HALSTEAD, William

1815 - 1878  (62 years)

• Name	HALSTEAD, William
  Birth	20 Jan 1815	Great Gomersal, Yorkshire, England
  Baptism	5 Mar 1815	St Peter, Birstall, Yorkshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Census	6 Jun 1841	Owls Hall, Gomersal, Yorkshire, England
  Census	6 Jun 1841	Owls Hall, Gomersal, Yorkshire, England   [1]
  a Cloth Weaver, living with his assumed wife Betty and son John Witness Role: Head of Household: William HALSTEAD Witness Role: Wife: Elizabeth TAYLOR Witness Role: Son: John HALSTEAD
  Ω Census Son	30 Mar 1851	Owls Hall, Gomersal, Yorkshire, England
  Ω Census Son	30 Mar 1851	Owls Hall, Gomersal, Yorkshire, England   [2]
  	a Clothier, living with his wife Sarah, sons James and William, daughter Martha, daughter-in-law Betty HALSTEAD, grandsons Joseph PRESTON, John and William HALSTEAD, granddaughters Betty HIRST, Sarah, Ann and Sybil HALSTEAD Witness Role: Principal: William HALSTEAD
  Census	7 Apr 1861	Bird Acre, Gomersal, Yorkshire, England
  Census	7 Apr 1861	Bird Acre, Gomersal, Yorkshire, England   [3]
  a Watchman at Wollen Mills, living with his wife Elizabeth, sons John and William, daughters Sarah, Ann, Elibet, Emma, Harriet and Elizabeth Witness Role: Head of Household: William HALSTEAD Witness Role: Wife: Elizabeth TAYLOR Witness Role: Son: John HALSTEAD Witness Role: Daughter: Sarah HALSTEAD Witness Role: Daughter: Ann HOLSTEAD Witness Role: Son: William HALSTEAD Witness Role: Daughter: Sybel HALSTEAD Witness Role: Daughter: Emma HALSTEAD Witness Role: Daughter: Harriet HALSTEAD Witness Role: Daughter: Elizabeth HALSTEAD
  Census	2 Apr 1871	Bird Acre, Gomersal, Yorkshire, England
  Census	2 Apr 1871	Bird Acre, Gomersal, Yorkshire, England   [4]
  an Agricultural Labourer, living with his wife Elizabeth, son William, daughters Sarah, Sybil, Emma, Harriet, Elizabeth and Eliza Jane Witness Role: Head of Household: William HALSTEAD Witness Role: Wife: Elizabeth TAYLOR Witness Role: Daughter: Sarah HALSTEAD Witness Role: Son: William HALSTEAD Witness Role: Daughter: Sybel HALSTEAD Witness Role: Daughter: Emma HALSTEAD Witness Role: Daughter: Harriet HALSTEAD Witness Role: Daughter: Elizabeth HALSTEAD Witness Role: Daughter: Eliza Jane HALSTEAD
  Death	1878	Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England   [5]
  Person ID	I4669	HalstedMaster
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	HALSTEAD, William,   b. 1781, Gomersal, Yorkshire, England d. Mar 1863, Gomersal, Yorkshire, England (Age 82 years)
  Mother	HIRST, Sarah,   b. 1786, Gomersal, Yorkshire, England d. 1869, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	3 Mar 1806	St Peter, Birstall, Yorkshire, England   [6]
  	By Banns. The marriage was witnessed by Joseph SHAW and John DICHMOND.
  Family ID	F2105	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	TAYLOR, Elizabeth,   b. 1815, Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, England d. 1887, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	22 Nov 1835	St Peter, Birstall, Yorkshire, England   [6]
  	By Banns. The marriage was witnessed by William HIRST and Jas THANE.
  Children	1. HALSTEAD, John,   b. 18 Oct 1836, Gomersal, Yorkshire, England d. 1914, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England (Age 77 years)   2. HALSTEAD, Joseph,   b. 22 Jul 1839, Gomersal, Yorkshire, England d. 1840, Gomersal, Yorkshire, England (Age 0 years)   3. HALSTEAD, Sarah,   b. 17 Jul 1841, Gomersal, Yorkshire, England   4. HOLSTEAD, Ann,   b. 1 Aug 1844, Birstall, Yorkshire, England   5. HALSTEAD, Isaac,   b. 1846, Birstall, Yorkshire, England d. 1846, Birstall, Yorkshire, England (Age 0 years)   6. HALSTEAD, William,   b. 26 Nov 1847, Gomersal, Yorkshire, England d. Jan 1908, 208 Upper Wortley Road, Wortley, Yorkshire, England (Age 60 years)   7. HALSTEAD, Sybel,   b. 1850, Gomersal, Yorkshire, England d. 3 Oct 1896, 40 Brookroyd Lane, Birstall, Yorkshire, England (Age 46 years)   8. HALSTEAD, Emma,   b. 1852, Gomersal, Yorkshire, England d. 1922, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England (Age 70 years)   9. HALSTEAD, Harriet,   b. 1855, Gomersal, Yorkshire, England   10. HALSTEAD, Elizabeth,   b. 1857, Gomersal, Yorkshire, England d. 1929, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England (Age 72 years)   11. HALSTEAD, Eliza Jane,   b. 1864, Gomersal, Yorkshire, England d. 1924, Batley, Yorkshire, England (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F224	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Nov 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S5490] Census 1841 HO107 Piece:1290 Book:09 Folio:41, 5499. [S5491] Census 1851 HO107 Piece:2323 Folio:240 Page:29, 5500. [S5493] Census 1861 RG09 Piece:3403 Folio:051 Page:14, 5502. [S5494] Census 1871 RG10 Piece:4589 Folio:011 Page:16, 5503. [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 1878 - Ref 9b 475 - Dewsbury Aged 63 [S5868] Marriage certificate held - 1754-1837, (We hold a copy of the parish marriage register entry 1754-1837. If you require a copy please contact us. They are not available on our site due to the number and overall size), 7.