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Household of Peter Halliday (born 1813, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Parish of Wigtown, Wigtownshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Halliday, born in 1813 in Girthon, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 6 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Helen Halliday, born in 1817 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Helen (born 1855 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1857 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Grandson, William (born 1873 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Peter's Mother-In-Law, Margaret (born 1792 in Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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Peter Halliday's household

Male

Peter

Halliday

Head
Female

Helen

Halliday

Wife
Female

Helen

Halliday

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Halliday

Daughter
Male

William

Halliday

Grandson
Female

Margaret

McCulloch

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Peter
Last name Halliday
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Girthon, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Halliday

Head

Married

68

1813

Girthon, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Helen

Halliday

Wife

Married

64

1817

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Helen

Halliday

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Maggie

Halliday

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Halliday

Grandson

-

8

1873

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

McCulloch

Mother-In-Law

Widow

89

1792

Wigtown, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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