1881]

Lord died in 1891.

Hannah took over at the Frieldhurst Tavern [1891]

Halstead, OliverRef 178-25
[1862-1935]
Son of
Hiram Halstead.

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:

  1. child
  2. child
  3. child

Oliver was naturalised in Maine, Massachusetts [6th October 1894].

He died in 1935 (aged 73).

He was buried at Lawrence, Massachusetts

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Halstead, ReubenRef 178-35
[1853-1923]
Son of
William Halstead.

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:

  1. Tom who died 2nd May 1888 (aged 4 years) who was buried  with his parents
  2. Sam [b 1886] who was a woollen piecer [1901]
  3. Lizzie [1888-21st June 1963] who was a woollen doffer  [1901], a worsted yarn drawer [1911]
  4. Mary [b 1890] who was a weaver [1911]
  5. Elsie [1893-28th March 1957] who was a cotton winder  [1911]
  6. Harry [b 1895] who was a cotton spinner piecer [1911]
  7. Lucy [b 1897] who was a worsted spinner piecer [1911]
  8. Willie [1898-12th October 1965] who was a worsted spinner  doffer [1911]

The 1911 census shows that they had had 8 children of whom 6 were still alive at that time.

They lived at

  • Sowood, Stainland-with Old Lindley [1891, 1901]
  • Knowl Top, Stainland [1911]

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]

Halstead, RichardRef 178-3594
[1793-1861]
Born in Langfield.

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:

  1. John
  2. Robert

They lived at

  • Burntacres Woodbottom, Todmorden [1841]
  • Dobroyd, Todmorden [1851]

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Halstead, RichardRef 178-38
[1803-18??]
Born in Longwood / Stainland.

He was a fancy hand loom weaver [1851] / a fancy woollen weaver [1861].

Around 1835, he married Martha [1803-18??].


Martha was born in Stainland / Longwood.

She was a fancy hand loom weaver [1851] / a fancy woollen weaver [1861]

 

Children:

  1. Mary [b 1835] who was a fancy hand loom weaver [1851], a  fancy woollen weaver [1861]
  2. Samson
  3. Martha [b 1841] who was a bobbin winder [1851]
  4. Richard [b 1845] who was a fancy woollen weaver [1861]

They lived at

  • Sowood [1851]
  • Frog Hall, Clay Pitt Lane, Stainland-with Old Lindley [1861]

Halstead, RichardRef 178-1695
[1860-19??]
Son of
John Halstead.

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.


Alice, of Castle Clough, was the daughter of William Sutcliffe, weaver
 

Children:

  1. Samuel Lee [b 1891] who was mentioned in an obituary for  his brother John William
  2. John William
  3. Alice Maud [b 1896]

In 1905, he married (2) Alice Gerrad Lancaster [1881-19??] at St Paul's Church, Cross Stone


Alice, of The Royd, was born in Widnes, Lancashire, the daughter of Thomas Lancaster
 

Children:

  1. Florence Mary [b 1898]
  2. Sydney [b 1906] who was a cotton piecer at the Mons Spinning Company, Burnley Road, Todmorden [1921]
  3. Richard Hugh [b 1907] who was a cotton piecer at the  Mons Spinning Company, Burnley Road, Todmorden [1921]
  4. Gladys [b 1909]
  5. Clifford [b 1910]
  6. Leonard [b 1913]

They lived at

  • 7 Newton Green, Todmorden (with his parents) [1881]
  • 5 Gate Bottom, Stansfield [1891]
  • 224 Burnley Road, Todmorden [1901]
  • 222 Burnley Road, Todmorden [1911, 1921]

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Halstead, RobertRef 178-43
[1797-1883]
Son of
George Halstead.

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.


Hannah was born at Castle Clough, Stansfield [5th June 1801] and baptised at Eastwood Chapel [26th July 1801]
 

Children:

  1. Mary [b 12th December 1819; bapt Cross Stone 9th February  1820] who married James Broadbent
  2. Robert
  3. Sarah [b 28th October 1823; bapt Eastwood Chapel 24th  January 1824] who married Samuel Kershaw
  4. Hannah [b 28th January 1826; bapt Eastwood Chapel 7 May  1826] who married William Leah
  5. John
  6. George
  7. Martha [b 1st February 1834; bapt Eastwood Chapel 6 Apr  1834] who was a woolcomber [1851], a house servant [1861] & married  (1) John Mitchell & (2) George Dewhirst
  8. Ada [b 8th March 1836; bapt Eastwood Chapel 24 May 1836]  who was a woolcomber [1851] & married Levi Pinder
  9. Grace [b 16th June 1838] who was a woolcomber [1851] &  married Benjamin Woodhead
  10. Ann [b 2nd October 1840] who was a cotton power weaver  [1861] & married George Spencer
  11. Phebe [11th October 1843] who was a cotton power weaver  [1861] & married Enoch Cockcroft

They lived at

  • Oaks, Erringden [1819, 1838]
  • Hollin Hey, Sowerby  [1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881]

Robert died at Hollin Hey, Sowerby [7th April 1883].

and 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

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Halstead, RobertRef 178-33
[1804-18??]
Born in Halifax.

He was a dyer's labourer [1851].

Around 1837, he married Julia Ann [1814-18??].


Julia Ann was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. Edith [b 1837] who was a worsted spinner [1851]
  2. Annie [b 1838] who was a worsted spinner [1851]
  3. Edmund [b 1843]
  4. Arthur [b 1845]
  5. child

They lived at Union Street, Elland-cum-Greetland [1851]

Halstead, RobertRef 178-3596
[1813-18??]
Born in Walsden.

He was a cotton weaver [1861].

He married Mary [1823-186?].


Mary came from Langfield
 

Children:

  1. Elizabeth [b 1843]
  2. John [b 1847]
  3. Thomas
  4. Hannah [b 1852]
  5. Charles [b 1853]
  6. James
  7. Robert
  8. Mary [b 1860]

They lived at Top o' th' Hill Farm, Walsden [1861]

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Halstead, RobertRef 178-44
[1821-1899]
Son of
Robert Halstead.

Born [13th September 1821].

On 12th October 1846, he married Hannah Broadbent.

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Halstead, RobertRef 178-3295
[1836-1900]
Son of
Richard Halstead.

Born at Burntacres Woodbottom, Todmorden [10th August 1836].

He was an apprentice to a mechanic [1851] / a steam engine fitter [1861].

In 1858, he married Sarah Ellen Stansfield [1838-1???] in Rochdale.

Children:

  1. Annie [b 1860]
  2. Edgar
  3. Frank
  4. Norman
  5. Emily
  6. daughter who married Mr W. O. Lackland
  7. daughter who married Mr R. H. Reid

They lived at 11 Haughton Street, Manchester [1861].

In 1865, the family moved to the Sandwich Islands (now known as Hawaii). He was a pioneer sugar planter in the Islands and realised the potential value of cane sugar to the islands. He was an influential figure in the commercial life of the islands. In partnership with Mr Gordon, he owned and managed the Waialua plantation of Oahu. He retired from business in 1898. He died in the islands and was buried in Makiki, Honolulu

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Halstead, RobertRef 178-64
[1858-1930]
Son of
Robert Halstead.

Born in Walsden.

As a child (aged 8), he worked in the mill. He was self-educated and attended evening classes in and around Hebden Bridge and Todmorden. He was deeply concerned with adult education and with economic and social issues. With Albert Mansbridge, he founded the Workers' Educational Association [1903].

He was a cotton throstle doffer [1871], a cotton weaver [1881], a weaver with the Hebden Bridge Fustian Manufacturing Co-operative Society [1891], organising secretary of the Co-operative Federations [1901], and secretary of a co-operative productive society [1911].

He was (possibly) a member of the Calder Valley Poets.

In 1881, he married Martha Ann Barker [1856-1???] in Todmorden.

The family lived at

  • 49 Birks Terrace, Todmorden & Walsden [1891]
  • 39 Cambridge Street, Leicester [1901]
  • 17 Narbrough Road, Leicester [1911]

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Halstead, RobertRef 178-3284
[1869-1897]
Son of
George Halstead.

Born 17th May 1869.

He was employed by Scratcherd & Company for about 9 years / a spirit merchant's clerk [1891] / landlord of the Robin Hood, Cragg Vale [1894, 1897].

On 24th September 1894, he married Grace Widdup [1871-1938] at St John's Church, Cragg Vale.


Grace was born in Sowerby, the daughter of Ellis Widdup
 

Child: Maggie [1896-1983] who was a fustian sewing machinist [1911] & married Morinton Wilde

Robert died at the Robin Hood Inn [12th June 1897].

He was buried at St John's Church, Cragg Vale [15th June 1897].

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £228 0/5d.

Letters of Administration were granted to Grace.

Grace took over at the Robin Hood Inn.

On 6th February 1901, Grace married (2) Edgar Haigh at Sowerby Methodist Chapel

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Halstead, SamRef 178-14
[18??-1918]

During World War I, he served as a Private with the 23rd Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers.

He died 21st March 1918.

He was buried at H.A.C. Cemetery, Ecoust-St.Mein, France [Grave Ref VI E 7].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Memorial at Brunswick United Methodist Free Chapel, Halifax

Halstead, SamsonRef 178-37
[1842-1900]
Son of
Richard Halstead.

Born in Stainland [26th January 1842].

He was a fancy woollen weaver [1861] / a power loom weaver [1871] / a power loom tuner [1881, 1891].

He married Hannah [1841-1911].


Hannah was born in Stainland [23rd June 1841]
 

They lived at

  • Top o' th' Lane, Stainland [1871]
  • Clay Pit Lane, Stainland-with Old Lindley [1881, 1891]

Samson died 6th November 1900 (aged 58).

Hannah died 9th April 1911 (aged 70).

The couple were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/351]

Halstead, SamuelRef 178-3591
[1818-1898]
Son of
John Halstead.

Born in Soyland; baptised at Stones Wesleyan Chapel, Ripponden.

He was a comber [1839], licensee of the Foresters' Arms, Norland [1860], a farmer of 7 acres and beerseller [1871], and a retired beerhouse keeper [1881]

He was charged with having allowed gambling in his house – the Foresters' Arms – on Sunday, 5th February 1860. The house was described as

one in ill-repute in the neighbourhood

Halstead was fined £3, and he was told that, if he was brought upon again on such a charge, he would be fined £10.

In July 1860, he was fined £100 for adulterating his ale with grains of paradise and cocculus indicus. Druggist Joseph Brice Walton was charged with selling these to Halstead. The case for the prosecution rested on the evidence of Halstead, who stated that, on the 20th March he called at Walton's shop, and told him that he wanted something to put into his beer; it did not give satisfaction to his customers. He wanted something to make them drunk sooner. He was fined £100 as his previous offences were taken into account.

On 6th January 1839, he married Sarah, daughter of Thomas Holroyd, in Halifax Parish Church.

Children:

  1. Hannah [1840-1910] who married [1863] Alfred  Broadbent [1840-1886]
  2. Grace [1842-1896] who married [1875] John Walsh  [1836-1899]
  3. Eliza [1845-1884] who married [1864] William  Whiteley [1834-1895]
  4. Moses [b 1846] who was a woollen weaver [1861]
  5. Harriet [1847-1918] who married [1867] Luke Hoyle  [1843-1912]
  6. Aaron [1850-1861]
  7. Nancy / Nanny [1855-1912] who married [1873]  Richard Longbottom [1853-1916]
  8. Ruth [1857-1949] who married [1879] Peter Rawnsley  [1858-1899]
  9. Lavinia [1860-1930] who married [1883] Alfred  Platt [1862-1916]

They lived at

  • 1 Moor End, Norland [1861]
  • Stormer Hill, Norland [1871]
  • Clough Head, Norland [1881, 1891]

In 1841, Samuel, Sarah and daughter Hannah were staying with Samuel's parents at High Lee Top, Barkisland.

He died in Wakefield. Members of the family were buried at St Luke's Church, Norland

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Halstead, SamuelRef 178-40
[1824-1872]
Born in Halifax.

He was a grocer [1861, 1871].

In [Q2] 1844, he married Mary Ann Morrist [1823-1877] in Halifax.


Mary Ann was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. James [b 1846] who was a tailor [1861]
  2. Ruth Ann [1852-1881] who was a tailoress [1871] & was  buried with her parents
  3. Charlotte [b 1856] who was a worsted spinner [1871]

They lived at 8 King Street, Halifax [1861, 1871].

Samuel died 5th August 1872 (aged 48).

Mary died 19th January 1877 (aged 54).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1272]

Halstead, SquireRef 178-60
[1803-1877]
Born in Barkisland.

He was a woolcomber [1851].

He married Elizabeth [1813-1???].


Elizabeth was born in Stainland
 

Child: Jonas

The family lived at 42 Holy Well Brook Lane, Elland-cum-Greetland [1851].

Squire died in Halifax [Q4 1877] (aged 74) 

Halstead, StephenRef 178-3323
[1840-1908]
Son of
George Halstead.

Born at Thorps, Erringden [23rd December 1840].

He was a joiner and cabinet maker [1861] / a joiner and builder employing 5 men [1871] / a joiner builder and undertaker [1881, 1891] / a school furniture maker [1901] / partner in Halstead Brothers [1908] / an officer at Eastwood Congregational Church / Master of the Prince George Lodge [1893?].

On 5th September 1863, he married Emma Fielden [1844-1911] in Todmorden.

Children:

  1. Sarah Ellen [19th May 1865-1949] who married Joseph William Shuttleworth
  2. Mary Elizabeth [1866-17th June 1877]
  3. John [7th February 1868-19th July 1870]
  4. Emma Jane [29th December 1869-1938] who was a pupil at  Servants School, Casterton, Cumberland [1881], a tailoress [1891] and  married James Henry Mitchell
  5. George [6th March 1871-7th March 1871]
  6. Josiah
  7. Betsy [b 1875] who was a pupil-teacher Board School  [1891] / a public elementary school teacher [1901] & married Elias Hitchen
  8. Fred
  9. Edward
  10. Ruth [28th January 1882-4th July 1882]
  11. Ethel [b 26th September 1883] who married Herbert Carter
  12. Caroline / Carrie [26th September 1883-1950] who  was a book keeper [1901] / a clerk [1911] & married Edmund Speak Peel
  13. Clara [b 27th December 1884] who was a milliner's  assistant [1901] & married (1) Frank Mitchell & (2) John Watson Garbutt

The family lived at

  • Cruttonstall, Erringden 1861
  • Cockden, Stansfield [1871]
  • Wood Mill, Stansfield [1881,1891]
  • 728 Halifax Road, Todmorden [1901, 1911]

Stephen collapsed and died whilst unloading timber at the works at Wood Mill, Eastwood [6th November 1908].

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £8,162 4/5d

Probate was granted to his sons Josiah and Fred.

He was buried at Eastwood Congregational Church

Emma died in Todmorden [Q4 1911].

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Halstead, SykesRef 178-31
[1869-1954]
Son of Elizabeth Halstead [b Ripponden 1834].

Born in Greetland / Wyke.


In 1871, Sykes and his mother (housekeeper) were living at Wyke with Godfrey Kershaw [b 1822] & family
 

Sykes was a butter & egg assistant [1891] / a butter & egg merchant (own account) [1901].

In [Q3] 1892, he married Eleanor Sharp [1872-19??] in North Bierley.


Eleanor was born in Farnley
 

Children:

  1. Ada [b 1894] who was a milliner's assistant [1911]
  2. Maurice [b 1897] who was working in piece room (worsted  weaving mill) [1911]

They lived at 2 Oddy Street, Dudley Hill, Bradford [1901, 1911].

On 16th October 1925, Eleanor bought the Junction, Bradshaw from John Sutcliffe.

Sykes was landlord of the Junction, Bradshaw [1925, 1926].

Eleanor sold the pub to Richard Whitaker's on the 2nd December 1926.

An Eleanor Halstead died in Spen Valley District [Q1 1941] (aged 67).

Sykes died Q4 1954 (aged 85) 

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Halstead, ThomasRef 178-3872
[1826-18??]
Son of
John Halstead.

In 1843, he married Nancy Holroyd in Halifax.


Nancy was the daughter of Thomas Holroyd
 

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Halstead, ThomasRef 178-3597
[1849-1???]
Son of
Robert Halstead.

He was a cotton throstle doffer [1861] / a cotton throstle overlooker [1871].

He married Ellen [1848-1???].

The family lived at

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Halstead, ThomasRef 178-34
[1853-1881]
Illegitimate son of Rachel Wilson; father unknown.


Rachel was the daughter of
Joseph Halstead.

In 1867, Rachel married Joseph Walsh

 

He was born at Old Stones, Ripponden [4th July 1853].

He was a wool washer [1881].

He never married.

He died of tuberculosis [9th October 1881] (aged 28).

Probate was proved on the 11th November 1881.

He left £100 15s and his sole executor was James Whitaker of Dyson Lane (schoolmaster).

Although Thomas is not recorded on the gravestone, he is believed to have been buried at Stones Methodist Church, Soyland [Grave 60] with his Halstead grandparents.

A cross has been erected on the grave to remember Thomas Halstead

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Halstead, W.Ref 178-8
[1???-191?]
He served in World War I.

He died in the conflict.

He is remembered on Coley War Memorial

Halstead, WalkerRef 178-57
[1820-1???]
Born in Erringden.

He was a worsted weaver [1851] / a cotton weaver [1861].

Around 1842, he married Betty [1822-1???].


Betty was born in Erringden
 

Children:

  1. George [b 1842]
  2. Barnes
  3. Grace [b 1848] who was a cotton frame tenter [1861]
  4. John Walker [b 1849] who was a cotton bobbin tenter [1861]
  5. Thomas [b 1851] who was a cotton bobbin tenter [1861]
  6. Simeon [b 1853]
  7. Stephen [b 1860]

They lived at

  • Lee Side, Langfield [1851]
  • Croft Gate, Langfield [1861]

Halstead, WalterRef 178-6
[1885-1917]
Son of
George Henry Halstead

Born in Sowerby.

He was a member of St Mary's Church, Cottonstones / a member of Mill Bank Working Men's Club / a cotton twiner piecer [1901] / a cotton twiner [1911] / employed by W. & R. K. Lee Limited at Dean Mills, Triangle.

In 1909, he married Frances Whitehead [1886-19??] in Halifax

Children:

  1. Willie [b 1910]
  2. Roy [b 1914]

They lived at

  • 9 Auf Hole, Triangle [1911]
  • 27 East Street, Stile, Triangle [1917]

During World War I, he enlisted [January 1915] and served as a Private with the 2nd/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

he went to France [January 1917].

He died in the Dardanelles [3rd May 1917] (aged 32).

He is remembered on the Arras Memorial, France [Grave Ref 6], on Ripponden War Memorial, and on the W. & R. K. Lee Limited Roll of Honour.

His brother Herbert also served with the Colours

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Halstead, WilliamRef 178-23
[1781-18??]
Son of John Halstead [1746-1824].

He married Sarah (Sally) Hirst [1786-1869].


Sally was the daughter of Thomas Hirst [1761-3rd June 1854]
 

Child: Joseph

Sarah & William died in Gomersall

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Halstead, WilliamRef 178-2
[18??-18??]

In [Q2] 1865, he married Elizabeth Swallow [1844-1???] in Halifax.


Elizabeth was born in Halifax, the daughter of
Thomas Swallow
 

Children:

  1. Sarah Ann [b 1871] who was living with her Swallow grandparents at 10 Swan Street, Halifax [1871]

William was dead by 1870.

In 1870, Elizabeth married Thomas Hartley

Halstead, WilliamRef 178-2700
[1810-1892]
Son of
George Halstead.

Born in Erringden; baptised at Heptonstall [15th July 1810].

He was a schoolmaster [1835, 1841, 1861, 1871] / a schoolmaster and registrar of marriages [1851] / registrar of marriages and formerly schoolmaster [1881] / registrar of marriages for the Todmorden district [1891].

On 28th September 1835, he married Sarah Sunderland [1808-1840] at Heptonstall Church.

Children:

  1. Hannah [1837-1st November 1918] who was a dressmaker  [1861, 1871] and married John Baron
  2. Jesaiah [24th November 1838-17th November 1841]

The family lived at Horsfall, Stansfield [1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891].

Sarah died at Horsfall in 1840 Living with them [in 1861] was Sarah's sister Hannah Sunderland (dressmaker).

William died at Horsfall [5th January 1892].

Members of the family were buried at St Paul's Church, Cross Stone [Grave Ref: NW/9]: Sarah [18 April 1840] and William [9th January 1892].

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £760 19/11d.

Probate was granted to daughter Hannah Halstead

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Halstead, WilliamRef 178-30
[1827-1890]
Son of
Joseph Halstead.

He married Sarah [1824-1907].

William died 7th March 1890 (aged 63).

Sarah died 3rd September 1907 (aged 83).

The couple were buried at Stones Methodist Church, Soyland [Grave 60] with William's parents

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Halstead, WilliamRef 178-36
[1830-1???]
Born in Stainland.

He was a delver & stone cutter [1861] / a slater [1871].

He married Mary [1833-1???].


Mary was born in Stainland.

She was a boiler (woollen) [1861]

 

Children:

  1. Alfred [b 1852] who was a doffer in worsted mill [1861],  a slater [1871]
  2. Reuben
  3. Richard [b 1857]
  4. Joseph [b 1859]
  5. Ellen [b 1862]
  6. Sarah Alice [b 1865]
  7. Denton [b 1867]

They lived at Sowood, Stainland-with Old Lindley [1861, 1871]

Halstead, WilliamRef 178-3324
[1832-1900]
Son of
George Halstead.

Born in Erringden [11th November 1832]; baptised at Heptonstall [17th March 1833].

He was a hand loom weaver [1851] / a power loom weaver [1861] / a joiner [1871] / a joiner and a farmer of 24 acres [1881] / a joiner, builder and farmer [1891] / a partner in Halstead Brothers.

He never married.

He lived at

  • Cruttonstall, Erringden (with his father) [1851, 1861, 1871,  1881]
  • Oaks Farm, Cragg Moor, Erringden [1891]

Living with him [in 1891] were his sister Mary and the orphaned children of his sister Hannah

  • Helen Ann Hartley [b 1858] (cotton weaver) 
  • Mary Jane Hartley [b 1861] (cotton weaver) 
  • Elizabeth Hannah Hartley [b 1863] (fustian tailoress) 
  • George Isaac Hartley [b 1869] (joiner) 

William died at Burnt Acres Wood, Eastwood [20th June 1900] and was buried at Heptonstall Church [Grave Ref: V5/19] with his sister Mary.

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £663 19/-.

Probate was granted to his brother Stephen Halstead

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Halstead, WilliamRef 178-132
[1886-1917]
Son of
William Henry Halstead.

During World War I, he served as a Rifleman with the 2nd Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps.

He died 10th July 1917 (aged 31).

He is remembered on the Nieuport Memorial, Belgium, and on Norwood Green War Memorial

Halstead, William HenryRef 178-203
[18??-19??]
In [Q4] 1885, he married Malannie / Mellena Ellis [18??-19??] in Halifax.

Child: William

They lived at Windle House, Norwood Green [1917]

Halstead, William HenryRef 178-3585
[1846-1???]
Son of
Handel Halstead.

Born in Heptonstall.

He was a shuttle maker [1871, 1891] / a partner in Handel Halstead & Sons [1887].

In 1867, he married Jane Thomas [1844-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.


Jane came from Heptonstall
 

Children:

  1. Annie [b 1869]
  2. Henrietta [1870-1878]
  3. Sarah Jane [1873-1873]
  4. Herbert Thomas [1877-1930]
  5. Helena Maude [b 1879]
  6. Handel [1880-1894]
  7. Bannister Ethelbert [1882-1954] who became an architect  [1911]
  8. Grace Hannah [b 1885]

They lived at

  • Royd Terrace, Hebden Bridge [1871]
  • Brunswick Street, Hebden Bridge [1881]
  • 56 Market Street, Hebden Bridge [1891, 1901, 1911]

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Halstead, William HenryRef 178-18
[1873-1931]
Son of
John Paul Halstead.

Born in Sowerby Bridge, a member of the Halstead family of Sowerby Bridge.

He was a wheelwright [1891, 1901] / a fairground roundabout manufacturer (employer) [1911].

He established W. H. Halstead at Victoria Road, Sowerby Bridge. The business was established around 1880 and closed in 1933.

It is said that he


was well-known as an early maker of juvenile fairground rides and claimed to be the originator of the juvenile novelty & machine roundabouts
 

In [Q2] 1895, he married Isabella McMurray [1873-19??] in Halifax.


Isabella was born in Balmaclellan, Scotland
 

Children:

  1. Maggie [b 1897] who was a carpet weaver [1911]
  2. Emily [b 1901] who died in infancy
  3. Mabel [b 1903]
  4. George [b 1908]

The children were born in Sowerby Bridge.

The family lived at

  • 19 Egerton Street, Sowerby Bridge [1901]
  • Grand View, Sowerby Bridge [1911]
  • 5 North Cliffe, Sowerby Bridge [1931]

William Henry died in Halifax [17th June 1931] (aged 57) 

Isabella died 30th June 1949 (aged 75) 

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Families

The Halstead family of ErringdenRef 178-2778

See The Halstead family of Halifax and Mytholm Hall, Hebden Bridge

The Halstead family of HalifaxRef 178-2585
In the 16th and 17th century, they were at Northowram and Ovenden.

See The Halstead family of Erringden, Bill Gates, Abraham Halstead and Jonas Halstead

The Halstead family of Sowerby BridgeRef 178-61
The family – many members originally wheelwrights – went on to manufacture carriages, fairground equipment, and roundabouts, from the 19th century.

Members of the family included:

A very detailed story of the Halstead family, researched & written by Gordon Bell, can be found in the Document

Surname

Halstead surnameRef 178-1

The Surname is discussed in the book Halifax & District Surnames by George Redmonds.

There are 106 entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Halstead, as discussed in this SideTrack. This count does not include other forms of the surname.


Unattached BMDs for Halstead

Marriages 1890, 1893, 1900, 1907, 1912, 1939; Deaths 1897, 1900

Unattached burials at Lister Lane Cemetery: Plot 3649

 



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