HALSTEAD, Oliver

1862 - 1935  (72 years)

• Name	HALSTEAD, Oliver
  Birth	26 Jun 1862	Mirfield, Yorkshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	2 Apr 1871	Cooperas Row, Elland Cum Greetland, Yorkshire, England
  Age: 8y
  Census	2 Apr 1871	Cooperas Row, Elland Cum Greetland, Yorkshire, England   [2]
  Age: 8y
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Bankhouse Head, Soyland, Yorkshire, England
  Age: 18y
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Bankhouse Head, Soyland, Yorkshire, England   [3]
  Age: 18y
  Occupation	3 Apr 1881	Bankhouse Head, Soyland, Yorkshire, England
  	Painter apprentice
  Occupation	3 Apr 1881	Bankhouse Head, Soyland, Yorkshire, England   [3]
  	Painter apprentice
  Occupation	2 Mar 1885
  	Painter
  Occupation	2 Mar 1885  [4]
  	Painter
  Occupation	24 Feb 1888
  	Painter
  Occupation	24 Feb 1888  [4]
  	Painter
  Naturalization	6 Oct 1894	Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
  Naturalization	6 Oct 1894	Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
  Census	1 Jun 1900	54 Washington Street, Lawrence Ward 5, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
  Census	1 Jun 1900	54 Washington Street, Lawrence Ward 5, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA   [5]
  a House Painter, living with his wife Annie, daughter Sarah B, sons George E, Hiram A and Richard A Witness Role: Head of Household: Oliver HALSTEAD Witness Role: Wife: Anna HUGHES Witness Role: Son: George E HALSTEAD Witness Role: Daughter: Sarah B HALSTEAD Witness Role: Son: Hiram Arnold HALSTEAD Witness Role: Son: Richard Albert HALSTEAD
  Census	15 Apr 1910	58 Bennington Street, Lawrence Ward 3, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
  Census	15 Apr 1910	58 Bennington Street, Lawrence Ward 3, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA   [6]
  a House Painter, living with his wife Anna, sons Arnold and Richard A Witness Role: Head of Household: Oliver HALSTEAD Witness Role: Wife: Anna HUGHES Witness Role: Son: Hiram Arnold HALSTEAD Witness Role: Son: Richard Albert HALSTEAD
  Census	1 Jan 1920	9 Mystic Street, Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
  Census	1 Jan 1920	9 Mystic Street, Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA   [7]
  a Painter, living with his wife Emily Witness Role: Head of Household: Oliver HALSTEAD Witness Role: Wife: Emily THOMPSON
  Death	1935	Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA   [8]
  Person ID	I1181	HalstedMaster
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	HALSTEAD, Hiram,   b. 1829, Sowerby, Yorkshire, England d. 1901, Halifax, Yorkshire, England (Age 72 years)
  Mother	RILEY, Leah,   b. 1829, Sowerby, Yorkshire, England d. 9 Mar 1916, Halifax, Yorkshire, England (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	27 Aug 1854	St Mary the Virgin, Elland, Yorkshire, England   [9, 10]
  	By Banns. The marriage was witnessed by Amos CROWTHER and William LUTY.
  Family ID	F165	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	HANSON, Eliza,   b. 1861, Halifax, Yorkshire, England d. 1889, USA (Age 28 years)
  Marriage	1888	Halifax, Yorkshire, England   [11]
  Family ID	F10490	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2025

  
  

  Family 2	HUGHES, Anna,   b. 1862, Scotland d. 1916, Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	22 Apr 1889	Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA   [12]
  	They had both been married before.
  Children	1. HALSTEAD, George E,   b. Aug 1884, Massachusetts, USA   2. HALSTEAD, Sarah B,   b. Apr 1886, Massachusetts, USA   3. HALSTEAD, Hiram Arnold,   b. 1 Feb 1890, Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 Jan 1963, Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 72 years)   4. HALSTEAD, Richard Albert,   b. 16 Feb 1897, Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
  Family ID	F3461	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2025

  
  

  Family 3	THOMPSON, Emily,   b. 1852, Maine, USA d. 1924, Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	6 Feb 1917	Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA   [12]
  	They had both been married before.
  Family ID	F4625	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] GRO Birth Indexes, (Available on many websites - This covers all Birth registrations in England and Wales from July 1837. To obtain copies of certificates see https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/), 1. Q3 1862 - Ref 9b 486 - Dewsbury [S17158] Census 1871 Cooperas Row, Elland Cum Greetland, Yorkshire, England RG10/4404 Folio:067 Page:023, (RG10/4404 Folio:067 Page:023). [S17159] Census 1881 Bankhouse Head, Soyland, Yorkshire, England RG11/4413 Folio:056 Page:014, (RG11/4413 Folio:056 Page:014). [S6071] Website: Ancestry Passenger Lists, Massachusetts, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1963, 6077. [S3232] 1900 USA Census Roll:T623_0643 Page:001A, 3243. [S3233] 1910 USA Census Roll:T624_0583 Page:04A ED:0347, 3244. [S31] 1920 USA Census Roll:T625_0689 Page:09B ED:218, 6936. [S11188] Ancestry Website, (Website: https://www.ancestry.co.uk), 37. Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980 [S5524] Certificate Marriage held, (We hold a copy of the marriage certificate for all of these. If you require a copy please contact us. They are not available on our site due to the number and overall size), 5. [S78] GRO Marriages Indexes, (Available on many websites - This covers all Marriage registrations in England and Wales from July 1837. To obtain copies of certificates see https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/), 2. Q3 1854 - Ref 9a 60 - Halifax [S78] GRO Marriages Indexes, (Available on many websites - This covers all Marriage registrations in England and Wales from July 1837. To obtain copies of certificates see https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/), 2. Q1 1888 - Ref 9a 693 - Halifax [S11188] Ancestry Website, (Website: https://www.ancestry.co.uk), 37. Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915