1922 - 1925 (3 years)
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| Name |
HALSTEAD, Helen Marion |
| Birth |
1922 |
Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England  [1] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
18 Feb 1925 |
Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England [2, 3] |
| Newspaper Article |
21 Feb 1925 |
Buckinghamshire, England |
| Bucks Herald |
| Newspaper Article |
21 Feb 1925 |
Buckinghamshire, England [4] |
| Bucks Herald |
- CHILD DROWNED AT HALTON
A sad fatality occurred at Halton on Wednesday when a three year old girl, Helen Marion Halstead, of Kennel Cottages. Halton, was drowned within a few yards of her home in the pond known as the Fish Pond, which is situated on the roadside opposite Halton Aerodrome. An inquest was held at Lower Farm, Halton, on Thursday, by the Coroner for the Aylesbury District (Mr. S. E. Wikins). The girl’s mother, Hilda Lilian Halstead, deposed that at about 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday Nellie was playing with bricks in the back kitchen with her brother, Thomas, aged 5 years, and Ruth Ball, aged 4 years. Witness was away from the kitchen for about a quarter of an hour, and when she returned she found that her daughter had gone out. Then she was told by Ruth Ball that Nellie had slipped into the water, and on going outside the house to the fish pond she met her son. Thomas, who had big stick in his hand and said " Nellie slipped in water and I going to get her out.” Witness went to the pond and saw the child floating in the water, about three yards from the edge. Her husband came running down the road as she was about jump in and he entered the water and got the child out —Richard Halstead, father of deceased, said on the previous afternoon his son. Tom, came to him and told him Nellie had fallen into the pond. He immediately ran to the pond and got the child out. He laid her on the grass and applied artificial respiration until S.L. Aldridge came The water at the place where she was was about 4 feet deep. His son. Thomas, afterwards told him that deceased went near the water's edge and he told her to come back. She turned round to do so and overbalanced, falling backwards into the water. _ S.L, Aldridge. Royal Air Force Medical Service, said that shortly before 3 p.m. on Wednesday he was called from the Hospital to see deceased. He saw the child lying on the ground. He examined her and she appeared to be dead then.—The Coroner said he was satisfied that her death was accidental and returned a verdict accordingly.
Witness Role: mentioned: Hilda Lilian COKER
Witness Role: mentioned: Richard HALSTEAD
Witness Role: mentioned: Thomas Coker HALSTEAD
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| Person ID |
I31286 |
HalstedMaster |
| Last Modified |
13 Nov 2025 |
| Father |
HALSTEAD, Richard, b. 18 Mar 1886, Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
| Mother |
COKER, Hilda Lilian, b. 26 Nov 1888, Kirkham, Lancashire, England |
| Marriage |
1916 |
Caxton, Cambridgeshire, England [5] |
| Family ID |
F9719 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| 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.
Q1 1922 - Ref 3a 1559 - Berkhampstead
- [S3] GRO Deaths Indexes, (Available on many websites -
This covers all Death registrations in England and Wales from July 1837. To obtain copies of certificates see https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/), 3.
Q1 1925 - Ref 3a 1183 - Aylesbury aged 3
- [S6923] British Newspaper Archive, (This is a single source that covers all entries in the British Newspaper Archive. Check each individual's entries for any articles that record more details and information.
Website: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/), 31.
Bucks Herald - Saturday 21 February 1925
- [S6923] British Newspaper Archive, (This is a single source that covers all entries in the British Newspaper Archive. Check each individual's entries for any articles that record more details and information.
Website: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/), Bucks Herald - Saturday 21 February 1925, 31.
- [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.
Q4 1916 - Ref 3b 945 - Caxton
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