Halliday surname history books

Some titles do not easily identify the location and as such may refer to a place located in england, canada, italy. There are 4568 halliday records listed in the 2010 us census, and it is the number 7298 ranked name. Halliday services cn thursday funeral services lor joseph w. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. The halliday surname in the 1881 census british surnames.

The archive includes histories of families, county and local histories, howto books on genealogy, genealogy magazines and periodicals including some international, medieval books including histories and pedigrees, and gazetteers. Halliday family tree and halliday genealogy records. Facebook group for the surname hartley, the origins of the surname hartley, the. New york had the highest population of halliday families in 1840. Halliday family history, genealogy, and family tree. Jon halliday, irish historian and coauthor of the book mao. The name halliday was first used by the ancient strathclydebriton people of the scottishenglish borderlands. See more ideas about family history, family crest and coat of arms. Find the origins, meaning of the halliday name, photos, and more. The oldest recorded birth by the social security administration for the name halliday is monday, october 17th, 1881. Find out about the halliday surname in britain, including the meaning, etymology, origin and distribution. However spelt the surname is of pre 7th century origins and probably pagan. This muir surname, with variant spellings mure, moor, moore and more, is likely derived from irish gaelic for sea or ocean and scots gaelic for.

This was about 27% of all the recorded hallidays in the uk. When was the first name halliday first recorded in the united states. A few years later, john halyday was an archer of the east march in 1404 and ambrose halyday and david halyday were merchants in edinburgh in 1479. Halliday is also found in ireland, where it is of english origin. When a birth is registered a certificate is filled out and given to the person who reported it. Browse for all the origins, histories, and meanings of halliday and almost 2,000,000 other surnames. George redmonds is a freelance historian, specialising in names studies and local history. The halliday family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Helens father, william muir, was a church officer from crossmichael. The halladay genealogy and family tree page welcome to the halladay family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today.

Joseph halliday historical records and family trees. It would appear that their clan system so differed from others that the romans named them the. This was about 59% of all the recorded hallidays in the usa. Kathleen airdrie, in halliday surname history in scotland claims through ancient manuscripts, researchers confirmed the first documented history of the name in northern england and lowland scotland. Charles otis halliday, daisy c sanderson and 5 other siblings. They paged through rare old books and referenced dusty archival documents to find the sources of these surnames, to reconstruct how and when those families arrived in the united states. Check out house of names to investigate the origins of the halliday surname or get a copy of the halliday family crest a great gift idea. Leonard halliday was born circa 1905, to justin, raliegh halliday and mary, anne halliday.

The surname book appears occasionally in english records. Andrew halliday journalist 18301877, british journalist and dramatist. Start your genealogy to find your personal halliday family ancestry. From 1880 to 2018 less than 5 people per year have been born with the first name halliday. Other books that are still in print might be available from bookstores or amazon and in some cases a link to amazon has been provided for ease of access. Halliday means descendant of halliday, a nickname sometimes given to a child born on a sunday or other holy day. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with usercontributed information and web sites for the halladay surname.

Alexander henry haliday 18071870, irish entomologist. It is apparently locational or at least residential, and may originate from the lands of boak in the parish of kirkholm, shetland, although an alternative suggestion is that it derives from the pre 7th century word. The hallidays of hoddom, dumfriesshire, were an old family there, and probably gave their name to halliday hill in the parish of dalton. What does halliday mean halliday means descendant of halliday, a nickname sometimes given to a child born on a sunday or other holy day. The family history archive is a collection of published genealogy and family history books. The reasons why this word should have become a surname are not clear, perhaps it was used as a nickname for persons born at christmas or easter. It may also be a patronymic of celtic origin from the celtic personal name brian, containing the element bre, hill or eminence, giving rise to a native irish version borne by one of the greatest irish septs, descendants of brian boru, who rose to the high kingship in 1002. We rediscovered a wealth of information drawing from more than a thousand different sources and combined the best of what we found into this encyclopedia. Probably an americanized spelling of german and jewish ashkenazic buch or buck. Also find famous people with the surname halliday along with more name information. Burke also earned income when the families he flattered bought his books. He has lectured widely in europe, north america, australia and new zealand and in 2001 presented the bbc radio 4 series surnames, genes and genealogy. Halliday surname meaning, origin, etymology and distribution in. The muir family married into the halliday family through john halliday and helen muir in 1851.

Joseph was born in 1821, in chester le street, nova scotia durham england. Halliday last name meaning search the free name dictionary. These are the earliest records we have of the halliday family. The historical mystery or historical whodunit is a subgenre of two literary genres, historical fiction and mystery fiction. Long before the surname was recorded, however, the hallidays were known in annandale. These include halliday, halleday, hallday, holyday, hollyday, the dialectal harriday and the most popular of all, holliday or holiday. This was about 48% of all the recorded halliday s in canada. Page 2 research halliday in the surnames forums on, the new genforum. Your name in history book collection olive tree genealogy.

Boag, boig, boik, bog, boog, and book, this is a scottish surname is some antiquity. In 1891 there were 1,302 halliday families living in yorkshire. Halliday discover more about the surname halliday, including its origin, meaning, pronunciation and variants. Other recordings include thomas holidaie in suffolk in 1524, the marriage of james halliday. This was about 27% of all the recorded halliday s in the uk. Joseph halliday was born circa 1848, at birth place, to joseph halliday and frances halliday born elliot. The scottish king, duncan 10341040, granted land near moffat to a halliday chieftain. Kathleen airdrie, in halliday surname history in scotland claims through ancient. This was about 59% of all the recorded halliday s in the usa. Leonard halliday historical records and family trees.

Name origin from the oxford names companion halliday n english and scots. There is a record of the surname haliday as early as 1297. These works are set in a time period considered historical from the authors perspective, and the central plot involves the solving of a mystery or crime usually murder. This unusual and interesting angloscottish surname, is recorded in a wide variety of spellings. Brian came into use as a surname 40 years after his death.

For that reason, it conveys the reality of the calamity in a much more telling way. This surname is in the top 162,000 names in the us census from 2010. A free guide to help you discover holliday ancestors in online databases, funeral cards, surname histories, census records, war ration books, naturalization petitions, and message boards conveniently organized into a printable surname checklist. This was about 48% of all the recorded hallidays in canada. Nov 02, 2011 the halliday surname is relatively uncommon. Yorkshire had the highest population of halliday families in 1891.

Roman invaders called the people of annandale allodil, which might have translated from latin as those who cultivate their own land. The collection contains nearly 300,000 family name books. Collaborators with knowledge on the origin of jamaica surnames, especially of those who migrated from other countries to jamaica, please join and share. Research halliday in the surnames forums on, the new genforum. From the oxford names companion halliday n english and scots. The encyclopedia of american last names paperbackebook. Reviewed in the united states on november 25, 2015 it is an extraordinary fact that most current english surnames emerged during the years 12501400. Her account is not a history of the famine, but personal eyewitness testimony to the suffering it caused.

The book is just one of an entire series of family name books in the our name in history collection. Familysearch digital library browse collections from. The history of halliday originates from a background. Frances was born circa 1820, in great lumley chester durham england. In 1911 there were 415 halliday families living in ontario. Meaning of halliday last name surname family name halliday. In 1840 there were 23 halliday families living in new york.

Ontario had the highest population of halliday families in 1911. There are approximately 45,000 people holding the halliday surname or variant in the world today, principally from anglosaxon countries. The most halliday families were found in the uk in 1891. There are approximately 12,398 people named halliday in the uk. Our particular branch of the family did not leaves their roots in dumfries until the early 20th century.

Few books are destined to change history, but this one will. Later, halliday families emigrated to the new world from both england and scotland during the 18th and 19th centuries. The our name in history collection are customized books offering a unique blend of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary about your surname. There is more to halliday family history than the origin of your surname.

From its ancestral home in the hills of southern scotland, the name had found its way to england and scotland before the 16th century. Statistical information on the distribution of the surname halliday, from a special report on surnames in ireland, by robert e. It was also suggested by researcher clarence halliday that the name might have more ancient roots. It was, specifically, of one thomas halliday of corehead corrie head, annandale. Some titles do not easily identify the location and as such may refer to a place located in england, canada, italy, united states or elsewhere and others may be general. Much of this account of the surnames origin is found in the 1863 book the scottish nation by william anderson.