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HALSTEAD, Edgar

HALSTEAD, Edgar

Male 1889 - 1915  (26 years)

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  • Name HALSTEAD, Edgar 
    Birth 1889  Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Ω Census Son 5 Apr 1891  124 Gray Street, Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Ω Census Son 5 Apr 1891  124 Gray Street, Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • a Cotton Warp Twister, living with his wife Susan, sons Wilfred and Edgar, daughters Annie and Lillian, mother Grace
      Witness Role: Principal: James Utley HALSTEAD
    Ω Census Son 31 Mar 1901  21 Reed Street, Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Ω Census Son 31 Mar 1901  21 Reed Street, Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • a Cotton Twister, living with his wife Susan, sons Wilfred, Edgar and Harold, daughters Annie and Lillian
      Witness Role: Principal: James Utley HALSTEAD
    Ω Census Son-in-law 2 Apr 1911  1 Anthony Street, Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Ω Census Son-in-law 2 Apr 1911  1 Anthony Street, Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • a Cotton Weaver, living with his wife Sarah Ellen, children Florence and James William, stepdaughter Bertha HALSTEAD, son-in-law Edgar Arthur HALSTEAD (married 13 years - 3 children 3 alive)
      Witness Role: Principal: Levi ORMEROD
    Death 25 Sep 1915  Pas de Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • He was killed in action, a private in the Highland Light Infantry and is commemorated in the Cambrin Churchyard Extension. He was awarded the 15 Star, Bristish War Medal and the Victory Medal.
    Newspaper Article 18 Sep 1926  Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Newspaper Article 18 Sep 1926  Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • HALSTEAD
      In loving memory dear husband and father, James Uttley Halstead, who died Sept.18, 1922. Also Wilfred, died March 21 1905. Edgar, killed in action Sept. 25, 1915; and Harold, killed in action Oct. 8, 1916.
      Not only to-day, but every day,
      Our thoughts are with you still.
      Mother and Daughters
      Witness Role: mentioned: Edgar HALSTEAD
      Witness Role: mentioned: Harold HALSTEAD
      Witness Role: mentioned: Wilfred HALSTEAD
    Person ID I3393  HalstedMaster
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2025 

    Father HALSTEAD, James Utley,   b. 1862, Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Sep 1922, Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Mother LEE, Susan,   b. 1862, Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1933, Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 1884  the Register Office, Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Family ID F548  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family HOWARTH, Bertha Alice,   b. 1890, Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1912, Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 22 years) 
    Marriage 1911  Ebenezer Chapel; Burnley Lane, Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Children 
     1. HALSTEAD, Amy,   b. 23 May 1911, Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F3674  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.
      Q3 1889 - Ref 8e 204 - Burnley

    2. [S115] Census 1911 RG14 Piece:24807 Schedule:0001, 115.
      RG14PN24807 RG78PN1421 RD472 SD1 ED29 SN1

    3. [S8979] Census 1891 RG12 Piece:3363 Folio:060 Page:08, 8993.

    4. [S8978] Census 1901 RG13 Piece:3869 Folio:034 Page:16, 8992.

    5. [S115] Census 1911 RG14 Piece:24807 Schedule:0001, 115.

    6. [S3367] Website: Commonwealth War Graves Commission, 15.

    7. [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/), Burnley Express - Saturday 18 September 1926, 31.

    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.
      Q2 1884 - Ref 8e 423 - Burnley

    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.
      Q1 1911 - Ref 8e 448 - Burnley


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