Private 20489 John Halsall

BMD details:
Marriage: 28/06/1917 John HALSALL to Elsa L DUNCAN at Eccleston St Thomas. Buried 08/12/1917

Family details:
Next-of-kin from service papers: Mr John Halsall (father), 54 Glover Street, St Helens. Next of kin changes to wife Elsa after John marries, his wife lived at The Brunswick Hotel, Glover Street, St Helens.

Census details:
1891 - 9 years old scholar John and family are living at the [url=http://www.sthelens-connect.net/home/pub-40-Brunswick_Hotel.html]Brunswick Hotel[/url], 54 Glover Street, St Helens with his grandmother. The household consisted of: grandmother Ellen Turner (62), parents John (32), Mary (30), three siblings: Robert (6), Ellen (4) [cas=2087]Thomas Halsall[/cas] (1) Other family members at the address are Alice Hallsal (14), Ellen Turner (29), Mary Atherton (59), Jane Moss (26). 1901 - 18 years old 'Carter' John is still living at the [url=http://www.sthelens-connect.net/home/pub-40-Brunswick_Hotel.html]Brunswick Hotel[/url] with grandmother Ellen Turner (72), parents John (42), Mary (40) and eight siblings: Robert (16), Ellen (14), [cas=2087]Thomas Halsall[/cas] (11), William (9), Jane (7), James (5), Alice (2), Albert (< 2 Mths). Also at the address are sister to Ellen - Mary Atherton (69) and servant Edith Rowlands (15). 1911 - Sees 29 years old 'Rope Works - Rope Maker' John living at the [url=http://www.sthelens-connect.net/home/pub-40-Brunswick_Hotel.html]Brunswick Hotel[/url] with publican parents John (52), Mary (50) and seven siblings: Robert (26), Ellen (24), [cas=2087]Thomas Halsall[/cas] (21), William (19), Jane (17), James (14), Alice (12).

Notes:
[note=77]Two Halsall Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] Age taken from census.

[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/Halsall_Brothers.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private John Halsall at St Helens Cemetery (Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption]