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Household of Christopher Halliday (born 1811, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Christopher Halliday and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Christopher Halliday, born in 1811 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. Christopher was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; John (born 1841 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1847 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1853 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1855 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Christopher's Servant, Alexander (born 1857 in Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Christopher's Servant, Jane (born 1854 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Christopher's Servant, Thomas (born 1866 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Christopher Halliday's household

Male

Christopher

Halliday

Head
Male

John

Halliday

Son
Female

Margaret

Halliday

Daughter
Female

Jane

Halliday

Daughter
Female

Janet

Halliday

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Aitken

Servant
Female

Jane

Richardson

Servant
Male

Thomas

Murray

Servant
First name(s) Christopher
Last name Halliday
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Christopher

Halliday

Head

Widower

70

1811

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Halliday

Son

Unmarried

40

1841

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Halliday

Daughter

Unmarried

34

1847

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Halliday

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Halliday

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Alexander

Aitken

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Richardson

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas

Murray

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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