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Household of William Halliday (born 1839, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stow Parish, 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.

William Halliday and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Halliday, born in 1839 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Halliday, born in 1838 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1863 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), William Paterson (born 1868 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1870 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland) and George Waltr (born 1873 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother-In-Law, Margaret (born 1809 in Selkirkshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, James (born 1855 in Legerwood, Berwickshire, Scotland).


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William Halliday's household

Male

William

Halliday

Head
Female

Isabella

Halliday

Wife
Male

James

Halliday

Son
Male

John

Halliday

Son
Male

William Paterson

Halliday

Son
Male

Thomas

Halliday

Son
Male

George Waltr

Halliday

Son
Female

Margaret

Paterson

Mother-In-Law
Male

James

Graham

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Halliday
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Halliday

Head

Married

42

1839

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Halliday

Wife

Married

43

1838

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Halliday

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

John

Halliday

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

William Paterson

Halliday

Son

-

13

1868

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Halliday

Son

-

11

1870

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

George Waltr

Halliday

Son

-

8

1873

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Paterson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

72

1809

Selkirkshire, Scotland

James

Graham

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Legerwood, Berwickshire, Scotland

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