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Helen "Ellen" Elliot 1816 – 1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Feb 1816

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 8 Feb 1909

Death Location: Lanark, Ontario, Canada

Father: William Elliott

Mother: Margaret Scott

Spouse(s): George Halliday

Children(s): Margaret Holliday, John Holiday, John Halliday, William Holliday, James Holliday, Adam Holliday, Isabella Holliday, Mary Holliday, George Holliday, Ellen Holliday, Evalina Holliday

The story of Helen "Ellen" Elliot began in 1816 in Scotland. Helen "Ellen" Elliot married George Halliday, and had children including Margaret Johnstone "Maggie" Holliday, John Holiday, John Halliday, William Holliday, James Holliday, Adam Holliday, Isabella Holliday, Mary Holliday, George Walter Holliday, Ellen Jane "Ella" Holliday, Evalina "Eva" Holliday. Helen "Ellen" Elliot passed away in 1909 in Lanark, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Helen "Ellen" Elliot began in 1816 in Scotland.
  • Helen "Ellen" Elliot married George Halliday, and had children including Margaret Johnstone "Maggie" Holliday, John Holiday, John Halliday, William Holliday, James Holliday, Adam Holliday, Isabella Holliday, Mary Holliday, George Walter Holliday, Ellen Jane "Ella" Holliday, Evalina "Eva" Holliday.
  • Helen "Ellen" Elliot passed away in 1909 in Lanark, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Helen Elliot's Ancestors

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Helen Elliot
1816 – 1909
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
William Elliott
1780 – 1862
Cavers, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret ("Peggy") Scott
1780 –
, Hawick, Roxburgh, Scotland
Grandparents
Walter (Elliott) (Elliot)
1752 – 1822
Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Isabella ("Tibbie") Grieve
1756 – 1830
Scotland
John Scott
1749 – 1824
Hawick, Roxburghshire
Elizabeth Thomson
1758 – 1794
Hawick, Roxburghshire
Great-Grandparents
James Davington
1703 – 1770
Margaret Litchardwood
1707 – 1796
Margaret Riddell
1730 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Scott
1680 – 1764
James Riddell
1703 – 1770

Helen Elliot's Descendants

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Helen ("Ellen") Elliot (5 Feb 1816 – 8 Feb 1909) m. George Halliday (5 Apr 1812 – 4 May 1895)
  1. 1. Margaret (Johnstone "Maggie") Holliday (10 Mar 1835 – 9 Nov 1930)
  2. 2. John Holiday (15 Feb 1837 – 9 Mar 1929)
    1. 1. George Holliday (18 Jun 1868 – 12 Jun 1952) m. Mary (Jane (JANE)) Leizert (12 January 1873 – 26 February 1937)
      1. 1. Carrie (Bella May) Holliday (9 Jul 1907 – 5 Mar 1990) m. Bazil (Cecil) Christie (abt 1913 – 10 Mar 1988)
        1. 1. Mary (Eleanor) Christie (25 Jul 1942 – 23 November 2022) m. Albert (W) Benware (14 Oct 1944 – 4 Aug 2009)
  3. 3. John Halliday (15 Feb 1837 – 09 Mar 1929) m. Elizabeth Johnston (Dec 1838 – 10 DEC 1914)
    1. 1. Sarah Holliday (abt 1860 – )
    2. 2. William Holliday (Apr 1861 – )
    3. 3. Harvey Holliday (Oct 1865 – 1921-1930)
    4. 4. Hester (Holliday) Noble (May 1870 – About 1918)
    5. 5. Christopher (Johnson) Holliday (11 December 1870 – 1955)
    6. 6. Thomas Haliday (abt 1872 – )
    7. 7. Francis (Cowan) Halliday (25 May 1875 – )
    8. 8. Ransom Holliday (Jan 1877 – abt 1935)
  4. 4. William Holliday (1840 – BEF 1909)
  5. 5. James Holliday (1841 – bef 1909)
  6. 6. Adam Holliday (1847 – bef 1909)
  7. 7. Isabella Holliday (23 Feb 1849 – 14 Nov 1877)
  8. 8. Mary Holliday (1852 – )
  9. 9. George (Walter) Holliday (9 Nov 1856 – 13 Feb 1897)
  10. 10. Ellen (Jane "Ella") Holliday (1859 – BEF 1909)
  11. 11. Evalina ("Eva") Holliday (Jun 1875 – )

Helen Elliot's Timeline

6 Records

1816
5 Feb 1816
Birth of Helen "Ellen" Elliot in Scotland
Scotland
1817
5 Feb 1817
Age 1
Birth of Helen "Ellen" Elliot in Lanarkshire, Scotland
Lanarkshire, Scotland
1834
29 APR 1834
Age 18
Helen "Ellen" Elliot was married in Perth, Bathurst, Ontario, Canada
Perth, Bathurst, Ontario, Canada
1881
1881
Age 65
Helen "Ellen" Elliot resided here in Dumfries, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Dumfries, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1909
08 Feb 1909
Age 93
Death of Helen "Ellen" Elliot in Perth, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, ON Canada
Perth, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, ON Canada
1909
8 Feb 1909
Age 93
Death of Helen "Ellen" Elliot in Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Lanark, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1817
    Event Place: Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Feb 1816
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 APR 1834
    Event Place: Perth, Bathurst, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Dumfries, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1881 Scotland Census, Parish: Dumfries; ED: 5; Page: 3; Line: 18; Roll: cssct1881_322

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Feb 1909
    Event Place: Perth, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, ON Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1909
    Event Place: Lanark, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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