Halstead Genealogical Records
Halstead Birth & Baptism Records
An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Baptism records from people born in and around Halstead between 1846 and 1993. Lists the name of people's parent's and other details.
Baptisms records for children living in and around Holy Trinity, Halstead, detail the names of their parents - their occupations and residence from 1844 to 1973.
Records of baptism for people born in and around Halstead between 1564 and 1967. Details include child's name, parents' names and date of birth and/or baptism. Records may also include parent's occupations, residence, place of origin and more.
Baptism registers are the primary source of birth details before 1837, though are useful to the present. Records include child's, parents' names and date of birth and/or baptism.
Halstead Marriage & Divorce Records
An index to marriages registered throughout England & Wales. This is the only national marriage index that allows you to search by both spouse's names. Provides a reference to order copies of marriage certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Marriage registers are the primary source for marital documentation before 1837, though are relevant to the present. They typically record marital status and residence. Details may also be given on a party's parents, age and parish of origin.
Details on those who married at St. Francis of Assisi, Halstead between 1967 and 1989. Information given may include parents' names, ages, marital status, abode and more.
Banns registers list the names of people who intended to marry by the system of calling banns, in which the bride and groom's name were called for three weeks at church. At these callings objections could be made to a marriage. They record the bride and groom's parish of residence, which may be recorded differently in the marriage register.
Marriage registers are the primary source for marital documentation before 1837, though are relevant to the present. They typically the record marital status and residence of the bride and groom.
Halstead Death & Burial Records
An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Burial records for people buried at Halstead Meeting, Halstead, detail the deceased's name, residence and age from 1865 to 1883. Some records may contain the names of relations, cause of death and more.
Burial records for people buried at St. James, Greenstead Green, Halstead, detail the deceased's name, residence and age from 1846 to 1993. Some records may contain the names of relations, cause of death and more.
Burial registers record burials that occurred at Holy Trinity, Halstead. They are the primary source documenting deaths before 1837, though are useful to the present. Details given may include the deceased's name, residence, age, names of relations, cause of death and more.
Burial registers are the primary source for death documentation before 1837, though are relevant to the present. They record the date someone was buried, their age & residence.
Halstead Census & Population Lists
An index to and digital images of records that detail 40 million civilians in England and Wales. Records list name, date of birth, address, marital status, occupation and details of trade or profession.
The 1911 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
The 1901 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
The 1891 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
The 1881 census provides details on an individual's age, residence and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows for searches on multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
Newspapers Covering Halstead
A local newspaper including news from the Chelmsford district, business notices, family announcements, legal & governmental proceedings, advertisements and more.
Regional news; notices of births, marriages and deaths; business notices; details on the proceedings of public institutions; adverts and a rich tapestry of other regional information from the Essex district. Every line of text from the newspaper can be searched and images of the original pages viewed.
A regional newspaper including news from the Essex district, business notices, family announcements, legal & governmental proceedings, advertisements and more.
A regional newspaper primarily covering Hertfordshire, but also Essex, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire and Middlesex. Its coverage was biased towards agricultural issues and affairs. It contained announcements of births, marriages and deaths.
A newspaper covering Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire. Around 50% of issues from 1814-1817. Original images, searchable by an OCR index.
Halstead Wills & Probate Records
Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Names of relations may be given.
An index to over 155,000 names found in more than 36,000 Essex wills. The index can help establish otherwise difficult to prove relationships.
An index to estate administrations performed by the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. The index covers the southern two thirds of England & Wales, but may also contain entries for northerners.
An index to wills proved by the Archdeaconry of Colchester. The index includes the testator's name, residence, occupation and a reference to order a copy of the will.
An index to wills proved by the Archdeaconry of Essex. The index includes the testator's name, residence, occupation and a reference to order a copy of the will.
Halstead Immigration & Travel Records
A name index connected to original images of passenger lists recording people travelling from Britain to destinations outside Europe. Records may detail a passenger's age or date of birth, residence, occupation, destination and more.
A full index of passenger lists for vessels arriving in the UK linked to original images. Does not include lists from vessels sailing from European ports. Early entries can be brief, but later entries may include dates of births, occupations, home addresses and more. Useful for documenting immigration.
An index to and images of documents recording over 1.65 million passengers who arrived in Victoria, Australia, including passengers whose voyage was paid for by others.
Details on over 600,000 non-British citizens arriving in England. Often includes age and professions. Useful for discerning the origin of immigrants.
Details on thousands of 17th century British immigrants to the U.S., detailing their origins and nature of their immigration.
Halstead Military Records
A chronicle of the regiment's part in numerous military campaigns from around the world.
A list of names found on World War One monuments in Essex, with some service details.
A list of names found on World War Two monuments in Essex, with some service details.
A searchable list of over 100,000 British Army POWs. Records contains details on the captured, their military career and where they were held prisoner.
Details on around 165,000 men serving in the British Army, Navy and Air Force who were held as prisoners during WWII.
Halstead Court & Legal Records
An index to over 1,800 cases brought before the court. For witnesses, age and residence is usually given. The cases cover such matters as defamation, marriage and tithes.
An index to names and places mentioned in act books of the Province of Canterbury. It records various licences and conferments, such as marriage and physician licences.
Records of over 300,000 prisoners held by quarter sessions in England & Wales. Records may contain age, occupation, criminal history, offence and trial proceedings.
Over 175,000 records detailing prisoner's alleged offences and the outcome of their trial. Contains genealogical information.
Digital images of ledgers recording those registered to vote, searchable by an index of 220 million names. Entries list name, address, qualification to vote, description of property and sometimes age and occupation.
Halstead Taxation Records
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.
An index linked to original images of registers recording apprenticeship indentures. Details are given on the trade and nature of apprenticeship. Many records list the parents of the apprentice.
A compilation of records from the Court of the Exchequer primarily dealing with taxes and land. These records are in Latin.
An index to wills and administrations that incurred a death duty tax. The index can be used to order documents that give a brief abstract of the will and details on the duty. It can be used as a make-shift probate index.
Halstead Land & Property Records
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.
Poll books record the names of voters and the direction of their vote. Until 1872 only landholders could vote, so not everyone will be listed. Useful for discerning an ancestor's political leanings and landholdings. The collection is supplemented with other records relating to the vote.
Abstracts of records detailing the estates and families of deceased tenants from the reigns of Henry III and Edward I.
A compilation of records from the Court of the Exchequer primarily dealing with taxes and land. These records are in Latin.
Halstead Directories & Gazetteers
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
Halstead Cemeteries
Vital details extracted from tombstones and other monuments at Halstead Meeting, Halstead.
Details extracted from tombs, monuments and plaques at St. James, Greenstead Green, Halstead.
Details extracted from tombs, monuments and plaques at Holy Trinity, Halstead.
Details extracted from tombs, monuments and plaques at Parsonage Lane Congregational Church, Halstead.
Details extracted from tombs, monuments and plaques at St. Andrew, Halstead.
Halstead Obituaries
The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.
A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.
A collection of 364 obituaries of Quakers from the British Isles. The volume was published in 1849 and includes obituaries of those who died in late 1847 through 1848.
This transcribed and searchable work by Sir William Musgrave contains 10,000s of brief obituaries. The work is a reference point for other works containing information on an individual.
A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.
Halstead Histories & Books
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
A traveller's guide to four Southern counties.
Photographs and images of churches in Essex.
Photographs of the interiors and exteriors of Essex churches. Also contains some architectural information.
A short list of words and phrases peculiar to the two counties.
Halstead School & Education Records
A name index connected to digital images of registers recording millions of children educated in schools operated by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more.
A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.
A name index linked to original images of short biographies for over 120,000 Oxford University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
A transcript of a vast scholarly work briefly chronicling the heritage, education and careers of over 150,000 Cambridge University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
A searchable database containing over 90,000 note-form biographies for students of Cambridge University.
Halstead Occupation & Business Records
An introduction to smuggling in on the east coast of England, with details of the act in various regions.
Details of the wages to be expected for various tradesmen and labourers.
An introduction to smuggling on the east coast of England, with details of the act in various regions.
Histories of Essex pubs, with photographs and lists of owners or operators.
Short histories of former public houses, with photographs and lists of owners or operators.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Halstead
Transcriptions and illustrations of monuments erected remembrance of personages in Essex. Also contains pedigrees for historic families of the county.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
Halstead Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Five collections of pedigrees based on 16th and 17th century genealogical manuscripts. These works record families who had a right to bear coat of arms, essentially the gentry.
Photographs and descriptions of Essex's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
Halstead Church Records
Documentation for those baptised, married and buried at Halstead. Parish registers can assist tracing a family back numerous generations.
An index to over 1,800 cases brought before the court. For witnesses, age and residence is usually given. The cases cover such matters as defamation, marriage and tithes.
Digital images of all parish registers deposited at Essex Archives. Some registers are indexed by name.
Transcriptions of registers that record baptisms, which typically occur shortly after birth; marriages and burials. They can help establish links between individuals back to the 16th century.
Photographs of the interiors and exteriors of Essex churches. Also contains some architectural information.
Biographical Directories Covering Halstead
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.
A directory containing lengthy biographies of noted British figures. The work took over two decades to compile. Biographies can be searched by name and are linked to images of the original publication.
Halstead Maps
A collection of maps plotting the counties of Essex and Suffolk, and some of their settlements.
Digital images of maps covering the county.
Detailed maps covering much of the UK. They depict forests, mountains, larger farms, roads, railroads, towns, and more.
Maps showing settlements, features and some buildings in mainland Britain.
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
Halstead Reference Works
A database of names of fields, roads, inns, houses, farms, manors, places, rivers, streams, woods, etc, and names of owners, tenants, landlords, parties to agreements etc, recorded from historic documents.
A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.
Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.
A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.
A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.
Civil & Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
Historical Description
Halstead, a large and populous town, seated upon the slope of a gravelly eminence, at the foot of which the river runs, and is crossed by a bridge at the southern side of the town. The name of Halstead is Saxon, and denotes a healthy place. Here is a good market which appears to have been established so early as the time of the Saxons, having for many centuries subsequent to the Conquest, been held upon a hill at the upper extremity of the town, which still retains the Saxon name of Cheping Hill.
At this place, in the reign of Edward III. a college was founded for a provost and eight priests, by Robert Bourehier, lord chancellor of England, which remained till the dissolution of religious houses. This village has a weekly market on Fridays, and is distant from London 46 miles.
The church is an ancient edifice, and has its tower surmounted by a wooden spire, which is the third that has been raised upon it: the second was at the expence of an apothecary of the name of Firk, in 1717; upon which occasion Prior wrote the following lines:
"View not this spire by measure giv’n
To buildings rais’d by common hands;
That fabric rises high as Heav’n
Whose basis on devotion stands.
While yet we draw this vital breath,
We can our hope and faith declare;
But charity beyond our death
Will ever in our works appear.
Blest be he call’d among good men,
Who to his God this column rais’d;
Tho’ lightning shake this spire again,
The man who built it shall be prais’d.
Yet spires and towers in dust shall lie,
The weak efforts of human pains;
And Faith and Hope themselves shall die,
While deathless Charity remains."
This spire, as Prior poetically foretold, shared the fate of its predecessor, and was destroyed by lightning. The church contains several curious monuments.
The population of this town is 3,380 inhabitants; the number of houses 784.
HALSTEAD (or Halsted) is an ancient town and is the head of a union and county court district, pleasantly seated on a gentle acclivity on the river Colne and the roads from Colchester to Cambridge and Chelmsford to Sudbury, with a station on the Colne Valley and Halstead railway, and is 14 miles north-west from Colchester, 6 north-east from Braintree, 8 south-west from Sudbury, 15 south-east from Haverhill and 56 by rail or 47 by road from London: in the Eastern division of the county, Hinckford hundred, South Hinckford petty sessional division, rural deanery of Halstead, archdeaconry of Colchester, and diocese of St. Albans. The town was governed by a Local Board, formed Dec. 3, 1852, but is now under the provisions of the “Local Government Act, 1894” (56 and 57 Vict. ch. 73), controlled by an Urban District Council of 12 members. In pursuance of sec. one (sub-section 3) of the previously mentioned Act, Halstead has been divided into two civil parishes, Urban and Rural; the Urban parish comprises a radius of about 1,000 yards from the town bridge and the Rural parish which surrounds this is controlled by a Parish Council of 7 members elected annually; the town was thoroughly drained in 1864—5, when waterworks were established, a good supply of pure water being obtained from an artesian well 300 feet deep and stored in a reservoir of red brick, constructed near the old works and capable of holding 84,000 gallons of water: a new well was sunk at Parson’s bridge in 1890, to a depth of 254 feet, and a pumping station built at a cost of about £8,000: the town is lighted with gas by a company whose works, erected in 1835, are in Rosemary lane. The church of St. Andrew, standing on the top of the hill on and around which the town stands, is a large building of flint with stone dressings, in the Decorated and Perpendicular styles, consisting of chancel, clerestoried nave of six bays, aisles, north and south porches and a western tower with crocketed pinnacles, containing a clock with chimes and 6 bells dated 1573, 1589, 1633, 1700 and 1755: the east window is a memorial to Dr. Adams, a former vicar and there are others to James Brewster esq. who died in 1836 and to another of the same name, 1891, and to John Carmichael esq.; here is also a brass to the Rev. Arthur Charles Page M.A.: the chief feature of interest in the church is the eastern portion of the south aisle, which is of the Geometrical or Early Decorated period, and was formerly the Bourchier chapel; here several members of that family are buried, including Sir Robert de Bourchier, Chief Justice of the King’s Bench in Ireland in 1334 and Lord Chancellor of England 1340-41, ob. 1349, and Bartholomew his grandson, 3rd Baron Bourchier, ob. 1409, with brasses to himself and his two wives Margaret (Sutton) and Idonea (Lovey): there are two altar tombs with recumbent effigies of armed knights and their wives, supposed to belong to this family, one of the tombs being canopied; monuments to Edmund King, ob. 1624 and the Rev. John Manistre M.A. d. 1826 and a brass to Elizabeth, wife of John Watson, ob. 1604: in the north aisle are marble monuments to Sir Samuel Tryon kt. and baronet, ob. March 8, 1626; George Brooke and his wife, ob. 1770; James Scarlett, d. 1807; Elizabeth Holmes, spinster, d. 1783 and a brass to Samuel Fiske, d. 1718: the south aisle retains a piscina: in 1845 the church was restored and decorated at a cost of more than £5,000: in 1882 an organ chamber was built and a new organ erected at a cost of £850, and in 1893 a panelled reredos of oak and mahogany was erected from designs by Sir Arthur Blomfield kt. M.A., A.R.A., F.S.A.: there are sittings for 800 persons. The register dates from the year 1564. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £200, with 3 acres of glebe and residence, in the gift of the Bishop of St. Albans, and held since 1899 by the Rev. Edwin Henry Oakley M.A. of Queens’ College, Cambridge. Holy Trinity is an ecclesiastical parish at, the west end of the town, formed June 3, 1844; the church is a structure of flint, with stone facings, in the Early English style, and consists of chancel, clerestoried nave of six bays, aisles, south porch and a western tower with spire containing one bell: there are eleven stained windows, the stained east window being the gift of the Rev. Frederick John Greenham M.A. vicar (1877—88), in memory of his wife, and the west window that of the Rev. Dancan Fraser, vicar 1845—77: in 1878 an organ chamber was built and the organ renovated at a cost of £400: there are 750 sittings. The register dates from the year 1844. The living is a vicarage, net yearly value £230, with residence, in the gift of the Bishop of St. Albans, and held since 1897 by the Rev. James Blyth Oldroyd M.A. of Dunham University. The vicarage house was rebuilt in 1893, the Ecclesiastical Commissioners giving £180 towards the cost. Population (Holy Trinity) in 1901, 2,899. There is a Catholic Mission Room in Rosemary lane. The Society of Friends have a meeting house in Colchester road, erected in, 1851, with 300 sittings. The Baptist chapel, North street, founded in 1878, has sittings for 600 persons. The Particular Baptist chapel, School lane, erected in 1840, will seat 250. The Congregational chapel, Parsonage street, erected in 1865, is a building in the Decorated style, with a spire 106 feet high and will seat 800; under the church is a spacious schoolroom. The Congregational chapel, High street, erected in 1832, has 650 sittings. The Primitive Methodist chapel in New street, erected in 1874, will seat 200 persons. The Unitarians have a place of meeting in Factory lane and the Plymouth Brethren one in Colchester road. The Salvation Army hall in Parsonage street, built in 1893, holds 150 persons. The Cemetery, Colchester road, consecrated in 1856, comprises five acres, with a mortuary and entrance lodge, in which the superintendent resides; it is under the control of a joint burial Committee of nine members, seven elected by the Urban District Council and two by Halstead Rural Parish Council. A force of the county police is stationed here under an inspector. A new Post Office was erected in High street in 1895. The Town Hall, in High street, erected in 1850 and now held by the Urban District Council, is a spacious building used for balls, public meetings and concerts, and will hold 400 persons. The Corn Exchange, adjoining the railway station, and built in 1865, is now used as a drill hall. There is also a hall at the Halstead Co-operative Stores, Trinity street, erected in 1887, and holding 250 persons. The Literary and Mechanics’ Institute occupies a large room on the ground floor of the Town Hall, where there is a library of 2,000 volumes. On the river Colne is a public bathing place under the control of the Urban District Council. The B squadron of the Essex Imperial Yeomanry, about 100 strong, has quarters at the Bull hotel. The E company of the 2nd Volunteer Battalion Essex Regiment, numbering 106 rank and file, drills at the Corn Exchange. Halstead Volunteer Fire Brigade consists of 20 members, with two manual engines; the town is also well furnished with hydrants. Here is a branch of the St. John Ambulance Society, connected with the English order of St. John of Jerusalem, whose headquarters are at St. John’s gate, Clerkenwell, London E C. The Halstead Club has promises at the rear of the old White Hart hotel. The Halstead Constitutional Working Men’s Club is in High street. The Liberal Club occupies a building in Trinity street, erected in 1876 as a Temperance Hall. There is also a Working Men’s Club in Trinity street.
On the Market hill, and occupying the site where formerly stood an obelisk, is a drinking fountain, presented to the town in 1887 by George Courtauld esq. J.P.; it is constructed of Portland stone and granite, and stands 15 feet in height, rising from a graduated base of several steps; on one side is an inscription, and on another a wreath, encircling the letters “V.R.” and the dates “1837—1887;” the whole is surmounted by a powerful lamp. A public recreation ground in Trinity street, 3 ¾ acres in extent, was opened in 1901 to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of her late Majesty Queen Victoria.
At the corner of Chapel hill is a tree planted to commemorate the marriage of His Majesty King Edward VII. to Queen Alexandra, March 10th, 1863. Here is the extensive silk and crape factory of Messrs. Samuel Courtauld and Co. Limited, where upwards of 1,100 people are employed; adjoining the factory is a terrace of brick houses with a dining room at one end for the use of the workpeople. There is also a large brass and iron foundry, works belonging to Messrs. Portway and Son, for the manufacture of stoves and ranges, a tannery, two breweries and maltings. Messrs. Barclay and Co. Lim. and the London and County Banking Co. Lim. have branch banks here. A cattle market is held every Tuesday in Mr. Moger’s sale yard, Colchester road. The “George” and “Bull” are the principal hotels. There are twe weekly newspapers, “The East Essex and Halstead Times,” published on Friday; the other is the Halstead and Colne Valley Gazette,” published on Thursday. The Cottage Hospital, pleasantly situated on the Hedingham road, and built in 1884, at a cost of £1,500, at the expense of George Courtauld esq. in memory of his deceased wife, is a structure of red brick with stone facings, from designs by Mr. George Sherrin; it has wards for four men, four women, one child, and t here is also an isolation ward; in 1901, 45 patients were under treatment; it is supported by public subscriptions and is managed by a committee of 24 members elected annually by the subscribers. The Infectious diseases hospital was built in 1896 by the Urban District Council, at a cost, including the matron’s residence, of £3,570. There are charities of about £200 yearly, derived chiefly from the following sources:-A benefaction of £4,000 left in 1783 by Elizabeth Holmes, spinster, for industrious inhabitants not in receipt of parish assistance and for the distribution of money and bread to the poor, and a charity bequeathed by the Rev. John Manistre B.A. formerly of Kind’s College, Cambridge, and rector of Stower Provost, Dorset, who in 1826 left £2,514 11s. 11d. in Consols, the interest now amounting to £67 8s. 8d. being for the purchase of bread to be distributed weekly to poor people who attend the church. Attwoods, the property of Robert Edward Vaizey esq. J.P. is occupied by George Briscoe esq. The Howe, situated in a park of about 40 acres, is the seat of Mrs. Horner. Sloe House, a mansion in the Classic style, situated in a park of 30 acres, is occupied by Edmund Deacon esq. master of the East Essex fox-hounds. Ashford Lodge, the residence of Mrs. Taylor, is seated in grounds of about 26 acres. Oaklands, the residence of Lt.-Col. Percy Adams, comprises 50 acres of grounds. Robert Edward Vaizey esq. of Tilbury hull, who is lord of the manor; James Paxman esq. of Stisted Hall, Braintree; the Rev. James George Brewster M.A. rector of Stratford St. Mary; Mrs. Homer, the trustees of James G. Sparow, Francis Harris esq. Robert Allen esq. and Charles Wing Gray esq. of Greenstead Green, are the principal landowners. The soil is mixed; subsoil, clay and gravel; the chief crops are wheat, barley, oats and roots. The area of the urban parish is 621 acres; rateable value, £16,519; the population in 1891 was 6,059, in 1901, 6,071, of which 3,461 are attached to St. Andrew’s parish church, including the officers and inmates in the workhouse and 66 in the Industrial School for Girls.
The area of Halstead Rural parish is 5,010 acres; rateable value, £5,556; the population in 1901 was 827.
Petty Sessions held at the Police station every alternate Tuesday at 11 a.m. The places in the division are Alphamstone, Bures Hamlet, Earls Colne, Colne Engaine, White Colne, Gosfield, Halstead Urban, Halstead Rural, Great & Little Henny, Lamarsh, Little Maplestead, Middleton, Pebmarsh, Twinstead & Wickham St. Paul.
Volunteer Fire Brigade, Head st. Edgar Tarry Adams, captain; Herbert Webb, supt.; George Hoad Mathews, sec. & 1st & 2nd engineers & 16 men.
IMPERIAL YEOMANRY
Essex (B Squadron); head quarters, 47 New street; Major Edmund Deacon, commanding.
HALSTEAD UNION
Board day, Friday, fortnightly, at the Workhouse at 11 a.m.
The Union comprises seventeen parishes, viz.:-Castle Hedingham, Colne Engaine, Earls Colne, Gosfield, Great Maplestead, Halstead Urban, Halstead Rural, Little Maplestead, Little Yeldham, Pebmarsh, Ridgwell, Sible Hedingham, Stambourne, Tilbury, Topplesfield, White Colne & Great Yeldham. The population of the union in 1891 was 16,869, & in 1901, 16,248; area, 39,359 acres; rateable value in 1902, £57,496.
The Workhouse, erected in 1838, at a cost of £7,500, is available for 360 inmates.
PLACES OF WORSHIP, with times of services
St. Andrew’s Church, High street; Rev. Edwin Henry Oakley M.A. vicar; Rev. Frank Wyatt, curate; 8 & 10.30. a.m. 3 & 6.30 p.m.; Mon. Tue. Thur. & Sat. 8.40 a.m.; Mon. Tue. Wed. & Thur. 7.30 p.m.; Wed. & Fri. 11 a.m. & 7.30 p.m.; Sat. 5 p.m.
Holy Trinity Church, Trinity street. Rev. James Blyth Oldroyd M.A. vicar; 8.30 & 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; daily, 9 a.m. except Wed. & Fri. & 7 p.m.; Wed. & Fri. 11 a.m. & 7 p.m.
St. James’ Church, Greenstead Green, Rev. Robert Hart M.A. vicar; Rev. Arthur Hassall B.A. curate; 11 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; & daily, morning & evening.
Catholic Mission Room, Rosemary lane, 11 a.m.
Friends’ Meeting House, Colchester road, 11.0 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.
Baptist, North street, 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Mon. 7.30 p.m.
Baptist (Particular), School lane, 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Thur. 7.30 p.m.
Congregational, Parsonage street, Rev. Samuel Parkinson; 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.; Mon. 7.30 p.m.
Congregational, High street, Rev. Thomas Powell Lansdowne; 10.30 a.m. & 6.30 p.m.
Primitive Methodist., New street, Rev. William Smith F.R.A.S.; 10.30 a.m. & 2.30 & 6.30 p.m.; Mon. & Thur. 7.30 p.m.
Unitarian, Factory lane, 6.30 p.m.
Plymouth Brethren, Colchester road, 11 a.m.& 6.30 p m.; Mon. & Thur. 7.45 p.m.
Salvation Army, Parsonage street, 11 a.m. & 3 & 6.30 p.m.; daily 8 p.m.
SCHOOLS
Grammar, High street, founded by Dame Mary Ramsay in 1594, for 40 boys residing within 8 miles of the church; there are now about 30 boys; the endowment amounts to about £250 yearly: the school is governed by a body of 13 trustees, four of whom are appointed by the governors of Christ’s Hospital; Samuel Savery B.A. headmaster.
St. Andrew’s National, Colchester road, built in 1876 (boys), for 175; average attendance, 99; (girls) for 168; average attendance, 107; (infants) for 175 children; average attendance, 97.
National, Greenstead Green (mixed), built in 1846 & enlarged in 1884, for 118 children; average attendance, 70.
Trinity National, Trinity street (mixed & infants), built in 1845 & enlarged in 1881, at a cost, of £150, & in 1901 at a further cost of £300, for 220 boys & girls & 125 infants; average attendance, 200 boys & girls & 100 infants.
Lower Trinity National, School chase, Tidings hill, for 87 children; average attendance, 77.
British, Factory lane (mixed & infants), built in 1844 & enlarged in 1891, for 280 boys & girls & 120 infants; average attendance, 235 boys & girls & 115 infants.
Industrial, School lane, for girls, certified March 12, 1869, under the Industrial Schools Act of 1866; there are now (1902) 60 inmates.
Most Common Surnames in Halstead
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Hinckford Hundred |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rayner | 218 | 1:31 | 25.44% | 81 |
| 2 | Smith | 178 | 1:38 | 1.65% | 1 |
| 3 | Spurgeon | 121 | 1:56 | 32.70% | 253 |
| 4 | Cook | 118 | 1:57 | 5.29% | 11 |
| 5 | Brown | 104 | 1:65 | 2.60% | 2 |
| 6 | Evans | 103 | 1:65 | 12.06% | 83 |
| 7 | Root | 98 | 1:69 | 26.63% | 256 |
| 8 | Harrington | 94 | 1:72 | 9.01% | 57 |
| 9 | Wicker | 88 | 1:76 | 83.81% | 985 |
| 10 | Chaplin | 83 | 1:81 | 11.51% | 105 |
| 11 | Kibble | 72 | 1:93 | 78.26% | 1,098 |
| 12 | Coe | 70 | 1:96 | 11.80% | 136 |
| 13 | Goodey | 69 | 1:97 | 28.87% | 408 |
| 14 | Cooper | 66 | 1:102 | 4.17% | 24 |
| 14 | Newton | 66 | 1:102 | 16.34% | 223 |
| 16 | Porter | 64 | 1:105 | 5.49% | 42 |
| 17 | Bragg | 62 | 1:109 | 30.24% | 467 |
| 18 | Norman | 60 | 1:112 | 12.17% | 173 |
| 19 | Arnold | 58 | 1:116 | 13.88% | 216 |
| 19 | Drury | 58 | 1:116 | 22.05% | 369 |
| 21 | Beckwith | 55 | 1:122 | 22.00% | 389 |
| 22 | Johnson | 52 | 1:129 | 2.58% | 13 |
| 23 | Sudbury | 51 | 1:132 | 94.44% | 1,671 |
| 24 | Kemp | 50 | 1:135 | 5.03% | 64 |
| 25 | French | 47 | 1:143 | 4.12% | 45 |
| 26 | Miller | 46 | 1:146 | 3.73% | 35 |
| 27 | Pudney | 42 | 1:160 | 14.14% | 327 |
| 28 | Potter | 41 | 1:164 | 3.81% | 52 |
| 29 | Constable | 39 | 1:172 | 25.32% | 657 |
| 29 | Alston | 39 | 1:172 | 21.43% | 547 |
| 31 | Tyler | 36 | 1:187 | 4.88% | 101 |
| 32 | Howard | 35 | 1:192 | 2.83% | 34 |
| 32 | Clements | 35 | 1:192 | 6.82% | 161 |
| 32 | Byford | 35 | 1:192 | 6.58% | 153 |
| 35 | Amey | 34 | 1:198 | 21.25% | 628 |
| 36 | Clark | 33 | 1:204 | 0.92% | 3 |
| 36 | Green | 33 | 1:204 | 1.24% | 6 |
| 36 | Ward | 33 | 1:204 | 2.06% | 23 |
| 36 | Parmenter | 33 | 1:204 | 11.19% | 330 |
| 40 | Argent | 32 | 1:210 | 7.39% | 204 |
| 41 | Butcher | 31 | 1:217 | 2.66% | 42 |
| 41 | Wiffen | 31 | 1:217 | 9.84% | 305 |
| 41 | Diss | 31 | 1:217 | 39.24% | 1,249 |
| 44 | Allen | 30 | 1:224 | 2.20% | 27 |
| 44 | Beadle | 30 | 1:224 | 12.45% | 405 |
| 46 | Sargent | 29 | 1:232 | 9.86% | 331 |
| 47 | Barker | 28 | 1:240 | 1.70% | 22 |
| 47 | Sharp | 28 | 1:240 | 4.32% | 121 |
| 47 | Davey | 28 | 1:240 | 4.40% | 128 |
| 50 | Taylor | 27 | 1:249 | 0.85% | 5 |
| 50 | Hunt | 27 | 1:249 | 3.76% | 106 |
| 50 | Last | 27 | 1:249 | 12.86% | 457 |
| 53 | Scott | 26 | 1:259 | 2.22% | 41 |
| 54 | Finch | 25 | 1:269 | 2.97% | 86 |
| 54 | Prior | 25 | 1:269 | 3.24% | 98 |
| 56 | Barnard | 24 | 1:280 | 2.71% | 78 |
| 56 | Coppin | 24 | 1:280 | 14.63% | 612 |
| 56 | Gladwell | 24 | 1:280 | 15.29% | 645 |
| 59 | Draper | 23 | 1:292 | 23.23% | 1,037 |
| 59 | Blackwell | 23 | 1:292 | 8.30% | 354 |
| 59 | Shelley | 23 | 1:292 | 7.23% | 301 |
| 59 | Layzell | 23 | 1:292 | 11.39% | 478 |
| 63 | Edwards | 22 | 1:306 | 2.01% | 50 |
| 63 | Saunders | 22 | 1:306 | 2.00% | 49 |
| 63 | Warren | 22 | 1:306 | 1.99% | 48 |
| 63 | Curtis | 22 | 1:306 | 4.20% | 157 |
| 63 | Steed | 22 | 1:306 | 26.51% | 1,200 |
| 63 | Goody | 22 | 1:306 | 8.37% | 369 |
| 69 | Broyd | 21 | 1:320 | 11.35% | 540 |
| 70 | King | 20 | 1:336 | 0.77% | 8 |
| 70 | Parker | 20 | 1:336 | 1.95% | 61 |
| 70 | Bowyer | 20 | 1:336 | 13.99% | 727 |
| 70 | Suckling | 20 | 1:336 | 5.51% | 261 |
| 74 | Brooks | 19 | 1:354 | 2.43% | 95 |
| 74 | Nunn | 19 | 1:354 | 2.96% | 123 |
| 74 | Slaughter | 19 | 1:354 | 27.54% | 1,397 |
| 77 | Hart | 18 | 1:374 | 2.07% | 79 |
| 77 | Wells | 18 | 1:374 | 3.43% | 156 |
| 77 | Lawrence | 18 | 1:374 | 2.49% | 104 |
| 77 | Hardy | 18 | 1:374 | 2.81% | 125 |
| 77 | Monk | 18 | 1:374 | 2.28% | 92 |
| 77 | Everitt | 18 | 1:374 | 3.29% | 147 |
| 77 | Hawks | 18 | 1:374 | 25.00% | 1,351 |
| 77 | Owers | 18 | 1:374 | 5.77% | 308 |
| 85 | Clarke | 17 | 1:396 | 1.01% | 19 |
| 85 | Hume | 17 | 1:396 | 6.85% | 394 |
| 85 | Wiseman | 17 | 1:396 | 4.91% | 277 |
| 88 | Newby | 16 | 1:420 | 29.63% | 1,671 |
| 88 | Nokes | 16 | 1:420 | 17.20% | 1,089 |
| 88 | Tibble | 16 | 1:420 | 84.21% | 3,683 |
| 88 | Sturmer | 16 | 1:420 | 94.12% | 4,017 |
| 92 | Frost | 15 | 1:448 | 1.39% | 51 |
| 92 | Osborne | 15 | 1:448 | 2.10% | 107 |
| 92 | Nash | 15 | 1:448 | 2.94% | 163 |
| 92 | Partridge | 15 | 1:448 | 3.83% | 233 |
| 92 | Parish | 15 | 1:448 | 3.03% | 171 |
| 92 | Fitch | 15 | 1:448 | 2.29% | 119 |
| 92 | Binks | 15 | 1:448 | 12.30% | 846 |
| 92 | Dring | 15 | 1:448 | 46.88% | 2,503 |
| 92 | Jeggo | 15 | 1:448 | 30.61% | 1,806 |
| 92 | Sayward | 15 | 1:448 | 65.22% | 3,184 |
| 102 | Wright | 14 | 1:481 | 0.41% | 4 |
| 102 | Ellis | 14 | 1:481 | 1.13% | 33 |
| 102 | Holmes | 14 | 1:481 | 2.46% | 143 |
| 102 | Harding | 14 | 1:481 | 3.20% | 200 |
| 102 | Rowland | 14 | 1:481 | 3.97% | 270 |
| 102 | Bowles | 14 | 1:481 | 8.70% | 623 |
| 102 | Staines | 14 | 1:481 | 2.73% | 161 |
| 102 | Blomfield | 14 | 1:481 | 18.18% | 1,274 |
| 102 | Bearman | 14 | 1:481 | 6.09% | 424 |
| 102 | Emberson | 14 | 1:481 | 7.25% | 509 |
| 102 | Ripper | 14 | 1:481 | 53.85% | 2,893 |
| 113 | Lee | 13 | 1:517 | 1.26% | 60 |
| 113 | Adams | 13 | 1:517 | 1.08% | 38 |
| 113 | Reynolds | 13 | 1:517 | 1.34% | 66 |
| 113 | Wade | 13 | 1:517 | 1.90% | 114 |
| 113 | Clift | 13 | 1:517 | 14.77% | 1,145 |
| 113 | Norfolk | 13 | 1:517 | 6.63% | 497 |
| 113 | Ostler | 13 | 1:517 | 38.24% | 2,385 |
| 113 | Firmin | 13 | 1:517 | 8.72% | 687 |
| 113 | Springate | 13 | 1:517 | 24.53% | 1,694 |
| 113 | Dunt | 13 | 1:517 | 59.09% | 3,309 |
| 113 | Plaistow | 13 | 1:517 | 26.00% | 1,774 |
| 124 | Carter | 12 | 1:561 | 0.61% | 14 |
| 124 | Cox | 12 | 1:561 | 1.12% | 53 |
| 124 | Warner | 12 | 1:561 | 1.94% | 132 |
| 124 | Bush | 12 | 1:561 | 1.53% | 95 |
| 124 | Britton | 12 | 1:561 | 3.64% | 289 |
| 124 | Hales | 12 | 1:561 | 4.46% | 363 |
| 124 | Mayes | 12 | 1:561 | 7.32% | 612 |
| 124 | Keys | 12 | 1:561 | 6.52% | 542 |
| 124 | Laver | 12 | 1:561 | 5.17% | 420 |
| 124 | Deeks | 12 | 1:561 | 5.43% | 442 |
| 124 | Woolard | 12 | 1:561 | 14.12% | 1,177 |
| 124 | Willing | 12 | 1:561 | 50.00% | 3,070 |
| 124 | Sycamore | 12 | 1:561 | 16.44% | 1,335 |
| 124 | Rippingale | 12 | 1:561 | 12.24% | 1,048 |
| 124 | Heavingham | 12 | 1:561 | 80.00% | 4,369 |
| 124 | Burst | 12 | 1:561 | 100.00% | 5,192 |
| 140 | Bartholomew | 11 | 1:612 | 5.91% | 533 |
| 140 | Wooding | 11 | 1:612 | 30.56% | 2,289 |
| 140 | Joslin | 11 | 1:612 | 2.70% | 221 |
| 140 | Cranfield | 11 | 1:612 | 6.88% | 628 |
| 140 | Tiffin | 11 | 1:612 | 18.64% | 1,565 |
| 140 | Saward | 11 | 1:612 | 5.70% | 509 |
| 140 | Hostler | 11 | 1:612 | 91.67% | 5,192 |
| 147 | Martin | 10 | 1:673 | 0.55% | 15 |
| 147 | Richardson | 10 | 1:673 | 0.84% | 39 |
| 147 | Knight | 10 | 1:673 | 0.94% | 55 |
| 147 | Goodwin | 10 | 1:673 | 1.89% | 154 |
| 147 | Gibbs | 10 | 1:673 | 3.10% | 294 |
| 147 | Downs | 10 | 1:673 | 4.83% | 465 |
| 147 | Gosling | 10 | 1:673 | 2.69% | 252 |
| 147 | Spicer | 10 | 1:673 | 7.04% | 733 |
| 147 | Raven | 10 | 1:673 | 1.96% | 165 |
| 147 | Wass | 10 | 1:673 | 8.26% | 853 |
| 147 | Fairbank | 10 | 1:673 | 25.64% | 2,151 |
| 147 | Catley | 10 | 1:673 | 29.41% | 2,385 |
| 147 | Birkin | 10 | 1:673 | 45.45% | 3,309 |
| 147 | Corder | 10 | 1:673 | 6.02% | 597 |
| 147 | Benning | 10 | 1:673 | 35.71% | 2,744 |
| 147 | Gaymer | 10 | 1:673 | 25.00% | 2,112 |
| 147 | Hosler | 10 | 1:673 | 90.91% | 5,555 |
| 147 | Ottewill | 10 | 1:673 | 100.00% | 5,980 |
| 165 | Moore | 9 | 1:747 | 0.70% | 30 |
| 165 | Barnes | 9 | 1:747 | 1.16% | 97 |
| 165 | Morton | 9 | 1:747 | 5.81% | 653 |
| 165 | Wilkins | 9 | 1:747 | 3.96% | 434 |
| 165 | Gunn | 9 | 1:747 | 2.11% | 210 |
| 165 | Mortimer | 9 | 1:747 | 12.68% | 1,366 |
| 165 | Rawlings | 9 | 1:747 | 5.45% | 606 |
| 165 | Howlett | 9 | 1:747 | 5.66% | 635 |
| 165 | Brazier | 9 | 1:747 | 2.81% | 297 |
| 165 | Horsley | 9 | 1:747 | 11.54% | 1,259 |
| 165 | Plumb | 9 | 1:747 | 5.49% | 612 |
| 165 | Cant | 9 | 1:747 | 2.93% | 314 |
| 165 | Patten | 9 | 1:747 | 4.46% | 478 |
| 165 | Mays | 9 | 1:747 | 3.32% | 361 |
| 165 | Ely | 9 | 1:747 | 8.04% | 928 |
| 165 | Pilgrim | 9 | 1:747 | 3.28% | 356 |
| 165 | Cable | 9 | 1:747 | 4.92% | 544 |
| 165 | Wakeling | 9 | 1:747 | 3.25% | 354 |
| 165 | Abrams | 9 | 1:747 | 12.68% | 1,366 |
| 165 | Cocksedge | 9 | 1:747 | 30.00% | 2,608 |
| 165 | Pendle | 9 | 1:747 | 75.00% | 5,192 |
| 165 | Goodram | 9 | 1:747 | 90.00% | 5,980 |
| 165 | Lewel | 9 | 1:747 | 100.00% | 6,506 |
| 188 | Roberts | 8 | 1:841 | 1.16% | 112 |
| 188 | Hughes | 8 | 1:841 | 1.57% | 163 |
| 188 | Jackson | 8 | 1:841 | 0.77% | 57 |
| 188 | Fletcher | 8 | 1:841 | 2.52% | 301 |
| 188 | Harvey | 8 | 1:841 | 0.45% | 16 |
| 188 | Burton | 8 | 1:841 | 0.98% | 89 |
| 188 | Moss | 8 | 1:841 | 0.89% | 74 |
| 188 | Gould | 8 | 1:841 | 2.08% | 239 |
| 188 | Lock | 8 | 1:841 | 4.97% | 623 |
| 188 | Buck | 8 | 1:841 | 2.42% | 289 |
| 188 | Wilks | 8 | 1:841 | 3.69% | 452 |
| 188 | Jolly | 8 | 1:841 | 6.61% | 853 |
| 188 | Hearn | 8 | 1:841 | 5.19% | 657 |
| 188 | Bean | 8 | 1:841 | 13.11% | 1,531 |
| 188 | Walls | 8 | 1:841 | 7.69% | 994 |
| 188 | Hollingsworth | 8 | 1:841 | 6.50% | 840 |
| 188 | Sturgeon | 8 | 1:841 | 15.38% | 1,720 |
| 188 | Jago | 8 | 1:841 | 34.78% | 3,184 |
| 188 | Stammers | 8 | 1:841 | 5.03% | 635 |
| 188 | Botham | 8 | 1:841 | 26.67% | 2,608 |
| 188 | Deal | 8 | 1:841 | 3.27% | 395 |
| 188 | Shelly | 8 | 1:841 | 11.43% | 1,384 |
| 188 | Tuffin | 8 | 1:841 | 11.27% | 1,366 |
| 188 | Cockerton | 8 | 1:841 | 12.90% | 1,505 |
| 188 | Parsley | 8 | 1:841 | 15.69% | 1,752 |
| 188 | Ridgwell | 8 | 1:841 | 3.62% | 442 |
| 188 | Bentall | 8 | 1:841 | 5.76% | 748 |
| 188 | Murrells | 8 | 1:841 | 8.25% | 1,054 |
| 188 | Plumbe | 8 | 1:841 | 88.89% | 6,506 |
| 188 | Runnacles | 8 | 1:841 | 66.67% | 5,192 |
| 188 | Firmins | 8 | 1:841 | 100.00% | 7,189 |