Sarah (Halliday) Moore (abt. 1830 - 1896)

Born about 23 Feb 1830 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 28 Apr 1896 at about age 66 in Southwold, Elgin, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Sarah (Halliday) Moore was born in Scotland.

Sarah Halliday was born in Scotland in 1830. She was the daughter of George Halliday and Mary Wightman. Sarah was christened on 1830-03-01 in the same place.^[1] Her parents were married in Glencairn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.^[2] Sarah was the eldest of about five children; all born in Scotland.

Her family emigrated from Scotland, and her father George had a farm in Canada West.

Sarah (Halliday) Moore migrated from Scotland to Canada.

Sarah lived in the same place as her future husband Alexander Moore in Trafalgar, Halton county, Canada West in 1851-2; on her father George's farm. In the 1851 census, Sarah (age 20, single), was living with her father George (age 41, farmer), and siblings: Walter (age 18, laborer), William (age 16), and Barbara (age 11 or 16). Her mother Mary isn't present and may have passed away.^[3]

Sometime before 1854 she married Alexander Moore and moved to a farm in Southwold, Elgin county, Ontario, Canada. They lived beside Alexander's father William's family household. Sarah and Alexander had five known children:

1. Mary (Moore) Hunter (abt.1854-1935)
2. William Moore/More, 1855-1927
3. George Moore (abt.1859-1933)
4. Unknown son, died 9 months old, before 1861.
5. Walter Moore (abt.1864-abt.1942)

In 1854 they had their first child Mary. In the 1861 census Sarah (age 31) was living with her husband Alex (age 32, laborer) and three children: Mary (7), William (5), George (3) in Southwold, Elgin, Canada West. Their faith was Church of Scotland. The census indicates that they had had a 9 month old son die due to debility.^[4]

In the 1871 census Sarah (age 42), was living with her husband Alexander More (age 42), and four children: Mary (18), William (16), George (14), and Walter (7) in Southwold, Elgin, Ontario, Canada.^[5] They had four children: Mary, William, George, and Walter; all born in Ontario.

In 1881 they had an Edith Halliday living with them, 18 yrs. old.^[6]

In 1882 her oldest child Mary left home to get married and moved to Michigan, United States. Her son William moved to California United States and married there. Her other two sons Walter and George stayed to run the farm for awhile.^[7]

Sarah's husband Alexander passed away in 1894 in Southwold, Elgin, Ontario.

Sarah passed away in 1896 about 66 yrs. old, widowed. She is buried in Hunter Cemetery, Elgin, Ontario, Canada beside her husband Alexander. ^[8][9][10]

Research Notes

• FamilySearch Person: 94J3-WCH
• Using find a grave month and day dates for birth and death until better sources found.
• Find a Grave cemetery website states her birthplace as Moniave, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Family Search made a record transcript; born to George Halliday and Mary Wightman.
• Children:

1. Mary Moore born 1854; married Thomas Albert Hunter
2. William Moore or More born 1855-6; may have married Rosa L Lyman. William started stating birth year as 5 yrs. later, used More as last name, moved to California, United States, married much younger wife. No sources with images to prove all this; see family search profile: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/2J1Q-SJD
3. George Moore born 1859; married Jessie Parks
4. Walter Moore born 1864; may have married Florence May Baker

Sources

1. ↑ No image: "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYLH-22K : 12 February 2020), Sarah Halliday, 1830.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910"
   citing Digital film/folder number: 008075877; FHL microfilm: 1067962
   FamilySearch Record: XTGM-CQX (accessed 24 February 2024)
   George Halliday marriage to Mary Wightman in 1830 in Glencairn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
3. ↑ 1851 Census Trafalgar Halton Canada West: (https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1851&op=pdf&id=e002352588) showing Sarah Holliday 20 yrs. born Scotland, Ch. of Eng., in household of George Holliday 41 yrs. farmer, born Scotland, and children Walter Holliday 18 yrs. labourer born Scotland, William Holliday labourer born Scotland, Barbara Holliday 11 or 16 yrs. born Scotland. 1852 Census: (http://automatedgenealogy.com/census52/SplitView.jsp?id=7624)
4. ↑ 1861 Canada Census Southwold, Elgin showing Sarah Moore 31 yrs. in household of Alex. Moore 32 yrs., labourer, Church of Scotland, with 3 children: Mary 7 yrs., William 5 yrs., George 3 yrs.; lists death of 9 month old male child due to debility (https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1861&op=pdf&id=4391546_00243)
5. ↑ No Image: "Canada Census, 1871," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M43J-446 : 19 March 2021), Sarah More in household of Alexander More, Southwold, Elgin, Ontario, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. Image: (https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1871&op=pdf&id=4396286_00272)
6. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVDX-S21 : 2 March 2021), Sarah Moore in household of Alexander Moore, Southwold, Elgin, Ontario, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Alexander Moore, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
7. ↑ 1891 Census, Elgin West, Ontario, Canada: (https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1891&op=pdf&id=30953_148136-00468) showing Alexander More 61 yrs. born Scotland farmer, Sarah More 60 yrs. born Scotland, sons George 32 yrs. born Ont., Walter 26 yrs. born Ont.
8. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDNJ-SPG : 2 March 2021), Sarah Moore, 28 Apr 1896; citing Southwold, Elgin, Ontario, Canada, , Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm .
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177182162/sarah-moore : accessed 06 February 2022), memorial page for Sarah Halliday Moore (23 Feb 1830–28 Apr 1896),Find A Grave: Memorial #177182162, citing Hunter Cemetery, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Find a Grave (contributor 8) .
10. ↑ Sarah Moore, entry #39, Hunter Cemetery, Southwold; Elgin branch of Ontario Genealogy Society: (https://ogs.on.ca/elgin_google/sites.google.com/site/elginbranchogs/Home/southwold-cemeteries/southwold---hunter.html) accessed 2022-04-26.

See Also:

• "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMJ4-3PN : 8 March 2021), Sarah in entry for Albert Hunter and Mary Moore, 12 Jan 1882; citing registration , Southwold, Elgin, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,869,758.

• "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZB7-K6Q : 8 March 2021), Sarah Halliday in entry for George Moore and Jessie Parks, 29 Nov 1899; citing registration , Southwold, Elgin, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,870,923.

• "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKD8-7Z3 : 2 March 2021), Sarah Holliday in entry for George Moore, 02 Jan 1933; citing Southwold, , Ontario, 013108, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,358,598.

• "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KF7N-Y5L : 13 March 2018), Sarah Halliday in entry for Mary Hunter, 12 May 1935; citing Dayton, Tuscola, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,973,113.