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Household of Peter Halliday (born 1815, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Moffat, 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.

Peter Halliday and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Halliday, born in 1815 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Margaret Halliday, born in 1822 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1848 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1860 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Granddaughter, Isabella (born 1877 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Peter's Servant, George (born 1862 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Peter's Servant, Adams (born 1864 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Peter Halliday's household

Male

Peter

Halliday

Head
Female

Margaret

Halliday

Wife
Male

John

Halliday

Son
Female

Janet

Halliday

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Halliday

Granddaughter
Male

George

Mills

Servant
Male

Adams

Blackstock

Servant
First name(s) Peter
Last name Halliday
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Halliday

Head

Married

66

1815

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Halliday

Wife

-

59

1822

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Halliday

Son

Widower

33

1848

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Halliday

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Isabella

Halliday

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

George

Mills

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Adams

Blackstock

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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