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COBDEN, Joseph Halstead

COBDEN, Joseph Halstead

Male 1917 - 1988  (71 years)

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  • Name COBDEN, Joseph Halstead 
    Birth 6 May 1917  Yeovil, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 19 Jun 1921  Church Street, Martock, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 19 Jun 1921  Church Street, Martock, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Newspaper Article 12 May 1938  Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Western Daily Press 
    Newspaper Article 12 May 1938  Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Western Daily Press 
    • The following fines were imposed on motorists for speeding in built-up areas in the district: Joseph Halstead COBDEN of Patterns Farm, Martock, 10s and the licence was endored
    Census 29 Sep 1939  Coat; Coat Martock, South Petherton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 29 Sep 1939  Coat; Coat Martock, South Petherton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Newspaper Article 15 Jul 1949  Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Western Gazette - Friday 
    Newspaper Article 15 Jul 1949  Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Western Gazette - Friday 
    • "Got Petrol Cans Mixed Up"
      Yenston Man's Admission
      At Yeovil Yeovil County Sessions, on Wednesday, Arthur Albert John Kingsbury, of Yenston was fined £15 and six guineas costs for having commercial petrol in a private car.
      Prosecuting, Mr. John Hutton, a Treasury solicitor said when P.C. House, Yeovil. visited a garage at Martock. he found the car's tank contained commercial petrol. The vehicle was extensively damaged and it was subsequently ascertained that defendant had been in collision with a motor-cyclist on the main Henstridge-West Stour road. The motorcyclist Mr. Hutton said, was found lying beside his damaged machine in an unconscious condition.
      The owner of the car, Joseph Halsted Cobden, Laurels Farm, Martock told the constable. "Kingsbury is the driver of the car and is given coupons to get the petrol required. I know nothing about red petrol being in the tank." His statement was accepted and that was the reason he was not changed.
      Continuing. Mr. Hutton said that accused was handed a bottle containing a sample of the petrol which he refused, saving "I do not want the bottle. There is no doubt about it being red. I put it in and that is it." In a subsequent statement Kingsbury said he put the petrol in the car ready for use but "must have got the cans mixed up."
      Mr. Hutton added, "The journey which the defendant was making when this unfortunate accident occurred was entirely unauthorised by the car owner and was in fact pleasure and not business."
      Kingsbury, who pleaded guilty said the offence was not committed deliberately. "It was a mistake on my part with the two cans of commercial and private petrol.
      'Inspector D. W H. Taylor said that at Gillingham Magistrates Court in May, Kingsbury was fined £20 and had his licence suspended for two years for dangerous driving, and a further £5 for failing to report an accident.
      The iustices allowed Kingsbury two months to pay the £15 fine, with the alternative of two months' imprisonment in default.
    Death 22 Nov 1988  Little Coat, Coat Martock, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Value of Estate 17 May 1989 
    £851,773 
    Value of Estate 17 May 1989  [7] 
    £851,773 
    Probate 17 May 1989  Bristol Probate Registry, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Probate 17 May 1989  Bristol Probate Registry, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I33415  HalstedMaster
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2025 

    Father COBDEN, Richard Halstead,   b. 13 Feb 1886, Bruton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 May 1964, Martock, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Mother POOL, Hilda Emma,   b. 12 Feb 1892, Martock, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jan 1975, Yeovil, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 1915  Yeovil, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Family ID F9799  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family PEARCE, Betty Iris,   b. 12 May 1920, Yeovil, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Nov 2010, Martock, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 1939  Yeovil, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. COBDEN, David Halstead,   b. 7 Jul 1942, Wells, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Apr 1990, Manor Farm; Coat, Martock, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)
     3. Living
    Family ID F10650  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2025 

  • Sources 
    1. [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.
      Q2 1917 - Ref 5c 488 - Yeovil

    2. [S13002] Census 1921 Church Street, Martock, Somerset, England RG15/11313 Schedule:0072, (RG15/11313 Schedule:0072).

    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/), Western Daily Press 12 May 1938, 31.

    4. [S10276] 1939 Register, (A generic source for the 1939 Register (ID cards and Ration books) for England and Wales. Slowly being migrated to seperate sources for each househod), 30.
      RG101/7102D/017

    5. [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/), Western Gazette - Friday 15 July 1949, 31.

    6. [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.
      Nov 1988 - Ref 23 1756 - Yeovil boen 9 May 1917

    7. [S8891] National Probate Indexes for England & Wales, (The annual indexes to all wills proved and administrations granted since January 1858. To order a copy see their website: https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills), 14.

    8. [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 1915 - Ref 5c 857 - Yeovil

    9. [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 1939 - Ref 5c 1179 - Yeovil


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