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HOLSTEAD, Socrates Urquhart

HOLSTEAD, Socrates Urquhart

Male 1861 - 1947  (86 years)

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  • Name HOLSTEAD, Socrates Urquhart 
    Birth 23 Jul 1861  Daubhill, Rumworth, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Father Thomas HOLSTEAD, a Cotton Spinner - mother Ann HOLSTEAD formerly HOLLOWS - registered on 12 August 1861 by Ann HOLSTEAD, mother
    Gender Male 
    Ω Census Son 2 Apr 1871  Daubhill, Rumworth, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Ω Census Son 2 Apr 1871  Daubhill, Rumworth, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • a Cotton Spinner & Druggist, living with his wife Anne, sons John, David and Thomas, daughters Mary A, Fanny, Alice A and Betsey
      Witness Role: Principal: Thomas HOLSTEAD
    Ω Census Son 3 Apr 1881  46 St Helens Road, Rumworth, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Ω Census Son 3 Apr 1881  46 St Helens Road, Rumworth, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • a Chemist & Druggist, living with his wife Anne, sons David and Thomas, daughter Alice A
      Witness Role: Principal: Thomas HOLSTEAD
    Census 5 Apr 1891  86 Waterloo Terrace, Ashton upon Ribble, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 5 Apr 1891  86 Waterloo Terrace, Ashton upon Ribble, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 31 Mar 1901  6 Prospect Place South, Preston, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 31 Mar 1901  6 Prospect Place South, Preston, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Ω Probate Executor 5 Feb 1904  London Probate Registry, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Ω Probate Executor 5 Feb 1904  London Probate Registry, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Census 2 Apr 1911  108 Bennetts Lane, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 2 Apr 1911  108 Bennetts Lane, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Census 19 Jun 1921  83 Manchester Road, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 19 Jun 1921  83 Manchester Road, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Occupation 19 Jun 1921  83 Manchester Road, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cotton Spinning Mill Manager 
    Occupation 19 Jun 1921  83 Manchester Road, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Cotton Spinning Mill Manager 
    • Employment: Textile Mill Co Lt
    Ω Marriage Witness 19 Apr 1924  St Peter, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Ω Marriage Witness 19 Apr 1924  St Peter, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11, 12] 
    • Married in the Parish Church, according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church, After Banns. The marriage was witnessed by T L HOLSTEAD, S U HOLSTEAD and M A McCANN.
      Witness Role: Principal: Family of William Charles FREEBAIRN & Elsie HOLSTEAD
    Census 29 Sep 1939  218 Bradford Road, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 29 Sep 1939  218 Bradford Road, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Death 22 Aug 1947  the County Hospital, Fleetwood, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 14] 
    Burial 27 Aug 1947  Heaton Cemetery, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    • In the same grave as his wife and first daughter
    Value of Estate 15 Oct 1947 
    £3,267 17s 8d 
    Value of Estate 15 Oct 1947  [7] 
    £3,267 17s 8d 
    Name David Holstead 
    Name David Holstead 
    Probate 15 Oct 1947  Manchester Probate Registry, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Probate 15 Oct 1947  Manchester Probate Registry, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I3805  HalstedMaster
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2025 

    Father HOLSTEAD, Thomas,   b. 1826, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jan 1904, 11 Venice Street; Daubhill, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Mother HOLLOWS, Anne,   b. 1830, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jun 1908, St Mary Deane, Manchester, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 1848  the Register Office, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Family ID F684  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family GRIMSHAW, Sarah,   b. 5 Jul 1857, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jan 1949, 65 Albert Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage 1885  St Paul; Deansgate, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    Children 
     1. HOLSTEAD, Ethel,   b. 1887, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1887, 98 Deaane Street, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     2. HOLSTEAD, Elsie,   b. 1889, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. HOLSTEAD, Thomas Leonard,   b. 11 Apr 1894, 6 Prospect Place South, Preston, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Dec 1965, 26 Easedale Road, Bolton, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     4. HOLSTEAD, Gerald,   b. 19 Apr 1899, Ashton upon Ribble, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1983, Blackpool and Fylde, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    Family ID F817  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Whlist his birth certificate states that his name was Socrates Urquhart he is clearly on the census with the family in 1871 and 1881 as David. We can only assume at this point in time that it was the family name for him.

  • Sources 
    1. [S5444] Certificate Birth held, (We hold a copy of the birth 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), 4.

    2. [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 1861 - Ref 8c 207 - Bolton

    3. [S6731] Census 1871 RG10 Piece:3921 Folio:108 Page:33, 6739.

    4. [S6730] Census 1881 RG11 Piece:3820 Folio:011 Page:16, 6738.

    5. [S6743] Census 1891 RG12 Piece:3447 Folio:168 Page:42, 6751.

    6. [S6742] Census 1901 RG13 Piece:3962 Folio:098 Page:60, 6750.

    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. [S1037] Census 1911 RG14 Piece:23310 Schedule:0322, 1048.

    9. [S13584] Census 1921 83 Manchester Road, Bolton, Lancashire, England RG15/18617 Schedule:0039, (RG15/18617 Schedule:0039).

    10. [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.

    11. [S5535] Lancs OPC, (Parish records entry from the Lancashire Online Parish Clerk website covers multiple individuals Website: https://lan-opc.org.uk/Search/indext.html), 33.

    12. [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 1924 - Ref 8c 650 - Bolton

    13. [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.
      RG101/4265c/018

    14. [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.
      Q3 1947 - Ref 10c 220 - Fylde Aged 86

    15. [S10845] Website: Deceased Online Website, 10856.

    16. [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 1848 - Ref 21 124 - Bolton

    17. [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 1885 - Ref 8c 397 - Bolton


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