Halstead/Halsted Family History

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HOLSTEAD, Martha

HOLSTEAD, Martha

Female 1877 - 1959  (82 years)

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  • Name HOLSTEAD, Martha 
    Birth 28 Jun 1877  Newton, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Baptism 7 Jun 1878  Primitive Methodist Chapel; Bradley Street, Castleford, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    Ω Census Daughter 3 Apr 1881  33 Good Hope Row; Hopetown, Normanton, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Ω Census Daughter 3 Apr 1881  33 Good Hope Row; Hopetown, Normanton, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • a Coal Miner, living with his wife Sarah and children, Annie Eliz, Emma, James, John Willm, Samuel, Rhoda, Eliza and Martha
      Witness Role: Principal: William HOLSTEAD
    Ω Census Daughter 5 Apr 1891  Copley House; Croft Terrace, Featherstone, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Ω Census Daughter 5 Apr 1891  Copley House; Croft Terrace, Featherstone, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • a Coal Miner, living with his wife Sarah and children Emma, John W, Samuel, Martha and Albert
      Witness Role: Principal: William HOLSTEAD
    Ω Census Cousin 2 Apr 1911  Methley nr Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Ω Census Cousin 2 Apr 1911  Methley nr Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • a Colliery Horsekeeper Below Ground, living with his wife Martha at his cousins (married 2 years - 1 child - 1 died)
      Witness Role: Principal: John William CHILD
    Census Principal 2 29 Sep 1939  18 Church Lane, Featherstone, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census Principal 2 29 Sep 1939  18 Church Lane, Featherstone, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • There was one other redacted person in the household.
      Witness Role: Principal: John William CHILD
    Death 4 Oct 1959  38 Pontefract Road, Normanton, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    Burial 8 Oct 1959  Featherstone Cemetery, Featherstone, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Person ID I4076  HalstedMaster
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2025 

    Father HOLSTEAD, William,   b. 1835, Flockton, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Feb 1898, Featherstone, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Mother LAND, Sarah,   b. 1844, Newton, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jul 1931, Aketon Streethouse, Pontefract, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 27 Aug 1860  the Parish Church, Thornhill, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10
    • After Banns. The marriage was witnessed by Joseph PICKARD and William PARKER.
    Family ID F720  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family CHILD, John William,   b. 3 Oct 1881, East Ardsley, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 May 1945, 18 Housley Fell, Featherstone, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage 24 Jun 1908  the Parish Church, Featherstone, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 11
    Family ID F3936  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 1877 - Ref 9c 35 - Wakefield

    2. [S10737] Ancestry Parish Records, (This source covers all parish records available via the Ancestry website: https://www.ancestry.co.uk whether it be baptism, marriage or burial. Not all will have images but the source should point to the correct record set), 16.
      Yorkshire non-conformist Baptisms

    3. [S424] Census 1881 RG11 Piece:4573 Folio:071 Page:59, 435.

    4. [S425] Census 1891 RG12 Piece:3759 Folio:094 Page:44, 436.

    5. [S438] Census 1911 RG14 Piece:27489 Schedule:0025, 449.

    6. [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.
      RG101/3641e/013

    7. [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.
      Q4 1959 - Ref 2d 546 - Wakefield aged 82

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

    9. [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.

    10. [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 1860 - Ref 9b 667 - Dewsbury

    11. [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 1908 - Ref 9c 221 - Pontefract


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