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James Halliday 1814–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jan 1814

Birth Location: Boreland, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 3 Oct 1909

Death Location: Drummond Twp, Lanark, Ontario, Canada

Father: John Halliday

Mother: Margaret Holliday

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In 1814, James Halliday entered the world in Boreland, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to John James Halliday And Margaret Johnston Holliday. James Halliday passed away in 1909 in Drummond Twp, Lanark, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1814, James Halliday entered the world in Boreland, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, born to John James Halliday And Margaret Johnston Holliday.
  • James Halliday passed away in 1909 in Drummond Twp, Lanark, Ontario, Canada.

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James Halliday's Ancestors

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James Halliday
1814–1909
Birth Place: Boreland, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
John James Halliday
1778–1870
Berryscaur, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Margaret (Johnston) Holliday
1782–1860
, Hutton and Corrie, Dumfries, Scotland
Grandparents
JOHN HALLIDAY
1745–1778
Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Janet (or Jean Dinwoodie aka) Halliday
1751–1819
Middlebie, Dumfries, Scotland
William Johnstone
1742–1814
, Cumberland, , England
Jannet Irving
1755–1801
Corrie, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
Great-Grandparents
George Halliday
1715–1815
Mary Halliday
1702–1819
Barbara Henderson
1720–
William Johnston
1710–1756
Isabel Row
1717–1809
William IRVING
1735–
Betty Marrs
1721–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Halliday
1696–1799
Elizabeth Laurie
1701–1776
William Hastie
1677–
Margaret Hastie
1677–
William Johnston
1685–
Mary Watson
1695–1760
John Irving
1712–1812
John Marrs
1684–1748
Rose Graham
1690–1736

James Halliday's Timeline

2 Records

1814
29 Jan 1814
Birth of James Halliday in Boreland, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Boreland, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1909
3 Oct 1909
Age 95
Death of James Halliday in Drummond Twp, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Drummond Twp, Lanark, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1814
    Event Place: Boreland, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1909
    Event Place: Drummond Twp, Lanark, Ontario, Canada

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