See also
1912 marriage Edward James Halsey to Florence Maud Carpenter
Husband:
Edward James Halsey (1890-1954)
Wife:
Florence Maud Carpenter (1890-1943)
Children:
Marriage:
15 Aug 1912
All Saints Church, Capworth Street, Leyton, Essex, England1 2
Edward a bachelor working as a salesman and son of Edward Davidson Halsey a house decorator. Florence a spinster and daughter of Robert Edward Carpenter a labourer. Both of 266 Workhouse Road, married by banns and witnessed by Robert Edward Carpenter and Edith Jane Carpenter
1890 baptism Edward James Halsey
Name:
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
pawnbrokers salesman, general labourer then a war department clerk6 7 8
Birth:
31 Jul 1890
1911 and 1921 census say born in Bow London
Baptism:
31 Aug 1890 (age 0)
St. Mark's Church, Cadogan Terrace, Hackney Wick, London, England4
son of Edward Davidson Halsey (home decorator) and Hannah of 162 Usher Road, born 31st July 1890
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 8 mns)
38 Cedars Road, Stratford, Essex, England9
son living with his parents Edawrd and Hannah, and half-brother Samuel Allen. Born in Old Ford Essex
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 10)
54 Ramsay Road, Cann Hall, Essex, England10
son attending school and living with his father Edward, step-mother Sarah, half-brother Arthur, and half-sisters May, Lily and Violet. Born in Old Ford London
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 20)
25/27 High Street North, East Ham, Essex, England6
an unmarried assistant working as a pawnbrokers salesman and living in five rooms with Robert and Emily Watkinson, their daughter Marjorie, and four other assistants. Born in Bow London
Military Service:
frm 19 Nov 1915 to 22 Mar 1920 (age 25-29)
British Army Royal West Kent then the Royal Sussex Regiment as no:G/3115411
being 5' 2" tall with brown hair, a fresh complexion, grey eyes, a chest of 33" with 3" expansion. Married 15th August 1912 with two children Leslie Edward born 1st May 1913 and Lilian Emily born 28th October 1916. Served in France November 1918 to January 1919 then in Egypt and Palestine
Medals:
20 Jun 192012
British and Victory medals
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 30 yrs 11 mns)
7 Campbell Road, East Ham, Essex, England7
married head of the household working as a general labourer for the Army Ordnance Services at the Royal Arsenal Woolwich and living in three rooms with his wife Florence, son Leslie, and daughter Lilian. Born in Bow Essex
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 49)
31 Hameway, East Ham, Essex, England8
a married war department clerk grade 4 at the Royal Arsenal living with his wife Florence, sons Edward and Leslie, and daughter-in-law Winifred. Born on 31st July 1890
Death:
21 Nov 1954 (age 64)
Probate:
11 Jan 1955
Probate Registry, Chester, Cheshire, England13
of 31 Wrekin Drive Donnington near Wellington Shropshire died 21st November 1954, administration of effects of £2,607 16s 1d (~£62,000 in 2017) to Leslie Edward Robert Halsey gas board representative and Edward Stanley Halsey civil servant
St Matthew 18 04 2017
Name:
Sex:
Female
Father:
Mother:
Occupation:
domestic servant16
Birth:
9 Aug 1890
Baptism:
7 Sep 1890 (age 0)
St. Matthew's Church, Mill Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England15
daughter of Robert Edward Carpenter (labourer) and Emily of Alexandra Court Ipswich, born 9th August 1890
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 7 mns)
23 South Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England17
daughter living in three rooms with her parents Robert and Emily, brother Robert, and sisters Mary and Edith. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 10)
58 Overbury Street, Clapton Park, London, England18
daughter living with her parents Robert and Emily, brothers William, Stanley and Herbert, and two boarders. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 20)
49 Osbaldeston Road, Stamford Hill, London, England16
an unmarried general domestic servant living in seven rooms with William and Elsie Kidston and family. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 30 yrs 10 mns)
7 Campbell Road, East Ham, Essex, England7
married wife living in three rooms with her husband Edward, son Leslie, and daughter Lilian. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 49)
31 Hameway, East Ham, Essex, England8
married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Edward, sons Edward and Leslie, and daughter-in-law Winifred. Born on 9th August 1890
Death:
Q1 1943 (age 52)
Wellington "Registration District", Shropshire, England19
Name:
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Occupation:
gas fitter8
Birth:
1 May 1913
Baptism:
25 May 1913 (age 0)
St. James the Greater Church, St. James Street, Walthamstow, Essex, England
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 8 yrs 1 mn)
7 Campbell Road, East Ham, Essex, England7
son attending school and living in three rooms with his parents Edward and Florence, and sister Lilian. Born in Leyton Essex
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 26)
31 Hameway, East Ham, Essex, England8
a married gas fitter and member of the Civil Defence gas & <unreadable> living with his parents Edward and Florence, brother Edward, and his wife Winifred. Born on 1st May 1913
Administrator:
11 Jan 1955 (age 41)
Leslie Edward Robert Halsey was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Edward James Halsey on Tuesday on 11 January 1955 at the Probate Registry, Chester, Cheshire, England
Death:
27 Jul 1973 (age 60)
Barking "Registration District", Greater London, England21 22
Probate:
11 Oct 1973
Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England22
of 197 Salisbury Avenue Barking died 27th July 1973, administration of £5,040 (~£51,000 in 2017)
Name:
Lilian Emily Halsey23
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Birth:
28 Oct 1916
Census:
19 Jun 1921 (age 4 yrs 8 mns)
7 Campbell Road, East Ham, Essex, England7
daughter living in three rooms with her parents Edward and Florence, and brother Leslie. Born in East Ham Essex
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 22)
35 Cedar Avenue, Bexley, Kent, England24
married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Evan, and a closed record. Born on 28th October 1916
Death:
Apr 1997 (age 80)
Kings Lynn "Registration District", Norfolk, England25
Name:
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Birth:
30 Apr 1925
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 14)
31 Hameway, East Ham, Essex, England8
attending school and living with his parents Edward and Florence, brother Leslie, and sister-in-law Winifred. Born on 30th April 1925
Administrator:
11 Jan 1955 (age 29)
Edward Stanley Halsey was appointed as an administrator at the probate hearing of Edward James Halsey on Tuesday on 11 January 1955 at the Probate Registry, Chester, Cheshire, England
Death:
Nov 1986 (age 61)
Wrekin "Registration District", Shropshire, England27
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Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Leyton All Saints marriages 1908-1914 ref:WF/L83/3 RM 3 image:185 page:183 entry:365. Cit. Date: 19 June 2026.
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England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Wellington 1954 quarter:4 volume:9a page:218. Cit. Date: 20 June 2026.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:9527 class:RG78 piece:509 registration district:188 sub-district:5 enumeration district:8 schedule:174. Cit. Date: 20 June 2026.
England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:8470 registration district:188 sub-district:6 enumeration district:17 schedule:150. Cit. Date: 18 June 2026.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:1010C page:10 line:31 letter code:CAOR. Cit. Date: 18 June 2026.
England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1313 folio:56 page:44 schedule:281. Cit. Date: 19 June 2026.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1610 folio:89 page:34 schedule:225. Cit. Date: 20 June 2026.
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England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1890 quarter:3 volume:4a page:816. Cit. Date: 17 June 2026.
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England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Wellington 1943 quarter:1 volume:6a page:964. Cit. Date: 19 June 2026.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). West Ham 1913 quarter:2 volume:4a page:819. Cit. Date: 17 June 2026.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Barking 1973 quarter:3 volume:5a page:25. Cit. Date: 19 June 2026.
UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1973 page:3687 no:731005731D. Cit. Date: 19 June 2026.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2024, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). West Ham 1916 quarter:4 volume:4a page:456. Cit. Date: 17 June 2026.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:1247A page:13 line:15 letter code:CJRK. Cit. Date: 18 June 2026.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Kings Lynn 1997 quarter:2 district:6371B register:75B entry:244 date:0497. Cit. Date: 18 June 2026.
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