Born in Scotland, United Kingdom
Daughter of John Watt
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Travis Halliday
— married
5 Jul 1852 (to 8 Apr 1863) in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mother of
George Robert Halliday and Margaret Watt (Halliday) Rea
Died
at about age 30
in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Jan 2023
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Biography
Margaret (Watt) Halliday was born in Scotland.
Margaret was born in 1833.
Margaret, daughter of John Watt, married John Halliday on 5 July 1852 in West Or Old Parish, Greenock, Renfrew, Scotland.[1]
She had two children both born in Ballarat. Victoria.
She passed away in 1863, two weeks after giving birth. The newspaper family notice of her death shows the birth of her daughter above. It states she was 30 years old and 6 months. [2]
Sources
- ↑
Marriage:
"Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910"
Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013
Ancestry uk Record 60144 #1631185 (accessed 19 January 2023)
Margaret Watt marriage to John Halliday on 5 Jul 1852 in West Or Old Parish, Greenock, Renfrew, Scotland. - ↑
Death:
"Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985"
Pioneer Index Victoria 1836-1888; Registration Number: 3264
Ancestry uk Record 1779 #942302 (accessed 19 January 2023)
Margaret Halliday death about 1863 (age 30), child of Whittaker Robe & Ellen, in Victoria.
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