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HALSTED, Henry Gratwick

HALSTED, Henry Gratwick

Male 1907 - 1970  (62 years)

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  • Name HALSTED, Henry Gratwick 
    Birth 13 Apr 1907  Wandsworth, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Ω Census Son 2 Apr 1911  Battersea, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Ω Census Son 2 Apr 1911  Battersea, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • a Physician Medical Superitendent at Asylum, living with his wife Augusta Violet and sons Godfry Harold and Henry Gabriel (married 14 years - 5 children - 5 living)
      Witness Role: Principal: Harold Cecil HALSTED
    Census 19 Jun 1921  Manor Road, Selsey, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 19 Jun 1921  Manor Road, Selsey, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 29 Sep 1939  52 Talbot Road, Paddington, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 29 Sep 1939  52 Talbot Road, Paddington, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Occupation 29 Sep 1939  52 Talbot Road, Paddington, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Electrical Mechanical & Sound Engineer 
    Occupation 29 Sep 1939  52 Talbot Road, Paddington, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Electrical Mechanical & Sound Engineer 
    Ω Probate Executor 19 May 1947  London Probate Registry, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Ω Probate Executor 19 May 1947  London Probate Registry, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Ω Administration (Probate) administrator 18 Nov 1947  London Probate Registry, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Ω Administration (Probate) administrator 18 Nov 1947  London Probate Registry, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Newspaper Article 11 Oct 1958  Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Liverpool Echo 
    Newspaper Article 11 Oct 1958  Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Liverpool Echo 
    • DAMAGES CLAIM Action By Film Producer
      A chartered accountant told Mr Justice Paull in the Queen's Bench Division yesterday that he did not think a film producer injured in a road accident, would have completed two films in the twenty-one months he was away from work.
      It was the third day of the hearing of an action brought by the producer. fifty-one-year-old Mr Henry Gratwick Halsted. of Wallace Court, Marylebone Road. London. N.W., who is claiming special damages of nearly £15.000 and also general damages for the loss of a leg and other injuries, in a road accident in January 1955.
      Mr Halsted is suing the British Transport Commission and one of its lorry drivers. Mr Frank Charles Merritt. of Hillway. Porchester, who deny negligence and blame Mr Halsted for the accident.
      The accountant, Mr Charles Rupert Atkinson. said that it would have been possible in ordinary circumstances for the plaintiff to produce two films in twenty-one months, but shortly before the accident. Mr Halsted had to find another star for a proposed firm "Two in a Bush.' and finding stars was not easy.
      The hearing was adjourned until Monday.
    Newspaper Article 14 Oct 1958  Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birmingham Daily Post 
    Newspaper Article 14 Oct 1958  Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Birmingham Daily Post 
    • £9,433 AWARD TO FILM PRODUCER
      Mr Henry Gratwick Halsted, aged 51, film producer, of Wallace Court, Marylebone Road. London, N.W., was given judgment yesterday for £9.433 damages and costs in a High Court action against the British Transport Commission and one of their lorry drivers. Mr. Frank Charles Merritt. of Hillway, Porchester.
      The jury found Mr. Halsted and the lorry driver equally to blame for a road accident in which the plaintiff was injured and Mr. Justice Paul entered judgment for Mr. Halsted for half the total of £18.866 10s. assessed by the jury.
      Mr. Halsted's car was in collision with a B.T.C. lorry on an icy road along the Guildford by-pass in January. 1955. The Commission and Mr. Merritt denied negligence and blamed Mr. Halsted for the accident.
    Death 10 Mar 1970  86 St Marys Mansions, W2, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 9] 
    Administration with will (Probate) 6 Jul 1971  London Probate Registry, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Administration with will (Probate) 6 Jul 1971  London Probate Registry, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Value of Estate 6 Jul 1971 
    £710 
    Value of Estate 6 Jul 1971  [6] 
    £710 
    Person ID I5307  HalstedMaster
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2025 

    Father HALSTED, Harold Cecil,   b. 31 Aug 1862, Chichester, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Oct 1946, Manor Road, Selsey, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Mother PHILLIPS, Harriet Augusta Violet,   b. 3 Sep 1865, Stoke St Marys, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jun 1932, Royal West Sussex Hospital, Chichester, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 2 Dec 1896  the Parish Church, St Pancras, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 10, 11] 
    • By Licence. The married was witnessed by Albert CANNON and Mary J WINCH.
    Family ID F564  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ira,   b. 13 Jul 1910   d. 30 Aug 1971, West London Hospital, Fulham, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1939 
    Divorce Between 1939 and 1945 
    Family ID F9072  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2025 

    Family 2 SAVAGE, Jeanne Florence Elvire,   b. 1916   d. 13 Feb 1953, 11 Wallace Court, Paddington, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years) 
    Marriage 30 Jul 1945  the Register Office, Marylebone, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 12] 
    • By Licence. The marriage was witnessed by J A CARTER and G P CARTER.
    Children 
     1. Living
    Family ID F2374  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.
      Q2 1907 - Ref 1d 529 - Wandsworth

    2. [S4] Family Tree of William HALSTED of Westerton b1668, (Details have come from a hand drawn family tree originally produced by Ray LEWIS-JONES.), 21.
      Chart S25

    3. [S622] Census 1911 RG14 Piece:02152 Schedule:0287, 633.

    4. [S13686] Census 1921 Manor Road, Selsey, Sussex, England RG15/05114 Schedule:0020, (RG15/05114 Schedule:0020).

    5. [S18879] Register 1939 52 Talbot Road, Paddington, Middlesex, England RG101/0432H/006, (RG101/0432H/006).

    6. [S8891] National Probate Indexes for England & Wales, (The annual indexes to all wills proved and administrations granted since January 1858. To order a copy see their website: https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/#wills), 14.

    7. [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/), Liverpool Echo - Saturday 11 October 1958, 31.

    8. [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/), Birmingham Daily Post - Tuesday 14 October 1958, 31.

    9. [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 1970 - Ref 5d 1391 - Paddington born 13 Apr 1907

    10. [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.

    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.
      Q4 1896 - Ref 1b 177 - Pancras

    12. [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 1945 - Ref 1a 1531 - Marylebone


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