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Household of William Halliday (born 1843, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts Eastern, Lanarkshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Halliday, born in 1843 in West Calder, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Halliday, born in 1845 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Thomas (born 1867 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Margaret (born 1869 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Janet (born 1871 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Ann (born 1874 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1876 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1879 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1881 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother-In-Law, Betsy Gray, born in 1820 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Halliday's household

Male

William

Halliday

Head
Female

Ann

Halliday

Wife
Male

Thomas

Halliday

Son
Female

Margaret

Halliday

Daughter
Female

Janet

Halliday

Daughter
Female

Ann

Halliday

Daughter
Male

James

Halliday

Son
Female

Christina

Halliday

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Halliday

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Gray

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Halliday
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Halliday

Head

Married

38

1843

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

Halliday

Wife

Married

36

1845

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Halliday

Son

-

14

1867

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Halliday

Daughter

-

12

1869

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Halliday

Daughter

-

10

1871

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Ann

Halliday

Daughter

-

7

1874

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Halliday

Son

-

5

1876

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Halliday

Daughter

-

2

1879

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Halliday

Daughter

-

0

1881

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Betsy

Gray

Mother-In-Law

Widow

61

1820

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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