Halstead/Halsted Family History
The Genealogy of those with the Halstead, Halsted and related surnames or given names

HOLSTEAD, Martha
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Name HOLSTEAD, Martha Birth 28 Jun 1877 Newton, Yorkshire, England
[1, 2] Baptism 7 Jun 1878 Primitive Methodist Chapel; Bradley Street, Castleford, Yorkshire, England
[2] Gender Female Ω Census Daughter 3 Apr 1881 33 Good Hope Row; Hopetown, Normanton, Yorkshire, England
Ω Census Daughter 3 Apr 1881 33 Good Hope Row; Hopetown, Normanton, Yorkshire, England
[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
Ω Census Daughter 5 Apr 1891 Copley House; Croft Terrace, Featherstone, Yorkshire, England
[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
Ω Census Cousin 2 Apr 1911 Methley nr Leeds, Yorkshire, England
[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
Census Principal 2 29 Sep 1939 18 Church Lane, Featherstone, Yorkshire, England
[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
[7, 8] Burial 8 Oct 1959 Featherstone Cemetery, Featherstone, Yorkshire, England
[8] Person ID I4076 HalstedMaster Last Modified 13 Nov 2025
Father HOLSTEAD, William, b. 1835, Flockton, Yorkshire, England
d. 28 Feb 1898, Featherstone, Yorkshire, England
(Age 63 years) Mother LAND, Sarah, b. 1844, Newton, Yorkshire, England
d. 28 Jul 1931, Aketon Streethouse, Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
(Age 87 years) Marriage 27 Aug 1860 the Parish Church, Thornhill, Yorkshire, England
[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
d. 2 May 1945, 18 Housley Fell, Featherstone, Yorkshire, England
(Age 63 years) Marriage 24 Jun 1908 the Parish Church, Featherstone, Yorkshire, England
[9, 11] - after Banns. The marriage was witnessed by Albert HOLSTEAD, Ann Elizabeth WILSON, Margaret HORNE and Sarah HALSTEAD.
Witness Role: Witness: Ann Elizabeth HOLSTEAD
Witness Role: Witness: Albert HOLSTEAD
Witness Role: Witness: Margaret HORNE
Family ID F3936 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 13 Nov 2025
- a Coal Miner, living with his wife Sarah and children, Annie Eliz, Emma, James, John Willm, Samuel, Rhoda, Eliza and Martha
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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.
Q3 1877 - Ref 9c 35 - Wakefield - [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 - [S424] Census 1881 RG11 Piece:4573 Folio:071 Page:59, 435.
- [S425] Census 1891 RG12 Piece:3759 Folio:094 Page:44, 436.
- [S438] Census 1911 RG14 Piece:27489 Schedule:0025, 449.
- [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 - [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 - [S10845] Website: Deceased Online Website, 10856.
- [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.
- [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 - [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
- [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.
