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Margaret Johnstone 1782 – 1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jan 1782

Birth Location: , Hutton and Corrie, Dumfries, Scotland

Death Date: 29 Jul 1860

Death Location: Scotch Line, near Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada

Father: William Johnstone

Mother: Jannet Irving

Spouse(s): John Halliday

Children(s): John Halliday, William Holliday, Jane Holliday, Janet Halliday, James Holliday, Mary Holliday, George Halliday, James Halliday, Francis Holliday, David Holliday, Elizabeth Holliday, Isaac Halliday, Margaret Holliday, Agnes Holliday, John Halliday

The story of Margaret Johnstone began in 1782 in , Hutton and Corrie, Dumfries, Scotland. Margaret Johnstone married John James Halliday, and had children including John William Halliday, William Holliday, Jane Holliday, Janet "Jessie" Halliday, James Holliday, Mary Holliday, George Halliday, James Halliday, Francis Holliday, David Holliday, Elizabeth Holliday, Isaac Halliday, Margaret Holliday, Agnes Holliday, John "Calvin" Halliday. Margaret Johnstone passed away in 1860 in Scotch Line, near Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Johnstone began in 1782 in , Hutton and Corrie, Dumfries, Scotland.
  • Margaret Johnstone married John James Halliday, and had children including John William Halliday, William Holliday, Jane Holliday, Janet "Jessie" Halliday, James Holliday, Mary Holliday, George Halliday, James Halliday, Francis Holliday, David Holliday, Elizabeth Holliday, Isaac Halliday, Margaret Holliday, Agnes Holliday, John "Calvin" Halliday.
  • Margaret Johnstone passed away in 1860 in Scotch Line, near Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Johnstone
1742 – 1814
Birth Location: , Cumberland, , England
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Jannet Irving
1755 – 1801
Birth Location: Corrie, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
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Spouses(s)

John Halliday
1778 – 1870
Birth Location: Berryscaur, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Children(s)

John Halliday
1802 – 1887
Birth Location: Berryscaur, Hutton Psh, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
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William Holliday
1803 – 1883
Birth Location: Boreland, Hutton Parish, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Jane Holliday
1805 – 1893
Birth Location: Boreland, Hutton Parish, Dumfrieshire, Scotland
JH
Janet Halliday
1807 – 1889
Birth Location: Boreland,Hutton Psh, Berryscaur, Dumfries-Shire,Scotland
JH
James Holliday
1808 – 1808
Birth Location: Boreland, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
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Mary Holliday
1810 – 1904
Birth Location: Hutton Parish, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
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George Halliday
1812 – 1895
Birth Location: Boreland, Hutton, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
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James Halliday
1814 – 1909
Birth Location: Boreland, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Francis Holliday
1816 – 1896
Birth Location: Brockville, Grenville, Ontario, Canada
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David Holliday
1818 – 1900
Birth Location: Scotch Line Perth, Ontario, Canada
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Elizabeth Holliday
1819 – 1821
Birth Location: Scotch Line Perth, Ontario, Canada
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Isaac Halliday
1820 – 1907
Birth Location: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
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Margaret Holliday
1823 – 1908
Birth Location: Burgess Twp, Lanark County, ON Canada
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Agnes Holliday
1824 – 1825
Birth Location: Lanark, ON, Canada
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John Halliday
1826 – 1911
Birth Location: Perth, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, ON Canada
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Margaret Johnstone's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Johnstone
1782 – 1860
Birth Place: , Hutton and Corrie, Dumfries, Scotland
Parents
William Johnstone
1742 – 1814
, Cumberland, , England
Jannet Irving
1755 – 1801
Corrie, Dumfries-shire, , Scotland
Grandparents
William Johnston
1710 – 1756
Hexham, Northumberland
Isabel Row
1717 – 1809
Gosforth, Northumberland
William IRVING
1735 –
Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Betty Marrs
1721 – 1799
Kirkandrews, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Johnston
1685 –
Mary Watson
1695 – 1760
John Irving
1712 – 1812
John Marrs
1684 – 1748
Rose Graham
1690 – 1736
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Watson
1663 – 1744
Mrs Watson
1667 –
Christopher Irving
1678 –
Archibald Marrs
1637 – 1707
Jean Listoun
1648 – 1710
James Graham
1660 – 1715

Margaret Johnstone's Descendants

1.
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Margaret Johnstone (14 Jan 1782 – 29 Jul 1860) m. John (James) Halliday (25 Apr 1778 – 21 Mar 1870)
  1. 1. John (William) Halliday (4 Oct 1802 – 15 Nov 1887)
  2. 2. William Holliday (29 Dec 1803 – 15 Nov 1883)
  3. 3. Jane Holliday (9 Aug 1805 – 22 Feb 1893)
  4. 4. Janet ("Jessie") Halliday (7 Mar 1807 – 4 Feb 1889)
  5. 5. James Holliday (29 Nov 1808 – 1808)
  6. 6. Mary Holliday (8 May 1810 – 15 Aug 1904)
  7. 7. George Halliday (5 Apr 1812 – 4 May 1895) m. Helen ("Ellen") Elliot (5 Feb 1816 – 8 Feb 1909)
    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)
    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 – )
  8. 8. James Halliday (29 Jan 1814 – 3 Oct 1909)
  9. 9. Francis Holliday (2 Jan 1816 – 8 May 1896)
  10. 10. David Holliday (28 Feb 1818 – 9 Oct 1900)
  11. 11. Elizabeth Holliday (26 Oct 1819 – 1821)
  12. 12. Isaac Halliday (28 Oct 1820 – 14 Oct 1907)
  13. 13. Margaret Holliday (16 February 1823 – 5 July 1908)
  14. 14. Agnes Holliday (21 Dec 1824 – Aug 1825)
  15. 15. John ("Calvin") Halliday (14 Sep 1826 – 10 Dec 1911)

Margaret Johnstone's Timeline

4 Records

1782
14 Jan 1782
Birth of Margaret Johnstone in Hutton & Corrie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Hutton & Corrie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1782
14 Jan 1782
Birth of Margaret Johnstone in , Hutton and Corrie, Dumfries, Scotland
, Hutton and Corrie, Dumfries, Scotland
1860
29 Jul 1860
Age 78
Death of Margaret Johnstone in Scotch Line, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Scotch Line, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
1860
29 Jul 1860
Age 78
Death of Margaret Johnstone in Scotch Line, near Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
Scotch Line, near Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1782
    Event Place: Hutton & Corrie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1782
    Event Place: , Hutton and Corrie, Dumfries, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1860
    Event Place: Scotch Line, Lanark, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1860
    Event Place: Scotch Line, near Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
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