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Household of William Halliday (born 1857, 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.

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 1857 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie Halliday, born in 1859 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Christopher (born 1880 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Maggie K (born 1881 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, James (born 1846 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Robert (born 1863 in Kirkgunzeon, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Jane (born 1851 in Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Maggie (born 1868 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and William's -, John (born 1828 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Halliday's household

Male

William

Halliday

Head
Female

Jessie

Halliday

Wife
Male

Christopher

Halliday

Son
Female

Maggie K

Halliday

Daughter
Male

James

Johnstone

Servant
Male

Robert

Robson

Servant
Female

Jane

Barton

Servant
Female

Maggie

Donaldson

Servant
Male

John

Corrie

-
First name(s) William
Last name Halliday
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Halliday

Head

Married

24

1857

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jessie

Halliday

Wife

Married

22

1859

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Christopher

Halliday

Son

-

1

1880

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Maggie K

Halliday

Daughter

-

0

1881

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Johnstone

Servant

Unmarried

35

1846

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Robson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Kirkgunzeon, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Jane

Barton

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Maggie

Donaldson

Servant

Unmarried

13

1868

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Corrie

-

Unmarried

53

1828

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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