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HALSTEAD, Alfred

HALSTEAD, Alfred

Male 1884 -

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  • Name HALSTEAD, Alfred 
    Birth 15 Nov 1884  Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Ω Census Son 5 Apr 1891  23 Spencer Street, Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Ω Census Son 5 Apr 1891  23 Spencer Street, Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • a Mechanic, living with his wife Alice and sons James and Alfred
      Witness Role: Principal: Smith HALSTEAD
    Baptism 13 Dec 1891  St James, Accrington, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Newspaper Article 17 Dec 1913  Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burnley News 
    Newspaper Article 17 Dec 1913  Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Burnley News 
    • SIX DAYS' BICYCLE RACE. BURNLEY MAN'S FEAT OF ENDURANCE Burnley people will be interested to learn that Mr. Alfred Halstead, the son of Burnley people, took part last week in a remarkable test of endurance the other side of the Atlantic. At the Madison Square Gardens, New York, a six days' bicycle race was conducted, and telegrams on Saturday gave the Drobach Halstead team as being the fourth home, the leading teams having covered during the race the distance of 2,751 miles on the track. This beats the record of 1903 by 13 miles .and nine laps.
      Mr. Halstead is exceedingly well known in Burnley and district, and although only 28 years of age, has travelled a great deal. He is the second son of Mrs. Halstead and the late Mr Smith Halstead, who resided in the Accrington Road district before leaving the country, but were better known in the Burnley Lane district, through living in Spencer Street. He is the grandson of the late Mr. James Bracewell, who was a blacksmith in Briercliffe-road. He was born at Sacramento, San Francisco, and in 1900 he was racing in South Africa; where he won races in Natal and Pretoria, whilst for some time he held a road record. On four previous occasions has been in six days' races at New York, and on each occasion he has always stood the test, and completed the trial. More recently he competed a six days' race at Dresden, and he and Drobach were returned third.
      Mr. Halstead married Miss Lizzie Greenwood, of Coal Clough-lane, Burnley, about two years ago, and for about twelve months he was the licensee of the Britannia Inn, Guy Street, Padiham. He then returned to America, where he and Drobach are now in a cycle and motor business in New Jersey.
      The conditions under which the race is run are a severe strain upon the cyclist, and one must be in the perfection of training before he undertakes the task. During the whole of the six days he has no regular sleep, but has to be content with snatches whilst his partner is riding, should his partner show signs wearying, the other member must.be ready to take his place on the track. Whilst one snatch of sleep might be fairly lengthy, another may not last more than a few minutes, and in order that the participant might have as much rest as possible, he is given drugs, but should his presence on the track be required urgently, an antidote has to be resorted to in order that he might be awake and be fit. The effect upon the rider is most astonishing. ,On a recent occasion, when Halstead took, part in six days' race he was unable to use his hands for many weeks owing to having gripped his bars for such a lengthy period, and it is some time before the rider regains his regular sleeping hours.
    Census 1 Jan 1920  Los Angeles Assembly District 377, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1 Jan 1920  Los Angeles Assembly District 377, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1 Apr 1930  Los Angeles Assembly District 57, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1 Apr 1930  Los Angeles Assembly District 57, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I6368  HalstedMaster
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2025 

    Father HALSTEAD, Smith,   b. 1850, Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1911, Burnley, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Mother SALTHOUSE, Alice,   b. 1851, Blackburn, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 25 Apr 1878  St James, Accrington, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    • Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church, after Banns. The marriage was witnessed by James SALTHOUSE and Margaret Ann STOTT.
    Family ID F1243  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family GREENWOOD, Elizabeth,   b. 1883, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 11 Apr 1912  Holy Trinity, Habergham Eaves, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 8] 
    • Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England, After Banns. The marriage was witnessed by Arthur ASHWORTH, C W GREENWOOD, Ethel GREENWOOD and Alice Maud NUTTALL.
    Children 
     1. HALSTEAD, Charles,   b. 1914, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Living
    Family ID F4569  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Nov 2025 

  • Sources 
    1. [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.
      Lancashire Baptisms

    2. [S2902] Census 1891 RG12 Piece:3363 Folio:047 Page:40, 2913.

    3. [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 News - Wednesday 17 December 1913, 31.

    4. [S160] 1920 USA Census Roll:T625_0113 Page:04A ED:377, 160.

    5. [S161] 1930 USA Census Roll:0138 Page:21B ED:134, 161.

    6. [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.

    7. [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 1878 - Ref 8e 155 - Haslingden

    8. [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 1912 - Ref 8e 467 - Burnley


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