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

HALSTEAD, Walker
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Name HALSTEAD, Walker Birth 1882 Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
[1, 2] Baptism 30 May 1883 St Mary, Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
[3] Gender Male Ω Census Son 5 Apr 1891 Victoria Terrace, Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
Ω Census Son 5 Apr 1891 Victoria Terrace, Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
[4] - a Silk Carder, living with his wife Mary, daughters Mary H, Emily and Evelyn, sons Frank, Arthur, Fred, Herbert, Walker and Walter
Witness Role: Principal: George Henry HALSTEAD
Ω Census Son 31 Mar 1901 Victoria Terrace, Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
Ω Census Son 31 Mar 1901 Victoria Terrace, Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
[5] - a Silk Carder, living with his wife Mary, daughters Mary H, Emily and Evelyn, sons Arthur, Fred, Herbert, Walker and Walter
Witness Role: Principal: George Henry HALSTEAD
Ω Census Son 2 Apr 1911 58 Victoria Buildings, Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
Ω Census Son 2 Apr 1911 58 Victoria Buildings, Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
[6] - a Wool Comber, living with his sons Arthur, Herbert and Walker (married 41 - 9 children living - but crossed out)
Witness Role: Principal: George Henry HALSTEAD
Death Mar 1919 58 Victoria Terrace, Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England
[7, 8] Burial 5 Mar 1919 St Mary, Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
[8] Person ID I4605 HalstedMaster Last Modified 13 Nov 2025
Father HALSTEAD, George Henry, b. 1849, Soyland, Yorkshire, England
d. Dec 1914, 58 Victoria Terrace, Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire, England
(Age 65 years) Mother NORMANTON, Mary, b. 1846, Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
d. Feb 1907, Mill Bank, Sowerby, Yorkshire, England
(Age 61 years) Marriage 5 Sep 1869 Hanover Street Chapel, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
[9, 10] Family ID F171 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- a Silk Carder, living with his wife Mary, daughters Mary H, Emily and Evelyn, sons Frank, Arthur, Fred, Herbert, Walker and Walter
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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.
Q1 1882 - Ref 9a 478 - Halifax - [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 Baptism - [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 Baptisms - [S3443] Census 1891 RG12 Piece:3601 Folio:036 Page:13, 3454.
- [S3444] Census 1901 RG13 Piece:4134 Folio:106 Page:02, 3455.
- [S1401] Census 1911 RG14 Piece:26444 Schedule:0058, 1412.
- [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.
Q1 1919 - Ref 9a 822 - Halifax Aged 37 - [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.
West Yorkshire Burials - [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 1869 - Ref 9a 663 - Halifax - [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/), 31.
Miscellaneous notices - Leeds Times - 4 September 1869 (the report says his name was William Henry not George Henry)
- [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.
