Walter HALSTEAD [10075]

  General Notes:

Burnley Express 7 July 1900 (England)
New Patents, Albert Halstead, Arthur Halstead, Walter Halstead and G H Halstead trading as Hy Halstead & Sons Boro' Bolt works, Blackburn for "improvements to grub screws" (full application)


Lancashire Evening Post 27 April 1920 (England)
TRAGEDY AT WILPSHIRE
MAN OF INDEPENDENT MEANS FOUND DEAD
A shocking tragedy was discovered at Wilpshire, near Blackburn, last night, when Mr Walter Halstead, a man of independent means, living at Prospect Villas, Wilpshire, was discovered dead, with a revolver in his right hand and a bullet wound in the temple.

He had been missing from home since last Wednesday morning, but Mrs Halstead, his wife, did not feel uneasiness on that account, as he had been in the habit of staying away from home. She had no knowledge that he possessed a revolver and he had never threatened to do anything to himself.

Mr Halstead, who was 51 years of age, belonged to a well known Blackburn family. He was formerly connected with Paradise United Methodist Church. At one time he was a licensed Victualler at Wilpshire hotel.

The discovery was made by John Henry Wilson, a farm servant at Stepping Hey farm. He was engaged spreading manure in a field at Parsonage farm which adjoins Wilpshire moor, on which the body was found. On looking over a stone wall he saw a body lying on the ground behind the wall. Wilson thought the man was asleep, but on going to him saw that he was dead the body being quite stiff.

Four of the five chambers of the of the revolver were loaded and in the other was a spent cartridge. Mrs Sarah Ellen Catlow, of Stonehouse Nook farm, saw the deceased walking in the direction of Wilpshire reservoir at 7am on Thursday. She was apparently the last person to see him alive.

In deceased's pocket was a morning newspaper dated last Thursday and 5s and 3d in money.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence: Bridge End, Habergham Eaves, 1871, Burnley, Lancashire, England. ⁷⁹⁰⁰

2. Residence: 63 Great Bolton Street, 1881, Blackburn, Lancashire, England. ⁷⁹⁰¹ Occupation - bolt maker.

3. Residence: 79 Alexander Road, 5 Jan 1889, Blackburn, Lancashire, England. Occupation given as Engineer.

4. Residence: 15 York Road, Aug 1889, Birkdale, Lancashire, England.

5. Residence: 16 Broom Street, 1891, Blackburn, Lancashire, England. ⁷⁹⁰² Occupation, mechanic engine fitter.

6. Residence: 13 Broom Street, 1901, Blackburn, Lancashire, England. ⁷⁹⁰³ Occupation, Steam Engine maker, employer.

7. Residence: Meadow Side, 1911, Wilpshire, Lancashire, England. ⁷⁹⁰⁴ Occupation Bolt manufacturer.

Walter married Maria WRIGHT [10074] [MRIN: 3318], daughter of Thomas WRIGHT [10081] and Margaret COUPE [10080], on 5 Jan 1889 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England ⁷⁸⁸⁹.^,7890 (Maria WRIGHT [10074] was born on 14 Jan 1866 in Samlesbury, Lancashire, England ^7891,7892 and died on 13 Oct 1921 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England ^{7893,7894,7895}.)