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Household of John Halliday (born 1841, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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.

John Halliday and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Halliday, born in 1841 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Halliday, born in 1840 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Walter (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Sarah (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Halliday's household

Male

John

Halliday

Head
Female

Jessie

Halliday

Wife
Male

Walter

Halliday

Son
Male

John

Halliday

Son
Male

Thomas

Halliday

Son
Female

Jane

Halliday

Daughter
Male

George

Halliday

Son
Female

Sarah

Halliday

Daughter
Male

William

Halliday

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Halliday
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Halliday

Head

Married

40

1841

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jessie

Halliday

Wife

Married

41

1840

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Walter

Halliday

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Halliday

Son

-

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Halliday

Son

-

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Halliday

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Halliday

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sarah

Halliday

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Halliday

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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