HALSTEAD, Joseph

1887 - 1917  (30 years)

• Name	HALSTEAD, Joseph
  Birth	1887	Earby, Yorkshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Ω Census Son	5 Apr 1891	Mill Bridge, Thornton, Yorkshire, England
  Ω Census Son	5 Apr 1891	Mill Bridge, Thornton, Yorkshire, England   [2]
  	a General Labourer, living with his wife Tamar, sons John, Elisha, James and Joseph, daughters Sarah, Eliz, Ellen, Annie and Beatrice Witness Role: Principal: John HALSTEAD
  Ω Census Son	31 Mar 1901	3 Mill Brow Road, Thornton, Yorkshire, England
  Ω Census Son	31 Mar 1901	3 Mill Brow Road, Thornton, Yorkshire, England   [3]
  	a Stone Breaker, living with his wife Tamar, sons James, Joseph and William, daughters Sarah, Ellen, Annie, Beatrice and Sarah, grandson Arthur Witness Role: Principal: John HALSTEAD
  Newspaper Article	1 Jun 1910	Burnley, Lancashire, England
  	Burnley Gazette
  Newspaper Article	1 Jun 1910	Burnley, Lancashire, England   [4]
  	Burnley Gazette
  	DISTRICT NEWS BARNOLDSWICK. TOSSING FOR TWIST —At the Skipton Petty Sessions on Saturday, before Mr T H Dewhurst and other Magistrates. Joseph Halstead, quarryman, of Earbv, and Joseph Walsh. of a similar occupation, living at Barnoldswick, were summoned for gaming on the highway with coins. A constable saw the young fellows on the 6th inst. on Tubber Hill, Salterforth. They were playing pitch and toss. They decamped on seeing the officer, but were overtaken. The defendants, who appeared, explained that they were only tossing for half an ounce of twist. There was no real gambling for money. There being no record against the men they were allowed to escape with the payment of costs.
  Census	2 Apr 1911	13 Wesley Place, Earby, Yorkshire, England
  Census	2 Apr 1911	13 Wesley Place, Earby, Yorkshire, England   [5]
  a Quarryman, Stone Quarrier, living with his wife Annie (married 4 years - 3 children - 3 living), son John, daughters Annie and Elizabeth and mother-in-law Alice DUNN Witness Role: Head of Household: Joseph HALSTEAD Witness Role: Wife: Annie DUNN Witness Role: Son: John Robert HALSTEAD Witness Role: Daughter: Annie HALSTEAD Witness Role: Daughter: Elizabeth May HALSTEAD
  Death	22 Sep 1917	Pas de Calais, France   [6]
  	He served with the West Riding Regiment and the Royal Engineers. He is commemorated in the Favreuil British Cemetery. He was awarded the Bristish War Medal and the Victory Medal.
  Person ID	I4241	HalstedMaster
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	HALSTEAD, John,   b. 1852, Kirby Malham, Yorkshire, England d. 1915, Skipton, Yorkshire, England (Age 63 years)
  Mother	HORSLEY, Tamar,   b. 1855, Hesketh, Cumberland, England d. 1910, Skipton, Yorkshire, England (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	1873	Wigton, Cumberland, England   [7]
  Family ID	F4138	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	DUNN, Annie,   b. 1887, Farnworth, Lancashire, England
  Marriage	1907	Skipton, Yorkshire, England   [8]
  Children	1. HALSTEAD, John Robert,   b. 1908, Earby, Yorkshire, England d. 17 Jun 1964, 320 Gors Avenue; Townhill, Swansea, Glamorganshire, Wales (Age 56 years)   2. HALSTEAD, Annie,   b. 23 Jun 1909, Earby, Yorkshire, England d. 1950, Nelson, Lancashire, England (Age 40 years)   3. HALSTEAD, Elizabeth May,   b. 7 Sep 1910, Earby, Yorkshire, England d. 28 Feb 1996, Burnley, Lancashire, England (Age 85 years)   4. HALSTEAD, James Harold,   b. 19 Jan 1912, Earby, Yorkshire, England d. 5 Aug 1985, 10 Clayton Street, Barnoldswick, Yorkshire, England (Age 73 years)   5. HALSTEAD, Ernest,   b. 5 Feb 1913, Skipton, Yorkshire, England d. 25 Dec 2010, Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire, England (Age 97 years)   6. HALSTEAD, Beatrice L,   b. 1914, Skipton, Yorkshire, England d. 1916, Skipton, Yorkshire, England (Age 2 years)   7. HALSTEAD, Joseph,   b. 5 Mar 1915, Skipton, Yorkshire, England d. 23 Feb 1975, 74 Water Street, Earby, Yorkshire, England (Age 59 years)   8. HALSTEAD, Herbert,   b. 19 Apr 1916, Skipton, Yorkshire, England d. Mar 2001, Bradford, Yorkshire, England (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F4135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2025

  
  

• 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. Q4 1887 - Ref 9a 33 - Skipton [S3604] Census 1891 RG12 Piece:3499 Folio:151 Page:03, 3615. [S3606] Census 1901 RG13 Piece:4027 Folio:098 Page:21, 3617. [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 Gazette - 1 June 1910, 31. [S1125] Census 1911 RG14 Piece:25767 Schedule:0357, 1136. [S3367] Website: Commonwealth War Graves Commission, 15. [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 1873 - Ref 10b 773 - Wigton [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 1907 - Ref 9a 98 - Skipton