| 1. | James Halliday was born on 29 Jan 1814 in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland (son of John Holliday and Margaret Johnstone); died on 3 Oct 1909 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Other Events and Attributes:
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James Halliday was born to John Halliday and Margaret Johnstone at Boreland, Hutton Parish, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, being baptized there on January 29, 1814. He died on October 3, 1909, at Perth, Ontario, with burial in Elmwood Cemetery at that place.
At the age of eighteen months he was taken to Canada to settle on the Scotch Line near Perth, Ontario. There he attended the elementary school taught by his father.
On January 29, 1839, he married Janet Allan, a daughter of Francis Allan who had been one of the pioneers on the Scotch Line. A family of twelve was born to the union, two of whom died in infancy. Janet Allan died in 1859 (at the age of seventy. Subsequently James married twice more, to Elizabeth Crawford on March 13, 1891, and upon her death to Sarah Ann Turner on December 8, 1899.
James continued to farm throughout his active life, living on his father's homestead. He bought the homestead in 1846, paying his father ?330 for the freehold. In 1876 he sold the farm to James Armour for $5,600. The plot of land in which his parents and two siblings were buried was "reserved" from the sale, and right of access to it by members of the Halliday family was guaranteed in perpetuity. In the same year he retired to Perth where he resided until his death.
He took an active interest in municipal affairs, being Reeve of North Burgess for a number of years and the Township's representative on the County Council. His obituary in the Perth Courier stated: "In politics he was a Conservative and in religion a Presbyterian". This religious affiliation must have existed in four different Perth congregations. From 1817 to 1830, it was First Presbyterian from 1830 to 1836, St. Andrew's Church of Scotland; from 1836 to 1845, Reformed Presbyterian (Cameronian). In 1845 Knox Church was established in Perth, a congregation of the Free Presbyterian Church, and James became a charter member of it. He was a member of its Board of Management until a few years before his death and the teacher of the congregation's Bible Class for many years.
Upon his death in 1909, his obituary in the local paper, after recording events in his life, summed up his character in the words, "He was a man of common-sense ideas, practical in everything and his opinion was always sought for and valued''.
James married Jane C. Allan on 29 Jan 1839 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Jane (daughter of Francis Allan and Jannet Cowie) was born on 6 May 1820 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 3 Jul 1890 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Golden Wedding?On Tuesday a large company of friends assembled at Mr. and Mrs. James Halliday of this town to celebrate their golden wedding. On the 29th day of January, 1839 Mr. Halliday was united in marriage to Miss Jessie Allan, daughter of the late Francis Allan and sister of James Allan of this town, all then lived on the Scotch Line. All their children, we believe, are yet living and number eight. Of these, seven attended the golden wedding celebration, namely William, James and Matthew, all of Cheasley, Ontario; Mrs. Arthur, Burgess; Mrs. Somerville, Carleton Place; Mrs. Donlan and Miss Jennie Halliday of Perth. Mrs. Halliday's mother, Mrs. Fraser, an aged lady of 91 years, was there and had one of her great-grandchildren, forming at either end four generations. A number of presents and keepsakes to commemorate the day and event were handed to the golden wedded pair and a pleasant time was spent until the 51styear had taken place of the 50th.
Children:
- James Halliday was born on 3 Apr 1845 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 11 Apr 1921 in Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada; was buried in Union Cemetery, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada.
- Jennet Cowie "Jessie" Halliday was born on 2 Mar 1849 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 4 Jun 1919 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
- Victoria Halliday was born on 8 May 1856 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 16 Apr 1922 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
- Matthew Alexander Halliday was born on 11 Apr 1861 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 19 Nov 1926 in Chesley, Elderslie Twp, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Chesley Cemetery, Chesley, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
- Jean I. Halliday was born on 4 Jun 1864 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 8 Apr 1948; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
- Aron Halliday was born in 1873; and died.
Family/Spouse: Betsey Little. Betsey was born about 1815; died about 1839. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Crawford. Elizabeth was born about 1836 in Scotland; died on 6 Oct 1899; was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Sarah Ann Kendall. Sarah was born about 1852; died about 1911. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1814 - 1909 (95 years)
